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Tag Archives: fashion
Last Minute “Sew for Victory” Dress
I learned about the Sew for Victory challenge really late in the game (this past Sunday), but I decided that I really wanted to try to complete a project for it.
I’m keeping this post really brief in order to meet the deadline, but I may add a separate post in the next few days with more details about the alterations I made to the pattern.
This dress took a LONG time. The buttons and belt added a lot more time to the project, but I would say it was time well spent. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged 1940s, Chambray, dress, fabric covered belt, fabric covered buttons, fashion, pattern, retro, Sew for Victory, sewing, shirtwaist, vintage
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Mini Mushrooms Make Me Merry Dress
I know, I know, the title. I just couldn’t help myself with the alliteration. Besides, it’s a totally true title. Oops! There I go again.
I realize the title of this post could give some people the wrong idea. Don’t worry, I’m not on shrooms. The mushrooms on this dress do make me pretty happy though.
I found this material last year at a thrift store. I believe I purchased it for about $0.50. It was in excellent condition, with no stains or smells. After a good washing and pressing it was reinvigorated.
It appears to have been cut away from a longer curtain of some sort. The top was clearly cut by pinking shears. It had a hem on the bottom with weights at the corners, and each edge was finished. I had to take apart the hem and sides to get some extra inches of width and length. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged Budget, clothing, dress, fashion, mushroom print, mushrooms, pattern, retro, self-drafted, sewing, spring, thrifted material, vintage
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Christmas dress & a new look for winter
I know I said I wouldn’t have a sewing post up again until January but I couldn’t resist sharing my Christmas dress that I finished at the last minute before we left.
I’ve had the material for several years, and I think I bought it at the thrift store in Moscow, ID. It’s a light pink and white with snowflakes and reindeer. It’s perfect for winter. It’s Christmas-y but not so much so that I can’t wear it at other times in the winter. Continue reading
Posted in General, Life & Writing, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged Christmas, Christmas dress, clothing, cowl, diy, double knit, dress, fashion, pattern, pink, reindeer, retro, self-drafted, sewing, snowflakes, Verity, vintage
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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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Wide Neck Dolman Top Tutorial
I decided to split up the tutorial for this shirt and the one for the lace yoke dolman sleeve sweatshirt. I’ll post the lace yoke sweatshirt tutorial immediately after this one.
To make this top, you will need a basic shirt pattern. If you don’t have one, please see this post for how-to instructions. Grab some tracing paper, a pencil, a ruler and and an angle. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, design, diy, dolman sleeves, fashion, handmade, how to, off-the-shoulder, pattern, patternmaking, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, top, tutorial
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The Louisa Coat: Pattern and Construction Process
As I said in my previous post about this coat, I modeled it after a favorite well-worn coat that I have had for several years…
The store-bought coat is an extra-small, so it has always been difficult to wear anything too bulky underneath it in the winter. Therefore, I sized up just a tad for the pattern, to make it more like a size small.
My biggest complaint with this jacket was always the sleeves and armholes. I could hardly lift my arms in the jacket, especially when it was buttoned. It was so bad, I had difficulty extending my arms out in front of me, parallel to the ground…
There were some other changes. I widened the welt pocket opening a bit because I could hardly fit my hand into the opening on the store-bought jacket (and I have small hands). I also changed the placement of the welt pocket. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged 1960s, 60s, babydoll, clothing, coat, construction process, design, diy, double breasted, fashion, handmade, mod, pattern, patternmaking, retro, self-drafted, sewing, vintage, welt pockets
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The Louisa Coat
Technically this was a muslin, and there are several things I will change about the pattern after making this coat, but I hope you’ll agree that this is a very wearable muslin.
The material is actually a vintage double-knit that I found at a thrift store several years ago. The pattern in the fabric is perfect for a coat. At first, I chose the material because there was plenty of it and I didn’t have plans for it otherwise. However, once I started cutting it out, I realized how perfect the material was for a coat…
The design is based on a well-worn and well-loved coat that I have had for several years.
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged 1960s, 60s, babydoll, clothing, coat, design, diy, double breasted, fabric covered buttons, fashion, handmade, jacket, mod, modcloth, pattern, retro, self-drafted, sewing, vintage, winter white
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Dark brown dress with crocheted yoke
I thrifted this dress many months ago and finally got around to altering it. . . .
I removed the fabric that was behind the crochet section of the bodice. Since the crochet neckline was barely noticeable, I thought that removing the lining would make it show up better.
I removed the pockets (For some reason in this material, they really added bulk at the hips) and took in both sides, adding shaping at the waistline. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting
Tagged alterations, Budget, clothing, crocheted yoke, diy, dress, fashion, recycled, sewing, thrifted
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Self-Drafted Sweater Shirt and Skirt
When I was in California, I didn’t have any of my pattern drafting tools with me but I decided to try to draft a few patterns anyway.
When I found the sweater material above in my $2 bag from Loft, I wanted to make a shirt to go with the skirt I bought while at the thrift store with my sister. . . . Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged altered, blouse, bow, Budget, clothing, diy, fashion, pattern, self-drafted, sewing patterns, shirt, skirt, sweater, tie, top, Verity
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Home Away from Home Dress
I made this dress while I was in California for a few weeks. We stayed at my parents’ house, and my mom has a sewing machine. It’s a Brother, which means that I fought with it the entire time. But at least I was able to produce a wearable garment using it…
I brought a couple sewing patterns with me. I used vintage Vogue 1046, pictured below, to make this dress. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged '70s, blue, clothing, diy, dress, fashion, retro, sewing, shirtdress, shirtwaist dress, sundress, Verity, vintage, vintage pattern, vintage vogue, Vogue, Vogue 1046
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