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The Facts Fabric: Toulouse-Lautrec print fabric – possibly furnishing fabric. Pattern: Colette Sorbetto (rapidly becoming ‘old faithful’) Year: contemporary Notions: thread and bias [...]
The Facts Fabric: Toulouse-Lautrec print fabric – possibly furnishing fabric. Pattern: Colette Sorbetto (rapidly becoming ‘old faithful’) Year: contemporary Notions: thread and bias [...]
Facts: Fabric: Vintage printed Cotton Sateen from inherited stash, scrap cotton sateen for waistband Pattern: Style 2542 Year: 1981 Notions: zipper, button – from stash Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: Kona cotton broadcloth $4 Pattern: Lisette for Simplicity 2211 Year: 2011 Notions: Lace salvaged from my childhood bedroom curtains $0 Time [...]
There are so many lovely pieces of art one might choose to inspire an item of clothing. I’ve no doubt this week will be [...]
Modern art is something I struggle with. There are obvious works of genius that fall into the category, however, I prefer the old stuff [...]
At the start of they year, when we were asked to name themes for the upcoming challenges, one that immediately sprang to mind [...]
Facts: Fabric: Vintage rayon (I think) Light green, cream roses Pattern: Collette Pastille Dress from Collette Handbook Year: 2011 Notions: green thread, zipper Time [...]
Pattern: McCall’s M6320 Year: 2011 Fabric: 2yds printed poly $4, 2yds some sort of black stiff fabric for lining $4 plus 1 invisible zipper [...]
I don’t know about everyone else but for me one of the challenges when planning Sew Weekly projects is remembering that I’m doing inspired [...]
The Facts Fabric: Tapestry from an Op Shop Pattern: None Year: 2012 Notions: Zip, some interfacing for the waistband Time to complete: 4 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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