NEW colourful cashmere/wool

NEW Fabric on the website!

Gorgeous Primuluna Wool Melton Cashmere

This wool is used for coats and jackets. Perfect for the early arrived winter here in New Zealand.  Made in Italy. 150cm wide. Composition 70% Wool, 10% Cashmere, 20% Polyester.  The cloth has a dense and luxurious handle, is easy to cut and sew and makes up beautifully. We fly this cloth in fortnightly, exclusively for you, in the colour and quantity you require. There is a divine range of colours, go have a look www.hawesandfreer.co.nz

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Closet Confessions.

We have always followed Susie Bubble's blog Style Bubble, she is perhaps one of the longest standing successful bloggers. However, we have never seen her in person-how cute is she?!

Visit BlueFly Closet Confessions to see more.

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TD Noone Imagewear

 On our recent trip to Melbourne we visited TD Noone Imagewear, who we are the agent for in New Zealand.  Noone are involved in both corporate and school wear, their specialty being tie manufacturing.  Established in 1947, Noone has been successfully producing quality products for over sixty years. Noone have the only jacquard tie weaving mill in Australia, which means that clients can have their own tie design woven then made, and with minimums as low as 36, it suits most people.   You definitely appreciate the product a lot more once you have seen how it is made.  Both the CAD design computer system and the weaving of the fabric are a very technical and precise processes.  Noone are very particular about getting the colour and design just right, so they offer a free design service with no obligations.  With efficient deliveries and very competitive pricing, they make our job extremely easy.

If you would like any further information on TD Noone, just give us a ring!

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Mondegreen

Mondegreen is a label available exclusively online.  We love the new look-book shots for their recent winter collection, the garments attracted us with the use of gorgeous lilac, floral prints and lace, some funky shirt designs and smart coats for winter.  It is nice to see some colourful and feminine alternatives for the cold weather.  We recommend you go and check it out for yourself  www.mondegreen.co.nz

We had a busy week with the Apparel Golf Tournament, which was a roaring success.

Congratulations to Sewing Supplies and Pumpkin Patch who won 1st equal.  See you all next year!

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Paper Roses

  

 PAPER ROSES By Caroline Restall is a gorgeous unique label in it's third year running. 

The Autumn/Winter 2012 RTW Collection is now out and they are hosting an exclusive viewing where you can see and order the garments.

Where: 29A Portland Road, Remuera, Auckland

When: 10.30am-4.00pm, Wednesday 21st-Saturday 24th March.

Visit their website to have a look at the complete collection, or contact Caroline-crestall@hotmail.com for any further inquiries.

*Our Blush Silk Crepe De Chine was used for the garments in the last two images- the full range of our silks are available to buy online here

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Scout & Catalouge

   Today we discovered this cute  Mexican Label Scout & Catalogue,

 the feminine pastels and softness of the images inspired us.

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Photography : Anabela Carneiro + Geoff Piersol (Fieldguided),  Art Direction : Breanna Musgrove

Hair + Make-up : Elena Pacienza, Model : Monika Chelchowski

Papercut Patterns

If you are a home-sewer and you wanting something new as opposed to the old Vogue patterns, this is exactly what you need! No more adjusting blocks or using old fashioned designs.  Papercut patterns is a modern take on sewing patterns. Director Katie Brown and her team have worked on both design and packaging to give your pattern a workroom look. The below image shows all the current looks available.  Each package contains the pattern ready for you to cut out, easy to follow instructions, a lovely image of your garment, a tie to hang up the pattern, and the envelope transforms into the hanger to hang it from.  Every design comes multi-sized for you to make your one of a kind handcrafted masterpiece.

Better yet, Papercut believe in sustainability, and therefore they use 100% recycled or recyclable products.

A good quality, well made garment can last a lifetime, so lets keep our earth alive long enough to appreciate our craftsmanship!!

For any queries or to buy them online, visit the website  

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