October 17, 2015

Found a bag today with all my self-drafted patterns from over ten years ago. Corduroy skirt with lace inserts! Hope I still have this one packed away. #slowfashionoctober

A photo posted by Karyn Valino (@make_something) on Oct 17, 2015 at 5:22pm PDT

I rarely used commercial patterns when I first learned to sew. I spent a lot of time drafting out my own ideas, often based on things I saw in magazines or in shops. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I loved experimenting.