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Tutorial: Convertible Collar with Yoke | Gigi Sews
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Where the action is. One last time – McCall’s 5137 →. September 23, 2006 · 10:47 am. Tutorial: Convertible Collar with Yoke. A few days ago I was asked to republish the convertible collar tutorial that I had on my now-defunct GigiSews.com site – here it is! Should be 1/4″ – always, IMO. With the exception of the collar, do not press anything until the end. Construct the collar. I always put a large X with chalk on the undercollar so as not to mix them up. Attach the inner yoke/front facing unit to the sh...
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Obsessed with Embellishment: July 2006
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006. 30's Flare for the 21st Century. I really love this blouse from HotPatterns (it's the Miss Moneypenny Pussycat Blouse) - it has just the right amount of soft, feminie style without being really gooey. I finshed it up today, and it's part of a Fall 2006 wardrobe. This is an idea I learned from Diva Georgene, and it's a great way to really maximise your sewing effforts. So far I've completed the long black skirt. Posted by Phyllis @ 5:36 PM. Links to this post. A Dress A Day.
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Obsessed with Embellishment: June 2006
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Saturday, June 24, 2006. Here are some detail photos of the tiny bags I posted to the The Sewing Divas blog. The "Chanel" bag has a silk twill lining and the fringe is a strip of bias cut fabric stitched to the flap. The Asian bag is made from a remnant of indigo dyed cotton. It has a silk twill lining that is s scrap from a vintage kimono. A wonderful littel company called Ah Kimono! They sell color cooredianted packs of authentic Japanese silks and cottons. Posted by Phyllis @ 11:19 AM. After I finish ...
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Table Talk | THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion
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THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion. July 20, 2008. Filed under: couture sewing. 8212; georgene @ 5:25 am. This photo from last year’s New York Times slide show. Of the Christian LaCroix workrooms is inspiring. A simple wooden table, a portable machine underneath, a stool. What more could you want? Check out Ikea’s version, the Artur. Now to me, the width of the table top in this photo is not nearly wide enough…and I am not sure I want a glass tabletop. You can use a different tabletop wit...Is clos...
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Eight days of wonderful | Gigi Sews
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New Look 6454 – The Couture Version, Part I →. April 4, 2011 · 9:13 am. Eight days of wonderful. Of course, the week leading up to the eight wonderful days was filled with stress and buckets of tears as I said my final goodbyes to my sweet little Winnie. I can’t believe how quiet the house is without her; that will take a lot of time to get used to. Sat right in front of me. Another week and we would have been finishing each others’ sentences! Supermom Anna made a strapless silk charmeuse evening gown fo...
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New Look 6454 – The Couture Version, Part I | Gigi Sews
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Eight days of wonderful. New Look 6454, The Couture Version – Part II →. April 5, 2011 · 8:21 am. New Look 6454 – The Couture Version, Part I. I decided to make a very fitted strapless dress in Couture Boot Camp because a) that’s a tough thing to fit on yourself and b) I’d never done it before! I selected New Look 6454 as my starting point because I liked the shape of the bodice. After the final muslin fitting, I traced my muslin pattern onto a muslin underlining, again marking the seamlines/grainlines (...
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New Look 6454, The Couture Version – Part III | Gigi Sews
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New Look 6454, The Couture Version – Part II. Vogue 1224 Tracy Reese Dress →. April 12, 2011 · 7:18 am. New Look 6454, The Couture Version – Part III. Once the bodice had been hand basted together and I had another fitting, I stitched the dress together by machine. Notice that I took a smidgen off the bust curve of the Princess seam. All of the seams were then trimmed, well clipped, pressed and. Catchstitched to the underlining. Filed under Couture Boot Camp. Vogue 1224 Tracy Reese Dress →. Dyslike make ...
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Obsessed with Embellishment: November 2006
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Why I Luv "Dancing With The Stars". First off - Emmitt had a MUCH better posse - Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman - and who did Mario have? George Lopez. His Mom. Need I say more? And Emmit, to his credit, won this thing because he used his NFL training to full advantage - not only did he win the World's Ugliest Trophy, but now he gets to call up Jerry Rice tomorrow morning and say "Pay UP, Brother! I didn't think it was possible to for any trophy to be uglier than the Stanley Cup.
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Adding bra cups to a halter top or dress | THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion
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THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion. April 19, 2007. Adding bra cups to a halter top or dress. 8212; Gigi @ 5:13 pm. First, I want to point out that I am working with a knit – a beautiful rayon/lycra from Fabric Mart. Were I working with a woven fabric, I would elect to attach the cups temporarily – probably using snaps – to make ironing easier. Step 2: After removing the garment, I used a little help (a lime! Once both cups have been sewn into the lining, I will remove the center front basting and ...
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Issey Miyake wrap coat | THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion
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THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion. February 15, 2008. Issey Miyake wrap coat. 8212; Els @ 8:00 am. Ue pattern 1476 was in my stash for several years now waiting to be made. The coat takes a lot of fab. Ric 4,5 meter which should not have visible difference in a right and wrong side and finally I foun. D the fabric on sale a woollen tweed 80 % wool 20 % acrylic for only 7,95 per meter. This pattern although it looks quite unusual is very easy to sew. I also altered the pockets design, the pockets p...
