The “Going Full Circle”
The Facts Fabric: From Spotlight: Stretch Cotton Lycra Sateen $14.95/m Pattern: Self Drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Waist interfacing, 1 button, zip Time to complete: [...]
Trish lives in Sydney and has way more thrifted patterns and fabric than her fair share. She studied fashion design in her former life and sews while trying to not to burn the dinner.
The Facts Fabric: From Spotlight: Stretch Cotton Lycra Sateen $14.95/m Pattern: Self Drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Waist interfacing, 1 button, zip Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Polyester Lycra Pinstripe from the 90′s Pattern: Butterick 6662 (Sailor Panel) and McCalls 8390 (Pants) Year: 1970′s and 1966 respectively Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Seven vintage tablecloths from Op Shops – about $40 Pattern: Vogue 7924 Year: 1950 something Notions: Zip, bias binding for the [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton Lycra Sateen $20 Pattern: From Australian Home Journal Magazine September 1961 Notions: none Year: 1961 Time to complete: About 4 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Top: Upcycled Wool Jersey Dress and Rose Print Cotton Lycra Sateen, Skirt: Upholstry Wool from stash Pattern: Top: Simplicity 5939 Skirt: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Polyester remnant $4 Pattern: Simplicity 5843 Year: 1983 Notions: Interfacing from stash Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: To church, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Tapestry from an Op Shop Pattern: None Year: 2012 Notions: Zip, some interfacing for the waistband Time to complete: 4 hours [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1950′s too small skirt $40, some stretchy denim from stash for yoke Pattern: For yoke section: Advance 6064 Year: 1952 Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2m of Wool Jersey from an Op Shop Patterns: Style 2788 Year: 1979 Notions: Just thread Time to complete: 5 hours [...]
My UFO was from the Upcycling Project from last year. I have to say it was the Sew Weekly ladies who opened me up [...]
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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