Breaking news! Today I am shoveling out the sewing room sorting my possessions, including those stashed carefully in the deepest corners of my sewing room, and I found the colour-work knit...
Im working on my latest dress (yes, yes, there has been progress) and, as usual, have needed to try it on periodically. This one has a side zipper. I havent done a lapped zipper in any lo...
The Sewing Lawyer cant even use gardening as an excuse for her absence from this blog since DH is the gardener around here. Hes very good at it! (More pictures here.)This first long weeke...
The Sewing Lawyer developed an early interest in tailoring. Its hard to believe, but in those ancient days when she was in high school, a course in tailoring was in the public school curriculum. &nbs...
Ive had a few questions about the zipper I used in my all-black colour block dress. Mostly, the questions break down into two types: where/how did I find the exact perfect length zipper, ...
I was going to call this post "introducing my new dress" but I decided that would be cruel. A bit further along than flat foldsAt least its cut out...This will be the sleeveless dress with th...
Another TSL living room viewI thought there was only one errant thing (a musical instrument) in the background. But no! Spot the shoes...Is there such a thing? The Sewing Lawyer like...
So I wore the dress to work on Monday. The good news is that it was supremely comfortable and attracted a few favourable compliments. The maybe bad news is that sitting all day in a 100% ...
Real law firms in Texas apparently think its worthwhile to have spammers in India put comments on my blog. Since I doubt the spammers are doing it out of charity, I have to assume that the law ...
The Sewing Lawyer loves to show off her just-completed creations but the latest ones a LBD and its after dark, so the fashion shoot will have to wait. In the meantime, here are some hints of wh...
Thank you for all your lovely compliments on my latest projects. Like about 100% of bloggers, The Sewing Lawyer loves comments, so keep them coming! DIGS slyly asked me how my dress is com...
I have a bumper crop of finished objects this week. Heres my latest jacket, as I wore it today. You might recognize the top...After my pattern modifications (reducing dart take-up in back...
Yes indeed! The Vogue Leaf Yoke Top is done, and I love it!And Im going to enjoy wearing it. My next task is to finish the jacket which I think it will look good with, and figure out how ...
The Sewing Lawyer is a tad on the perfectionist side. She has a seam ripper. And shes not afraid to use it.Before.After.Its a good thing this wool is very thick and forgiving!
One can try on a WIP if its being knitted from the top down. All I had to do was transfer about 25% of the stitches to a separate circular needle so I could put it over my head. This will fit l...
It has been so long since The Sewing Lawyer made a jacket, she thought she had forgotten. But she hadnt. A forgiving, cushy wool fabric helps. Remembering to cut it out single layer to (more or less)...
I live in Canada. Its cold and snowy for months at a time. Staying indoors is not really an option. So I enjoy winter sports in my somewhat inept way. You already know t...
I thought Id generate a bit of interest, but was surprised by the number of people who have been pining for a Dritz Bound Buttonhole Maker. Then I looked to see what prices these things command...
I almost forgot! This weekend at a church sale, I came across two of these:I am pretty sure I can only ever use one, so in honour of my blogs existence since November, 2009, I thought Id have a...
Sewing first. I have muslins! The dress is basically fine. Well, it will be once I remove 1cm in length from the bodice (where marked). It looks OK on my form, but definitely ...
Two of them. They are on my feet. Yummy wool.And now: back to making muslins.
Thats what The Sewing Lawyer was, this weekend. Not only is the Burda jacket from a year ago (mentioned in my last post) traced, so is the about-to-be-famous colour blocked dress from the Febru...
I guess not. However, its a milestone since its the first one ever off needles wielded by me. One side has no hole at the top of the gusset. Wish I could say the same of the other side. &...
At last! The Sewing Lawyer has again sewn something. A pair of very nice pleated pants, if I do say so myself. Burda would undoubtedly call these "Marlene Dietrich trousers", but ...
My husband found this interesting jacket recently. It purports to be a curling jacket. It is made by a Dutch company called Scotch & Soda - Amsterdam Couture.I think its slightly iron...
In a comment, okie2thfairy asked if I could show in more detail what I was talking about when I mentioned "improving" the pattern for my Teal Jakku with triangle insets at the shoulder.T...
*Finished Knitted Ob ject (What did you think I meant?)While the Teal Jakku pieces were blocking I seem to have knit a hat out of my leftover wool. Please excuse my slightly stun...
As mentioned in my last post, my sewing has been overtaken by knitting, which definitely is slower to show results. However, my teal Neulottu naisen jakku is almost finished only one ...
This week Ive read quite a few inspiring and (lets face it) intimidating wrap-ups of the year that just ended, sewing-wise. I certainly cant compete with folks who report having made multiple g...
And its not because The Sewing Lawyers sewing room has been transformed into Santas workshop this year. Oh no. Last year I was busy as the proverbial bee, secretly refashioning all those ...
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