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Profile for SLMiller - Threads
SLMiller
Stephani Miller, CT, USassociate editor
craft interests: fashion, restyle, sewing
Member Since: 04/27/2011
Discover Fashion's Impact
"Impact: Fifty Years of the CFDA" opens February 10 at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The exhibition celebrates the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and those of its members who have had the greatest impact on fashion through the past 50 years.
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The Sewing & Stitchery Expo is Just One Month Away
Threads will be at the Sewing & Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, Washington, March 1-4 — will you?
Clothing History from Afar
No matter where in the country—or world—you are, you can view items from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume and garment collection in detail.
New Life for Used Sewing Machines
Old sewing machines and sergers don’t have to end up in a landfill. If they still work, consider donating them to people in need.
2012 Sewing and Fashion Events and Workshops
If you love learning new sewing techniques, meeting like-minded sewers, or the history of fashion, put these events, workshops, and exhibitions on your 2012 calendar.
Sew Vintage with The 1912 Project
Help the Vintage Pattern Lending Library test La Mode Illustrée patterns from 1912 for the upcoming 100-year anniversary of the sinking of Titanic.
Color Correction
Fashion designer Angela Wolf offers tips for transforming your garments and fabrics with dyes.
Great Gift Ideas for Sewers
The holidays are upon us! If you are looking for a gift for the sewer in your life (even if it’s yourself), one of these items might fit the bill!
Palmer/Pletsch is Holding a Contest
Sew a Palmer/Pletsch pattern and enter the contest by January 31 and you could win a free four-day or five-day Palmer/Pletsch workshop!
Calling fiber arts students!
The non-profit Textile Study Group of New York is holding a competition for students of the fiber arts. The Nancy and Harry Koenigsberg Student Award program is now accepting student portfolios for a chance to win a cash prize!
Chanel in Charlotte
The Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, is displaying Chanel garments from its collection in the exhibition “Chanel: Designs for the Modern Woman” through December 31, 2011.
PatternReview.com Turns Ten!
PatternReview.com members around the world will gather both online and face-to-face on November 19 for PR Day.
New Fashion Design Degree Program Launches
Stevenson University's 4-year bachelor's degree program in fashion design aims to give its graduates the competitive edge of a well-rounded fashion and business education.
Smitten with Mittens
Calling all knitters, sewers, and crocheters! OttLite and Simplicity need your yarn-working skills to help provide warm winter mittens to people in need through the Mitten Commitment.
Something Wicked This Way Comes ...
Wickedly creative, that is! Halloween is less than 1 week away, but there’s still plenty of time to enter our Halloween Costume Contest.
Bad Sewing Habits
Even the smallest bad sewing habits can make it harder to get great results. Is time management the real culprit?
A Fashionable App
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s new app for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad will keep you up to date on fashion news, FIDM events, and trends.
Time to Sew for Halloween!
Maybe you missed the end of September, but it’s October now. And that means only one thing: Halloween!
Pack Your Sewing Projects and Go
Sometimes you just want to get away from it all—and take your sewing with you. These upcoming sewing retreats offer a variety of opportunities to do just that!
Make Magic with Your Sewing Machine
The Independent Pattern Company Alliance is sponsoring a fashion sewing competition themed “Midnight Magic.”
Coupons On The Go
Jo-Ann’s store app—which now works for Android phones, as well as iPhone—lets you save and organize coupons.
Getting Together to Sew and Eat?
A new collection of recipes from ASG chapter members might be just the thing to help keep guests energized at your next sewing gathering.
ASG Names its 2011 Sewing Hall of Fame Honoree
Judy Barlup, sewing instructor and expert of Japanese tailoring techniques, was recognized during the American Sewing Guild National Conference on August 21, as its 2011 Sewing Hall of Fame honoree.
The American Sewing Expo Offers a Myriad of Learning Opportunities
Satisfy all your sewing and crafting cravings at the American Sewing Expo, September 23-25!
Turning Pillowcases Into Dresses
Volunteers around the United States and internationally are sewing pillowcases into dresses for Dress A Girl Around the World, a campaign of the charitable organization Hope 4 Women International.
Quick Cuts for Applique and Quilting
The AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter looks like a handy way to cut multiples of fabric shapes fast.
