The “Celebration” Dress
The Facts Fabric: 2 metres of red velvet from a curtain £8 from a charity shop Pattern: Butterick 8131 from the Sew Weekly Sewing [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 metres of red velvet from a curtain £8 from a charity shop Pattern: Butterick 8131 from the Sew Weekly Sewing [...]
The Facts Fabric: Grape colored doubleknit from the ‘unusable’ stash Pattern: Vogue 2787 reprint Year: 1948 Notions: none Time to complete: 4.5 hours First worn: Christmas Day [...]
Fabric: Green silk dupiani ($35 a yard – 3 yards) Pattern: Hacked Truffle pattern from the Colette Sewing Handbook Year: c. 2011 Notions: 14″ invisible [...]
The Facts Fabric: Silky Floaty remnant, $12 (from Rathdowne Fabrics) and lining from the stash Pattern: Colette’s Oolong Year: c. 2009 Notions: nil Time to [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 metres gray cotton voile with pastel yellow/ brown/ gray floral print from chinatown $16, black remnant lining Pattern: Simplicity 3304 [...]
Fabric: I think it’s georgette, but I am stumped as to where I bought it or how much I paid – yay stash? Pattern: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted wool, $.50, Novato Estate Sale 2011 Pattern: Simplicity 3397 Notions: embroidery floss Time to complete: 4 hours First worn: December 2011 Wear again? [...]
The Facts Fabric: barely over 1/2 yard of mystery fabric (some sort of synthetic) £0.25, Pattern: Moi! Year: Current Notions: blue seam binding, £0.25 [...]
Fabric: Beautiful sequined fabric from a local fabric shop ($39.99 a yard – 1 yard) and some nude lining ($5 a yard – 1 [...]
The Facts Fabric: 2 yards red/pink/purple/orange stripe knit fabric from fabric.com $11 Notions: None Time to complete: 7 hours First worn: 9 December 2011 Wear again? Yes! [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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