Ethel and Alice

Ethel and Alice Handmade DIY clothing tutorials lovingly made in the California sun

09/09/2026

It’s been a hot August into September. I’ve been working (my job job) making patterns (my wish-the-was-my job), ordering in those autumn plaid linens (hello 😍) and even snuck in time to fly home for a first game of the season 🏈 (in homemade Buckeye shorts of course) ❤️

To all the girls who asked me if they can buy my football shorts… maybe I’ll get the shop together by next season ❤️🏈not in a rush these days 😘

Going on a fabric hunt in the UK next week 🇬🇧 wish me luck 😘

09/08/2026

He always loved Amarillo by mornin’
I shoulda taken that as a warnin’ ❤️

Copenhagen blouse pattern: .milk.uk
Millie shorts pattern: Sewing with Solana

🧵🪡💕🇺🇸

08/22/2026

If you’re in Paris soon, is one of my new favorite places to go 🪡❤️

Even if you aren’t a sewist, you can find fun buttons to add fun details to your favorite button-up or vintage lace to add to your favorite dress 🥰

Not sponsored in any way, just want to share this little gem for everyone who wants something authentic and non-touristy to do in my favorite city in the world ❤️🇫🇷

08/21/2026

We can’t fix everything that’s wrong in the world or quit our jobs and run away, but we can take care of ourselves ❤️ and calm our nervous systems 🥰 and sew things that make us happy🧵🪡💕

Patterns used: The Daisy Blouse 🌼 and Millie Shorts 🩳 by Sewing with Solana ❤️

08/12/2026

I found a WWII era day dress handmade out of cotton muslin in an antique shop and I’m in love with it 😍

I’m going to recreate in with my pattern maker so that everyone can have one. That’s all for today 🥰

08/06/2026

Trying on a bunch of Sewing with Solana Willow tops I made out of antique table linens instead of starting work this morning as per usual. Who wants a bra anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

06/17/2026

I’m deep in the paint on the “repurpose antique linens into crop tops” trend and I can’t seem to recover 🙈🥰🥳

Adapted a pattern by Sewing with Solana ❤️ because the Lucy dress is everything 😍🧵🪡

I made this top using some striped fabric I found in Colorado a few weeks ago and the Daisy Blouse pattern and I love i...
04/30/2026

I made this top using some striped fabric I found in Colorado a few weeks ago and the Daisy Blouse pattern and I love it so much I may actually never take it off. That’s all ❤️

Splashing around at golden hour in the first ever Alice Blouse I’ve sewn together ✂️🪡Cotton gauze in my Kookaburras at D...
04/21/2026

Splashing around at golden hour in the first ever Alice Blouse I’ve sewn together ✂️🪡

Cotton gauze in my Kookaburras at Dawn print on 🦜💕

Designing the Alice Blouse has been nothing if not a labor of love 🥰 She has a big ruffled collar and tucks in just enou...
04/10/2026

Designing the Alice Blouse has been nothing if not a labor of love 🥰

She has a big ruffled collar and tucks in just enough at the waistline and comfy poufy sleeves. So far, I’ve made her in light floral seersucker and my Kookaburra printed cotton gauze, and finished each sample with buttons my daughter picked out at the Saint Ouen market in Paris two years ago 🧵🪡

This ruffled Alice Blouse and a sleek wide leg Alice trouser will be available later this year, whenever my patterns are done and ready. Here’s to creating things slow 💕

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