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McCalls 6885 and Simplicity 8295: DIY Kameez Tops and Churidar Legging Bottoms

November 29, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hi Everyone, Way back in August we visited India for a short holiday. In terms of clothing for women in India, things have changed a lot in the years that I have been visiting (over the last 40 years). Whilst women – especially women over a certain age – are still expected to dress in […]

DIY churidar and anarkali kameez

September 20, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

This is my first attempt at sewing an Indian outfit. I bought the material months and months ago and it was sitting in my closet waiting to be either taken to India to be sewn by a tailor, or for me to be brave enough to sew it without a commercial pattern. Guess I got […]