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The Little Black Dress

Passionbysoniasantos, member | April 7th, 20141 comment

This is a one shoulder party/cocktail dress, very sexy, with a 12" long fringe. I used a embroidered net with sequins. Dress is all lined, but with an sheer back.

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Mother of the Bride

smvite, member | January 8th, 20141 comment

Using Marfy 2137 I made this stunning mother of the bride dress. The fashion fabric was a fuchsia silk jacquard with silk organza underlining, and a china silk lining. I used china silk because it is...

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Ombre Satin Prom Dress with Rhinestones

SnickerDoodle_Kids, member | December 17th, 20131 comment

This is a dress I made for my daughter's prom. She liked the reference to the 1940's pinup style. The heavy ombre dutchess satin fabric gave the the mermaid train just the right amount of body and...

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Great Sewing Gift Ideas for the Holidays

ThreadsMagazine, editor | October 24th, 20131 comment

Threads staff shares an exclusive wish list.

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Future tartan

MEKA_Clothing, member | September 17th, 2013

I will be creating a line of dresses, skirts, blouses, and jackets over the next few weeks, mixing plaid with lace and jackets made of wool for shell and silk lining.

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Get Creative with Heirloom Buttons

ThreadsMagazine, editor | August 22nd, 201311 comments

Try these variations to enhance your hand-made heirloom buttons.

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Another Look at Kenneth D. King's Sewing Space

KennethDKing, contributor | August 22nd, 20133 comments

Learn more about Kenneth's collections, notions, and sewing machines

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Peplum & Ruffled Top

reynalay, member | June 8th, 2013

I used the Simplicity 1699 as my base pattern but I altered it by lowering the neckline, making a ruffled pattern for the neckline, changing the sleeves, adding volume to the peplum (6x the volume...

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What's Your Sewing Storage Solution?

smcfarland, editor | January 24th, 201333 comments

Read tips from real sewers, and share your own!

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Mood LA Moves: Check Out the New, Bigger Location

smcfarland, editor | January 9th, 20136 comments

Famous Los Angeles fabric store has a new address, more space and features

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Pin cushion for sewing machine

ModaOri, member | November 17th, 20125 comments

Here's an easy pin cushion that can be used on your bobbin winder while not it use. It's out of the way and easy to reach when you are sewing and taking pins off as you sew.

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Sewing Gift Suggestions

smcfarland, editor | October 25th, 20123 comments

More notions, machines, and other present ideas from the Threads staff

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Catwoman & The Penguin Costumes

momforadeal, member | October 22nd, 2012

My daughter wanted to be Catwoman, but not just any Catwoman...Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman. Do you know how hard it is to find an out of print Butterick pattern 6378? Very hard! I actually found one...

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Sun hat for the gardener or beach comber

GeoaDesigns, member | July 4th, 20121 comment

This pretty yet sturdy hat was made with the outdoors in mind. Outdoor home decor/utility fabric and sew in interfacing were key to construction. The fabric was chosen for its floral...

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travel sewing kit

drlex1995, member | June 4th, 2012

I used fabrics from my scrap basket to make a purse-sized sewing kit. I didn't use a pattern, I just pieced bits together like a puzzle. I made the cover first and then added the scissors pocket...

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My M2 Jacket

salt6creek, member | May 27th, 20121 comment

My version of this jacket began with the M2Again jacket pattern by Elaine Waldschmitt, which seemed the perfect scrappy stash jacket. I used many many different fabrics both batik and quilting cotton...

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Tantalizing Tote

salt6creek, member | May 27th, 2012

This tote bag was inspired by seeing a photo of a guild hand quilting a project for a charitable raffle. I loved the block they were using and set out to find it. A similar block is pictured in the...

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RAINFORESTCOUTURE green rose

nanacosta, member | March 16th, 2012

Green Rainforestcouture rose: This rose is made with silk organza. Perfect to add a delicate, femenine accent to any dress, or for your hair, or pin it on the side of your party little handbagTo...

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