April is Earth month and before it ends for the year 2020, I would love to share a vintage sewing book with you. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Sewing, circa 1946. There is no author, but it is “Edited by Frances Blondin”. It’s Published by Wm. H. Wise and Co., Inc. “Through special arrangement made… Read More Upcycling Clothes in 1946
The featured image in the header is from Martin Margiela’s 2013 couture collection! Shown on VogueRunway.com . Yes, we’re going there again. Let’s go back to protective cloth masks today in a light-hearted way. Disclaimer: They’re not “protective” for the wearer but somewhat protective to the human standing close to the wearer — distance yourself,… Read More Mask Couture (Micro Post #4)
….at the American Sewing Guild’s 2020 Conference in San Antonio, scheduled for July 9 – 12, 2020. The conference brochure is not live yet due to coronavirus concerns, obviously. If you are an ASG member, you should have received an update about the conference in the ASG members-only online Notions newsletter. In their words: … Read More I Signed Up to Teach…. (Micro Post #3)
Excuse my rant, friends. I should be allowed to do that in the age of Covid-19 and stay home orders. What I will not do is name these businesses because they, too, are dealing with the Covid effect; I do want them to be successful even though as a customer and consumer of the products… Read More Unsatisfactory Sewing Products
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