.Hi readers! This week I’ll share a work in progress (WIP) which is way back in the finished line. No particular reason other than my own lazy ways. The “not technically” in the title is explained further along this post. The Pattern I used a favorite Simplicity 4528, originally issued in 2005, which seems to… Read More Not Technically a #Kurta. #WorkInProgress
Hi guys! Today I’ll share images of my finished blouse (with as few words as I can). I’m sorry, I’m taking back the “finished” part. The front is still pinned together and I have to attached hooks and eyes. It will be done. Notice how the sleeves are standing on their own? The brocade has… Read More Sari Blouse: Final Notes
A sari must be worn with a tight blouse to look right – well most of the time. Tight blouses look bad when they’re ill-fitting; but we all know that. So, I made a muslin. The muslin/trial I see that the center front needs a little more give right at the bust area; therefore, after… Read More Sari-Blouse: The Muslin
The Sew Everything Blog is four years old, and I could not be more beholden to my readers – old and new. Thank you for reading my words and sticking around for four years. It’s my goal to share with you good sewing information, sewing thoughts and lots of sewing fun! So, thanks again! ——————————————————-… Read More Sewing a Sari-Blouse
Hi everyone! Please don’t read this if you have already commented and made your choices for the pattern giveaway; thank you so very much if you have. Let me say that at this time you have a VERY good chance of winning your preferred pattern bundle! If you have not entered the giveaway, and want to… Read More Mom Was a Little Girl Once, and Still Time for Entering Pattern Giveaway
Hi Readers! Thank you for visiting. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! The kurta is complete, and my Mother can now wear it — finally. If you missed the last post about cutting out a kurta, click right here. If you want to go further back and read general information about it, here is that post.… Read More Kurta Construction: Sew Done!
Hi Readers, thank you for visiting! Posted here for your pleasure are fabric and cutting details for the South Asian kurta. If you’ve missed earlier posts about it, you can read them here and here. Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section! Measurements: the only two needed measurements are shoulder width and desired length… Read More Kurta Construction: Cutting Out
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
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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