The 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 < [...]
Vicki used to sew when she was young and free, but then raising young'uns and bringing home (some of) the bacon took up all her time. Now her closet is full of skinny clothes, maternity clothes and post-partum clothes, none of which fit properly. Maybe that's why she started sewing again in 2010.
The Facts Fabric: double sided shwe shwe from Fabric City, Cape Town (100% cotton, heavily starched) Pattern: Vogue 8238, view D Notions: Snaps < [...]
The Facts: Fabric: thrifted Martha Stewart double sheet = $5 Pattern: Burdastyle Anda, used previously so =$0 Year: 2009 Notions: none Time to complete: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: thrifted cotton print = $3? Pattern: None Year: Contemporary Notions: None Time to complete: 2 hours First worn: To get a [...]
The Facts: Fabric: purple poly-cotton jersey / vaguely giraffe print poly-cotton sheet Pattern: Butterick 3131 / Burda 6993 Year: 2001 / 1980s Notions: none [...]
The Facts Fabric: thrifted cotton border print = $2 Pattern: Butterick 5355 Year: c1980 Notions: black invisible zipper Time to complete: 3 hours First [...]
The Facts Fabric: thrifted 100% cotton leopard print = $1.99 Pattern: Simplicity 7216 Year: 1967 Notions: tan couloured zipper = $1 Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: 100% cotton double kanga from thrift store = $2.99 Pattern: none Year: 2011 Notions: bias tape = free Time to complete: [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Thrifted rayon jersey, $1/metre Pattern: Butterick 3131 (sorta) Year: 2001 Notions: none Time to complete: 30 minutes. Not kidding. First worn: [...]
I’m using this photo of my Venda skirt because it is the garment that consistently gets the most comments, both online and IRL. Now [...]
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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