Its 80 degrees outside (hey, it’s February) and I am making progress with this prickly wool melton “Fling Thing”, so wonderfully named by the designer. And, I’m not enthralled. It pains me to have an unfinished item in my possession but I have to put it away for now. It may make me happier after the… Read More Fling Thing Progress: I’m Over it
Whew! That was one deep dive in my sewing stash; it yielded a kit for making the aptly named “Fling Thing” by Canadian designer Linda MacPhee. I bought the kit after being enchanted by this cover of Sew News, October 1999 issue. What would a Texan be doing with bulky wool melton, you ask? Well,… Read More Fling Thing in Wool Melton, designed by Linda MacPhee, 1999
All the above elements can, and do, exist in cut velvet on a sheer silk chiffon base. In the past, I’ve gifted a couple of friends with lengths of similar lightweight cut velvet. I want to extend my apologies to them. Also, years ago I outsourced my daughter #2’s prom dress to my friend Peggy… Read More Fear of Fabric: Sheer, Slippery, Bumpy Cut Velvet
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