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Yes/No it is cheaper to sew your own clothing

January 22, 2011

Janus explains, No, it is not cheaper to sew your own clothing. Mass production of ready-to-wear has driven costs way down of fairly sturdy and cute fashions. You can go to Target and get professional and clothing for a fraction of what you can sew for. For example, just using ballpark figures, on fabric alone, [...]

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Crêpe Sew-Along, what the heck, we will call it week 3

January 9, 2011

Well here we are. Of course I am screwing up already and having a “learning experience.” I wanted to do those Hong Kong seams that I messed up in one of my last projects, and well, I messed them up again. Sigh. Here are some pics of the final stage of the muslin fitting. I [...]

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Additions to the Store December 29, 2010

December 30, 2010

Here are the newest listings. Any purchases off of this list will get an additional 10% off for one week from the date of posting so it pays to subscribe and keep track of what’s new. To get the discount, use coupon code 122910NEW. The pretties after the jump.

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Vintage chest

December 28, 2010

No, I am not talking about elderly boobage, but about this cool little chest I bought to house my vintage sewing machine feet. It came filled with buttons, so that was pretty cool too, though it gave my OCD a run for its money in sorting the buttons. Irresistable.

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No, I Will Not Clean Your Bathroom….

December 14, 2010

I don’t understand some people. A lot of people actually. Hey, maybe its just me. But just because I happen to sew doesn’t mean that I am just thrilled as a clam at high tide to do all your mending. Why in the world would you think it is just completely appropriate to impose your [...]

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Lady Grey Week Four, Return of the Snuggie, and Sew-A-Longs Galore

December 5, 2010

Well, slightly back to the Lady Grey. I got my replacement pattern AND STARTED CUTTING IT OUT IN THE WRONG SIZE AGAIN! I did a taper-upper and fixed it. ¡Whew! I also received all of the supplies I needed in the mail. Return of the Snuggie: I got fleece in the proper width and cut [...]

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Lady Grey Week Three (Part Two)

November 25, 2010

I am on hold pending the new copy of the pattern and the additional supplies. I was able, though, to mark my roll lines (that’s not as bad as it sounds!) on the muslin.

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Snuggie FAIL

November 23, 2010

How is that even possible. Well I cut out the pattern (just huge blocks basically) – got out my adorable Little Mermaid fleece, and…. IT IS TOO FRIGGIN’ SMALL. I needed 60 inch width fleece. I have 45 inch width fleece. FAIL. Money quote: Do the people in the commercial look like they’re in some [...]

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Lady Grey Week Two (Part Four)

November 17, 2010

I made a decision. Yes, sometimes this can be agony. I chose the pattern size from my HB (high bust) measurement so that I didn’t get linebacker shoulders and back. I think though I need to see how the fit would be if I used two sizes up for my normal bust measurement. AND perhaps [...]

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Lady Grey Week Two (Part Three)

November 17, 2010

Wow, I am really baffled by the length discrepancies I ran into while constructing the front to the front side since I had no such issue with the back pieces. I am going to have to be really careful when doing this for realz. When I got the front and back sewed together as well [...]

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