The Joan Pink and Purple Dress
The Facts Fabric: Purple crepe, purple georgette. $5/yd each. Pattern: McCall’s 4994 Year: 1959 Notions: Purple invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: One week [...]
Janice has been sewing her own clothes for the past few years and enjoys sewing from vintage patterns, especially the 40s, 50s and 60s.
The Facts Fabric: Purple crepe, purple georgette. $5/yd each. Pattern: McCall’s 4994 Year: 1959 Notions: Purple invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: One week [...]
Front, view 1. + + + Front, view 2. + + + Front, closeup view. + + + (Source: By Gum By Golly) This [...]
The Facts Fabric: Tropical wool, $12/yd, 60″ Pattern: McCall’s 4994 Year: 1959 Notions: Invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: 20+ hours. I made a [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue Twill, $7/yd, at 60 inches/yd Pattern: Colette Clover Year: 2010 Notions: Invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: Three months? Ok [...]
The Facts Fabric: Navy and white polka-dot rayon, $5/yd 60″ wide Pattern: Simplicity 1578 Year: 1945 Notions: Navy invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue microfiber, $7/yd. White cotton swiss dot, $4/yd. Pattern: Gathered skirt, self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Blue invisible zipper, $1. White lace [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Cotton shirting bought over four years ago that I found while cleaning out my closet, about $4/yard Pattern: Simplicity 1554 Year: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Faux leather Pattern: self-drafted Year: 2011 Notions: black invisible zipper Time to complete: 3 hours First worn: New York Fashion Week, [...]
Name & Location: Janice, New York City Blog: She’s in Fashion How long have you been sewing: 2+ years Why did you want to commit [...]
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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