Contributor Creations
Down Under
kazz
I love that jacket up there, I spied it in my new favourite fashion book ‘New African Fashion’ by Helen Jennings the designer, Gloria [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3½ yards polyester Patterns: Simplicity 7086 (top) & Simplicity 4951 (skirt) Year: 2002 & 2004 (respectively) Notions: four 5/8” buttons (stash) [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton Poplin, $14 per metre (1.5 metres) Pattern: Vogue 8712 (altered to omit the bottom panel on the leg) Year: 2012 Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Green stripes and dots “Stretch Jersey ITY” from Fabric.com Pattern: Stretch & Sew 1505 Year: c. 1980 Notions: Nothing but thread! [...]
So tonight it’s officially Summer in Sydney – finally! It’s been dreary until now but it’s over 30 degrees and far too hot to [...]
Contributor Creations
Down Under
The Facts Fabric: Black Premium Broadcloth $7.96 Pattern: 1950s Blouse Pattern – No99 Marcia $4.92 Year: 1950s Notions: Vintage buttons $1.00 Time to complete: 4-5 hours – [...]
The Facts Fabric: Linen knit from FineFabrics.com Pattern: Sewaholic Patterns 1201 Renfrow Top Year: 2012 Notions: Twill tape Time to complete: A few hours First worn: December, 2011 Wear again? Yes, yes, [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 cotton sheets from Goodwill $3.98. Purple cotton sheeting remnants from making daughter’s curtains. Pattern: Butterick 5637 Year: Contemporary Notions: 22″ [...]
Fabric: Cotton from stash (bought at Stone Mountain Daughter last year) Pattern: Marian Martin 9149 Year: Late 40′s, early 50′s? Notions: 3 buttons from [...]
The Facts Fabric: red flowered cotton from stash, white bed sheet for lining Pattern: Butterick 4443, View E Year: 2009-2010 Notions: zipper, embroidery floss [...]
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Giveaways
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 [...]
Daily Bits
Ten Things
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 [...]
Daily Bits
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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