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Dec 9, 20235 min read
2023 in Review
This year has been a pretty busy year for me, both in my academic and sewing 'careers'! In past years I have ended up with pretty large...
funkkatherine
Nov 7, 20235 min read
The Most Intensive Dress I Have Ever Made - the Making of a Wedding Dress
My sister got married this summer to her longtime partner at a beautiful Canadian farm belonging to his family, and I made her wedding...
funkkatherine
Oct 13, 20233 min read
The Queens Guard Dress
I finished this dress and got these photos over a year ago now and completely forgot to post them. It ended up being very fitting when I...
funkkatherine
Sep 30, 20234 min read
The Peacock Dress
I am writing this post from sunny England, where I have just started a Master's degree in Holocaust Studies at Royal Holloway University...
funkkatherine
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Last Train to San Fernando
I have been a huge fan of Wes Anderson's films since I was much too young to be watching them, so I was very excited when Asteroid City...
funkkatherine
Aug 24, 20234 min read
1940s SOE Map Dress
I just finished my History degree so I thought that I would talk about how I first started getting interested in history. I have been...
funkkatherine
Aug 10, 20233 min read
The Moth Dress
Last month I finished sewing my sister's wedding dress, which was very rewarding, but I have been really excited to be finished since I...
funkkatherine
Jul 12, 20233 min read
1940s Style Shirt Dress
This dress is made from the most beautiful silk/wool blend from Rick Rack Textiles in Calgary, Alberta. I found the fabric before I...
funkkatherine
Jan 8, 20233 min read
The Mouse Trap Corduroy Dress
If you have followed my blog for a while, you will probably already know that I am a very big fan of movies, especially movies set in the...
funkkatherine
Jan 1, 20233 min read
The Forest Dress
My favourite fabric designer, Brett Lewis, has released another collection! I was very excited when I saw the new designs because they...
funkkatherine
Nov 6, 20222 min read
The Pool of Tears - 1930s Alice in Wonderland Dress
In the last few years, Alice in Wonderland prints have been quite popular in fabric and I have been loving it! Last year I made 2 shirt...
funkkatherine
Oct 30, 20222 min read
Little Red Riding Hood
When the pandemic first started, American Duchess (an incredible historically-inspired footwear company that also creates beautiful...
funkkatherine
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Dorothea Skirt
I finished this skirt almost a month ago, but we finally got around to getting photos of it - and just in time too! Not even 24 hours...
funkkatherine
Aug 30, 20223 min read
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I have spoken many times on my blog about the fast fashion industry and how harmful it is to people, animals, and the environment. One of...
funkkatherine
Aug 6, 20224 min read
Tea Cup Shirt Dress
I made a dress using this 1950s shirt dress pattern about 8 years ago, and it was the second garment that I had ever made myself (my...
funkkatherine
Jul 27, 20223 min read
The Funeral Print Dress
I have had a deep interest in death customs throughout history and around the world for a long time now, so when I found this fabric...
funkkatherine
Jul 11, 20223 min read
Katherine and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Skirt
This summer I have had the incredible opportunity of working in a small archive where I have been helping digitize the photo collection...
funkkatherine
Jun 29, 20224 min read
Prairie Meadow
If you have seen other dresses that I have made over the past year, you will know that I am a huge fan of Brett Lewis' fabric designs. He...
funkkatherine
Jun 24, 20223 min read
Wild West Skirt
Growing up in Calgary I have always been surrounded by the rodeo environment, especially around the time of the Calgary Stampede (which...
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