Every now and then you come across a pattern you love so much, you just have to use it more than once. That’s Simplicity 1459 for me. This 1950s vintage reproduction pattern is just striking, with its statement collar and full, over-the-knee skirt. This pattern comes with three different views: a three quarter sleeved version […]
Designer Stitch Pippa Wrap Dress – Pattern Review
The Pippa Wrap Dress by Designer Stitch is one of my favourite patterns, and easily one of the best I’ve ever used. It was one of my first ventures into the world of indie patterns, and I couldn’t have chosen a better one to start this journey with. The Pippa dress is a lovely, simple, […]
Retro Butterick B5708 – Pattern Review
Back when I bough this pattern and excitedly showed it on Instagram stories, I received messages straight away warning me about it. Butterick B5708 is a rather notorious pattern; one that required alterations off the bat and can’t really be trusted to give you the results you expect from the envelope. I didn’t want to […]
Closet Core Patterns Bombshell Swimsuit – Pattern Review
What’s that? A new feature on Loepsie? Yep! Since I’ve been sewing with patterns more and more regularly, I thought it’d be nice to document which ones I’ve used and how I feel about them. In my pattern reviews I’m going to give a brief overview of what my experience was with a particular sewing […]