Archive for August, 2009
A Summer Shirt….Featuring a “seamless” Lined Pocket
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
Where did the summer go?
This is likely the last short sleeve shirt I’ll make for a client this season!
Made from fine Swiss Cotton Shirting fabric,
This shirt features a lined bias pocket and a bias back yoke.
As you can see in the photo below, the client also requested a CB “Locker [...]
How To Pre-Shrink Wool… Fast and Easy at Home !
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
Many of us are ready to sew our fall wardrobes….me too!
So I thought you might be interested to know of an easy yet professional method that I use to pre-shrink wool yardage. It is one of many that I learned during my Tailor Apprenticeship.
First…the fabric! This luscious yardage is from [...]
Graphic Tees..and MORE graphic Tees
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
As you can see, I’ve been busy making more “Graphic Tees” !
My nieces just love them, and have asked me to make them for their BFFs. See previous posts for how I created the graphics at “TYPOGENERATOR” It’s fun and SO easy…which is a good thing since I have no artistic [...]
Vintage Pattern Database– Free access and Free downloads !
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
Don Mc Cunn…the man behind Design Enterprises of San Francisco, pattern drafting guru, and author of the must-have book, “How To Make Sewing Patterns” brought this to my attention recently…
CoPA On-Line, the Commercial Pattern Archive database with over 48,000 vintage
pattern records with images of the pattern designs and small scale [...]
Playing with transfers again……..a “Gathered Strap” Tank Top
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
These heat transfers are just too much fun!
I made this a few days ago for my niece Willow. Starting with a simple tank-top pattern, I ran a line of hand stitching across one “strap”, gathered it, and then secured the stitching on the wrong side. Of course, this was done [...]
Interfacing Give-Away…Let’s Have Some Fun!
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
Hello Dear Readers….
Thanks so much for dropping by and reading my tutorials, and thanks for leaving such nice comments about the garments I design or sew from patterns. Your readership and kind comments mean more to me than I can possibly express.
As you may know, my husband and I own [...]
Merle O’Grady: Find of the month
Submitted by Brittique Blog
Merle O’Grady has caused quite a stir in a very short space of time. Her feather weight perspex jewellery was snapped up by Beyonce while on a break from performing in Dublin. Since then customers have been clamouring to buy her unique and striking jewellery. The lightness of the perspex is [...]
