I solved my yucky neckline finish but caused another mishap in the same garment. It is not completed yet so be not afraid; there’s potential for more (insert sarcastic emoji here). First mishap mend: tackle the neckline slit puckers. There were some options here. It just came down to how much time I wanted to… Read More Pucker Mend
I’ll consider this post a prequel to The Finishers post where I wrote about unfinished sewing projects that are completed by people other than the originator. I wrote it back in February. The words today are about being happy when you are sewing; not stopping to mull over whether one should stop sewing just because… Read More While Aging, Keep on Sewing….
Hello! I can’t stop writing about my Blue Jean Jacket. I now realize it is so versatile that there is practically no occasion that I cannot wear it, other than a black-tie gala, a South Asian wedding or 100 degree weather outdoors. Here are just three ways I love my jacket; plus a fourth idea… Read More Road Testing the BJJ (Blue Jean Jacket)
…. it’s all explained in a video of their Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 collection: 1. A statue of Diana the Huntress (or goddess of hunting) displayed in Paris’ Louvre museum, played a key role as inspiration for said collection. Fascinating. How did Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri lean into the hunting goddess look?… Read More Diana the Hunting Goddess Inspired the House of Dior. Does She Inspire a Fashion Sewer?
Perk up! I’m excited to show you the completed jean-jacket — still technically a trial. Yay. I really like it! Roz was right in saying that it is a “completer” piece. Wanna hear something funny? Even in its incomplete state, I wore it out the door, albeit just to take a few steps to the… Read More Done! The Iconic Blue Jean Jacket (Trial) #3
It’s not complete, but my progress with the jean-jacket is before you, and I list a few sewing tips and trials I came across so far; some issues were anticipated and therefore prepared for. Others were not expected; I’ll live with them or work around them — or will make a note for the next… Read More Iconic Blue Jean Jacket: Part 2
If you reach out for your jean-jacket frequently, is it a basic? According to my friend Roz of Sew Much Fabric, it is a “completer piece”, adding a classic-edgy chic to one’s look no matter the rest of the outfit, or occasion: errand run, workday (in a lot of work places, these days), or informal… Read More Start of Wardrobe Planning — the Iconic Blue Jean Jacket. Part 1
I’ve been writing about fashion and sewing these past couple of months but nothing that replenished my own wardrobe since November. You would think I have not been sewing at all for a couple of months. Not so, I’ve been sewing — just not for my own wardrobe. Here are a three projects which were… Read More Projects I Previously Didn’t Intend to Share With You, But Will Do So
I know this is a sewing blog, but can we talk about fashion-related fiction? I tell you — if there is “dress” in the book title, I’m all there for it. Two books by author Jade Beer came up in my library feed and I read them both. They are lovely quick reads if you… Read More “Dress” Fiction by Jade Beer
(The header image is not my project, but from the free WordPress images collection for use by bloggers on this platform) Hello friends, I recently came across a podcast that was titled “The Art of Unfinishing” (funny how algorithms work). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021qrw It started off with conversations with a group of quilters and knitters from the… Read More “The Finishers”
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