Constructing My Warmup Jacket – Pt 1 & 2
Welcome back! It’s the series finale! In this third and final post of My Warmup Jacket series, I share the behind-the-seams details of my jacket’s construction and…
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Patterning My Warmup Jacket – Pt 1 & 2
In this second post of My Warmup Jacket series, I share the behind-the-seams details of my jacket’s patternmaking and mockup stories! And after putting this…
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All About That Lace…
When the story of turning Jenn’s mom’s wedding dress into a rehearsal day top left off, the vintage dress had been taken apart. Its satin…
Constructing Tiffany’s Wedding Dress: Cut-in-One-Sleeves
The blog is back! The newsletter is back! The Skirt Skills Freeview is back! There’s a bazillion reasons why I’ve been offline since my dog died on the first day…
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Cameron’s Cut-in-One Silk Sleeves
After getting in some practice sewing the skirt pieces of Cameron’s custom wedding overdress (made of cutom-printed sheer silk and backed with tissue paper), it…
Draping and Patterning Cameron’s Overdress
Once the design and sketch for Cameron’s custom wedding overdress was complete, I was ready to start my favorite part of the custom process: patternmaking.…
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Gussets and Beads
When sewing a beaded garment by machine, it is usually necessary to remove the beads that will be in the seam and the seam allowance…
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I love flat patterning.
For custom garments, there are two methods to create a pattern: draping and flat patterning. Basically, draping is when the patternmaker pads a dressform to…