Contributor Creations
localcolor
mena
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The Facts Fabric: Fruit print Cotton from 1972 – $0.25 for 10 yards, thriftedPatterns: Simplicity 3864, free from pattern swap!Year: c. 1962Notions: Invisible zipper, [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral cotton from Alameda Antique Fair – $7.50 for 3 yards, Navy fabric for bodice – $.25Patterns: Colette Patterns CeylonYear: c. [...]
The Facts Fabric: Cotton Shirting from Fabric.com $7.47 for 3 yards, Cotton voile for rufflePatterns: McCall's #2329 – ~$1.00Year: c. 1959Notions: Vintage zipper- [...]
Contributor Creations
mena
seeingred
wardrobe
The Facts Fabric: Floral cotton, thrifted ~$.25 Patterns: Simplicity 7806 ~$.05 Year: c. 1976 Notions: Vintage zipper – $.05 Time to complete: 7 hours First worn: February 2011 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Brushed corded pique in plaid from Fabric.com $8.97 for 3 yards, blue wool knit ~$.25Patterns: Butterick 4985 (for top) $1.99; Burda [...]
The Facts Fabric: Floral rayon from Etsy – ~$14 (including s&h), white cotton – $.25Pattern: McCall 6511 (for dress), Butterick 8848 (for top) – [...]
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Contributor Creations
mena
wardrobe
The Facts Fabric: Vintage rayon from Vintage Fashion Expo – ~$20Pattern: McCall 6816 from Etsy – ~$9Year: c. 1947Notions: Vintage zipper — ~$.005Time to [...]
Contributor Creations
mena
unrequited
wardrobe
The Facts Fabric: Yellow cotton/polyester blend king size sheet from Alemany flea market – $2Pattern: Simplicity 1926 ~$15 (including S&H) from EtsyYear: c. 1945Notions: [...]
The Facts The ShirtFabric: Striped navy & white Lycra bend – $12, navy wool remnantPattern: Simplicity 7533 ~$.10Year: c. 1976Notions: NoneTime to complete: 4 [...]
The Facts Fabric: Striped pillowcase and blue cotton ~$1, thriftedPattern: McCall 6511Year: c. 1946Notions: NoneTime to complete: 4First worn: December 2010Wear again? Yes. Total Cost [...]
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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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