Brass Cuff.

New brass cuff. Involved at least 5 hours of sawing, filing and polishing.

Jacket x Bag

  Black leather bag with brass detailing.

Features detachable strap, front pocket with zip, silk lining, drawstring closure with blue leather strapping and adjustable strap (with knot detailing)

The bag was made from this...
(vintage leather jacket, $40)

It took around 5 days to make, which included a sewing machine (Bernina 831), the saddle shop in Kensington, the tarpaulin shop in North Melbourne and loads of patience.

 

Nico & Sparrow.

 In the Summer of 2009, my friend Jasmin and I decided to make a clothing line, inspired by her jewelery work with feathers. We called it Nico & Sparrow and here was the first samples of the range. It was a lot of fun to make, we would get together and sketch ideas, we imported 10 metres of black chiffon (the only fabric I think I will ever use with confidence), bunch loads of rooster / duck / pheasant and quinea fowl feathers, metres of satin bias binding and made up tags and care tags, and got sewing in the dreamy Summer of Wellington (in which time I moved flats where I had a bigger working space). We made around ten samples (the only one I have left is the feather shoulder dress) then Jaz got to work getting them on models and photographed, and getting her own label, Jasmin Sparrow, up and running. I then went back to uni to finish off my degree and passed on the project to her and is doing incredibly well now and can see her here http://www.jasminsparrow.co.nz.