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Tag Archives: dolman sleeve
Lace Yoke Dolman Sweatshirt Tutorial
This tutorial is essentially a continuation of the basic dolman top tutorial. First, please see this post for instructions on making your basic dolman sleeve top pattern.
Adding the yoke is easy peasy. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, diy, dolman sleeve, dolman sweatshirt, fashion, how to, instrucions, lace insert, lace yoke, pattern, patternmaking, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, sweatshirt, tutorial
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A minor sewing injury and several new shirts
I’ve been busy sewing up a lot of tops, lately. I made doubles of a couple of them, and some of them are listed in my Etsy shop. I also have tutorials in the works for several of these designs…
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Birds in My Pockets
I watched the dirt shift ‘round my toes,
Enjoying this new found repose.
Then grasping a feather to admire,
I looked up to find an otherworldly choir:
A beautiful array of birds on a wire….
So I stitched some birds in my pockets
To be always carried by their song.
I may not have wings to fly apace,
But I can use a quill with grace;
I can sing along….
Like the swimsuit that I posted earlier this week, I finished these shorts on the road…
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Posted in General, Life & Writing, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged birds, birds in my pockets, birds on a wire, blue, Burda, clothing, dolman sleeve, fashion, navy, pockets, poem, sewing, shirt, shorts, yoke
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Spring watercolor dolman shirt
This was a quick and easy project, made from a self-drafted pattern…The material that I used for the top is a comfy lightweight sweater material…I don’t remember where or when I acquired this material, but there’s quite a bit left. I had been thinking about making a dress in a similar shape to this top, but I convinced myself to make a top first so that I could ensure a proper fit. Now, I think I’m going to make a dress from this same material. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged blouse, blue, clothing, design, diy, dolman sleeve, handmade, pattern, retro, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, sweater
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Pleated Blue Dolman Sleeve Blouse
Today’s reconstruction began as this fabulous dress. There was just so much going on with this dress. I knew it was going to take a lot of tweaking to make this remotely wearable. I look like I’m wearing some strange … Continue reading
Posted in clothing, diy, General, indie, ooak, Reconstructing & Thrifting, recycled, redo, repurposed, retro, sewing, thrifted, upcycled, vintage
Tagged '80s, blouse, blue, Budget, diy, dolman sleeve, fashion, pleated, reconstructed, reconstruction, recycled, remake, retro, shirt, thrifted, top, upcycled, Verity, vintage
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