“My Holiday Starts Tomorrow” Tube Dress
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted ’90s rayon (can you call ’90s vintage yet?) =$2.50 Pattern: none Notions: Reused elastic, curtain rings = $0 Time to [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned
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 [...]
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Contributor Creations Television ChallengeNew (girl) Dress
The Facts: Fabric: Red mystery fabric (“100% unknown fibers”), but I suspect it is a wool/nylon/lycra blend = $2/m Pattern: Simplicity Project Runway 2444 [...]
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Contributor Creations Mix It Up ChallengeThe “Cape Town Switcheroo” II, the sequel
The Facts: Fabric: 2m + 1m narrow print shwe shwe from Botswana (144 Pula = $18.75) Pattern: Vogue 8238 , used previously so=$0 Year: [...]
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Contributor Creations momsdayThe “Long Road Trip” blouse
The Facts Fabric: white cotton sheet ~$10 Pattern: Butterick 5310 (1970s) free, from NYC meetup Year: 1970s Notions: Vintage embroidered trim (25 cents) / [...]
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Circle Skirt Challenge Contributor CreationsThe “Princess’s Request” circle skirt
Fabric: 1m of sparkly cotton/lycra blend Pattern: none Year: classic Notions: reused elastic Time to complete: ~1.5 hours, including taking measurements, doing the calculations [...]
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Childhood Challenge Contributor CreationsThe “Red & White & Blue & Hazel All Over” Dress
The Facts: Fabric: Poly crepes: $3 for the floral (Fabricville last chance pile) and 25 cents for the navy blue (estate sale) Pattern: Victory [...]
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Contributor Creations Local Color ChallengeThe Cape Town Switcheroo
The Facts Fabric: double sided shwe shwe from Fabric City, Cape Town (100% cotton, heavily starched) Pattern: Vogue 8238, view D Notions: Snaps < [...]
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Art Challenge Contributor CreationsThe Bhutanese Anda
The Facts: Fabric: thrifted Martha Stewart double sheet = $5 Pattern: Burdastyle Anda, used previously so =$0 Year: 2009 Notions: none Time to complete: [...]
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Contributor Creations Oscar ChallengeOscar’s Descendants Dashiki
The Facts: Fabric: thrifted cotton print = $3? Pattern: None Year: Contemporary Notions: None Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: To get a [...]
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