Fashion Advice We ALL Need to Heed
VALUE CONNECTION If you take time to sew clothing, you obviously love fashion. Color selection is one of the most important decisions you...
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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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Londa
- Apr 25, 2017
- 2 min
Snoop Shop for Creative Sewing Ideas
I love to ‘Snoop Shop’. That means that I ‘flit’ through the stores looking for creative construction and embellishment ideas. Armed...
Londa
- Apr 11, 2017
- 5 min
Care of Rayon Fabrics & Garments – PART III in Rayon: Love It or hate It
Care of Rayon Fabrics What is the BEST laundering care for Rayon? This Blog post surveys some online fabric sources and the care they...
Londa
- Apr 8, 2017
- 4 min
Rayon: Love it or Hate it
Rayon. What IS IT? Man-made or Natural fiber? Well – the answer is “Both” That’s the reason that the popular ‘Rayon’ or ‘Viscose’ as...
Londa
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
Natural Fibers Explained: Cotton, Silk, Wool, Linen
Cotton – Linen – Silk – Wool are the natural fibers. See if you can answer these interesting fiber questions? Which natural fiber can...
Londa
- Mar 22, 2017
- 4 min
Sewing: Thanks, Mom for Teaching Me
This Wednesday marks the 5th year my Mom has been in her eternal home with Jesus. I miss her. I missed her for a long time before she...
Londa
- Mar 11, 2017
- 2 min
I Never Had a Barbie…
Sewing friend and blogger, Rhonda Buss, had a great post on Wednesday, March 9 to commemorate Barbie’s 58th Birthday. Enjoy it HERE,...
Londa
- Mar 8, 2017
- 1 min
Fashion Style Terminology
Us ‘Fashionistas’ and ‘Sewists’ take a lot of our fashion terminology for granted. I remember when I taught high school Home Economics...
Londa
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
Follow Creative Sewist: Gale Ortiz
Sometimes you happen upon other Creative Sewists who just create in very inspiring ways. Though I’ve never met her personally, when I...
Londa
- Feb 24, 2017
- 2 min
Top Edge Wrapped Elastic Application
Top Edge Wrapped Elastic Application Below, you can see the technique I love for applying elastic. I like to use a firm elastic 1 1/4″...
Londa
- Feb 13, 2017
- 3 min
Bias & Jewels Design Inspiration
Check out this GREAT necklace made from old rhinestone earrings and pins I found in a Martha Stewart magazine – THEN I noticed, the RAW...
Londa
- Feb 5, 2017
- 1 min
Proof that Dark Colors Recede and Light Colors Advance
This UNIQUE video proves it, hands-down: Dark Colors Recede and Light Colors Advance Watch and be convinced. Then, apply this knowledge...
Londa
- Feb 1, 2017
- 1 min
Wednesday Wardrobe Hint: Don’t Believe the Lie of Fashion Magazines
Thanks (again) to Nancy Nix Rice for sharing this video at the beginning of 2017 for a dose of reality as many of us look again at our...
Londa
- Jan 25, 2017
- 2 min
Dress in Color Value to Match … YOU
For the Wednesday Wardrobe Hints, I’ll often be directing you to the wisdom of Nancy Nix-Rice. She and I are definitely ‘on the same...
Londa
- Jan 21, 2017
- 3 min
Trump Fashion-Inauguration Details
I can’t help it, I HAVE to switch Saturday Simple Sewing How-To’s with Wednesday Fashion Watch this week……. No politics – just FASHION...
Londa
- Jan 18, 2017
- 1 min
Wednesday Wardrobe Hint
SIMPLE. QUICK. EASY. GREAT RESULTS. When you take a garment off a hanger to wear, move the hanger to the basket on the floor. I’ve...
Londa
- Nov 11, 2016
- 1 min
Design Opinion: Comments Appreciated…
A new magazine arrived in the mail yesterday and these 2 pictures hit this Grandma over the head regarding design. For what it’s...
Londa
- Sep 18, 2016
- 5 min
YES…Quality Fashion Fabric IS Available!
I keep hearing over and over that “You just can’t buy good fashion fabric any longer.” Well – fashion fabric independent stores (such as...
Londa
- Aug 25, 2016
- 3 min
Color Forecast for Fall 2016
My sis sent me this great email from Mood Fabrics in NYC with a great ‘feel’ for THE colors for fall. Not that we let anyone dictate...
Londa
- Apr 11, 2016
- 2 min
Pant Silhouette WIDENS for Spring/Summer…YEAH!!!
Another thing along with change of all types, death, and taxes you can count on is that In fashion – if you don’t like it, just wait long...
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