Contributor Creations
debifry
seeingred
The Facts Fabric: Red crepe back satin, 3 meters -£21, pink crepe back satin, 1/2 meter -£3.50 Patterns: Wearing History’s Manhattan Melodrama reproduction pattern [...]
adeylim
Contributor Creations
seeingred
The Facts Fabric: Silk and cotton blend fabric from Phuket Thailand US$33 for 3 meters, poly lining US$3Patterns: Du Barry 5357 Year: c. 1942Notions: invisible zipper [...]
The Facts Fabric: Brushed corded pique in plaid from Fabric.com $8.97 for 3 yards, blue wool knit ~$.25Patterns: Butterick 4985 (for top) $1.99; Burda [...]
adeylim
Contributor Creations
stashbusting
Fabric: Black cotton with stretch and glossy finish from Shanghai US$19.70 for 4 yardsPatterns: McCalls 5366Year: c. 1970sNotions: Zipper US$0.70Time to complete: 3 hoursFirst worn: February 2011Wear [...]
Fabric: 3 yards of Floral Regent Street Lawn fabric ($9 a yard)Pattern: Sunday Picnic Blouse (cost: free! A giveaway at work)Year: c. 2010Notions: NoneTime [...]
Fabric: Blue cotton lawn type stuff, vintage, with a thread of gold stuff through it. ~ $1Pattern: Quick Butterick 6453, maybe $1Year: circa 1970sNotions: [...]
Contributor Creations
debifry
stashbusting
Fabric: Blue checked tweed fabric £5 for 3.5 yards (charity shop find), cotton batting interlining £6/yd and grey lining fabric £1 (same charity shop [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral rayon from Etsy – ~$14 (including s&h), white cotton – $.25Pattern: McCall 6511 (for dress), Butterick 8848 (for top) – [...]
The Facts Fabric: Faux rabbit fur from EmmaOneSock.com ~£13, cotton batting interlining from Edinburgh Fabrics ~£5, black sating lining from charity shop ~ £1 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Blue and white polka dots cotton fabric from Chinatown US$14.70 for 3 metresPattern: Simplicity 2591 Threads Magazine CollectionYear: c. 2009Notions: Red ric rac and [...]
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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 [...]
Daily Bits
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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