reader's closet - jackets - Threads
And Old Buttons!
5 commentsAlong with sewing I enjoy making porcelain buttons. I taught myself how to make plaster molds of my antique button collection and buttons from designs I have made. Using antique books I...
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Jacket, Pants and Top
3 commentsCashmere wool coattail jacket with silk lining. Zipper removeable tail (for the days you don't want to be as fun :), hook and eye closure. Jean cotton cigarette pants. Silk de Chine top with...
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Cupcake Party Dress & Coat
Talk about I love to sew! I am a Grandma of 8 beautiful grandkids. and Thank you for giving me this oppunity to make my 2yr old grand daughter this party dress. Dress- is a 2T Cupcake pattern lined...
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Italian Chic
2 commentsWho says you need to break the bank to look chic and sophisticated during the holidays? My head to toe outfit was inspired by the latest runway looks from Italy's top designers (Armani, Gucci...
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Up Cycled Leather HandBag
1 commentThis is an original one of a kind design handbag that I constructed out of a re-cycled leather jacket and lined with left over drapery fabric. The key fob and the bag centerpiece are also original...
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Back Detail
1 commentI created the first dress with the floral yellow tones for my daughter who is 16, tall, blond and thin... my very own life size Barbie. Normally she wears what every teen girl out there wants...
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Jacket with Fur Collar
3 commentsI had made this jacket last fall and look forward to wearing it again. I took designs from different patterns to make this look my own.
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1936 McCall jacket
6 commentsThis 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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Crazy Shirt
2 commentsThere's a reason why it looks like I mugged a couch, and drapes to make this shirt. I purchased this fabric on-line to make a pillow, but once I had it in my hands, I wanted to wear it. I used...
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Green Jacket
1 commentI just got a new Babylock Ellure Plus sewing/embroidery combo. I'm so excited! This is my first project with the new machine. It looks much better on the body, than it does on the dress form. The...
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Burn out velvet jacket
3 commentsI know everyone has a piece of fabric they have purchase just because they loved it, but had no idea what to do with it. I am no different. I love to shop at Britex Fabrics in SF when they have a...
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Happy Valentine's Day...
2 commentsRecently we were invited to attend a friends 40th birthday. I thought it would be great fun to wear what I wore to my own 40th, 24 years ago!!! The jacket is made from a metallic silk matelasse...
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Steal Your Face Jean Applique Jacket
2 commentsInspired 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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Re-use Dress and Bolero
5 commentsThis is my final entry to the Discarded to Divine Charity Auction : The outfit consistence of a Faux 17th century bolero (complete with cartridge pleated sleeves) over an empire wasted dress with a...
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The Purple Goth Witch
1 commentSally 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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The Defenceless Musketeer
It was two weeks before Halloween when my friend finally pursuaded me to make a costume with her this year. I had no idea what to be so as I was flipping through the Simplicity Catalogue, I saw...
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Silk quilted vest
2 commentsThis silk dupion vest was inspired by a number of articles written by Mary Ray, specifically #98 January 2002 "Basics: Seam Finishes" #100 May 2002 "Binding Notched Collars"nbsp122...
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60's inspired suit with pillbox hat
1 commentI have been admiring vintage looks for quite a while. My husband made me a beautiful sewing room that is finally finished and this is the first garment that I made in my new room! The pillbox...
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My first suit jacket
5 commentsFor my first jacket, Threads magazine was a tremendous source of useful information. This was a new sewing experience for me, and knowing I wanted to make it right, I consulted different issues...
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Flounce About Jacket (© Saf-T-Pockets Patterns)
6 commentsThis jacket was a lot of fun to make. Very easy and just as easy to wear - it looks fabulous with jeans in a light wash. The pattern used was the Flounce About Jacket...
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Chanel Inspired jacket
11 commentsI was inspired by Susan Khalje's article in Threads #121 -- Inside the Chanel Jacket -- and made this for my daughter, Claire. I bought the fabric and trim at Britex in San Francisco -- their...
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black jacket by Georgette Pedigo
1 commentblack jacket in suede and silk one side shows the silk as contrast, sleeves are white black, arrow design.
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Men's Jacket Repair
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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Evening Jacket
1 commentThis is one of my favorite jackets. The technique I used for the lapels and cuffs was to machine needle felt some sheer stretch glittery fabric onto a backing of muslin and then I machine...
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Budding Green Jacket
2 commentsThis fun jacket is made from 100% organic cotton fleece made in the USA. After sewing, I then garment dyed it chartreuse in my front loading washing machine. Red glass buttons are...
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Safari Red Sundress
I am always inspired by great looking prints and material. I instantly loved the way the red flowers popped on this classic zebra print. This stretch pique was perfect for a summer...
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Olga's Silk Jacket
I made this jacket for a friend who likes to stand out in a crowd. It's made in shantung silk, one of my favourite fabrics because it's so beautiful to handle and it comes in such wonderful...
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Sequined Jacket
1 commentI created this jacket from royal blue sequin fabric and lined it with two layers of royal blue polyester. I used a medium weight interfacing for the stiffness needed. I created my own...
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Jump Suit
My project began when I fell in love with a raw silk from Jab. This is the yellow woven jacket material of my two piece jump suit. I had in my closet, an old jump suit that I loved, so I...
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Txnsewlady
5 commentsThis is a crazy patch jacket made of all silk fabrics recycled from clothes. The squares are 8" squares backed with muslin and then decorated. The jacket is embellished with stitches on a...
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MAD Hatter
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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From EWE To ME
3 commentsThis is a garment that I sewed in 2006. It was the toughest outfit that took all of my sewing knowledge and more. I spent 8 months searching for a mill that would take one of my Columbia...
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Needle Felted Swirly Jacket
9 commentsA 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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Gold Rush
5 commentsGold Rush Ensemble was a wearable art garment I made for a convention banquet. Being a knitter in recovery ( I had to give it up since quilting and sewing are my life) I had a large stash...
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Some broochs
1 commentThis brooch is very automnal accesory. Can you put in your jacket, jersey or bag. I hope that you like it. Sorry but my english isn't too good.
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Seeing with new eyes
1 commentThe article in Threads issue 144 "Well Vested" gave me some new vision. I noticed that as there was no facing my piece of rayon that was the same on both sides would work. It turned out...
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Linen Pointillist Jacket
3 commentsFor a long time I wanted to try a technique seen in Threads Sept. 1996 (!) a Pointillist Quilting article, showing uses for cobweb lace netting. I saved colorful Jinny Beyer cotton quitling...
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Indigo Linen Discharge Suit
2 commentsKimono style jacket of original design with princess seams, accent piping, hidden pockets, and french cuffs. I discharged a length of the indigo linen to make the accent fabric and used...
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On the Cutting Edge
4 commentsThis ensemble was inspired by a guild challenge to be creative with 2 yards of linen.Cutwork is a traditional technique that is often used to embellish linen. Here,I give it a modern edge by...
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Umbrella Linen Skirt and Jacket
3 commentsUmbrella Skirt and Jacket My 8-gored skirt and matching short-sleeve jacket are constructed from a white antique linen tablecloth that I found in Buenos Aires. The linen is a...
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