In this post, we have traced the pattern and prepared a first toile for The Maker's Atelier pattern, The Unlined Raw-edged Coat. This allows us to familiarise ourselves with the...
With so many interesting patterns and fabrics available, it can be difficult to whittle down the options to individual sewing projects. Fashion designers often use mood boards to overcome this...
One of the key principles at the heart of our sewing book How To Start Sewing, is the idea of continuous testing and the importance of getting enjoyment out of...
When we created the book How To Start Sewing, it was important that all the skills could be put to practical use. Whether you are a sewing beginner trialling a...
February 21, 2018 | Projects
A common repair that needs to be carried out on well-worn winter coats is to replace any lost or loose buttons. In some cases, this will include buttons that have...
December 22, 2017 | Projects
With the best of intentions, it seemed like a fun idea for Assembil to create some sort of tasteful, Scandinavian-style decorations. But then this quickly became overtaken by the idea...
December 22, 2017 | Projects
The final decorations inspired by Comme des Garçons simply let you go wild with a hot glue gun and some ribbon. So while we've used polka dot and velvet ribbons...
December 22, 2017 | Projects
The second decoration inspired by Comme des Garçons is a lumpy bumpy bauble take on Rei Kawakubo's iconic Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body collection from Spring/Summer 1997. So this...
December 22, 2017 | Projects
The first decoration inspired by Comme des Garçons is a playful star made from glitter felt. If you are familiar with the Comme des Garçons Play collection then this is...
December 6, 2017 | Projects
For many of us, it's the time of year where the coats come out, and you might have discovered some wear and tear on your clothes from the previous winter....
October 31, 2017 | Projects
The Refashioners 2017 project was focused around the refashioning of an unloved or unworn suit. To learn more about the full challenge and to see some of the other work...
October 31, 2017 | Projects
It feels like the right way to start off the Assembil blog to begin with a sewing community challenge. Add to the fact that Assembil loves deconstruction, dislocated formal details,...
