“Mom, can you make me a tank top from this to wear to FX next Friday night?”
“How do you want the back to look?”
“Can you make it a racerback?”
“Sure but I have to make the back in white knit because that silver sequin is left over from Siobahn’s costume and there is only enough for [...]
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Vogue 8747 I’m no Pam Erny when it comes to sewing shirts but a sewing goal for next year is improving my shirtmaking skills, especially collar points and the precision pattern matching required by stripes and plaids. I also just generally need some new shirts! This project has been on my radar for a while and after Vogue [...] The video finally arrived from ADA Providence! I wish this was in High Def but competition videos tend to be shot in an older format so they’ll play on virtually any DVD player. From start to finish it took me about six weeks to make all 56 costumes. The inspiration was a Salwar [...] Sometimes it’s just about getting the job done and these days I’m in dance costume mode. This jacket and dress is for a solo (not one of my daughters) and the routine is jazzy and edgy. The challenge in coming up with a costume to was to avoid cliche, especially a peculiar erstaz-Fosse [...] The past month has been a blur of holidays, work, snow, pattern uploading, school, dance, snow, work, school, seed catalogs, snow and more snow. I’m not one of those people who bitch about winter though and this lovely blanket of white is good news for spring and summer gardening. I also have my [...] Click! Click! Click! Its was a good thing that I did a muslin for this pattern; it required some additions that are pretty common in modern patterns. First thing: the fit through the upper bodice and shoulder is really great, however the side seam are virtually straight and not especially flattering. So two [...]
(c) 2010 Helen Howes A few weeks ago a comment was left on a post about my 1928 Willcox & Gibbs industrial. Helen Howes, who is a textile artist in the UK, has one very similar to mine and and she asked for a threading diagram. It’s good to know there [...] (c) 2010 Gorgeous Fabrics This weekend was one of those where a million little things eat up the whole day, such as a homework project that involved making a movie for health class, of all things. Why can’t these kids write a paper? I guess watching a movie is easier to grade, God [...] Click! Click! Lately I’ve been trolling vintage pattern web sites, mostly because it’s just so much fun and there is serious style out there that still looks good today. This weekend on Patterns From The Past I found Simplicity 6284 that I actually wore! (you need to scroll down the page to find [...] Click! Click! Miss Cranky Pants is banished, this skirt managed to exorcise her! Recent projects by Gigi and Bunny inspired me to dig through my stash of heirloom trims and use them up. I did a lot of heirloom sewing when my daughters were young, but they outgrew those styles long [...] |
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