... books, I'm only keeping those that I use or am absolutely certain that I will use some day. Which leads me to this month's giveaway: I'm giving away one copy of Take up Dressmaking, a simple little book designed to teach the newbie how to sew. However, the projects in this book can be used by more advanced sewists as well. It was originally published in London in 1994 ( ...

So, I still have to do the facing, the sleeves (AACK! - they look tricky!) and the hem.  Plus I need to take it in quite a bit.  I wasn't sure how it would fit around my ever expanding middle. (I hope it still fits by Friday!) See that little point on the yoke?  That was WAY more complicated than I thought it would be.  Luckily the gathers kind of draw away from it.  ...

So today I'll finally make my New Marvellous Dress out of a comic-patterned duvet cover from Argos. My flatmate's mum has a brilliant collection of vintage dress patterns, and I picked one that looks suitably respectable from the front (my Moomin dress is sometimes just a bit too girly) but interesting from the back... it's held up at the neck by one big button. I haven't worked ...

anyone wants to learn sewing/dressmaking lessons with me? trying to find places that offers lessons for beginners too, lesson fees as low as possible. it'll be cool to wear my own designs. Jessie H. inc hahaaa. oh. just found out there's classes in the community centres link here:sewing classes! anyone wants to go? or i'll just go spotlight and buy the boring templates.

Well, you know, I really enjoyed making this dress, but that doesn't mean I'm going to get back into the clothing sewing mode any time soon! I enjoyed it because I was making it for someone I love -- one of my mommy-to-be daughters-in-law. This lady is a professional musician (yes, and every once in a while, we have her harp actually living in our home and can hear her practicing!) and ...

Yesterday and today are the days I had set aside for making this dress which I plan to wear for my brother's wedding in two weeks time. I did make up a muslin for the bodice a couple of months ago, and realised this was not going to be straightforward. It's not a particularly complicated pattern. It's just that a size 20 in 1953 is quite a different size and shape from me. So I ...

... there's 2 more books in the series Pattern Drafting by Dressmaking published by the Kamakura-Shobo Co. in Japan, and i'm beat. ... making always rocks the images. I mean seriously, they have patterns for tons of things! DRESSMAKING Pattern Drafting: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 ... Volume 2: Evening, Bridal, Sports, Outerwear, Accessories, and Dressmaking 1877-1882 would be great for ref pics... Volmue 1 ...

... 2: Evening, Bridal, Sports, Outerwear, Accessories, and Dressmaking * Patterns for 184 women's garments, accessories, ... * An 87-page manual of techniques for 1870s and 1880s dressmaking and millinery * Translations from rare German source The Voice ... * Substantial illustrated sections from a 1907 manual on dressmaking and millinery After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage ...

... high and 'couture', the needlework must be elegant and imply excellence in the artistry of dressmaking. Top rated designers who set the fashion trend worldwide work for their own labels ... for designer collection that defines them from tips to toe. Not anymore limited within the arena of dressmaking haute couture is spreading its wings to jewelry designing and fashion accessories too. For ...

... shape. I'm almost back where I started with quiltmaking. In the beginning, it was a way of using leftovers from my dressmaking to make covers for beds. Not cheaper than a store-bought blanket, but more colourful ... I have bought enough "proper" quilt fabric over the years not to use dressmaking scraps - and I no longer make clothes very much, since sadly, it is expensive compared to ...