before my cousin samantha went back to boston for school, i had her help me make a duct-tape dress form using this technique. a quick trip to home depot for nascar-approved red duct tape and away we went. it took a little over an hour to wrap me up in 3 layers of tape, and [...]
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cloned
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
hemming-away…
Posted in NYC, Sewing, tagged Sewing on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
while i was jobless, i spent most of my time either online chatting, sending out resumes, internet shopping, or hemming pants. i bought a bernina activa 220 before i left austin and had it shipped straight to jersey.
ok, so the minute i threaded the machine, i pressed on the gas, and the damn thing got [...]
uncommon threads
Posted in Knitting, Sewing, tagged Knitting, Sewing on January 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
since i don’t have cable, i’ll be hunting down someone to tivo UNCOMMON THREADS on HGTV to see CARO workin her crafty self! i missed the first episode, but i don’t want to miss this one. it airs january 24th at 11:30 am ET/PT. she’s going to show us how to make her nifty knitting/crafty [...]
show and tell
Posted in Knitting, Sewing, tagged Knitting, Sewing on January 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
christmas was weeks ago, but the joys of gifts received are still lingering. my younger sister bought me 3 books: elizabeth zimmerman’s knitting workshop and knitter’s almanac, and sew u: the built by wendy guide to making your own wardrobe. once i get the sweater and shawl blocked, i’ll crack these books open and start [...]
2007 sewing?
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on January 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
i’m not sure if i’m ready yet, but i’m definitely tempted. the halter dress that i made wore me out completely, but i gained a lot of confidence. the thought of sitting at my machine fighting with stitches in the wrong place just makes my head hurt, but my patterns stare at me everyday just [...]
clutch
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on September 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
i was clearing out some photos in my computer and found some pics of clutch bags that i’d made. probably not blogworthy, but i’m getting in the mood to make more. this one’s using vogue pattern #V8009, (view “e” without the ribbon detail) and some suede microfiber material:
this one was made using a [...]
lucky me!
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Sewing, tagged Crochet, Knitting, Sewing on September 10, 2006 | 1 Comment »
look at what i got in the mail today!!!!:
i was about to eat my lunch and then a package arrived from my good friend, alice!! i was so surprised when i opened it. alice has been working for chronicle books for awhile and i’d been asking about these certain books (since she [...]
halter dress – done
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on August 23, 2006 | 7 Comments »
finally, mccall’s pattern M3584 is DONE. i can now get back to my knitting, but before i do that, there are lessons that i’ve learned.
1. i know my size (at least for mccall’s patterns) on top and bottom. they are different and that’s ok. adjustments can be made.
2. when in doubt, machine baste. seam ripping [...]
halter dress – step 5
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on August 18, 2006 | 2 Comments »
it’s been too long since my last post and i haven’t had much progress. i disappoint myself greatly. the only thing left for my dress is the hem and a hook & eye at the top of the zipper. i was trying decide which hem to use, and i finally settled on [...]
halter dress – step 4
Posted in Sewing, tagged Sewing on August 7, 2006 | 5 Comments »
once i completed the bodice, i sewed up the skirt with lining which was pretty easy. i followed julia’s advice and machine basted all the seams in case things didn’t fit. once the skirt was done, i attached it to the bodice.
yay! a real dress was coming to life! next, i [...]
