The “99 Luftballoons” Dress | Debi Fry
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres of 100% cotton fabric, £13Pattern: Simplicity 2180Year: c. 2011Notions: zipper £1.50, elastic £1, fabric paint: £4Time to complete: Dress: [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres of 100% cotton fabric, £13Pattern: Simplicity 2180Year: c. 2011Notions: zipper £1.50, elastic £1, fabric paint: £4Time to complete: Dress: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted bedsheet, 2 for $4, but I only used 1/2 of a sheet.Pattern: Sew Simple Style 3009, thrifted, 10cYear: 1980Notions: none, just [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1 metre blue fabric from stash and red/ white stripe remnant fabricsPattern: NoneNotions: Blue, red and white fabric paints and brushes [...]
The Facts Fabric: A WHOLE LOT of eyelet lace and an old cotton, sheet: $6Pattern: Skirt bottom, Colette Eclair; Dress bodice, Simplicity 6001Year: 1965Notions: Invisible [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1 metre of wool/acrylic blend found in a charity shop, £3Pattern: Simplicity 3196Year: c. 1950'sNotions: black zipper from a charity shop, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Tablecloth, heavy cotton, $4Pattern: Yoshiko Tsukiori's Stylish Dress Book, style MYear: 2008Notions: none, just threadTime to complete: 2 hoursFirst worn: August [...]
The Facts Fabric: 1.5 metres white cotton from stash $4.50 and 1.5 metres purple/ black/ white/ teal wool blend diagonal plaid fabric from emmaonesock [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards of gingham plaid from my stash (~$4 a yard; similar on fabric.com)Pattern: Simplicity 2245Year: c. 2010Notions: vintage bias tape [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Acrylic/Wool blend (I believe), $8Pattern: Simplicity 2013, $1.25 from Alameda Antique FairYear: 1957Notions: vintage zipper, $.05Time to complete: 5 hoursFirst worn: August 2011Wear [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Woolie and/or Cotton check material, $3Pattern: Simplicity 6175Year: 1973Notions: vintage zipper, free from a friend's stashTime to complete: less [...]
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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