The “Duchess Of Cambridge” Top
• The Facts: Duchess of Cambridge Top ⁃ Fabric: Cotton Guipure Lace, Silk Organza, Cotton-Linen slub knit ⁃ Pattern: Self-drafted -Year: contemporary ⁃ Notions: [...]
Stephanie mothers, writes, and teaches sewing in Brisbane, Australia. She blogs about sewing, drafting, vintage style and sustainability at 3 Hours Past the Edge of the World.
• The Facts: Duchess of Cambridge Top ⁃ Fabric: Cotton Guipure Lace, Silk Organza, Cotton-Linen slub knit ⁃ Pattern: Self-drafted -Year: contemporary ⁃ Notions: [...]
The Facts: “The Tux Dress” Fabric: Heavy black cotton stretch sateen, white cotton sateen for the dickey, and black cotton-silk radiance for the belt [...]
Fabric: Pet Deer by Michael Miller- quilting cotton Pattern: Oliver + S Ice Cream Social dress Year: 2010 Notions: button- from a long dead [...]
• The Facts : Mommy’s Tribute Dress ⁃ Fabric: Cotton Woven ⁃ Pattern: Simplicity 4110 A ⁃ Year: 1952 ⁃ Notions: Invisible zipper ⁃ Time [...]
(Worn with Lacewing Top, a Hack, cotton and nylon lace) Facts: The “Pinky” Pants Fabric: Very solid, plushy pink “no-wale” corduroy, $AUD 8/m. Pattern: [...]
(accessorized with black gum boots and a red poultry feed pail) The Facts Fabric: Lightweight cotton poplin, a “wrong” color bought for another project [...]
This is my second blouse from this pattern. Last week I made a VIP version in silk twill which is perfect for “professional” wear (not to mention that silk twill is closer to Downton Abbey than gingham!). Since this week’s challenge is to take inspiration from your city, I decided to see how casual this cut could go. Brisbane is a pretty laid-back place, it moves at the pace you’d expect from a city in a climate of near-perpetual summertime.
The Facts Fabric: Printed silk twill and washed silk-cotton satin Pattern: Self-drafted Year: Contemporary, based on a modern interpretation of an Edwardian blouse on [...]
I wanted to knock off Megan’s amazing dress since the first time I saw it- Sew Weekly finally gave me a good reason to [...]
The Facts- The “Little Green Man” Shirt ⁃ Fabric: Organic Cotton Jersey ⁃ Pattern: KS 3299 ⁃ Year: Contemporary ⁃ Notions: Strips of interfacing [...]
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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