I love my “Natalie” sewing machine. It’s a great tool, and has been a dependable workhorse. I picked it up from a local business called The Sewing and Vacuum Place. I was thrilled to find that Pam and her partner in the business, have a great YouTube channel with lots of videos about machines. In […]
By Alaina Zulli Corset-making may seem like a job only for the professionals, but anyone who can sew a straight line on the sewing machine can do this project. Over the course of three lessons for the next three Mondays, I will teach you all the techniques I learned as an apprentice to an historical […]
Process: Felted Capelets with SmallStars from Etsy on Vimeo. Here is a special treat for you today from British costume designer, Claire Townsend. In this video, Claire graciously shares her process for making hand-felted, hand-stitched capelets, which she sells at her Etsy store, Small Stars. Claire started making the capes as a creative outlet from […]
After you make today’s featured Bitty Booties pattern, you can also sew up this Itty Bitty Baby Dress pattern from Made by Rae. This version above was made recently by Stitch-Craft using the sweetest cherry print that would be fun for a 4th of July picnic.
I love blogs where the author not only loves to craft, but loves to write. I want great projects, but they need well-crafted text and stunning photography. Enter SixAndAHalfStitches. This post about how she created a silk dress isn’t just a post, it’s a beautiful vignette about the author’s creative process. Oh, and btw, I’d […]
Sometimes the perfect hand-sewn project needs the perfect handmade button. These animal buttons are custom made for Home Ec, the cutest little shop for the cutest little things. The description for these porcelain pieces of art nailed it, “They are like portable sculptures you can wear!”
By Christine Haynes This project is like learning to make a whole closet full of skirts and dresses. Follow the steps and you’ll have a simple dress or skirt that is endlessly alterable. For the dress, you can make it as a halter, with shoulder ties, with straps, or strapless. The skirt is made […]
