that is fun to show off a statement fabric or keep it simple with a good solid. The Rocky Shore Tights have lots of options. We knew she’d be wearing these to dance so we went with the short option with a little added length. I also cut at the highest waistband height and added ...
Alterations are the most sustainable way to sew, and quite a bit faster than making an entire garment from scratch (I like to refer to it as “micro-sewing” ). And let me tell you – just because you know *how* to do something, doesn’t mean you *have* to do it for someone ...
This moves the shoulder point, also known as the pitch point, a little further to the front and places the finished sleeve more in line with the natural position of the arm. Fold the left (back of sleeve) underarm point to meet the just marked offset center point. Trace the armseye ...
because you brushed against it in the kitchen, didn’t realize, and then bent over your lovely silk or cotton or wool and transferred the oils right to the middle of your bodice or skirt pieces. Had the kitchen counters been wiped down, and things put in their places, you’d have no ...
Alterations: I increased the width of the back by making the uptake of the pleats larger. (the back is pleated into a yoke at each shoulder blade) I also shortened the sleeves 1″, and could have made them even a little shorter. Next time I will narrow the shoulders a little and thin...
However, what is more likely is are harsher supply chain disruptions, particularly products coming from India and China, whom supply a great portion of the West's textile products. Given that places like the US and Western Europe have long since moved their textile factories to the East, domes...
Day 4 – wore all me-mades! Shorts & blue tank to set up, then new sundress + undies. This is my standard booth-setup outfit, shorts that were a test make, and a tank that’s near the end of its life. Day 5 – washed undies the night before to wear, wore those under too ho...