Gift of the Wind dress
Fabric: cotton/linen-like fabric from my mom’s stash, from a windfall of yardage and notions to recently come my way Pattern: Simplicity 2444, free from [...]
Lavender has sewing in her blood. Raised by a working seamstress, she was always surrounded by the craft, but defiant when it came to learning the proper way to do anything. After years of hacking up t-shirts, jeans, vintage finds and selling tie satchels (gasp!) in a local shop, she packed up her machine. A few years ago, she dusted it off, determined to learn the right way 'round a machine & pattern.
Fabric: cotton/linen-like fabric from my mom’s stash, from a windfall of yardage and notions to recently come my way Pattern: Simplicity 2444, free from [...]
Fabric: chartreuse silk dress; black man-made slippery something Pattern: Simplicity 2724 Year: 2008 Notions: necktie remnant; vintage belt kit, 5¢ Time to complete: okay, [...]
Quick, hide it from the kids. Okay, so these photos are far from racy. But still, I kinda cringe at putting half-dressed versions of [...]
Please forgive the quickie Hipstamatic shots, and don’t let the sunshine fool ya. It was mighty cold, and we were cut short when Mushka [...]
If I ever become a roller girl, I claim Purple Reign as my name. Fabric: stretch cotton, $4; stretch lining, $6 Pattern: Colette Clover, [...]
Fabric: a thrifted polyester blouse/skirt set that’s been in my closet for years, waiting for the right upcycling moment to come along. The brand [...]
Fabric: Rayon challis, $2.50, silk chiffon, $0.50 – both from stash Pattern: McCall’s M6286, ˜ $3.50 – from stash, first time used Year: 2011 [...]
Fabric: polyester chiffon; ˜ $8 going by the price on the bolt, but I most likely got this on sale Pattern: Jasmine by Colette [...]
Name & Location: Lavender, Somerville, MA Blog: threadsquare.wordpress.com How long have you been sewing: All my life! My mom worked as a seamstress, making [...]
If you’re still on the fence about participating in this week’s challenge (don’t have any vintage patterns, don’t know where to start), here are [...]
Next week’s theme call for a creation inspired by the 1940s. The 1940s happen to be (at least, at the moment) my favorite fashion [...]
This week’s 10 Things comes from Loran. Her point “8″ is particular relevant to me — I met her first at the Alameda Point [...]
Last Saturday was the Art Deco Society Preservation Ball and while my friend, Libett, and I didn’t make our gowns, I’m pretty certain that [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to sew something using at least two different prints. I have a pretty difficult time when it comes [...]
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