The “Groovy Spring” Dress | Debi Fry
Fabric: Purple and green polyester: charity shop find, 2 yards for £3 Pattern: Simplicity 7120 Year: c. 1967 Notions: One long zipper: £2 Time [...]
Fabric: Purple and green polyester: charity shop find, 2 yards for £3 Pattern: Simplicity 7120 Year: c. 1967 Notions: One long zipper: £2 Time [...]
Fabric: Purple lightweight curduroy (been in my stash for ages–I think I actually bought it in the States and brought it over with me!!): [...]
The Facts Fabric: Wool flannel £4 for 4 yards, £4 for faux fur fabric (0.25 yards)Patterns: EvaDress SE30-6690 Ladies' Two-Piece SuitYear: c. 1931Notions: [...]
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 [...]
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: Faux rabbit fur from EmmaOneSock.com ~£13, cotton batting interlining from Edinburgh Fabrics ~£5, black sating lining from charity shop ~ £1 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Brushed cotton (vintage duvet cover) – ~£1 Pattern: Free online tutorial from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing on [...]
The Facts Fabric: Superfine 120′s wool for jacket – £14, Viscose fabric for skirt and hat – £16, satin fabric from charity shop – [...]
The FactsFabric: Silk Taffeta ~£16Pattern: DuBarry 5327Year: 1943Notions: 2 buttons (£2) and vintage snap (£0.05)Time to complete: 7 hoursFirst worn: January 2011Wear again? Oh [...]
Name & Location: Debi, Edinburgh, Scotland Blog: My Happy Sewing Place How long have you been sewing: Regularly since November 2009 Why did you want to [...]
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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