This is super simple but super easy with good style payoff. I am currently noodling around with how to refine the idea or just adapt it to a sewing recon class lesson.
Tag: sewing
free pattern download: the madeleine mini bloomers
From The Coletterie These are super cute. And the instructions were fairly east to deal with. My next mission on these is to make a laser cuttable file.
Vertebrae Hoodie recon via maison des reveries
This is one of the better hoodie recon’s I have seen. I really like the simplicity of it… funky bold and not too fussy. Check out the tutorial here. via diy.allwomenstalk.com
Pattern Finds: March 2013
And this is what I found of interest this month: http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/embellished-dress-122010 http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/072011-dress-with-pin-tucks-plus-size
LilyPond
http://lilypond.media.mit.edu/ Cool little e-textile project site.
Draped Cardi – McCalls 6127
This was meant to fill out my conservative work wardrobe. The biggest pain in was the cutting. It was much easier to put together than I thought. I did substitute the double folded hems for a serged rolled hem. I also shortened it as it was wicked long. This cut about a 2/3 of a …
“Shirt” Skirt
This is a recon of 3 men’s shirts into a high waist-ed circle skirt. I left the seams exposed for a deconstructed look and then added a pop of color around the hem with appliqued yarn strands. This project took about 4 hours including figure out how to do put it together
Exposed seam sweatshirt
So I was looking for a stylish sweatshirt for those days when a coat is too much. I used a basic raglan sweatshirt pattern and a circle skirt and serged the seams and darts. I then installed a high collar inspired by many a sci-fi movie. Then installed an exposed zipper. It was a pretty …
ralphpink.com – illustrator pattern making tutorials
http://www.ralphpink.com
Sewing Princess Blog
This is a fairly cool little blog I found… she is documenting her learning journey. http://bombardone.com/sewingprincess
Half-naked homoerotic fireman dress
Every girl needs one you know. This is a dress I made and then remade and then made again. Lesson: DON’T SEW WHEN DOG TIRED. it still rocked… and in the end it was right-side up despite the picture here.
Roman slave outfit
This ditty was a quickly for the playa… It is a one size fit’s all number that can be worn several ways due to the magic of rope… my beloved beloved rope. By the way these toga creations are harder than the look. Getting it to hang on the body without flashing all the time …
Cozy wizardy playa coat
I have plans for this diddy… it is really fun and mega cozy. It turned out bigger than I expected or really desired but was good all in all. I will modify this one down and definately use the pattern I created in the future. I put it together in a night (about 4 hours) …
Zippers 101
Super awesome tutorial I found on installing zippers. So very straight forward. I loved it. http://craftzine.com/101/sewing101_zippers/
Open Source Pattern Links
Fickle Sense circle skirt tutorial What the Craft circle skirt tutorial BH&G circle panel skirt Awesome Wrap Skirt Tutorial