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Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, and Dress Types

Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, and Dress Types
I’ve recently ventured into drafting patterns starting from my basic bodice and skirt sloper. The fit issues are minimal, since the sloper is made skin tight. Design ease is added as you go along. I found these reference pictures useful for ideas on basic sleeves, necklines, collars, and dress types. These are from Vogue Sewing, circa 1982.

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The Colette Patterns Pants Fitting Cheatsheet Fitting pants is a bit tricky, let’s face it. There are a lot of differences among women in the areas between waist and ankles. You’ve got hips and waists of different sizes, butts of various shapes, legs of all different lengths, thighs that bulge in different ways, calves that may or may not be muscular. And then there are the differences in posture! With all these factors, no wonder pants fitting seems so mystifying. Pajama Eaters – Downloadable Pattern There are few new additions to our household. Each of these helpful and huggable creatures lives on a small bed, and has quite an appetite for clean-but-not-squeeky pajamas. We feed them every morning and they give back the jammies at night.

The hand The hands are a notorious source of frustration. This section won't concentrate on the muscle structure, since the hand is very complex in this regard, and knowing this won't help much in drawing them. Instead, we'll look at proportions, range of motion, and possible simplifications. Structure and proportions Figure 2.20. Bone structure and proportions of the hand Save a Pretty Penny by Preserving Womens Intimates Experts show you how to save money by prolonging the life of your intimates. These days, women's intimates can cost a pretty penny, but beyond getting in on a great sale, the key to savings is making them last longer. Here are some great tips on how to preserve your undergarments.

The Basics of a Dynamic Cover Letter Printer-Friendly Version by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. What is a cover letter? Tutorial: Sprocket Pillows These are my favorite new pillows. They are fast and unbelievably easy to make…and I hope you love them as much as I do. I did my best to simplify the instructions/pattern so they are beginner friendly, and super fun to make. If you’ve never worked with a template or curves, and your nervous about it…these pillows are a perfect place to start. The only problem with them is that you can’t make just one…trust me …I tried. There are pattern templates for two sizes: Painted Upholstery – The Process Revealed (Tutorial) *NOTE – There are other examples of painted upholstery (mostly from readers) on the Chairs page at the top of the blog. In addition, there are other upholstery painting methods on that page, if you are interested. I recently painted an upholstered chair and have been asked about the process. Below are before and after photos:

Gothic shop: women's clothing & goth apparel Categories Mens clothing Womens clothing Short sleeves Long sleeves Skirts Pants Dresses Coats & jackets Accessories Necklaces Gift Cards Brands Home::Womens clothing Womens clothingThere are 227 products. How to Make a Friendship Bracelet: 19 steps (with pictures) Steps Method 1 of 2: Making a Traditional Friendship Bracelet a Friendship Bracelet Step 1.360p.mp4 00:00 00:03 00:03 spaceplay / pauseescstopffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster (latest Chrome and Safari)←→seek . seek to previous 12…6 seek to 10%, 20%, …60% 1Choose several strands of embroidery thread in a variety of colors. Choose as many strands of thread as you like, as long as you're using three or more, and pick any number of colors that would look good together in a pattern.

Sewing Description: This Free Cape­let Pat­tern, from Ruf­fles And Stuff, is just per­fect for change­able Spring days. Craft Link : Free Capelet Pattern Read More : Sewing or Home Anthro-Inspired Mirror You all know we love a good Anthropologie knockoff around here – so a couple of days ago when I was browsing online I came across this mirror. Oh I definitely need that. Hold the presses – did that say $498???

Life is pretty normal today So I just got a call from a number I didnt recognize, one with an area code I was not familiar with, and it's almost midnight, so it either had to be a close friend in trouble and needing help or someone to talk to or a wrong number, maybe something else but midnight calls tend to fall into those categories for me. So, I pick up the phone and answer in the most professional and friendly tone I can manage: "Harry's house of painfull pleasures, how can we hurt you today?" They stuttered out "wrong number" and the call ended. A moment later same number calls again, so I answer the same way, but add "would you like to hear about our midnight gag and bag party? Were just getting started!

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