Making these bell-bottoms (hip-huggers with back yoke) for my grand. Actually, it’s the first pair of denim I’ve ever attempted and I’ve decided to go at it without making a muslin first. Simplicity 5707 Description: Hip-hugger bell-bottom pants made to be worn 1″ below the normal waistline have straight (or zig-zag) top-stitching trim, fly front
I enrolled in The Couture Dress class not so much because I wanted to actually sew up a dress using couture techniques, but because I wanted to learn couture techniques and use them on any type of garment I made using antique and vintage sewing patterns. In the original Craftsy class students receive Vogue 8648
Bare shoulder shaping designed by Mr. Blackwell, fits as fabulously as it looks. The bodice is adroitly curved, the darts deftly placed for a line that’s smoothly flattering and just right (neither too high nor too low) for comfort. Mr. Blackwell creates his fashions not by sketched but by actually draping on a model, and
It’s been said the latest revival of sewing came about because of a sluggish economy and concerns centering on ecology. You know what? The same thing has been said throughout history. The more things change the more they stay the same. Sewing is here to stay because it satisfies the creative urge, especially for those
Marian Martin no. 9201. Description: An unlined halter dress with a diamond midriff (the pattern refers to this as the girdle), lapped back that leaves a back key-hole opening. Buttons at back of neck, waist and down the back of the skirt. Skirt has center front seam. The pattern is unmarked and perforated. This Marian Martin pattern