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Monthly Archives: January 2012
I knew it
Guess what, I am a non-standard body shape. Oh My God! Hah. My point actually is that until this week I had been dithering about where to begin with my mission to learn to fit garments to my oddball body … Continue reading
Posted in not sewing, Patterns
Tagged alterations, blocks, blouse, bodice, fitting, muslins, pants, sewing basics, slopers, Trousers, woven fabrics
10 Comments
What do you call them?
Are they pants or trousers to you? It matters very little, I agree, other than when the damned things don’t fit and for me that happens relatively often with RTW. I haven’t yet made a pair of trou for myself … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sewing
Tagged custom pants, david coffin, pants block, sewing trousers, trouser block, Winifred Aldrich, woven fabrics
10 Comments
BurdaStyle 02-2010-112 isn’t for me
Not for me, nope. Not making 02-2010-112 anymore. Snort. I can’t wrap my head around how to fit the raglan sleeves to my extremely wide pointy shoulders. It would be easy enough to find out how to do it I’m … Continue reading
One for you and one for me
Apparently early last year I started sewing a top for myself but didn’t finish it. I say apparently because I have absolutely no memory of this other than thinking I’d like to make it. It isn’t a particularly remarkable garment … Continue reading
Posted in Coverstitch, Patterns, Sewing
Tagged BurdaStyle, kids clothes, knit fabric, raglan sleeve, Tshirt, woven fabric
2 Comments
Late for Christmas ….
I have FINALLY finished all the now very very late sewn christmas gifts. Hopefully my brother and sister and their families haven’t got home from their holidays just yet [and won’t read this for a while] …. The yellow top … Continue reading
Posted in Coverstitch, Patterns, Serger, Sewing
Tagged Burda, BurdaStyle, christmas gifts, kids clothes, New Look, rolled hem, Thread
4 Comments
New Look 6084 long johns done
Hooray, done and they actually turned out OK. Here they are on JJ, dad being currently unavailable. As mentioned last time, we couldn’t find a long johns pattern so decided to use New Look 6084 as a starting point. I … Continue reading
Posted in Coverstitch, Patterns, Serger, Sewing, Sewing Machines
Tagged chainstitch, handmade gifts, knit trousers, long johns, long sleeve T, menswear, merino, New Look, silly season
7 Comments
