![[Style Search]: Week 6 Lingerie Wardrobe](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lingeriewardrobe.png)
Hi All! Did you really think I'd make it too much longer without talking about lingerie? It's really a huge part of my wardrobe, and I have to say that after going through my style search, I realize that I haven't focused my bra making towards a perfect 'bra...
![[Style Search]: Week 5 Ultimate Wrap Dress](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/StyleSearchFall2016-1.png)
Hi All! It's time for another addition to my wardrobe 🙂 And this one was something I definitely wanted to check off my list, because I think it will be perfect for my fall/winter wardrobe and it hits so many of my style words! And that of course is a wrap dress! I...
![[Style Search]: Week 4 Styling the Mabel](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/week3.png)
Hi All! So after a lot more pacing in my room, trying on what felt like everything I owned, and a little more laying on my floor staring at my ceiling, I managed to make 10 outfits that I love!! I have to say that once you get into it, and you get a little more...
![[Style Search] Week 3: First Make](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/StyleSearchFall2016week3.jpg)
Hi All! After last week I definitely needed a little time away from my closet, and to recharge in front of my sewing machine, think about everything and process a little more. Firstly thanks so much for all of your amazing comments! You guys are the best! You gave me...
![[Style Search] Week 2: The Closet Overhaul](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/StyleSearchFall2016.png)
Hi All, This post is really late. I was planning to go through my wardrobe this week and it would be fairly simple- look through my things, pick out the things that are summer, the things that don't fit me anymore and the things that don't fit my categories- shouldn't...
![[Style Search]: Words & Colours](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Style.png)
Hi All! Style time! So I've been thinking a lot more about my style, and reading through all of the amazing links that you're sending me, and suggesting- and it's all so much to take in! But I have taken the time to do two things: write down key style words that I...
![[Style Search] Week 1 My Style Story](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/StyleSearchFall2016-1.png)
Hi All! Here marks the beginning of my style search. *deep breath* I have to say that I'm a little nervous for this, and I feel a little vulnerable. I've felt this style crisis coming on for a couple years now, and although I feel like I have a fairly strong sense of...
Hi All! Here's a quick mid-week post, because my good friend Scarlett has come out with something super exciting and new! She wrote and illustrated a book!! SO EXCITING!! The book is called 100+ Corset Designs, and it's just that- an amazing book of illustrations with...
Hi All! It's late summer, and for me I feel like that's a time of reflection. Somehow for me the ending of summer feels so much more like the end of the year than December. I think it's because so much always changes in September- you go back for a new school year,...
Hi All! So this week- I was thinking- what bra/swimsuit should I make? What haven't I made yet? What would be the best thing to make? The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I really REALLY need some more me-made clothes, and spending another weekend...
![[BAW33]: Top 5 Tips for Sewing Swimwear](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/5TOPTIPS.jpg)
Hi All! This week I'm going to share some of my favourite Swimwear Sewing Tips! I sew A LOT of swimwear, and *whispers* it's my favourite thing to sew-- but bras are a close second! And to be fair to my bra sewing - most of my bathing suits have bras in them! So this...
![[BAW32] : Slice of Paradise](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SliceofParadise.jpg)
Hi All! I had to call this one my 'Slice of Paradise', partly because I took these photos in a gorgeous secluded beach in the south of Prince Edward County, that is a paradise, and because this bathing suit is everything I wanted and more! When I first thought about...
![[BAW31]: JULY ROUND-UP! & Giveaway Winner!!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/JULYROUNDUP.jpg)
Hi All! First order of business- the giveaway! I was SO overwhelmed by how many people entered and all of your ideas are SO amazing- it makes me want to break open my stash and start sewing! And I really hope that you all go ahead with some of these ideas after this...
![[BAW 30] GIVEAWAY!! Win a Custom Swimwear Kit!!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GIVEAWAY.jpg)
Hi All!! This week I'm mixing it up and having a GIVEAWAY!! YAY Don't you love that extra Sunday in July! I love giveaways 🙂 and sharing with all of you lovelies! I wanted to do a giveaway a few weeks back - but I was interrupted by the Canada Post possible lock out...
![[BAW29]: Grey Bamboo T-Shirt Bra](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SportyChicGreyBambooSet.jpg)
Hi All!! After my last make was so super lacy and pretty delicate, I felt like something a little more practical, a everyday. For my everyday I like a bra that's SUPER comfy, which for me means: some gorgeous foam lining, super soft bamboo, fold over elastic, bliss...
![[BAW28]: Exposing the Unders: A Guide to Deconstructing Bra Design](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ExposingtheUnders.jpg)
Hi All! I have some SUPER COOL BRA THEORY for you today!! I often get asked "how do you make so many beautiful professional looking bras?" And that real answer to that is- experience- I've been making a bra almost every week for about a year and a half now! And what...
![[BAW27] Lily of the Valley Lingerie Set](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/FriendshipLaceSet.jpg)
Hi All! This week I have a set for you that I'm completely in love with 🙂 and I'm calling it my Lily of the Valley set, because they are my favourite flowers 🙂 Besides incorporating everything I love in this set, it's also special because I'm using lace that...
![[BAW26] June Round Up!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BRAAWEEK.jpg)
Hi All! Can you believe that June is already coming to an end? It seems like it just flew right by, and I'm loving it! I'm definitely a summer soul, so I've been out in the sunshine, loving life! I just can't stay inside in the summer! And you guys have make some...
![[BAW 25] A Floral Tankini for Mom](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tankini.jpg)
Hi All! It's the big reveal!! It was so strange being behind the camera instead of in front of the camera this time! But I'm so excited with how this tankini turned out, and mom is too!! In case this is your first glimpse of this gorgeous tankini- I did two tutorials...
Hi All! It's the second bonus tutorial! Because I love you all so much! This is one of my favourite tutorials so far, taking your favourite bra pattern and turning it into a beautiful tankini! As after using all the tips in my Bra-making with Foam tutorial from...
![[BAW24]: How To: BraMaking with Foam](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/foamtut.jpg)
Hi All, It's still Sunday! I know I know, I've been total crap at posting this month- I completely missed last week- but I have a very valid excuse- I joined the quarter century club, that is- I turned 25- and it was a weekend of celebration and family and friends,...
