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She's in Fashion: Knitting and Sewing in NYC
www.meladori.com/shesinfashion
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Janice likes: vintage sewing patterns, jiu jitsu, sewing, Bean (Esteemed Kitty Sewing Assistant), knitting, comic books, xcode, as3 & overcast days.
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Drape, Drape, now in English!

Since I was defeated by the Japanese version of Drape, Drape, luckily the English version just came out. I want to make 75% of everything in this book. Here are my favorites. + + + #1, Loose Drape To...

6 days ago

Sewing Perfectionism & Happy World Goth Day

Closetgoth moment of the day: It may be raining, sticky and 70 degrees out there but you can’t make me take off my (black as my soul) leather. + + + My sewing has been dipped in black for the p...

23 may 12

What I’ve Been Working on Lately: Black Drapey Cardigan

+ + + My wardrobe has been lacking in a lightweight, drapey sweater in a neutral color (in my case, black, since it goes with everything). I had some free time Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I cut th...

21 may 12

I Miss Sewing

Converse shoes inside the locker at Spa Castle. + + + Looking for trouble. + + + In search of Japanese pattern books. + + + Sometimes balancing sewing and real life is tricky and I know I’ve be...

09 may 12

What I’ve Been Working on Lately

+ + + I actually finished this last week but haven’t had a chance to photograph it yet.

07 may 12

What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Total knit convert.

04 may 12

Studded Denim: What I’ve Been Working on Lately

In staunch rebellion of all the vintage projects I’ve ever worked on, I’m hand-studding a denim jacket. Hopefully I can finish it before Fall gets here.

02 may 12

Me Made May: Not this Time

I’d love to participate in Me Made May 2012, but since I’ve had my fashion about-face, I really don’t have enough homemade clothes that I can wear on a daily basis that fit this sty...

01 may 12

Simplicity 2178: Asymmetrical Dress

So I finally joined this century (or this decade). Dress: Simplicity 2178 Shoes: Steve Madden Belt: vintage (80s?) + + + Front view. + + + Front view, 2. + + + Side view, 1. + + + Pattern used: Simpl...

30 apr 12

Simplicity 2178: Cynthia Rowley dress

I also finished the Cynthia Rowley dress over the weekend, but it was cloudy that day and I need to wait for a sunny day to take decent photographs. Better photographs and pattern review coming soon.

27 apr 12

Basic Top: First Finished Knit (sort of)

Top view. (Everything actually doesn’t look so bad until we get to the hem.) + + + Neckline view. + + + Inside view of neckline. + + + Cuff view. + + + I did end up finishing the basic top afte...

25 apr 12

Conquering my Fear of Sewing with Knits

Look! Smurfette (my dressform) is wearing a knit. And it looks flattering on her! Those are my serger threads that haven’t been snipped yet hanging from the sleeves. + + + I used View B. It loo...

24 apr 12

Do you do Club BMV?

Esteemed Sewing Assistant, “helping.” + + + I started buying modern patterns this week, and wanted to know if Club BMV is worthwhile. The nearest Joanne’s from my house is in New Je...

19 apr 12

Slowly but surely: Simplicity 2178

Making slow progress on Simplicity 2178. The front and the back have been pieced together. This is a fabric hungry pattern and I made some modifications to it already. More to follow soon.

18 apr 12

SS2012 SWAP, Revised: Spring palette, what Spring palette?

I’ve been seeing a lot of gorgeous pastel-inspired Spring palettes out there, but you won’t see anything like that here. Spring palette, what Spring palette? The best thing about sewing e...

16 apr 12

Simplicity 2178: What I’ve Been Working on Lately

This is probably so last year, but I’m finally joining the masses and working on this Cynthia Rowley pattern I’ve had languishing in my closet for the past few months. I’m using a b...

11 apr 12

Change of Style: Vintage meets Rock and Roll

+ + + Style inspiration: Lady Gaga, Madonna, Kat von D, leather, jersey, denim, lace. Fitted silhouettes, 40s blouses, 50s pencil skirts. Black, grey, white. Simple shapes, year-round pieces that wor...

09 apr 12

Sewing Radio Silence: Where Have I Been?

Instagram from last week: En route to the Bronx. + + + I’ve been a bad blogger the past week or so, but rest assured I haven’t forgotten this site. I haven’t been sewing a lot latel...

06 apr 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 7

+ + + Skirt: Burda 8155, faux leather Top: H&M

30 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 6

+ + + Skirt: cotton sateen T-shirt: old Joy Division t-shirt (?) This is one of my favorite (non-vintage) combinations: t-shirt + pencil skirt.

29 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 5

+ + + Skirt: Burda 8155, plum suiting Top: H&M It was another cloudy day when I took this photo and this was the best one I could get.

28 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 4

+ + + Skirt: Burda 8155, cotton sateen Top: Colete Sorbetto

27 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 3

+ + + Skirt: Burda 8155, cotton sateen Top: Colette Sorbetto It was a cloudy day this weekend when I decided to take photographs, so this is the best one of the batch.

26 mar 12

McCall’s 4994: Joan’s Pink and Purple Dress

Closeup view. + + + The new season of Mad Men starts today. I finished this purple/pink dress based on Joan’s dress last week and only had time to post it now. + + + Front view. + + + Side view...

26 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 2

Skirt: Burda 8155 Top: Colette Sorbetto Shoes: thrifted This is one of my favorite skirts. It’s perfect for spring/summer, is a versatile cotton sateen, and goes well with everything.

25 mar 12

One Week, One Pattern: Day 1

Day 1: Jersey top, Burda 8155 skirt in plum suiting. + + + Tilly is having a One Week, One Pattern challenge and I definitely am participating. The pattern I’ve made most often is Burda 8155. T...

24 mar 12

Peter Pan Collar Sorbetto

Front view. + + + Side view. + + + Front view #2. + + + Closeup of brooch. + + + I finished this Sorbetto a few weeks ago and only had a chance to post about it now. I used some leftover swiss dot, l...

22 mar 12

Almost Sewing-Related Update

Instagram photo from over the weekend: In search of macarons at Ladurée. + + + My cousins were in town over the weekend so very little sewing or sewing photography was done. However I have one finish...

19 mar 12

McCall’s 4994: Muslin in Progress

Smurfette (my dressform) modeling the muslin. Everything looks beautiful on Smurfette. Of course some fitting issues don’t show since she has no arms, and that might be how I missed this the fi...

16 mar 12

Mad Men Challenge: Are You In?

Mad Men billboard on the subway at the 23rd St stop. Instragram photo from a few weeks ago. Ever since I heard about Julia Bobbin’s Man Men Challenge I knew I’d definitely be in. I’...

14 mar 12

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