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: [...]
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 [...]
The Facts Fabric | Broadcloth Pattern | The bodice of McCall’s 4769 seriously modified then the rest was guess work. Year | [...]
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Contributor Creations
Mad Men Challenge
The Facts Fabric: 2.5m silky poly fabric from chinatown $10 Pattern: Simplicity 3445 Notions: Invisible zipper Year: c. 1960s Time to complete: 4 to 5 hours [...]
Let me begin by saying that I don’t actually watch Mad Men. I have tried several times but only made it part way through [...]
FACTS: Fabric: Vintage (and I mean vintage) silky rayon maybe? Pattern: Retro Butterrick 5707 ’1958′ Time: For Madmen Era (late 50′s-early 60′s) [...]
I think I’ve mentioned that I don’t watch Mad Men often enough to skip right over the reason (or more accurately, the lack of [...]
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: cotton ⁃ Pattern: Burdastyle Magazine 04/2011 #108 ⁃ Year: 2011 ⁃ Notions: self-made bias tape, buttons, elastic ⁃ Time to [...]
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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