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Colour Inspiration for February & March - Architectural Details

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Colour Inspiration for February & March - Architectural Details

This new kit is inspired by detailed architecture, a pink and grey building photographed against a clear blue sky.   The main fabric is a pale peachy pink embroidered tulle with a sweet scalloped edge and dainty pink and grey flowers. I've paired it with our new arctic blue elastics and a grey bow.  With the addition of silvery grey cotton lycra, this kit has plenty to inspire your creativity.   .  I can see this kit made up into a simple darted or two piece cup bra such as the Adrian by OE Studio.  Add a Friday French cut (pattern by Emerald Erin) and you'll...

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Colour Inspiration - December & January - Summer Vintage Vibes

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Colour Inspiration - December & January - Summer Vintage Vibes

Christmas has come early! Well, the limited edition December kit has anyway. Or should I say kits - there’s six of them!! These kits feature our exciting new swimwear prints designed right here in NZ by Melanie Edgar for her ‘In Mamie’s summer house’ collection.There are four swimwear kits and each print has a coordinating solid, carefully selected by Melanie and myself. We have four exciting colourways: Stripes Light + Sunkissed (a pale terracotta) Dots Dark + Limeade (an acid green) Main Dark + Zenith (deep teal) Leopard Dark + Shell (a soft beige pink)     The kits come...

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