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kiddingaround
sarahgabbart
The Facts Fabric: Dark Blue linen, fabric.com (3 yards at $7 a yard)Pattern: Colette Parfait patternYear: c. 2009Notions: Vintage zipper and two spare buttons – [...]
adeylim
Contributor Creations
kiddingaround
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres floral cotton voile and ivory poly lining from chinatown $13 and 0.5 metres stretch lace fabric from Spotlight $5Pattern: [...]
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debifry
kiddingaround
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres light pink broderie anglaise £15 Pattern: McCall 5676 Year: c. 1944 Notions: 7 self-covered buttons £1, 2 metres of [...]
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debifry
kissthecook
Fabric: Black Linen bought in NYC $8 for 3 metres; 2.5 metres of polka dot fabric for £10 Pattern: McCall 917 for the apron [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2.5 metres black linen with black embriodery from Shanghai $11.60, 2 metres poly lining $3, 1 yard Patty Young fabric $6 [...]
The Facts Overblouse Fabric: 1 and half yards Echino by Estuko Furuya green glasses fabric $27.75 and scrap poly liningPatterns: Simplicity 1124Year: c. 1955Notions: [...]
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debifry
UFOs
Fabric: Black wool flannel from ebay UK: £4 for 4 yards, £4 for faux fur fabric (0.25 yards) Pattern: EvaDress SE30-6690 Ladies’ Two-Piece Suit [...]
The Facts Fabric: Wool tweed (5.5 yards at $18 a yard – not cheap, but worth it!); Organza lining ($3 a yard) both from [...]
Fabric: Floral fabric from Fabric.com (2 yards; $10)Pattern: Simplicity 7143Year: c. 1975Notions: noneTime to complete: 4 hoursFirst worn: March 2011Wear again? Absolutely! Total Cost: ~$10 [...]
adeylim
Contributor Creations
uglypatterns
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards blue plaid stretch cotton from Shanghai $9.30Patterns: McCall's 9619Year: c. 1980sNotions: Buttons, bias tape and ric racs $2Time to complete: 4 [...]
Next week’s theme has us sewing with the brightest of colors. Here’s a little inspiration to get you pumped for a little yellow action. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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