Wrap dresses

06 Feb

Appleton Dress, Cashmerette Patterns, Dresses, Inspiration, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Instant gratification: a Sprout Cashmerette Appleton Dress

February 6, 2018

October 16, 2025
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Appleton Dress, Custom Fabric, Sprout Patterns, wrap dress
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I don't know about you, but I often have specific sewing moods. On some days, I want to work slowly and meticulously on a detail and get it just right. Other days, I don't...

15 Dec

Appleton Dress, Cashmerette Patterns, Dresses, Inspiration, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Drink, anyone? Burgundy Appleton Dress

December 15, 2016

October 16, 2025
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Appleton Dress, Appleton Dress Kit, burgundy, holidays
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Next up in my festive Cashmerette wardrobe: it's a burgundy Appleton Dress! (And if you want your own, you can pick it up as a kit here). As soon as I found this rich rayon...

11 Nov

Appleton Dress, Cashmerette Patterns, Dresses, Fabric Kits, Inspiration, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Floral Appleton Dress – and you can buy the fabric!

November 11, 2015

October 16, 2025
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Appleton Dress, fabric, fabric kit
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For several years I've frantically searched for great printed knits, like a demented stretch-obsessed magpie. They're just so hard to find! So when I was in the UK this summer and I popped into John Lewis...

16 Feb

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Uncategorized, Wrap dresses

Old dog, new tricks: McCall’s M6884 wrap dress

February 16, 2015

February 9, 2026
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
M6884, McCalls, wrap dress
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I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a one-trick pony. Believe it or not, I wear wrap dresses even more than you'd guess from reading this here blog (yes! it's true!). They really are...

15 Dec

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Skirts, Wrap dresses

Pickup sticks wrap dress

December 15, 2014

Brrrrr it's cold here! I think these are probably the last outdoor shots you'll be seeing at Cashmerette for quite some time. Now if only I had a blank wall in my apartment... In...

14 Oct

Tutorials, Wrap dresses

Tutorial: how to finish a wrap dress neckline

October 14, 2014

November 19, 2017
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
neckline, wrap dress
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Hi lovelies! I've mentioned in the past that I've found a great way to finish wrap dress necklines and I got some questions about it, so I put together a quick photo tutorial to...

10 Oct

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

You know what I need?

October 10, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
wrap dress
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Another wrap dress! So after hosting a sewalong on the Curvy Sewing Collective all month, I can exclusively report that doing sewalongs is pretty exhausting. But, in addition to being able to help lots...

09 Sep

Wrap dresses

Wrap dress sewalong

September 9, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Curvy Sewing Collective, wrap dresses, wrapalong
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Ever wanted to make a wrap dress of your own? Or turn into a complete obsessive and make ALL THE WRAP DRESSES?! Then you're in luck. Over September and October I'll be hosting a "Wrapalong"...

18 Aug

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Another week, another wrap dress

August 18, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
EmmaOneSock, wrap dress
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Here's the final product of my Wrap Dress Assembly Line, and, dare I say it, the crowning glory. I made the dress using Milly London jersey from EmmaOneSock which I scored ages ago, and...

04 Aug

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Wrapper’s delight (sorry.)

August 4, 2014

I find my sewing swings like a pendulum between trying exciting new patterns and techniques that are a bit hit or miss, and sewing basics that I know I'll wear constantly. Summer 2014 seems...

21 Jul

Dresses, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Wrap dresses

Oonapalooza wrap dress!

July 21, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Christine Jonson, OonaBalloona, Oonapalooza, wrap dress
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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here to today to honour our dear sage and guide, OonaBalloona of Kalkatroona.IT'S OONABALLOONAPALOOZA TIME!!!!!!!!!Who else is there who whips up crazily patterned, eye-poppingly coloured and extravagantly swooshy...

13 Feb

Dresses, My Wardrobe, Tutorials, Wrap dresses

Updated wrap dress section

February 13, 2014

November 19, 2017
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
wrap dress, wrap dress central
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Hello dear ones!As regular readers will be undoubtedly aware, I wear and make a lot of wrap dresses. Like, really, a lot.In order to spread my wrappy love with the world, I've started up...

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Made for Curves

Great ‘fits start with great fit. That’s why we specialize in sizes 0-32 and cup sizes C-H.

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