DIYcouture Fabric Shopping in London One of the most common questions I'm asked is where to go fabric shopping in London. I buy much of my fabric online, but I do so like a pootle around the shops too. Here are my suggestions of some places to go – not at all a comprehensive list of fabric shops in London, but the places I most often visit myself. Berwick Street Nearest tube: Oxford Circus / Tottenham Court Road / Piccadilly CircusMap link You’ll find a string of fabric shops along this bustling street in Soho, including The Cloth House (two shops, in fact), Silk Society, Misan Textiles (again, two of them), Biddle Sawyer Silks, Berwick Street Cloth Shop and Borovick. Liberty Great Marlborough Street W1B 5AH Nearest tube: Oxford CircusMap link The world famous fabric prints need no introduction, but Liberty also has a delightful selection of gorgeous notions, buttons and trims in its haberdashery department. [photo courtesy of Karen] Brixton Nearest tube: BrixtonMap link And finally I couldn't not mention my home turf!
République du Chiffon - Couture ModerneRépublique du Chiffon - Couture Moderne Aventuras de costuras Knits in a Nutshell with Alyson Clair Sleeve detail on one of Alyson's knit designs Look, your friendly neighborhood knits guru is back! Alyson of Clair Vintage Inspired is taking over here today with an intro post on sewing with knit fabric. Thanks, Alyson! Alyson has treated us to a very in-depth post with lots of fabulous photos, so make sure to click on "read more" to see it in its full glory. Hi again, all! The most important thing to remember about knits is they are a whole different ball game from wovens. Woven - on a loom Knit - on a knitting machine Wovens are typically pretty static (aside from blends with Lycra and such, which we can go into later down the road). I will now introduce you to my arsenal of machinery, which lives in my studio named Nashionland. I call this one Green Machine (even though it is more teal than green). Sergers Sergers are your best friend when it comes to seaming knits. Here is an example of stitching a 4 thread. Top (what you see on the machine) Right - upper looper thread Coverstitch Machines
Dublin Lady - Une Petite Fourmi... Une commande pour une jeune fille de 16 ans, qui met du 34. Elle souhaitait une veste de type paletot, j'ai tout de suite pensé au patron de la Dublin Lady... Mais avec l'ampleur hyper réduite car la miss est toute fine. J'ai choisi des tissus d'exception pour réaliser le modèle, la gabardine rigide de France Duval-Stalla, et sa baptiste assortie. Bon, avec tout ça, j'étais sûre de mon coup... Jusqu'au moment du choix épineux des fronces/plis creux. Je suis très contente du rendu, je pense que je referai le modèle pour moi, mais avec des poches prises dans la couture et des pattes de serrage boutonnées aux poignets note technique pour réduire l'ampleur : par rapport au patron de la Dublin Lady, taille 34, au lieu de faire les modifications du supplément 1) ajout de 2 cm sur les devants jupe et empiècement au lieu de 8 cm 2) Suppression de 4 cm sur le devant jupe de la doublure 3) suppression de 8,5 cm sur la pliure de la jupe dos.
Erica B.'s - D.I.Y. Style! Allison.C Sewing Gallery The Election Day Dress : School of Moxie Posted by Mary Ann Williams on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 · 8 Comments In honor of 2012 election season (tonight is the second Presidential Debate), I decided to show support for my chosen candidate with an upcycled dress! I am definitely a left leaning woman and I choose President Obama. I was really inspired by our First Lady’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. Well… I do know how to sew! I started with a campaign t-shirt and incorporated it into New Look #6934. Next, you should know that I ordered my T-shirt from BarackObama.com and even though I took the site’s advice to order up a size, I am convinced that the fit model for this T-shirt had absolutely no breasts on her bony, little body. When I was leafing through my pattern stash, I felt that this pattern would make it very easy to cut up the T-Shirt and re-purpose it effectively. Here is a pictorial step-by-step, showing you how I upcycled my ill-fitting campaign T-shirt. Pinning & cutting the T-shirt jersey.
noa-elmundodenoa La Porta Magica - Ve a la moda cosiendo tu propia ropa. Sewing Project, part 3 – The Butterick B4985 Easy Blouse… | Butterick B4985 Easy Blouse, part 3! Welcome to the final part of the Butterick B4985 easy blouse sewing project. By the end of this online tutorial, your blouse should be complete, ready to be shown off to family, friends and the fashion sewing world via my ‘Sewing-ista’s Gallery‘. Upload your images there TODAY! The Butterick B4985 Easy Blouse Sewing Project sewingNB – Click on each photo to enlarge it and take a better look. How I made the blouse - Time for some straight stitching - 1 - The Body of the Blouse – Stitch seams of the lower part of the blouse front and back, matching all the notches. 2 - Gather Up – Draw up the threads at the bust area of the front upper section to create gathers. 3 - Sew – Sew the lower and upper section of the blouse front, making sure that you match all pattern markings. 4 - Sew - Sew the back upper and lower sections making sure you sew with the seam face up. 7 - Insert the Sleeves – Turn the blouse to the wrong side. Your Done! Upload them there today!
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