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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 ...

Promises Kept

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

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 ...

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 ...