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Multilingual fabric wiki

gedwoods, member | March 17th, 20091 comment

A 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

Deana Tierney May, editor | March 17th, 2009

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

smvite, member | March 4th, 20091 comment

This 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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Enamored with cpes.

SewSueMe, member | February 27th, 20092 comments

Loving the capes.

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Vintage pattern, McCall 8944, published 1936

Pattern_Nut, member | February 21st, 20097 comments

The 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

Pattern_Nut, member | February 21st, 20093 comments

Vintage 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)

Pattern_Nut, member | February 20th, 2009

One of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.

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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#2 of 3)

Pattern_Nut, member | February 20th, 20092 comments

One of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.

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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#1 of 3)

Pattern_Nut, member | February 20th, 20096 comments

I 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

In_Stitches, member | December 6th, 2008

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

alldunn, member | December 1st, 20082 comments

This 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

MDesign7, member | December 1st, 20082 comments

The 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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