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Comfy Yet Attractive Elastic Waistline Finishes
For comfy yet a ready-to-wear look on elastic waistlines, follow these directions from Londa.
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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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Day 1: Up-Cycle Top Designing & Sewing
I’m working hard at both designing/sewing AND recording my progress on video for ya’ll as I create this new top. Here’s the video from...
Up-Cycle Sewing: Start with ‘Dive & Filter’
Selecting a new up-cycle sewing project and pulling everything together is one of the most important parts of the process. As I started a...
New Up-Cycle Top Video
Selecting a new up-cycle sewing project and pulling everything together is one of the most important parts of the process. As I started...
Refinements on One Seam Jog Pant
Sweat pant, Jogging Pant, PJ Pant – whatever you want to call them, if you’re making out of a knit that creates any amount of BULK, these...
Silk Shirt + Fabrics On Top = NEW TOP/Jacket
Silk Shirt + Fabrics On Top = NEW TOP/Jacket Find Your Base Garment The original silk shirt from Rafaella (size Large) had a large grease...
Dear Stash, It's Time for a New Life
Dear Stash, It's time for a new life! Should I depart for heavenly duties any time in the next 20 years, I'm confident that others just...
Stitch a Chef Apron
These directions are my ‘new and improved’ techniques to stitch a chef apron. This will create a well-sewn classic Chef Apron. I have...
Bias Edge Finishing Techniques
Learning several techniques (different from what you'll find in 'normal' garment construction directions) can make sewing more creative -...
Menswear Snoop Shopping Fun
Quality menswear is such a treat for a sewer’s eyes! Cleaning through my computer, I came across this collection of photos I took in the...
Ball Point Bodkin - You NEED This Sewing Notion!
The 'Ball Point Bodkin' - a $4.25 long piece of metal with an eye on one end and a ball on the other - has been a favorite of mine for...
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