ascotraces
Contributor Creations
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Black and White Woolie, ~$.50, thrifted; white cotton stuff, $5 new from Spotlight; black cotton for jacket lining, thrifted ~$.10Patterns: McCall's [...]
The Facts Fabric: two thrifted pillowcases ($2)Pattern: Simplicity 5016Year: early to mid 1960sNotions: bias binding, stashTime to complete: 2First worn: June 2011Wear again? Maybe, if [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral knit fabric, thrifted, $2Pattern: Sew U Home Stretch, Built by Wendy, with self drafted sleevesYear: 2008Notions: Elastic, from the stash, $0.20Time [...]
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embellishthis
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Flannel-like Cotton, $4Patterns: Simplicity 4022Year: ~1960sNotions: Vintage zipper, $0.10; bias binding $3; cord $2Time to complete: 3 hoursFirst worn: May 2011Wear [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Red Heavy Linen, $5; thrifted tartan knit, $0.20; thrifted green waffle knit $1Patterns: Simplicity 5965, thrifted $.10Year: 1965Notions: Vintage zipper, [...]
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momsday
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Two types of sweat shirt knit fabric, thrifted, approx $3Pattern: Sew U Home Stretch, Built by Wendy, with self drafted bitsYear: 2008Notions: [...]
Contributor Creations
kidsbooks
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Bed Sheet, $1; some leftover lining fabric, thrifted $0.10c and some curtain netting, free from my old housePatterns: Simplicity [...]
The Facts Fabric: Crazy Floral crepe/satin/drapey material $.50c ($4 for at least 5 metres from the op shop) & thrifted black polyester lining (20c) [...]
Contributor Creations
tvcharacters
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: 3 metres Black and White Gingham Cotton, ~$4 metre and Husband's shirt, freePattern: Vogue 6438Year: 1948Notions: Recycled invisible zipper & buttonsTime [...]
The Facts Fabric: Woolie charcoal (with tiny flecks of white, blue and red) fabric, thrifted $4 and cotton tartan $1, also thriftedPatterns: Simplicity 5206 [...]
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Giveaways
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 [...]
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Ten Things
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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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