Contributor Creations
Diamond Jubilee
The Facts: Fabric: Drapey polyester stuff I bought new but on sale sometime last year Pattern: Butterick B5209 Year: 1947 (reproduction) Notions: Invisible zipper [...]
The Facts Fabric | Poly poplin Pattern | McCall’s 4928 Year |Contemporary Notions |Buttons and zip Time to complete | the jacket was spread [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted cotton knit dress, about £5, plus polyester chiffon, originally from Goldhawk Rd market for about £2/m Pattern: None Year: Contemporary Notions: [...]
The Facts Fabric: blue wool crepe aptly named Jubilee from www.croftmill.co.uk, £10 per metre, I used about 1.5m Pattern: Colette Truffle, minus flounce Year: [...]
Clearly the Royal Wedding invite did not say “hat optional”. Why else would the princesses wear these monstrosities to the wedding?!?! This might not [...]
The Facts Fabric: Green/cream yard-dyed suiting $10 Pattern: Simplicity 2154 Year: Contemporary 1960s reissue Notions: 7″ zip $1, fabric-covered buttons $2 Time to complete: [...]
• The Facts: Duchess of Cambridge Top ⁃ Fabric: Cotton Guipure Lace, Silk Organza, Cotton-Linen slub knit ⁃ Pattern: Self-drafted -Year: contemporary ⁃ Notions: [...]
The Royal Facts Fabric: Thrifted blue silk Pattern: Butterick 5455 Year: contemporary Notions: invisible black zip Time to complete: about 5 hours First worn:May [...]
The Facts: Fabric: Mint lightweight cotton broadcloth $9, Ivory lace remnant bin $3.50 – both from Joann’s Pattern: Butterick 2577 – inherited Year: 1960′s [...]
I’m not a big royal watcher. I think some of it is my age. At 35 I never really saw William and Harry as [...]
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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 [...]
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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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