Sylvie Damey

Slouchy hats have blossomed everywhere lately, and I always thought Bah, not for me. Then my sil asked if I could make her one. Of course, I love hints on what they’d like for Xmas. :-) During our little shopping outing earlier this week, I saw a Phildar store in Grand’Place, and of course “had […]

Yesterday we went in town with Plume, did a tad of Xmas shopping (just a couple things tho, as I don’t do many gifts and most of them are handmade). One of the goals of this outing was to buy sewing thread, elastic band and polyfill (which of course we forgot, ooops!). Oh. And have […]

Imagine piles of fabrics and ribbons on the dining table… I am working on a few (last-minute as always, had no time before!) presents for the family. I love the part when you mix the fabrics and see what will work well together. :-P Any fun (& crafty!) plans during those holidays in your corner […]

Last sunday we had a table with my friend (she’s a photographer, come see one of her expos if you’re around !) at the local Xmas market. It was my first market ever, and slightly intimidating: I still don’t know that many people around but felt like a coming-out “Hello, I am a crafter!” ;-) […]

On saturday we had our first sewing workshop, together with a few friends to “test the waters”: I was surprised to see it actually took us nearly 3 hours to have everyone finish their first pad. And with none of them being an expert sewist, more attention was needed from me at each stage. Thus, […]

I made a treasury list on Etsy: I loooooove Matryoshkas ! :-) Which leads to showing you a glimpse of the 2 skirts I made lately… More on those later. :-)

Have you ever thought about trying to sew your own reusable sanitary cloth pads ? In my pattern I will explain all you need to know about how to make them totally waterproof (no leaking!!), make them in different absorbencies for all stages of your period, … and most important, how to care and wash […]

Months and months ago, I realised I needed to stop using disposable sanitary pads, and started to look up at options online to buy some. But, that meant quite a budget. I could sew, and thought why not make them myself ? After months and months of developping my own pattern and testing the resulting […]

On thursday, while hiking with my husband, I had a sudden inspiration: Baby Babouches !! They were so easy to make, just downsizing my pattern. Now I only need to work out the sizing. :-) Both girls were invited to birthdays last week, so we had a crafty morning together. The little one sewed a […]

Plume is going to a birthday this afternoon. We decided we would sew her friend a little book cover with felt. Then the little sister wanted to sew as well, and it was a good occasion. I made her sew a wing on a little felt bird (her first ever sewing !) and she managed […]