The Fashion Week Skirt
The Facts Fabric: Faux leather Pattern: self-drafted Year: 2011 Notions: black invisible zipper Time to complete: 3 hours First worn: New York Fashion Week, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Faux leather Pattern: self-drafted Year: 2011 Notions: black invisible zipper Time to complete: 3 hours First worn: New York Fashion Week, [...]
The Facts: Fabric: 2.5 yards of a cotton blend material from a thrift store (purchased as 3.5 yards for $6.00) Pattern: Burda Anda Year: May 2009 [...]
The Facts Fabric: A little less than 2 1/2 yards of brown wool tweed suiting. ~$12 This was actually what was left after making a [...]
“Mum, that’s my hat. And why are you dressed as a vicar?” It’s true. I confess. I bought this sequinned beret for my six [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards Robert Kaufman Radiance 55% cotton, 45% silk, $17 with discount from local fabric store (Brooklyn General) Pattern: Colette Patterns [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Thrifted rayon jersey, $1/metre Pattern: Butterick 3131 (sorta) Year: 2001 Notions: none Time to complete: 30 minutes. Not kidding. First worn: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton with 3% Lycra ($8 on sale @ $2 per yard) Pattern: Simplicity 2247 Year: 2010 Notions: Metal buttons, $3 Time [...]
Fabric: A Large Curtain Panel Pattern: Burda Magazine 06/11 Shirt 117 also used by Gertie in this BurdaStyle Sewalong Year: 2011 Notions: 4 [...]
The Facts Fabric – 1m of Blue Cotton Poplin from Spotlight = $5.99 – 1.5m of Blue Romance Rose Lace from Spotlight = $19.95 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Stretch corduroy for the body, puff paint denim for the contrast, and cotton flannel for the pockets Pattern: Chloe by Victory [...]
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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