Tuesday, 14 September 2010

wednesday dress and jumpsuits in the shop!





Following on from Sunday (sold), Monday and Tuesday, The Wednesday Dress has just arrived in the shop and has already been featured on etsy! Featuring gorgeous navy blue floral print cotton, broderie anglaise trim at the hem and an original 1970's broderie anglaise collar. This is my favourite of all the day dresses.

Also new to the shop are a one off collection of jumpsuits and playsuits fresh from the Cornwall coast. 'Betty Cox for Vetro': these were made as a fun and cheeky sub line for the boutique Vetro in Cornwall, and are now available to buy in the shop too!





The Peacock jumpsuit, made from one of a kind vintage fabric. The print is incredible, psychedelic swirls, geometric shapes, flowers and fauna, with little peacocks peeking out. Hand hemmed at the sleeves and ankles, full collar, pockets on either side and a row of faceted blue buttons down the front.




The Little Mermaid jumpsuit, made from a rare disney fabric find. For those of us who would like to don a fin or tail when partying, this is perfect for us water babies. Fun and bright, a great attention grabber. Hand hemmed at the sleeves and ankles, pockets on either side, full collar and a row of Ariel red buttons down the front.





The Purple 60s playsuit is made from an original 1960s fabric find. It is short and flirty, in a vibrant floral print in purples and lilacs. It has pockets on either side a row of faceted juicy purple buttons down the front. It gathers in at the waist with elastic so can vary in size too.





The Yellow 60s playsuit is made from a rare 1960s fabric find. Fresh and fruity in its citrus colours and floral print, it has pockets on either side and a row of flowery lemon buttons down the front. It gathers in at the waist with elastic so can vary in size too.

All to be found in the Betty Cox shop.

the petal dress






Petal dress made for Susan

Mayfly dress finished








The Mayfly Dress made for Lou at the Bike Shop, based on an original 1939 pattern. Champagne pink 100% cotton with stripes and mayfly print, burgundy wool crepe, champagne polyester lining, antique copper buttons. Moodboard images here.
Photography by Betina Bianculli.

Sunday, 5 September 2010

when i'm not sewing, i'm baking

my savoury muffins: red onion and balsamic vinegar. nom nom.
my peaches and cream muffins.
probably my all time favourite so far. (even over my cookies). they have little chunks of cut up peach inside and whipped cream on top. this is what happens when I use a random number generator to determine what I bake from a book of 1000 recipes.
Now I love cooking and baking, and I can make a mean cookie or risotto (thanks to my friend simon's trusted recipe) but look at this:

Is this not the most beautiful cake you've ever seen? I made a dress for the lovely Jo this week and look at what I got as a surprise! Jo runs classes and the Living food Loving life blog and makes these delicious delights. I could make ten dresses based on the beauty of these two slices alone. I'm in love!

dusty costume cupboards

Clearing out dusty old costume cupboards at the Maddermarket theatre, finding bags of turn of the century stockings with lace detail, tights in every colour, hand knitted wooly argyle winter socks in moss green and bright red, moth eaten frock coats, wicker baskets full of top hats, victorian tail coats, and massive creaking trunks full of untold treasures.