tag: jackets
Create Perfectly Mitered Corners
1 commentIf you love precise, crisp edges – this technique is for you.
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Tapestry and denim jacket
18 commentsFitted jacket made with tapestry and denim fabrics.
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Blue Suit - Feminine Jacket (V8543) and Bias-cut Skirt (M5524) with Grey Piping
1 commentBlue 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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Late Autumn in Tennessee
2 commentsI serged strips of soft silky fabrics together and created a large piece of fabric. Then I created this long duster. It is serged together and it has dolman sleeves that are very wide and flowing. It...
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Multilingual fabric wiki
1 commentA multilingual fabric wiki I have created to serve the DIY fashion and sewing community (http://fabricsinternational.wetpaint.com). So far (as of March 16, 2009), the site includes references to more...
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Vintage Jackets Abound
Check out the amazing vintage coats created by ThreadsMagazine.com member Pattern_Nut and posted in our Reader’s Closet Gallery. Post your own garments and you could be featured, too!
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Juice Couture --- Recycle, Reuse
1 commentThis jacket was made using Vogue 8480 and 140 Capri Sun Juice Bags. I got this idea last year at a quilt show while looking at all the wearbles and thinking they needed something in the "green"...
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Vintage pattern, McCall 8944, published 1936
5 commentsThe words "dapper" and "natty" come to mind when I wear my 1936 seersucker jacket. This was the first project my sewing teacher helped me with, six years ago, when I was despairing of ever...
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1950 Belted Topper
3 commentsVintage Butterick pattern, "Boxy or Belted Topper," 1950. I sewed this in a coat-making class at Treadle Yard Goods, St. Paul, MN, Nov.-Dec. 2008. Excellent for warmth and fashion while...
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#3 of 3)
One of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#2 of 3)
2 commentsOne of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#1 of 3)
4 commentsI fell in love with the drawing and the classic lines of this jacket based on a man's sportcoat. My sewing teacher challenged me to cut and sew three versions at once to...
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Working with Suede and Leather
Leather and suede coat is my own pattern. I made this while attending a Kathryn Brenne Leather workshop. The purse is suede and I used a pattern from burda magazine.
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Stenciled Jacket
2 commentsThis jacket is made from soft a polyester crepe. Cut on the bias with an applied raw edge bias finish. The stenciling is done with Lumiere paint using a home dec...
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The Garden Party
2 commentsThe Garden Party is made on Silk Dupioni, Silk Lining and Silk Organza. Embroidery Designs are Sue Box but I chose my own colors and added hand beading. The back of jacket and skirt are also...
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Line and Underline in One Step
2 commentsDiscover a speedy assembly method that puts together all garment layers at once, and conceals all the seams.
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Bag Your Jacket Lining
2 commentsThis ready-to-wear method of inserting a lining gives the fastest and most professional-looking results.
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