Closing a gaping sleeveless armhole in a ready made dress. I’ve discovered that altering ready to wear is a hateful activity in the American hobby sewing community. I’m not sure why sewists/sewers/seamstresses detest alterations? Frankly, I don’t mind altering something at all for a couple of reasons: Altering a store bought item will give it a custom fit… Read More Ease Stitching a Gaping Armhole Into Submission
My Bias Binder Attachment was given quite a workout as written in this earlier post. Today’s post is about the tool and some tips to keep in mind. Bernina has a new version to go with their fabulous new machines. I don’t have either the new machines or the updated binder. But I made this……………. Read on, dear Reader, since the… Read More 11 Sewing Tips & Info: Bias Binder Attachment Edition
Here’s the thing about New Year resolutions: making just one every few years, no more than that, is a possible way to success. At least it was for me. I’ve said this before – er, many times – but it bears repeating that my 2010 resolution to refrain from buying ready to wear and making… Read More Sewing Room Chronicles: The Beginning
Welcome. Readers! Today’s post is about sewing small items which are cute, fun and quick to make. Importantly, they serve a purpose in one’s well being – sewing wise. Little Happy Stuff: Relieves boredom with the current sewing project. Some of you may take issue with the words sewing and boredom in the same sentence.… Read More Little Happy Stuff: Fabric Pizza
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H.Dannecker, G. Schick, 1802, Staatliche museum, Berlin, Germany leather and gold decoration, shoes, 1790s How do we choose our shoes? what makes us long for a pair of very pointed flats rather than round toed ballerinas?… Fashionarchaeology has been musing over this question very much lately. Pointy flats are, after…
If you know me, you also know that I love, love fashion and sewing history. That means that I collect publications like this one. It is Vogue Patterns Magazine dated December 1947/January 1948 with Holiday oriented content. I consider it an important and exciting piece of history. Here are some images from the magazine for… Read More Nothing’s New
It’s tip time again! This time from a book long out of print from a pattern company long out of business. I wish Spadea Pattern Company was still operating since their designs were all from well known designers. The book referred to in the blog title is “The Spadea Sewing Book. Sewing Tips by World… Read More 3 Sewing Tips from a Vintage Sewing Book
Technically, my family does not observe the Christmas holiday. Non-observance notwithstanding, I am so in love with sewing and crafting Christmas items. I get into the spirit of it even though there is no Christmas tree in my window and no strings of lights on my house. But then, any holiday in my family, even… Read More Christmas Crafts and the Non-Christian Crafter
Dear readers, thank you for visiting. This post is about a humbling episode in my sewing life, and an educational one. It’s a lesson in picking your sewing battles. A cover for a set of patio chairs in the backyard has been on my sewing list for a while. The original cover was very cheap vinyl and pretty much disintegrated with… Read More The Outdoor Project and Sewing Lessons Learned
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!
