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Els post on the Dior Rose reminded me of how much I love this as an embellishment. Purchased trims are often more expensive than your fabric, and these can be made from scraps. These are easy to do and they can be made in just about any size. You can use any fabric, but of course [...] One thing I love about this fabric is the beautiful floral border, which will run along the hem of the dress. A vertical side seam all the way to the hem would split the lovely pattern, and I wanted to preserve that as much as possible. So I’m planning to combine two techniques; the “appliqué seam”, [...] This morning I opened my email, and Georgene, a fellow Sewing Diva, had sent all of us a link to this blouse – fabulous, yes? And not that hard to replicate either. Pattern-wise, you could use any peasent blouse pattern such as Simplicity 3887, or Hot Patterns Poetry in Motion Tops. The flounce is just some elastic on the [...]
I love Style.com, although the site is getting so dense that often I just feel overwhelmed…but there’s one fun feature that you may not know about, called “Beauty Icon”. It’s a romp through fashion history with short bios and often a great slide show of 9 – 12 photos. The folks at Style.com never actually state [...] This was not my idea – I saw this years ago in a fashion mag, and it was SO long ago I can’t even recall when it was or what magazine it was! Basically, it’s a sushi mat used as a roll for makeup brushes. Take about 27 inches (3/4 yard) of 1 inch black [...] For the most part the red carpet parade at the Oscars was pretty much what I’ve come to expect. Starlets, old movie stars, previous winners, industry types – the tabloids will cover it better than I ever could. Nothing really made me crazy, fashion-wise, although the level of glamour was uniformly pretty high. [...] Lately I’ve fallen back in love with dresses – they’re so easy to wear! You just put them on and off you go. A while back I made the HotPatterns Plain & Simple Shirtdress out of a fine wale corduroy and I wear it almost once a week. Marfy has three great sporty dresses for Spring [...] Over on Sewing Divas I posted a valentine to Isabel Toledo’s new collection for Ann Klein, and the love it-or-hate it reaction pretty much reminds me of the reaction to Karl Lagerfeld’s first collection for Chanel 2+ decades ago. Something tells me this type of controversy is a good thing for Isabel’s future at Anne [...] Beaded Tassel Tutorial I first made these as a fastening for a Chanel-like cardigan. These tassels are not hard to make, although the work is a little fussy, but if you like making jewelry you’ll probably enjoy this. The finished tassel is about 2 3/4 inches long, and the top loop is 2 inches (50 beads for [...] This vest belonged to my grandmother, Adele Vestcyk (1904-1997), and she made it, we think, between 1920 and 1930. I think it dates from the early 1920′s – the size is small, about a size 6, and less than a B cup. My grandmother was busty as a grown woman, so I suspect she made [...] |
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