Contributor Creations
Diamond Jubilee
The Facts: Fabric: Drapey polyester stuff I bought new but on sale sometime last year Pattern: Butterick B5209 Year: 1947 (reproduction) Notions: Invisible zipper [...]
Facts: Fabric: Vintage Printed cotton from inherited stash. (possibly 40s?) Thrifted Poplin Pattern: Fashion 4360 (1947) Notions: 1 regular zipper from stash Time to [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Gingham cotton (bought new! call the press), vintage printed cotton from inherited stash. Cheap interfacing for the waistband (I save the [...]
Fabric: Vintage printed ‘something or other’ from the inherited stash. It’s drapey with a weave like a rayon crepe but feels like a cotton… wierd. Pattern: Butterick [...]
Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
Fabric: Vintage cotton jacquard with an overprint (?) – from inherited stash. Scrap white cotton for bodice lining and upper pocket bags Pattern: Butterick 9279 (in very bad [...]
Facts: Fabric: Vintage printed Cotton Sateen from inherited stash, scrap cotton sateen for waistband Pattern: Style 2542 Year: 1981 Notions: zipper, button – from stash Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted skirt and skirt portion of thrifted dress (for lining) Pattern: none Notions: 2 buttons from stash, thrifted elastic Year: 80′s? Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage cotton from inherited stash, new cotton voile for lining Pattern: Simplicity 5525 Year: 1983 Notions: Thrifted zip, button from stash Time to [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Black poly/rayon/spandex suiting for outer bodice, scrap cotton voille for bodice lining, thrifted printed poly for skirt and thrifted beige poly for [...]
Buttons
Contributor Creations
The Facts Fabric: Printed Cotton – thrifted Pattern: Colette Violet Blouse Year: Contemporary Notions: 7 Buttons, thread & interfacing from inherited stash Time to complete: 5 hours [...]
Daily Bits
Giveaways
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 [...]
Daily Bits
Ten Things
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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 [...]
Tempest over at Fanbloomingtastic wrote a neat little piece on the ’10 Things Learned’ whilst participating in the Sew Weekly Challenges. Seeing as that reflection is key to [...]
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