Behind the scenes at the Home Front

In the lead up to the next Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium, I recall this years weekend…

vintage patterns bring happiness

I am a happy hoarder of some precious vintage sewing patterns, I thought I’d share some here…. I’d love to…

This year has been a big ‘sewing vintage casual’ kind of year, I have made a several pairs of vintage…

Photos from the lovely-as-always Auckland Vintage Textile Fair! Did I mention the Hats! So many fabulous hats! Isn’t this stitching…

You might have followed some of the work I have been doing this year in starting Artists Visits in Auckland…

Sea urchins and sea stars are special creatures at our house, and complete dead specimens are exciting finds while beach…

The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish by Linda Przybyszewski, came on my radar this year, I…

Things have been a bit quiet here at Mermaid’s Purse. Life is usually busy and full, so sometimes there are…

This is one of the final posts on my sewing project with Elise from Punga Road Studio. You’ve seen the…

It’s finished, McCall’s 3326 from 1953 in a lovely vintage floral fabric from the same era, hooray! If you’re new…