The “School Spirit” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Two knit remnants, about $3 each Pattern: BurdaStyle 02/2011 (dress with gathered rectangle skirt and cap sleeves) Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias [...]
Jenn Torres lives right in the middle of California. Sewing is one of the things she's trying to get better at.
The Facts Fabric: Two knit remnants, about $3 each Pattern: BurdaStyle 02/2011 (dress with gathered rectangle skirt and cap sleeves) Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Thrifted cotton/rayon blend blouse ($2) and thrifted polyester skirt ($3) Pattern: McCall’s 5372 Year: 1991 Notions: Bias tape Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Polyester crepe, $12 Pattern: Colette Peony Year: Contemporary Notions: Zipper, bias tape Time to complete: 7 hours First worn: Haven’t worn it out yet Wear [...]
The Facts: Fabric: For the lining, bubblegum-pink broadcloth ($3); The main fabric is also a plain weave, crisp and a little bit lighter than [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted cotton, $2; linen blend remnant, $3 Pattern: Simplicity 2360 Year: Contemporary Notions: Elastic, 10 cents Time to complete: 7 hours First worn: Around the house [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted polyester, $5; discarded men’s shirt Pattern: Colette Sorbetto Year: Contemporary Notions: Bias tape, 10 cents Time to complete: about 5 [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Thrifted, woven – $2 for 2 yards. The selvedge was stamped “Loomskill Inc.” (I learned from a fascinating 1971 court case [...]
Name & Location: Jenn Torres; Stockton, Calif. Blog: Mi Mamá Me Mima (It’s not a sewing blog, though) How long have you been sewing: I [...]
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 [...]
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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