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Why Sewing Is Important?

Of course, I would say that it's important - I make my living at it and teaching it, but above ...

What Is Drape and Hang

When we're fitting a garment, this can be terms that we might not even think about. We're more interested in ...

I’m Back!!!

Yeah - I feel like singing some great Barbra Streisand song about "I'm in charge and I'm back!!!!" Actually this ...

Promises Kept

Years ago, when I was a feisty young thing, I didn't have enough sense to pick out a vocation that ...

Bust Dart

Whether this is the side bust dart or the waist bust dart, it’s truly one of the magical fitting tools ...

Fitting A Pattern to Your Body

This has always been one of the major reasons sewists turn to sewing if not the reason…period! The lure of fitting a ...

The Path of a Fashion Trend

Tracking a fashion trend isn't all that hard after seeing a few of them. Living from Mid-Century Modern through Twiggy ...

The Style of The Very Wealthy

It's worth the time to look at these styles, particularly today as there is a group that wants to look ...

WOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgcNy2EgE_Q This is the way fashion used to be - pretty, flattering and I can't wait to make some of ...

The Einsteinian Zone

So no, you haven't dropped into another universe of the space-time continuum. This really is a sewing blog, but this ...

The Thoughtful Trade

The other day I was doing the laundry and suddenly my machine wasn't spinning, thus wasn't washing. It was making ...

Body Sizes – Then and Now

We may think that the models on the runway are all bone-thin, and they are, but how close are they ...