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Bowser - Mario Bros.

dimporella, member | November 8th, 2011

Bowser from Mario Bros! We did a group costume for Mario Kart this year. Bowser was a costume I could not find anywhere so I decided to make my own version. The whole costume is hand...

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Happy Birthday to me- let the party begin

PABarnes, member | November 4th, 20111 comment

I made this ensemble by combining 2 different patterns. The jacket was created using an o-o-p McCall's pattern 5816. The skirt was made primarily from Vogue 8583. However it became too...

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Night on the Town

PHCIII, member | November 2nd, 20111 comment

Normal 0 0 1 312 1779 14 3 2184 11.1287 0 0 0 These pieces I made and styled together for a night on the town with friends here in New York City where I live. The jacket is made of...

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Spring Garden Party Ensemble

PHCIII, member | November 2nd, 20111 comment

Normal 0 0 1 291 1660 13 3 2038 11.1287 0 0 0 I designed and created this ensemble for a friend's Springtime Garden Party. I knew it would be a wonderful party with wonderful friends so I...

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The Lilah Dress

deChez, member | August 20th, 20114 comments

A friend gave me several pieces of vintage lace from her late mother-in-law's sewing stash. I thought it would be fun to use a few pieces on something for my friends grand-daughter. I used New...

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1936 McCall jacket

Pattern_Nut, member | June 27th, 20116 comments

This is my second rendition of this 1936 McCall jacket pattern 8944. (The first one, in seersucker, has also been posted in Reader's Closet, along with the original pattern illustration.)

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Vintage Issey Miyake

Sewista, member | April 4th, 20114 comments

Issey Miyake is my all time favorite Vogue designer and this is my all time favorite shirt. It is comfy but still has some style. This is my fourth time I have made this since the pattern came out in...

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Retro Wrap From the Butterick Website

sewnikki, member | February 18th, 2011

Like I said earlier the sewing bug has bitten me hard. I am nearly manic about sewing again. I chose this project because it was easy or so i thought and quick. It was fairly easy and pretty quick...

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Steal Your Face Jean Applique Jacket

sugareedesigns, member | February 8th, 20112 comments

Inspired by the festivals I went to last summer and the music of the Grateful Dead, I created this upcycled jean jacket, going for a real bohemian marakesh style feel. This jean jacket has been...

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Doctor Who -- The Fourth Doctor

KBthreads, member | November 14th, 20104 comments

For this costume I made the 13-foot-long scarf out of thrift store sweaters (see detailed instructions below), dyed the hat brown and attached a hat band, made the necktie, and restructured...

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The Purple Goth Witch

Timetoburnthedinner, member | November 8th, 20101 comment

Sally wanted to be a cute but scary purple and black witch. I made the coat with a commercial pattern, adding the black faux leather details as designed by my daughter. The coat is made...

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2010 Halloween Iron Chef(s)

traffic27, member | November 8th, 2010

Miss P insisted on being Iron Chef Michael Symon for Halloween. She also insisted that I had to be Iron Chef Cat Cora. I've never modified patterns (other than just basic stuff), so this was a...

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Snow White

Laura_Mae, member | October 29th, 2010

Pattern Description: Misses Snow White and Cinderella Disney Princess Costumes. The pattern includes a dress, cape, and collar pieces, along with instruction to cover a purchased headbandBodice...

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Lined Wool Dress With Curved Seams

Beresta, member | October 10th, 201015 comments

This is a fitted knee length wool dress with curved seams joining two solid colors. I developed the pattern from a Basic Torso Sloper. Threds article "Add Style with Graphic Fabric Insertions has...

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Gender Bender Shirt

Claris, member | September 30th, 20101 comment

I got your September issue of threads just as I was about to start this shirt from off white with a light brown stripe cotton fabric. WOW - there was your article "Gender Bender", so I...

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Men's Jacket Repair

GeoaDesigns, member | July 8th, 2010

Please visit my blog at http://www.geoadesigns.com/blog.html to find out how I tackled this project. Feel free to post comments here or email me.

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Retro Relived

runwaygal, member | June 2nd, 20102 comments

This was actually made last year for the linen contest but never could get the pictures to post. Using brown as basic and coordinating colors of linen I redesigned a simplicity pattern. On the...

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Springing up Pink

GeoaDesigns, member | May 18th, 20102 comments

I wanted to make an exciting yet soft summer dress that would be great for a little outdoor BBQ. The fabric and zipper was purchased from Fabric Mart (my favorite fabric store) - the fusible...

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Spring trench

sewbabysew, member | May 5th, 20104 comments

This is my spring coat. Outside: heavy yellow denim. Inside: Polyester lining with multi-colored spring flowers. Buttons used are slate metal. Had to interface almost the whole...

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Elizabethan Rose

evek, member | February 22nd, 20103 comments

Jacket of blush silk dupioni is embellished with machine embroidery and machine quilting. The machine embroidery design is composed of several smaller designs that have been edited and manipulated in...

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QUEEN OF HEARTS - Costume for Alice in Wonderland Children's Theater Production

Lady_Jaydee, member | February 9th, 20108 comments

I made this costume for my grandaughter, Beth Ann when she played the Queen of Heartsin Alice in Wonderland, in a Youth Theater production in Austin, TX. This is the only picture I havenbsp...

