It’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee long holiday weekend. I haven’t got an ideal post for celebrating it – I don’t really write about copying the Queen’s style Not ma...
Here’s the second part of my comments on the new April pattern issues from Vogue. Separates and bags – now some of these are styles I might wear myself The first of these posts on the Apr...
Image consultant Judith Rasband has suggested a ‘casual classics’ summer capsule of 6 items (in an e-mail dated 30 April 2012). This capsule immediately caught my eye because each item ha...
Some of the new season Vogues are a joy for people who’re fascinated by how patterns work. The last few pattern issues have been mainly sheath and vintage dresses. I know those shapes are curre...
I have many reactions to wardrobe plans based on Classic styles (see my post on Classics). Some of my reactions I’ve cycled through many times before. Personal style : Many people, me included,...
I keep going on about starting from well fitting basic pattern blocks. But how do you get those well fitting basic blocks in the first place. . . Some people have no difficulty with fit. But obviousl...
The ‘Classic’ style is well known and popular. Many basic wardrobe plans are based on classic styles. Judith Rasband‘s simplest wardrobe cluster is a group of 5 items. Her March 201...
How can we know what we’re getting before we finish sewing ? I recently wrote some comments at Stitchers Guild on sources of wardrobing advice for beginners. Ejvc commented it’s easy to f...
It’s the final weeks of the Stitchers Guild Sewing With A Plan contest for 2012. So here are some more speedy patterns to fill the last minute gaps I’ve already posted on the quick top an...
polyvore vests 12/4 by sewingplum featuring a leather safari jacket Fake fur vest$30 - alloy.com Monki vintage vest€30 - monki.com Mint Velvet leather safari jacket£139 ...
Yet more comments on how a pattern like McCall’s 6519 can be a good basis for building a core wardrobe. Two previous posts on this pattern : - the interest and usefulness of wardrobe patterns w...
It’s nearly the last month of the Stitchers Guild Sewing With A Plan contest for 2012. So perhaps people are searching for quick-sew patterns to fill the last minute gaps in their wardrobe Here...
Continuing with comments on how a pattern like McCall’s 6519 can be a good basis for building a core wardrobe (see my previous past). It’s interesting to look at how a wardrobe pattern so...
Time for another index to help find things. Goodness, 2-1/2 years ago I thought my posts at Stitchers’ Guild were getting a bit long so I’d better start blogging instead. Who would have g...
Wardrobe pattern books are inspirational, but once you know how to make very simple changes, you don’t need a book to get an easy group of co-ordinates. Just start with a wardrobe pattern. Most...
How many people have a waist ? How many people have upper body emphasis, lower body emphasis ? How many have a high hip shelf ? a dominant midriff ? There was a flurry of interest in my previous post...
Some fascinating research shows we need 9 body shapes, not 4 or 5, to describe everyone effectively. The research was done at North Carolina State University. Nancy Erickson briefly mentioned this so...
The main new shape for the coming season is the peplum, as picked out by UK Vogue. “It’s spring’s big silhouette story” – literally. Not a jacket with any old waist seam...
More on wardrobe pattern books which claim to have all the styles and patterns you need in one book. Here are some books which are more of a challenge to find or use ! There are also brief notes on c...
Aargh. . . my list of advice that annoys me. In this new year I’m telling other people their resolution should be to give better advice - – - “Start your colour choice by picking ou...
My first post on wardrobe pattern books talked about books with casual styles. The books in this post mainly have patterns for dresses in fitted shapes. Some are in frilly-girly or modern vintage sty...
Did you make any sewing, style, or wardrobe resolutions for the coming year ? What are you hoping to achieve with your resolutions ? What would be the happiest use of your relaxation time ? How would...
Part of getting a easy co-ordinated wardrobe is to have everything in similar shapes (see my post on reducing the number of shapes). And an easy way of achieving that is to use a wardrobe pattern. Th...
WordPress keeps various stat counts of what is happening, including over the past year. And it’s very interesting. (No, not to worry – they don’t keep a record of who looked at what...
Best Wishes for an ever happier personalised wardrobe and rewarding sewing during the coming year. = = = = = Filed under: sundry messages
I wrote a previous post about the current Sports Luxe style, with some patterns for ‘designer’ sweatshirts. How about some designer style for your fleeces and hoodies - – - Pullover...
Some months ago, Style.com published a list of Top 10 Must Haves for the winter season. Time to catch up while winter is still in the future ? . . . How many of these items have you added to your war...
Style.com’s “Top 10 Must Haves for Fall 2011” include a ‘novelty sweatshirt’. Jason Wu, with black lace down the sleeves. Style.com photo I thought “oh, dear ̵...
Many surprises when I started exploring pattern blocks earlier in the year. One was that many methods of drafting patterns to individual measurements assign half your bust/ waist/ hip measure to fron...
Most patterns with different styles make variations on the same main pattern pieces, such as changing length, collar, trim, perhaps sleeve shape in the same armhole. There are many examples in my pos...
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