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All of Londa's Sewing Blog Posts
Explore 600+ sewing articles from over 20 years of teaching and creating. For my newest tutorials and ideas, visit me on Substack!
Y’all, I’m Moving the Sewing Party to Substack – Come On Over!
Y’all, I’m Moving the Sewing Party to Substack – Come On Over! Hey there, Sewing Friends! 🧵✂️ After a lot of thinking (and maybe one too many cups of coffee), I’ve decided it’s time to pack up my virtual sewing basket. I’m moving our little corner of the internet over to Substack. It’s where more folks are gathering these days, and I want to stitch and chat with every single one of you! Click right on this post preview to read the rest of it! The New Plan So here’s the plan:
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Baby Onesie Trim Sewn Technique & Design
Check out my final trimmed and sewn ‘Onesie’ for granddaughter Kenzie’s Aug. 7 birthday! It’s been ‘in process’ for some time since we...
Londa’s FAVORITE Sewing Notions
“What are YOUR favorite sewing notions? Which ones should I buy?” This is a question several of my new sewing students (and their...
Sewing Pattern Sizing History
The history of sizing for women’s clothing is interesting, indeed. I knew this favorite book of mine contained a great pattern sizing...
Stretchy Carpenter Knee Patch
Check out this STRETCHY Knee Patch I came up with for my MOST AWESOME son-in-law! Having tried Duck fabric in the past, only to have it...
WW2: Fashion Designers Live On – Part 6
Concluding my visit to how WW2 affected fashion…enjoy information about the designers of the time. Everything set in italics is quoted...
WW2 Births Modern-Day Textiles?War-Tme Designers- Part 5
Continuing with the effect of WW2 on fashion, today I’ll share excerpts regarding textile development of those years from the thesis...
WW2 Affects Hair & Make-Up & Hollywood: Series Part 4
WW2 shaped today’s world in many ways. Read on to see how it affected hair and make-up, and even Hollywood. Italics denote words from...
WW2: Rules, Wedges & Drawn Hosiery Seams & More – Part 3
Continuing with this very interesting look at the effect of WW2 on fashion and life, enjoy Part 3. Italic text indicates taken from...
Fashion & Rations: WW2 Fashion History – Part 2
Continuing on in our survey of WW2 History from a perspective of how it affected lives back here at home, especially in clothing. How...
Fashion & Rations…a WW2 History Part 1
What they were wearing was constantly in my imagination as I’ve vicariously lived the pre-WWII years, reading through the 5 volumes in...
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