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Claire's raincoat

Linnes, member | January 26th, 201012 comments

Claire's raincoat was made with a two sided, rubberized raincoat fabric. The stripe is actually the reverse side to the red, so there is no lining. I did use two layers for the collar and...

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Fancy Fabric Silk Suit

engineergirl, member | January 4th, 20103 comments

The inspiration for this suit is the beautiful accordion pleated silk dupioni that I used for the collar and at the bottom of the skirt. I found a matching burmese silk and silk chiffon in a...

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Late 70's/early 80's style very shiny liquid silver lame' 3/4 sleeved bodysuit.

spacey09, member | December 30th, 20091 comment

(I would upload more photos, but as this site only allows for 5 photos per project, I can only upload 5 photos.) I plan on wearing this bodysuit with a pair of black spandex tights at a New Years Eve...

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Metallic Trim

Marilyn679, member | December 10th, 20093 comments

The original idea for this Christmas and wedding attendee dress came from a preview of Chanel's 2010 Cruise Line Collection which featured a scarf-dress and stole. I teach and practice yoga and...

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Velvet-lace party top

jdjola, member | December 9th, 200911 comments

Occasional top. Made of velvet and lace, embelished with swarovsky crystals and beads, sleeve's, collar and bottom edges done in crochet. The garment was put together in panels and joined with...

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Just Clowning Around

runwaygal, member | November 6th, 20092 comments

Mamaw is recovering from pnuemonia at the rehab center. When she needed a Halloween outfit for their party, I had to get creative. Getting something on her easy was the objective. I decided to...

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The cast of 2007's Surf's Up - Cody Maverick, Big Z, and Chicken Joe

chrisdenf, member | November 4th, 20091 comment

I had to make everything by hand. My materials were fleece, felt, craft foam (masks, wings, tails, and and tattoo like marking appliques on character's chests), two boas (black for big z hair, yellow...

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MAD Hatter

dezigner19, member | November 3rd, 2009

I made this Mad hatter costume for a friend of mine, Brian Brady(in the pictures). I made the entire costume from my own pattern I made. I made the long, coat out of cordoroy. The cuffs are...

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1890's Victoriana Day Outfit.

Rosies_stuffnsew, member | October 20th, 2009

I made the skirt from a Truly Victorian pattern TV 292 Bell Skirt. The base fabric is a gray colonial strip quilting cotton. The trim is 10 mts of light pink double faced satin ribbon and a beautiful...

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70's/80's gold disco.

spacey09, member | October 14th, 2009

This is a very disco style costume I designed myself to be worn for Halloween 2009. The costume consists of 2 separate pieces of garment, a single piece very shiny liquid gold lame' longsleeved...

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Needle Felted Swirly Jacket

StarGu, member | September 13th, 20099 comments

A lined, fitted jacket with asymmetrical collar and front closing, princess seams and shoulder pads. I purchased the swirly felted wool jacket fabric while on vacation in Innsbruck, Austria a...

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Shiny long sleeved liquid silver lame' bodyshirt bodysuit

spacey09, member | August 9th, 20091 comment

This is a very extremely shiny liquid silver lame' single-piece long-sleeved bodyshirt bodysuit that I sewed together myself using less than a yard of elastic for the leg openings, 14 inches of...

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Mustard Linen Jacket & Slacks

NancySews, member | July 28th, 20091 comment

Mustard and black linens were used for the Flower Jacket Pattern by Barb Callahan Originals. It's a pattern that after the first making, is a snap for first time sewers as well as seasoned...

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Handkerchief Linen Boy's Shirt

HandcraftsbyHeather, member | July 10th, 20093 comments

Handkerchief Linen Boy's Shirt. Machine embroidery featured on center front box pleat. French seams at shoulders and side seams. Serger finished seam allowances along facings, armscyes, and...

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Embroidered Cotton Shirt

mirela, member | May 11th, 20092 comments

Pattern: Burda 06/2008 Fabric: Embroidered Cotton from JoAnns Accessories: Pearl Snap Fasteners I like this top, but wish it was a little more fitted, I should have taken it in at the side seamsI...

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Tapestry and denim jacket

MCarolina, member | May 10th, 200933 comments

Fitted jacket made with tapestry and denim fabrics.

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Blue Suit - Feminine Jacket (V8543) and Bias-cut Skirt (M5524) with Grey Piping

Kate_W, member | April 19th, 20091 comment

Blue polyester suit with grey poly piping and lining accents. Just after I started the jacket, Threads published a test sewer review of the jacket and Norma Bucko is correct in thatnbspthis...

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Saint

Peculia13, member | April 16th, 20096 comments

Fabric is silk charmeuse and dupioni. The costume is based on Byzantine religious icons. Modeled by Rachel Bowers. Photographed by Andy Jordan.

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Coffee N Cream Long Sleeve Men's Shirt

Stormee, member | April 8th, 2009

The fabric used for this beautiful shirt is georgette. I like the look and flow of georgette for men's shirts because it is light and airy but not "see-thru" I love making shirts out of unusual...

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