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Designed for Living, Not for Fashion

Bonnie Cashin gave us parabola-cut designs, the poncho and the Noh coat, and the concept of layering. Plus her construction methods were elegantly simple.
Felecia Davis: An Architect Inspired by Textiles

Innovator and Penn State Associate Professor Felecia Davis combines architecture, textiles, and computation to develop high-tech methods for creating building materials that can be manipulated similarly to fabric.
Pocket Inspiration from Bonnie Cashin

Bonnie Cashin, one of America’s foremost 20th-century designers, produced this ensemble around 1975. One of her later designs, it clearly exemplifies her penchant for clean, sleek looks in luxury fabrics,…
Try Waxed Canvas for a Durable Bag or Garment

Get a vintage rustic look with waxed canvas. Learn how to choose, prep, cut, and sew a bag or garment from this coated cotton fabric.
Sew Charming Tops from Vintage Embroidered Linens

Learn how to repurpose embroidered linens that are hiding in your closets into one-of-a-kind tops. Have fun choosing coordinating prints, and stitch a blouse in an afternoon.
Create a Hexagon Patchwork Jacket

One of my sewing goals for the past year has been to do more hand sewing, which is how I found myself making hexagons out of all my linen scraps…
Style Falcon Patterns: Designs for Mature Figures, with Diane Scarponi | Episode 74

Style Falcon patterns are designed for those without an hourglass shape, and the instructions and pattern pieces are visually accessible.
Spring Fashions 2024: Colors, Textiles, and Designs

Fashion reflects a yearning for lightness, fluidity, and ethereal effects. See these latest trends for spring 2024.
Sew for the Body You Have, with Brooks Ann Camper | Episode 73

Brooks Ann Camper talks about how she developed her unique approach to fitting, sewing, and teaching the art of custom sewing.
A Year of “Re”: An Oversized Hoodie Redo

A jumbo-sized white cotton sweatshirt became Becky Fulgoni's redo project and the final installment in her yearlong series.

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Try Waxed Canvas for a Durable Bag or Garment

Sew Charming Tops from Vintage Embroidered Linens

Create a Hexagon Patchwork Jacket

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Inspiration - Page 7 of 176

Designed for Living, Not for Fashion

Felecia Davis: An Architect Inspired by Textiles

Pocket Inspiration from Bonnie Cashin

Try Waxed Canvas for a Durable Bag or Garment

Sew Charming Tops from Vintage Embroidered Linens

Create a Hexagon Patchwork Jacket

Style Falcon Patterns: Designs for Mature Figures, with Diane Scarponi | Episode 74

Spring Fashions 2024: Colors, Textiles, and Designs

Sew for the Body You Have, with Brooks Ann Camper | Episode 73

A Year of “Re”: An Oversized Hoodie Redo

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Rewarding Work | Letter from the Editor

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