I had a treatise planned to upload today – a dig into palazzo pants, the origin of the name and all that. The extra wide legged Mirage pants prompted me to look into “palazzo” pants. Instead, I thought this buttoned waistband version of the tied wrap pants (Mirage Pants by CamiMade Patterns) would be worth… Read More Wrap Pants Waistband “Hack”
Hi all! Happy National Sewing Month! Well here’s the answer to last week’s puzzle. The persons with the best answer (see last week’s comment section) are steelyseamstress and erniek3. Good guess! You now have bragging rights! Here are the pattern pieces, the right way up (they were turned around and jumbled up last week to… Read More Puzzlement Revealed! A Scrap Buster
…said the King of Siam. Hey, guys! It’s a very short post today. I am about half finished with this project, and decided to give you a head scratcher before sharing the finished item. What am I making? A garment? Home décor? Stuffed toy? Accessory? And so on… Where does each piece fit in?… Read More “It’s a Puzzlement!”
Summer is for sewing fun prints. How I added side flare to this tank and finished the side slits on a double layered garment.… Read More A Fun Print for Summer Sewing
My curiosity about clothing design and design details in a historical context knows no bounds. It seems that some details in modern apparel which seem so new and fresh can be traced back into the ages. Conversely, I love new and innovative design which has never been seen before. One such new-old detail showed up… Read More Tied, Asymmetrical Neckline
About McCall’s Pattern 7470…. I found that the sleeved and sleeveless versions therein have the same front and back printed sections – and can be a conundrum depending on how picky you are about fit. You see, the armhole in a sleeveless garment MUST be close to the body, but sleeved versions need that extra ease;… Read More Sleeveless Armhole Neatness
We move ahead in replicating the grey (or gray) ready-to-wear silk tunic, mentioned in the last post. I’m lifting, so to speak, the “bones” of a pattern and using that information to make something quite different from original intentions by the pattern company. Same bones, but such a different look! Colette Pattern Company’s Sencha Blouse… Read More Grey Silk Tunic, Part 2.Manipulating the Pattern
Good Morning, dear Readers! This will be a short post because I’m actually in the process of knocking off a ready-to-wear tunic. Two things: High-end is a relative term. The tunic is gorgeous in it’s simplicity, and it’s $70 at COS, a clothing retailer. Not that high end, compared to the number of hours and… Read More Grey Silk Tunic. Part 1
I kinda like the term “hack” when it’s applied to sewing patterns; affirms that I’m living in the 21st century. The other connotations of that word give me the heebie jeebies; shudder…. After tracking the cold-shoulder trend way back to almost 80 years ago, my inner Marlene Deitrich propelled me to sport the shoulders. So I… Read More Sewing a Renfrew Hack: Cold Shoulder Version
Dear readers, do you recognize this pattern? No? Of course not! It is a modification of an existing pattern, the Colette Pattern Company and their Sencha blouse pattern. (Disclaimer: No affiliation with Colette Patterns) The Sencha blouse has a vintage 1940s vibe to it. Even though I avoid most clothing items which fit at the waist, I… Read More Do You Recognize this Pattern?
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