It’s a small sartorial world, after all………….. Hi Readers, I hope you enjoy this post as much as I am having fun writing it. No, really. I know you’ll enjoy it. Remember my statement in a previous post about the kurta being a uniquely South Asian tunic? Well, I’m taking it back. My friends Janith and… Read More The Kurta, the Kirtle and the Shift
Readers, thank you for visiting! I am thrilled to present sewing tips in this post submitted by two lovely readers: Janith Bergeron of The Sewing Tree and Lisa of the Stitch it Again blog! Tip #1: Find a Sewing Mentor From Lisa of Stitch it Again: Seek out a sewing mentor: Books, blogs, instruction manuals,… Read More 5 Sewing Tips (and Tools): Plain and Simple, Part 2
Hi friends, thank you for visiting my blog! In this post, I’ll try to convey the method I used to raise a cowl neckline on a pattern which was originally so low that wearing another layer underneath became imperative. That was not the look I was going for…. take a look. Here is a picture of the original… Read More Cowl Raising
Hi readers, thank you for visiting! This is a brief post about a garment which is a wardrobe staple in the South Asian countries of Pakistan and India. Today, these two nations are among the very few countries where ancient garb is still worn on a practical, daily basis. The kurta is a tunic worn over pants (the shalwar and other bottom… Read More The Kurta: A Wardrobe Staple of the Mysterious East
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