At the FirstSamples moving sale I happened to find a pattern for a Cocoon jacket. My mom had a pattern like this ages ago and I thought, “who would wear it?”“ Now I want it. Apparently they have been resurrected from the 80s. Stay tuned for this blast from the past…
Check out the video. It’s pretty impressive. One of these days I will video myself doing this with my home sewing machine. How Jeans are Made by videosonlytube
To some people “home sewer” is the new four letter word. Claire posted this on her blog and this is all I have to say… I am a home sewer. I sew… in my home… I make the majority of my clothes. I use PATTERNS from the store (although I may or may not use…
The girl with the shortest shorts will definitely get the most attention. Short skirts do the same. Unfortunately minimal coverage doesn’t guarantee maximum exposure in the real world. It’s been the opposite. The Austin Fashion Scene has once again been stuck with minimal coverage by the media (and the bloggers). I was looking around to…
It’s been a while since I checked in. What exactly have I been doing? I have been working on changing my Level IV class syllabus up. The next session will be a 2 Saturday class rather than 4 3-hour classes. It’s a little rough but I think that it can be done. It will require…
More sites I discovered during my research… Wikipedia entry on Jeans Book Review ” Jeans. A Cultural History of an American Icon” Denimology Jean Pocket Project How they make Jeans honestforum.com
I promised my full post on Stitch. Here it is. First of all it was a bit of a shock to walk inside the Austin Music Hall to be greated by Stitch and not the Christmas Music layden Armadillo Christmast Bazaar (I worked the ‘Dillo for a few years and I have no desire to…
I make fun of her high-waisted dresses every week on PR, but I ended up making a “Laura Dress”. I still need to put in a zipper and finish the hem. The original design was a little over the top (I am only going to a wedding here in town). I was going to put…
I am not one of those chicks that carries a bag around just because it looks good. For me a bag must meet both function and style needs. I believe in the right bag for the task. Bags are for hauling stuff and I’d prefer if they kept things organized. Once those two tasks are…