The “This Took Forever” Jacket
The Facts: Fabric: Green Twill $13.96, Gnome cotton $13.47 Pattern: Simplicity 3688 $0.99 Year: Contemporary Notions: Buttons, Thread, twill tape, interfacing, muslin – around $10 maybe? Time [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Green Twill $13.96, Gnome cotton $13.47 Pattern: Simplicity 3688 $0.99 Year: Contemporary Notions: Buttons, Thread, twill tape, interfacing, muslin – around $10 maybe? Time [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Vintage loosely woven cotton blend Pattern: Colette Meringue from Collette Handbook and Newlook 6808 Year: 2011 Notions: thread, zipper Time [...]
Fabric: 3-ish yards of satin backed, cotton blend fabric Pattern: BurdaStyle’s Linda Skirt Year: 2009 Notions: 1 regular zipper and horsehair braid for the [...]
The Facts Fabric: Batik print from Treasure Island Flea, $5 Pattern: Advance 6055 Notions: snaps, fastener, fabric paints, $10 Year: c. 1950s Time to complete: About [...]
It looks like the second ever Sew Weekly Swap/Meet will be taking place on Saturday, March 24th in San Francisco. For those of you [...]
The Facts Fabric: Kona cotton broadcloth $4 Pattern: Lisette for Simplicity 2211 Year: 2011 Notions: Lace salvaged from my childhood bedroom curtains $0 Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Rayon challis Pattern: McCall’s 6514 Year: Contemporary Notions: Interfacing, 1″ elastic Time to complete: 36 hours First worn: At a local [...]
There are so many lovely pieces of art one might choose to inspire an item of clothing. I’ve no doubt this week will be [...]
Modern art is something I struggle with. There are obvious works of genius that fall into the category, however, I prefer the old stuff [...]
Next week’s theme has us sewing with the brightest of colors. Here’s a little inspiration to get you pumped for a little yellow action. [...]
It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]
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