Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: a taffeta-type fabric ⁃ Pattern: Style 1580 (Courtesy of Stacey The Little Tailor and the Christmas pressie swap) ⁃ Year: [...]
Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
The Facts Fabric: Linen (dress & trim), cotton batiste (underlining) Pattern: Simplicity 2648 Year: Contemporary Notions: Zipper, hook & eye Time to complete: 22 [...]
Pattern: Vogue 9898 Year:1959 Fabric: Something I found in “seasonal favorites” 3yds $12 Notions: One 20in zipper $2.50 button, D-rings, and hooks and eyes [...]
Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
Fabric: Black Double Knit, Cotton “Roses” and Poly Lining Pattern: New Look 6910, plus self drafted sleeves Year: 2010 Notions: Thread, 22″ zipper, Wunder Under, [...]
The Facts Fabric: 3 yards royal blue polyester taffeta, $15 from Fabric.com; 1 yard white polka-dot cotton, $4 from Walmart Pattern: Simplicity 3536, $2 [...]
Fabrics: Pucci-inspired rayon from stash, turquoise vinyl from stash, lining from stash Patterns: Simplicity 7635 and a Sew-Knit-n-Stretch #122 Year: Both from 1967 Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Massive amount of teal and white striped seersucker, gift from parents, free Pattern: Simplicity 3486 from Knittn’ Kitten, $3.50 Year: Late [...]
The Facts Fabric | Broadcloth Pattern | The bodice of McCall’s 4769 seriously modified then the rest was guess work. Year | [...]
I wanted to knock off Megan’s amazing dress since the first time I saw it- Sew Weekly finally gave me a good reason to [...]
Contributor Creations
debifry
Mad Men Challenge
The Facts Fabric: 2 metres of lightweight wool £10, 2 metres mystery lining material £1 and 2 metres of blue cotton sateen £10 Pattern: [...]
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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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