top-halfs wardrobe Sew House 7 – Toaster Sweater 2 When I was 19, I had been sewing clothing for at least 5 years and was just starting to produce clothing to sell at a local boutique. My sewing machine at the time was an entry level Janome that I had brought back from Japan, a single needle machine that included an optional, fold-away blade. […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 13 Comments January 30, 2017
top-halfs wardrobe Sewaholic Patterns – Pendrell Blouse I’ve been getting really into understanding and learning more about different types of fabric and weaves lately. It might be a by-product of blogging, as I don’t want to be spewing incorrect information about what fabric type I’m using, but I’m really enjoying nerding out on the properties that makes one fabric different from another, […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 6 Comments January 25, 2017
one-piece wardrobe Tilly and the Buttons – Martha Dress Hack I’m back in Portland now (and have been for almost a month, time flies!), which means I’m back within a handful of miles of some really amazing fabric stores. I definitely fought past my jet lag on my first day state-side and went on a tiny fabric bender, where I found a mysterious 3 yard […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 11 Comments January 15, 2017
bottom-halfs one-piece wardrobe Named Patterns – Bly Overalls My little village in Rheinland-Pfalz is purported to have one of the best Christmas Markets (Weihnacht) in the region. It pretty much spans the entire length of the main town and is just blocks away from our home. The vendors hock handmade trinkets in matching wooden sheds, and the town is packed with tourists, all […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 2 Comments December 19, 2016
one-piece wardrobe I Am Aphrodite “Are you petting your fabric?” John asked me from the driver’s seat. We were on our way home from the traveling Fabric Market in Germany where I had just purchased a couple bags of fabric, including one very soft, malleable linen twill. I nodded, “It’s telling me what it wants to be.” “What does it […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 6 Comments December 12, 2016
top-halfs wardrobe winter-ish Named Patterns – Kanerva Button Back Shirt I’ve been in Germany for all of two months now, and slowly I’m acclimating to life here. My German language skills are still depressingly lacking (ex: sometimes, the word for 4 escapes me in the moment so I order 5 of something at the butcher instead); it can take two months to learn the word […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 1 Comment December 2, 2016
bottom-halfs wardrobe Rachel Comey + Vogue 1247 Skirt There are so many iterations of this skirt (by Carolyn alone) that I didn’t exactly feel the need to be the millionth blogger to write about it, but as a newbie to this blog game, I feel like it’s excusable for me to write about a skirt pattern that is probably quite boring to you […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 7 Comments November 24, 2016
one-piece wardrobe Frankendress V8994 + V9212 The Pattern: A combination of vintage V9212 and V8994 The Fabric: Dark Navy Linen purchased at the Stoffmarkt Holland (traveling fabric market) for a pre-cut 1.7m/15 euro The Size: 6 in V9212, 8 in V8994 Similarities in both patterns: they’re both pullovers, so no zipper. they both have center front and center back seams. they both […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 1 Comment November 17, 2016
not-clothes firsts— Let’s just jump into it here: this post will be a lot of “first”s. -This is the first post meant to be seen by the public. -This is the first time I have real WIPs in Germany. -The featured photo is of the first garment I made by myself (with a clearly self-drafted pattern) for […] Full Post Share Tweet Share Pin 2 Comments November 4, 2016