the “companion at rest” outfit
The Facts: Fabric: silk/blend brocade in butterfly print from B&J fabrics (top); rayon/linen blend in taupe from paron’s annex Pattern: new look 6356 (top); [...]
The Facts: Fabric: silk/blend brocade in butterfly print from B&J fabrics (top); rayon/linen blend in taupe from paron’s annex Pattern: new look 6356 (top); [...]
The Facts Fabric: Two yards x 60″ aqua double from an estate sale, $2.00 Pattern: McCall 1524 from SCRAP, $0.50 Year: 1950 pattern; vintage [...]
Fabric: Jersey Pattern: Simplicity 2408 – used for the 3rd time! Year: 2012 Notions: Thread, 1/4″ Elastic and 1/2″ Single Fold Bias Tape Time to Complete: [...]
My striped romper is inspired by Elizabeth Montgomery’s striped bathing suit in this black and white studio shot. After researching her, I discovered that [...]
The Facts Fabric | Sateen Pattern | Vogue 1679 Year |1967 Notions | zip and thrifted belt Time to complete | A Friday night [...]
Hey girl, whatcha doing? Hey girl, where you going? Everyone’s favorite Indie It-Girl, Zooey Deschanel, sings these lyrics at the beginning of the theme [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 yards navy/white cotton - $11, Hancock Pattern: McCalls 5923 modified for bodice front – $1,Simplicity 2550 modified for bodice back, McCalls 6503 for sleeves – [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Red mystery fabric (“100% unknown fibers”), but I suspect it is a wool/nylon/lycra blend = $2/m Pattern: Simplicity Project Runway 2444 [...]
I had an unusually difficult time deciding what I was going to sew for this week’s challenge. This dress was originally going to be [...]
The Facts Fabric: Red and white gingham from Jo-Ann’s, $12 & poly-chiffon scrap Pattern: Advance 9399, $2 Year: c. 1960 Notions: Elastic Time to complete: 5 hours [...]
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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