Tag: look what your hands can do
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Made Again Patterns | Joey Tank Launch!!
Today is THE day! My first official pattern for Made Again Patterns has launched – it’s the Joey Tank! She’s a simple but satisfying project – classic halter lines are combined with sleek finishing techniques to make this a fun one day project, best for advanced beginners to intermediate sewers. Joey is a PDF download…
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Time Traveling | Making My Blue Brain Hat
I love hats! Especially the fancy, floral, floofy numbers from bygone ears. For a large part of history, women wouldn’t leave the house without a chapeau! For my 1780s look, I decided to work with a straw hat I had in my stash. Once upon a time I thought I might have a go as…
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Time Traveling | 1780s Italian Gown
Ta da! Here’s a look at my completed 1780s Italian Gown that I’ve sewn for an event later this month. It was a complicated project – from making historical undergarments like a linen shift, stays, petticoats and bum rolls, to the finishing touches like a silk neck scarf, sheer cotton apron and hand made brain…