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MAGAZINE GIVEAWAY: Threads issue #158

amm, contributor | November 8th, 201156 comments

Leave a comment on this post, and you could win a copy of our latest issue.

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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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