The “I Want to Wear A Red Dress and Twirl at the Eiffel” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Peach skin, purchased in Kluang; Malaysia (USD3/m) Pattern: None, self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Lace (USD1.60/yard), and conceal zip. Time to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Peach skin, purchased in Kluang; Malaysia (USD3/m) Pattern: None, self-drafted Year: 2012 Notions: Lace (USD1.60/yard), and conceal zip. Time to complete: [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: Red spot brushed cotton – gift for Christmas. ⁃ Pattern: self drafted. ⁃ Year: n/a ⁃ Notions: 1 zipper from [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards 19.5mm silk charmeuse, $25.90 and 1/4 yard silk organza, $1, both from Dharma Trading Pattern: New Look 6348 Year: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Red check crepe, from eBay, £3.49/m Pattern: Simplicity 2406 Year: 2009 Notions: One button, from stash Time to complete: 4 hours (2.5 for [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: Rayon Challis (my favourite!) From the op shop. ⁃ Pattern: Simplicity 3842 ⁃ Year: 2007 ⁃ Notions: Thread ⁃ Time [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: red gauze/cotton/linen (?) from stash ⁃ Pattern: Burdastyle Magazine 10/2010 #118 B ⁃ Year: 2010 ⁃ Notions: self-made bias tape, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Striped merino wool knit from my stash, no idea where it came from so I’m considering it free Pattern: Self drafted [...]
The Facts Fabric: Tropical wool, $12/yd, 60″ Pattern: McCall’s 4994 Year: 1959 Notions: Invisible zipper, $1 Time to complete: 20+ hours. I made a [...]
Fabric: Rayon Blend $10 Pattern: McCall 6810 Year: 1948 Notions: Zipper $1.50 Time to complete: off and on, 2 weeks….. First worn: Feb. 12, 2012 Wear again? Yes, I [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton plaid Pattern: Colette Patterns Madeleine Bloomers Year: 2010 Notions: Some left over yellow ribbon in my stash Time to complete: [...]
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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