Some decisions are hard to make.
May 31, 2014
May 30, 2014
How to Choose a Sewing Machine, PART 1
Friends, after buying a car, is there any purchase more fraught than that of a sewing machine?
May 27, 2014
May 26, 2014
May 25, 2014
May 24, 2014
Flea Market Finds + New Fabric, New Friends, New Pattern!
Do you use a chalk wheel, readers? I never have but I've always been curious about them. I found this red one at the flea market today in a pile of old sewing notions and now it's mine. I'm very excited to try it.
May 23, 2014
NAME THAT PATTERN - Spring 2014 Edition!
Friends throughout the world, it's time once again to play the sewing blogosphere's favorite pattern-naming game, NAME THAT PATTERN!
May 21, 2014
Peter Models the Shawl-Collar Cardigan!
Exciting news, friends -- You will not have to wait another moment to see me model my just-completed cotton cardigan!
May 20, 2014
May 19, 2014
Working on My Shawl-Collared Cardigan -- McCalls 5267
A few updates, readers:
With my mother's robe out of the way, my menswear sewing class completed, and the double-breasted toile de jouy blazer put aside, it's time for me to return my attention to my shawl-collared cardigan.
May 18, 2014
May 17, 2014
May 16, 2014
Men's Jumpsuits -- YEA or NAY?
There are some looks that only work when you're cute, work on cars for a living, or both.
May 14, 2014
Menswear Sewing Class: The Dramatic Conclusion
Friends, I am well aware that after my spring break last month, I stopped providing weekly updates of my menswear sewing class at FIT.
May 13, 2014
What is a Fashion Designer and Do You Consider Yourself One?
If you sew -- and I'm assuming you do -- you've probably experienced the following:
You're out in public wearing something you made and somebody asks you where you got it. You explain that you made it. This person immediately asks "Are you a fashion (or clothing) designer?"
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