tag: jackets
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
1 commentCheck 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
2 commentsThis 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
7 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
5 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 traveling...
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#3 of 3)
1 commentOne 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)
6 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 build experience and...
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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
3 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
3 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
12 commentsThis ready-to-wear method of inserting a lining gives the fastest and most professional-looking results.
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Couture Details Inside Ralph Rucci's Workroom
1 commentFeast your eyes on photos of couturier Ralph Rucci's remarkable garment designs.
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Put a Bead Behind That Button
5 commentsSewing a bead behind a button is an elegant trick that works with a variety of garments
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