London Exhibition on the Fashion of Fanny Brawne
The Hampstead, London, home of 19th century English poet John Keats and his fianceé, Fanny Brawne, is exhibiting artworks based on Brawne’s love of fashion, as well as her life and romance with Keats.
Fun Summer Totes
Summer is the perfect time of year for quick, fun projects, but I prefer that even my fun projects be useful. And what’s more useful than a tote bag? I’ve never sewn a tote bag for myself, but I might be tempted by some of these great new patterns.
Sewing UFOs
UFOs—UnFinished Objects—they exist for most sewers. Some of them were just too challenging, or were set aside in favor of more pressing matters. Maybe it is time to reevaluate your unfinished sewing projects.
Custom Pants Pattern Workshops at Your Request
Tailoring expert Joyce Murphy creates custom pants patterns for small groups of sewers around the country, traveling where she’s needed on request.
Sewing for Fashion--and Awards
The American Sewing Guild Conference is just a few short months away (Aug. 18-21, 2011) in Los Angeles, but there’s still time to enter the ASG’s annual Fashion Show. Submit your application by July 30!
Elna Sewing Machine Recalled
Janome and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission have issued a recall for the Elna eXcellence 740 sewing machine due to a fire hazard.
Color Coordination
The process of color forecasting seems a little mysterious, but the resulting color forecasts are never dull. How do you interpret or incorporate seasonal color trends in your own sewing?
Favorite Sewing Blogs and Websites
If I can learn something from another sewer's experiences (be they mishaps or triumphs or simple tutorials), it's a good day. That's why I peruse so many online sewing blogs, from personal sewers' blogs to those of bigger organizations.
American Sewing Guild Members Converge on L.A. in August
Don't miss the ASG's annual conference in August as it takes to the fashion capital of the West Coast: Los Angeles!
Makers of All Stripes Come Together
Billed as “part playground, part science fair, part welding shop, and part county fair,” Maker Faire brings together DIY crafters and “makers” of every kind as exhibitors showing their innovative work.
Playing Dress Up at The 2011 Costume Institute Gala
This year’s event was held to celebrate the opening of the Met’s new exhibition, “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” and a few of the stars seem to have taken inspiration from the designer's aesthetic.
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Re: Sew Vintage with The 1912 Project
Everyone--you must contact the Vintage Pattern Lending Library to participate: visit http://vpll.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/the-1912-project/ or email the VPLL at vpll.librarian@gmail.com
posted: 6:17 pm on January 4thRe: Sew Vintage with The 1912 Project
For those interested in participating in the pattern testing, be sure to contact the Vintage Pattern Lending Library directly!
posted: 10:42 am on December 30thRe: Palmer/Pletsch is Holding a Contest
Thanks for sharing, Cennetta! I'm sure they'd love to see your PP pattern renditions entered!
posted: 4:40 pm on December 13thRe: Chanel in Charlotte
Leigh, that is excellent news! Thank you so much for sharing--I will update the post with the new ending date.
posted: 9:52 am on November 30thRe: Corsets from the Hardware Store!
Great to see this here, Kenneth! I've been contemplating using electrical ties instead of the more expensive steel bones I'm used to for some planned costume bodices, but I just haven't taken the leap. The thing I find most promising about them, from what I've read on various costumers' blogs, is that body heat won't soften the ties and shape them to the wearer's form (bulges, curves, etc.)--they'll retain their firmness, unlike regular plastic boning.
posted: 4:16 pm on September 6thRe: Sewing for Fashion--and Awards
It is my understanding that entrants do indeed need to be present for the fashion show, although you may have someone else model your garment(s). The fashion show is for attendees of the conference. But you may want to contact the ASG Fashion Show coordinator with your question. Her contact information is available on the entry form.
posted: 9:32 am on June 22ndRe: Favorite Sewing Blogs and Websites
Thanks for sharing, SarahbelleSews!
posted: 9:14 am on June 1stRe: Favorite Sewing Blogs and Websites
Thank you for the web address hint, Laurie. You can indeed type in www.sewing.patternreview.com, however, if you just type in www.patternreview.com, your browser will automatically direct itself to the other URL. I've never had an issue pulling up the site by typing in the second URL. PatternReview must own both.
posted: 9:50 am on May 27th