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Making a bias top
Just CF and CB seams! My daughter had been asking me if I could make her some silky tops to wear to work. Feeling t shirts were a bit too informal for going to court etc she wanted a cool, easy to...
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Hemming a bias skirt
I am making a toile for Vogue 1662 a Pierre Cardin suit that I plan to make up. Galina asked me to explain how I did the hem. What is bias cut? Most clothes are cut on the straight grain, with the...
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Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.9
Sewing with a Plan has kicked off. Ladies all over the world have started their four month stint to make 11 co-ordinating outfits (no men yet, although menswear is being made). I have not actually...
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How to make a Westwood style skirt pattern from a skirt block
When I was draping the skirt with the side pleat I thought about doing the same pattern but using the flat pattern cutting method. It was an interesting experiment. This is a draped pencil skirt, cut...
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The Pierre Cardin suit – having second thoughts about Vogue 1636
I am about to move on to this 1966 Pierre Cardin pattern, but having laid out the purple boucle wool that you can see on the right, I am having second thoughts. Here are my concerns The skirt and...
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Draping a Madelaine Vionnet dress
I have been studying draping on the stand at Morley for nearly a year now. Each term we focused on a different area – tops, skirts and dresses. Although we have done a cowl top, the course expressly...
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Centre for Pattern design The CC Fold skirt
I had been fascinated by this pattern for some time. The “deceptively simple” design means that you cannot see the one seam or the zip fastening in the skirt as the folded over wrap covers both. It is...
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