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Main Street Mall Online: Sewing Patterns Fabric & Knitting Seller Listing! 1950's Advance 6791 Shirtwaist Dress Pattern Bust 34. Vintage 50s Shirtwaist Dress Sewing Pattern. Vintage 50s Classic Shirtwaist Dress Pattern by lisaanne1960. 1950s Shirtwaist Dress Pattern Bust 38 Vogue by VtgSewingPatterns. Sewing Patterns Vintage Out of Print Retro,Over 7000 ,Vogue Simplicity McCall's - Simplicity 1946 Retro 1950's Shirtwaist Dress 32. Princess Merida Costume from Brave. There are two different dress patterns for Merida's teal/forest green sporty dress.

Princess Merida Costume from Brave

One is from Simplicity (on the top right) and it carries the official Disney brand and the other from McCalls (on the bottom right). If you are going to use these patterns to make your costume, be sure you get the right size pattern for the dress you want to make. The Disney version (Simplicity) comes in two different sizes for children and girls (tweens), but none for adults. The McCalls version comes with one sized for girls and one for women. Simplicity 1557 - Child's and Girls' Disney Brave Costume This pattern has directions for making the newer teal dress, a petticoat and a hooded cape. This Disney Brave costume comes in two different sizes, one sized for children 3 to 6 and the other for girls 7 to 14. Merida. Midsummer Nights Dream Tutu Tutorial. A few months ago a friend of mine asked me if I could sew a dress for her daughter who was going to be a flower girl in an upcoming wedding with a 'Midsummer Night's Dream' theme.

Midsummer Nights Dream Tutu Tutorial

I said sure, if you let me photograph the finished product for the blog. Deal. So we perused etsy for some good ideas. She fell for the knotted tutus. Fortunately, I knew exactly how to make these. So she came over to my house one night and helped me cut the material while I knotted it around a piece of elastic. After reading all your wonderful survey comments I was surprised to discover that many many of you would like to see more tutorials. First step is to purchase your tulle. We bought 6 yards of tulle! We also added small vines with wire running through the stems bought at Micheal's. Don't forget the elastic. Next step. Then cut the tulle again into 4" wide strips. Once you have all of your pieces cut set them aside to make the elastic waistband. You can also use a ribbon instead of elastic. And VOILA! How to make a corset - Foundations Revealed. Corset making supplies, busks, boning, haberdashery, patterns, eyelets, corset kits. Free Skirt Patterns :

Free Skirt Patterns Posted on | January 6, 2013 | 17 Comments Five years ago, it was hard to find even one free skirt pat­tern on the in­ter­net.

Free Skirt Patterns :

Free leggings pattern « FabriCate & Mira. In the N.

free leggings pattern « FabriCate & Mira

Hemisphere it’s winter and that means it’s time for females to cover their legs. Well, maybe not all females; even in the depths of winter we all see young women and teens with bare legs but not me. How to make a re-wearable Duct-Tape corset » ElaineMiller.com. Tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress. The Plan.

tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress

Fabric. You will be making a maxi dress so buy fabric accordingly. I stand 5′ tall (I know, I know, I am tiny) and I needed 2.5 meters of fabric with a 45-inch width. Tips for Making Your Own Pattern. More and more people make their own patterns from store bought garments today.

Tips for Making Your Own Pattern

It is pretty simple, but more importantly it satisfies our crave for DIY. There are many great tutorials on the web on how to draft a pattern from a shirt, shorts or a skirt. Dana from Made cuts apart an older clothing item. The 30 Minute $6 Dress. Guest post by Rachael at Talk 2 the Trees.

The 30 Minute $6 Dress

The perfect dress is hard to come by. I like my dresses to be cheap, and long enough. (I’m not a fan of super short dresses!) Cheap and long dresses don’t seem to go hand in hand.. so, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself! Best Free Patterns & Dressmaking Websites ★ I’m just going to list the options you have for some important clothing parts here, plus information on different terms.

Best Free Patterns & Dressmaking Websites ★

I hope it’s useful. - Neckline options: Sweetheart, V-neck, square, scoop, U-neck, keyhole, bandeau, cowl, high-neck, halter, jewel, crew, asymmetrical, one-shouldered, off-the-shoulder or boat. Necklines sometimes are created with thin straps such as spaghetti straps rather than solid areas of fabric, or the clothing can even be strapless.

Corset Dress. 70 Free Lingerie Sewing Patterns : ★ Fun T-SHIRT Crafts! Recycling. Taking your old, misshapen and worn t-shirts, or even ones you just don't like or wear anymore, and turning them into something that can be of use to you is not only fun and practical, it's also eco-friendly because you are recycling rather than throwing away.

★ Fun T-SHIRT Crafts! Recycling

You also get something unique at the end without having spent much, or any, money. Another useful thing about t-shirt crafts is that the shirts already have been pre-washed and treated and have a shape which is something that can be used to your advantage - rather than it simply being a flat piece of fabric. There are different ways you can make use of what your t-shirt already provides: