Anthony French Editions

Scoop necked self lined blouse with back neck zip closure. Made to order tops and skirts from £45.

And no, I didn't eat them all at once! (Honest!)

  Readying the wedding dress fabrics to cut out. Gorgeous guipure lace, stretch satin, organza and shot organza underlining. And here it is under construction - the bodice of guipure lace cut and rouleau loops made to fit the dome head pearl buttons. Then bodice lined and hand finished to complete!

A colour swatch sample for the next project, muted with splash of bright, I'm looking forward to working on this! And here it is finished - complete with a Frenchie Teddy hang tag!

Well, it has been a few weeks since my last post - a busy couple of weeks at that! Currently I am working on a wedding dress, a blouse and a couple of baby blankets, but more about those later. Over the last month or so, I've finished a couple of (different!) baby blankets - one for a client and another for my niece who had her second daughter last week, so I am a Great Uncle again! Crikey, I am old! 🌝 Aurora Lucia was born on 2nd June weighing in at just over 3.17Kg (7lb) and here she is safely wrapped in her shawl! It is knitted in a delicate "thread lace" pattern with the softest lambswool and a fine silky acrylic. A ribbed border and 'piecrust' edging, finished with contrast cover stitch piping add a colourful detail. Finally an embroidered hang-tag gives it the Frenchies finishing touch! My second blanket of the month was for a client who was commissioning it as a gift for their friends baby boy, Gabriel Thomas Edward, so naturally it had to be blu...