I should stop scoffing at the fashion media for suggesting the “uniform dressing” concept. At the same time they urge people to buy the trendiest clothing! These ladies of the US Navy Women’s Auxiliary in 1918 had no choice in the matter, but I’m sure their sartorial choices every morning were very easy. As it… Read More Uniform Dressing
Hi Readers, Hope you had a great holiday season! The last couple of months were peak travel season and the lovely editor/founder of the online magazine Masala Mommas, published my post in December. Today, I’m going to send you to Masala Mommas to read about how I added a hidden pocket to this otherwise unused pashmina… Read More Travel Scarf, Hidden Pocket
Happy New Year’s Eve! I would like to list very briefly some happy, some devastating, some interesting things that happened in 2015. My personal life was eventful in the first half of 2015. There was a wedding, a birth and a death in my family – in the reverse order, though. My mother passed away, a… Read More Sewing Shenanigans for 2016?
Merry Christmas! Making Christmas cookies and the occasional Christmas craft project is my highlight of the holiday. Technically, I do not celebrate, but that has not stopped me from loving all kinds of holiday themed cooking and crafts, and generally getting into the spirit! I try to bake a new holiday cookie each year. In… Read More Delving Into “The Delineator”, Christmas 1930 Number
I sew daily wear – literally. … Read More I Sew Everyday Wear, Literally. Pattern Review: McCall’s 6996
Well, yes, plenty. But not really. And, that’s OK. Re-claimed designs in the sartorial world can be regenerated and made to look new — but not really. Before I twist myself into a pretzel, it’s best to start splainin’ myself. There IS a ton of innovation in the fashion industry but it’s a given that… Read More Is Anything New?
Hi Readers! Today I’ll share a wee bit of sewing information. You know, when the neckline bias binding extends into a tie? Examples include neckline of a baby bib, or maybe shoulder ties on a dress. Well, it’s a really good thing – until you reach the end of the tie and are faced with… Read More #Sewing Tip: Neatly Turned Bias Binding End
Conventional wisdom prohibits me from sporting fringe at my age, but I’m obsessed with it.… Read More Fringe Inspiration: Spring 2016
I threw caution to the wind and used a star resident in my fabric stash – a peach silk georgette with a meadow print. Then, I wanted a “tacked” seam to be the breakout co-star: it became an “also-starred” but still very cool. After much obsession since the detail was shown at the Spring/Summer 2016 New York Fashion… Read More Peach Georgette, Tacked Seam, Reshaped #M6510. Spring 2016
With Spring 2016 sartorially on my mind (and its not even Fall yet where I live), I pulled out the long stashed McCall 6510, sewed up View A, and regrettably, did not like the end product on myself. I can’t pin down the reason. The combination of style, fabric, color, or some other elusive element,… Read More Sewing for Spring 2016: #McCall6510
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