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Chocolate Cupcake

Golden_Aspen, member | October 26th, 20092 comments

My 3 year old granddaughter decided she wanted to be a cupcake with a strawberry on top and to have a princess fairy bucket. She is 1000 miles away. (She thinks her Oma can do anything...

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From EWE To ME

kbell, member | October 23rd, 20093 comments

This 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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LOTR Moria Orc

corsairgryl, member | October 20th, 2009

My 2009 Halloween costume, worn 1st at Dragoncon 09 parade, downtown Atlanta. Armor made from rawhide, scrap leather and resin clay. Prosthetics of silicone made by me at home.

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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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Rooster Boy

adycakes, member | October 19th, 20093 comments

My grandnephew, Wyatt, wanted to be a rooster for Halloween. I found the perfect print for cutting and shredding to replicate the head and chest feathers. He is having the best time, chasing his real...

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Gold Rush

QuiltRGirl, member | September 7th, 20095 comments

Gold 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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A Satin Stitch Adds Elegant Detail to Quilts and Garments

MaryRay, contributor | August 31st, 200911 comments

When you want to add a little zing to the surface of your project, sometimes the simplest stitch gives the best results.

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Jestersmother Info

jestersmother, member | August 25th, 2009

I am a 56 year female. Married 30 years. 2 grown daughters and a 3 year old grandson. I always wanted to design clothes but could never afford the schooling. So I just designed and made cloths for my...

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Seeing with new eyes

1Karen83, member | August 24th, 20091 comment

The 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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Funky Art to Wear Skirt

clafaver, member | August 20th, 20092 comments

Our resale shop sells men's ties for $1 apiece. I used 12 ties to make this skirt for my daughter size 8. It reminds me of the petal skirts we wore in the 70's. She like it because she can twirl...

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Fiber Embellished Tank Top

clafaver, member | August 20th, 2009

I started this project with a ready made tank top from Chico's and then decided to add some color. I sandwiched fiber strips ( feels like wooly nylon) between sheets of water soluable stabilizer. I...

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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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Linen Pointillist Jacket

mmehigan, member | August 15th, 20093 comments

For 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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On the Cutting Edge

evek, member | August 13th, 20094 comments

This 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

heirloomjoanne, member | August 11th, 20093 comments

Umbrella 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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Linen Checked Summer Dress

clafaver, member | August 8th, 20091 comment

I recently dragged the sewing machine out of the closet to teach my tween how to sew. I saw the magazine "Altered Couture" and was hooked. This linen dress began as a high neck rayon tank from...

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It's More than a Prius Commercial

stitchhappy, senior technical editor | July 23rd, 200910 comments

Now showing in everyone’s home: a million costumed people create a landscape on your TV. Take a closer look at how this amazing ad was created.

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Sashiko Linen Vest with Silk Dupioni

pattipitts, member | July 21st, 20092 comments

This vest is a modified design of the Sewing Workshop's Peony Vest. The vest is made of black linen and I cut a yoke in the back and inserted a silk dupioni pleat. Sashiko Stitching in...

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Ixchel Amor

ixchel, member | July 17th, 20093 comments

This a sleeveless empire waist dress in linen. The front bodice is asymmetrical and I used Ecru raw linen and Deep purple linen. I designed and hand painted the front neck and the back...

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Linen Christening outfit

LinenKids, member | July 16th, 2009

It’s a designer outfit created for LinenKids.com by one of Lithuania’s best designers of children’s clothing, Jurga Jokubaitiene. Jurga relates how she was inspired. “I chose...

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