Threaded Acres

Becoming at one with the floor today 😂✂️
Apparently my back has decided that cutting fabric standing up is overrated… so the floor it is! 😂

A productive little day of getting things prepped behind the scenes:

✂️ 2 more pattern sizes prepared
👕 4 shirts cut and ready to sew
🩳 2 pairs of shorts cut and ready to sew
🧺 Metres and metres of fabric prewashed, dried and ironed

All squeezed in between swimming, family time, a little pattern pick-up for myself, family BBQ prep and a Bunnings run to finish off our market stall.

Some days dont actually feel incredibly productive until you see it all written down 😅

The sewing room is finally getting a little more user-friendly! 🙌

After a much-needed clean-up and reorganise, I wanted something that would let me see sizes at a glance, rather than having to dig through garments and check labels every time I was looking for a particular size.

But I couldn’t do something mainstream… 😂

So I came up with my own little system — wooden, colour-coded beads for each size.

Now I can tell what size is hanging where with a quick glance, making things much easier to find and keep organised.

And the best part? They’ll work perfectly for market days too, making it easy to spot sizes when everything is hanging on the racks.

And honestly… how cute did they turn out!? 🥹

It’s not the sewing of each garment that takes me the longest… 😂

It’s the deciding.

Which pattern? Which fabric? What should I use for the pocket, cuffs and yoke? Will these two actually look fabulous together once they’re made? 🤔😂

And if you’ve seen my fabric piles, you’ll know the choices are endless!

Another run of shirts starting their journey… 🌿🧵

And here she is… 🌸

You may have seen the little flutter sleeves I was working on a few days ago — I couldn’t wait to see them come together with this pretty floral. 💙

She’s turned into the prettiest little summer dress, and I think those flutter sleeves might just be my favourite part.

Just the hem to finish and she’ll be ready for a little adventurer. ✨

Threaded Acres is officially heading out into the wild! 🌿

I’m so excited to share that I’ll be setting up my first ever market stall at one of my favourite markets — and I might be a little biased, because it’s right here in our little home town. 🤎

Woodvale Bush Market
Saturday 17th October | 8am–1pm
Woodvale Public Hall

Schedule the date in, come say hi, have a look at our handmade pieces and support our very own Woodvale Fire Brigade and Community Hall. 🤎🌿

The teeniest little flutter sleeves you ever did see? 🤍
You may have seen this fabric before… 👀 I stashed it away in a very safe place to make more cute Summer Breeze dresses — and then promptly forgot about it. 😂

Rediscovered! 🙌 So naturally, another little Summer Breeze is happening.

We finally have a winner for the buttons I was losing sleep over! 😂

After sorting through hundreds of different buttons, I finally settled on these — and I’m so happy with the outcome.
Such a small detail, but it’s a detail that makes all the difference.

Now that I’ve finally got that sorted, I can get stuck into another run of these little kids’ country workshirts.

What contrast colours and patterns should I be making next?

Please excuse the straight-from-the-sewing-table version — she’s still got her fair share of guide lines on her! 😂