Getting Things Sewn

Designing a workspace, a wardrobe, and more

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What does it take to move from a great idea, to a plan, to a project, to a finished garment? What works and what doesn't—and why? The hits, misses, and near-misses are all here, as I experiment and analyze my way to getting things sewn.
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Liberty Feather-Print Shirts

Readers, How often do you come across a print that stops you in your tracks? For me, hardly ever. And when I browse online fabric vendors, I look at a lot of prints. As with other fashion products, prints are subject to trends–in colors, ...
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More About the Butterick 6385 Coat

Readers, Here’s the follow-up I promised about making this cozy olive-brown wool coat from Butterick 6385. For the first post on this coat go here. Fitting If there’s one point I want to get across about this pattern, it’s that ...
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March Plaidness

Even someone as ignorant as I am about basketball knows that we are in the season of March Madness. However, year-round I'm in the clutches of a different enthusiasm: plaids!
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