Tag: Sewing
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Introducing A New Journey
You all know I’ve been sewing for a while. If you’re new here, I’ve written several posts in my journal about the garments I’ve made. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what “more” might look like. I want to learn more about fashion—and I’m beginning to see a path forward. At first, I thought, “Go get…
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Creating Stylish Anoraks: My Fall Jacket Journey
Can you believe it’s fall already! It’s almost time to wear a fall jacket. Fortunately, Anita by Design‘s make of a McCall’s anorak M6531 earlier this year inspired me. My journey from jazzed to jacket took more than 6 months as I made a muslin from reclaimed material, learned some, made a final version, and…
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Creating the Perfect Bethany Skirt: A Guide
The Bethany Skirt It’s Winter, and I’ve gotten to wear my Bethany Skirt a couple of times this month. The Bethany Skirt pattern was one of the assignments in an online Viki Sews class in 2023. Viki Sews describes the skirt this way: Bethany is a semi-fitted trapeze [aka A-line] skirt with a free-hanging lining.…
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Sewing with Brocade: Tips for the Bobbi Bomber Jacket
Brocade: gorgeous to wear, classes up any setting, challenging to sew. Ask me how I know!
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From Waste to Fashion: Creating Eco-Friendly Sportswear
Making my own clothes allows me to express my identity in fit, color, garment type, and style. Recently, I had the opportunity to showcase my sustainable fashion creations at Hidden Villa’s Sheep Shearing and Fiber Arts Festival. The ensemble on the left is called From Bottles to Sportswear. I am an athlete and rarely find…
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Ziggi Moto Jacket
After riding a motorcycle (Honda CB700 Nighthawk) for 10 years, I wanted to make a moto jacket. I wanted something more feminine than the vintage men’s leather jacket that I wore. Inspired by Karen Dolan of @intostitches makes, I chose StyleArc’s Ziggi Moto Jacket pattern. I harvested white denim from a ten-year-old sofa cover as…
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Floral Leggings DIY
When you see something you want but it doesn’t exist so you work on making it yourself….
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My Beatrice Dress Form Journey
If you’re thinking about ways to improve the fit of your clothing makes or considering buying a custom dress form, or if you just want to know what I’ve been up to over the past year, this post is for you. PROBLEM My clothing makes didn’t fit the way I wanted. Adjusting the pattern ate…
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Vintage Simplicity 4237
This is a story about the making of vintage pattern Simplicity 4237, a blouse with a deep back yoke, short cuffed kimono sleeves, and a sweetheart collar that dips in back. Update: Simplicity has just reissued this pattern as Simplicity 8445! Part 1: The Ingredients I found this Vintage pattern at Scrap PDX, a creative…
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Designing a Dress: Making V2842 by Emanuel Ungaro
I am sharing the making of a dress in case it is useful to others who are also on this sewing journey. From inspiration to final, I share it all, including the challenges, with you. Inspiration Lucy Liu starring as Joan Watson wears the most inspiring clothes in the tv series Elementary, particularly in Seasons…
