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Christening Outfit in Linen

LinenKids, member | October 9th, 2009

Little boys need their own special Christening attire. The Dovydas, an outfit with a shirt, pants and cap, all in linen, suits the blessed event in grace and style. The ornamentation is designed as...

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Boys linen pyjamas

LinenKids, member | August 19th, 2009

The adorable, sky-blue, soft, 100% linen pyjamas are decorated with fabric details in a natural linen colour. It has a button closure and a fully elasticized waist on the pants designed for comfort...

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Nandi's Green Dress

anandad, member | August 17th, 20093 comments

I made this dress from scraps of fabric in my stock. The lighter green fabric is 100% linen and the slightly darker green fabric is 50/50 cotton/linen. I had a lot of modular pieces so I sewed them...

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Cool Summer Elizabethan Gown

LadyMacgil, member | August 17th, 20094 comments

I needed to have an Elizabethan dress to wear for an event in August. However, I also didn't want to pass out from the heat. So, I copied this dress from pictures of Elizabethan England...

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Raglan Jacket and Scalloped Skirt in Linen

jaquesk, member | August 17th, 20092 comments

This was my first time working with linen, and I loved it! The tailored summer jacket is adapted from Vogue 8319. It has a standup collar and flared raglan sleeves. I added a full...

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linen tiers

prettybypam, member | August 17th, 20091 comment

My creation is a colorblocked, tiered dress made of 100% linen in 3 natural colors, white, brown, and sand. I underlined using a slightly lighter weight fabric and finished with hong kong...

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Linen Vintage-Styled Sundress

Laura_Mae, member | August 17th, 20091 comment

A vintage inspired sundress (vintage vogue 2960), made of embroidered linen with full, pleated skirt. Fully lined, with pink bound-buttonholes to match the embroidered flowers. Perfect for a...

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Beige Linen Asymmetrical Vest and Pants

serenawashington, member | August 16th, 2009

I made this asymmetrical vest and linen pants back in the dead of my first Chicago winter in January or February of 2008, willing spring to arrive by surrounding myself with this...

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Linen safari dress

Burbri, member | August 16th, 20092 comments

Initially i wanted to try out the tips from Kennteth D. King book "Designer Bead Embroidery" book that i had just purchased. The safary theme came with the colour of the fabric i bought and this is...

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Girls' Linen Traveling Suit

hogaboom, member | August 16th, 20093 comments

My seven year old daughter loves taking the train; she is an adventurer at heart. The weather has warmed up, but already fall approaches. I wanted to make her a suit that could travel in the summer...

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Linen "Giraffe" Jacket

Salian, member | August 15th, 20092 comments

CONSTRUCTION: Shoulder Seams Sleeve Caps to Arm Holes Side seams up through Sleeve seams Same with lining Attached lining to cuffs, then Hem and Neck/ pulled through ( at this time I decided to add...

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Make a pretty bias-cut linen apron, perfect for entertaining.

SewJoe, member | August 12th, 20091 comment

Linen is my favorite textile, and using it bias cut makes this beautiful fabric shape perfectly to your figure. I found this piece of linen that had a striking photo of a floral bouquet in the...

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Linen Pants

CDStyle, member | August 11th, 20092 comments

I was so excited when I heard about this contest. It was the perfect challenge for me to practice my newfound knowledge on fitting techniques. To make these pants I used McCalls...

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Blue Linen Sleeveless Shirt

laglennon, member | August 11th, 20091 comment

This is a sleeveless linen blouse from a pattern I made myself. It has topstitched yokes at the shoulders and topstitching on the placket, sleeve binding and hem. I cut bias strips for the armholes...

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Vogue 8552 Linen dress

smvite, member | August 11th, 20093 comments

I recently purchased this linen after taking "the little black dress" class with Susan Khalje. I wanted to include the techniques I learned in her class. I learned how to install a hand picked...

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Easy Summer Linen Jacket

irishcatred, member | August 10th, 20092 comments

For easy summer sewing I used Loes Hinse's Bolero Jacket #5106 which I had used before and liked the casual fit & ease of construction - no interfacing, no lining. The fabric is a medium weight...

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Safari-style suit

Sew1_knit2, member | August 8th, 20093 comments

Classic safari-style suit with an updated twist-metallic pinstripes: fabric of 96% linen 2% lycra 2% mylar. Modifications to pattern: added center back vent and tailored short sleeve with...

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The Cat Linen Dress

ohsohappytogether, member | August 7th, 20091 comment

I made this for my daughter's second birthday. I wanted to go for the linen look that they show in the Japanese sewing books. I bought all the fabric from JoAnn's fabric store. I made my own pattern...

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Is it soup yet?

rabaile, member | August 7th, 20096 comments

I used Vogue 2862, Donna Karan Collection, to make this jacket and Vogue 2490 (now out of print) to make the pants. Fabric and Notions: 100% linen jacquard in bleached white (not as...

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