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A DIY how-to for making a galaxy print infinity scarf inspired by one of Celina's Pinterest boards.

I have to admit, hosting a Sewing for ME! series was a little (or a lot) because I knew that there would be so much I could learn from a series like this. And I have not been disappointed. Today's post by Ashley from Art with Ashley about how to make your own pattern blocks is

PINTUCK FOOT, 5-GROOVE Five Groove Pintuck Foot Sewing Machine (820226096) You can easily use the classic Pintuck Foot on cotton, light-weight wool or other fine fabrics. Create pintucks to add a nostalgic touch to linens, cushions, blouses or children‘s clothing. 1. Snap on the Pintuck Foot. 2. Insert a twin needle- 5-groove: 2.0 twin needle 3. Thread the twin needle (see manual for threading tips). 4. Using a water-soluble marker, draw a placement line for your first pintuck. 5. Sew your first pintuck. When you start on the second pintuck, allow the first pintuck to run parallel in a groove in the foot. This will produce evenly spaced pintucks. PINTUCK BLADE 31 SEWING DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES Twin Needle 620073796: 1,6 mm 620073896: 2 mm

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See my full disclosure policy here. The circle skirt has been on my to-do list since I saw it at MADE back in July. I got the idea to add ties from an old dress I have from Down East Basics. It finally made it off my to-do list and onto my sewing table last week. So, without any more delays, here is the tied Circle Skirt: And here's a quick how-to. Go here and follow the tutorial to get your circle cut out. I made the smaller circle (for my waist) smaller than Dana's tutorial because I used a knit fabric. Once you have your circle, fold and cut it into eights: Pin it back together, adding two ties along each seam line and sew it up: Go back to the original tutorial for directions on adding your elastic. I covered mine with the same fabric I used for the skirt rather than dying it. You can wear it without the ties, and it looks like the original, plus some seam lines. Or you can tie it up and wear it that way. Two skirts in one!

There are a few ways to pleat fabric for smocking, but the easiest and fastest way is by using a smocking pleater. My previous post was all ...

Tucks or Pintucks make very attractive trimming when well made - this vintage original Singer Tucker Attachment will aid you in creating a delicate and lovely embellishment with precision.  Always in fashion, tucks add smartness and interest to dresses, blouses, neckwear, children's clothes and lingerie.  Even, fine stitching following the exact thread of the fabric are the marks of fine workmanship in tucking.  The Singer Tucker with its adjustable guides make it easy to produce tucks of uniform width and spacing.  Tucks may follow pattern styling or express individuality when fabric is tucked and then cut from a plain pattern.  Instructions are included with purchase.  Be sure to look under our tutorial tab for our blog post and video tutorial showing how to use the Singer Tucker Attachment.Click here for instructions on how to use the Tucker attachment.      LOW SHANK:  fits the Singer Featherweight 221, 222K and all low, vertical shank Sewing Machines (i.e. 15, 27, 28, 66, 99, 185, 127, 128, 192, 201, 206, 237, 306, 319, 320, 328, as well as many other brands besides Singer)   SLANT SHANK:  fits all SLANT shank Singer Sewing Machines (i.e. 301, 301A, 401, 401A, 403, 500, 503, 600 & 700 Series and all other Slant Needle Singer Models)

WWII Era Make and Mend for Victory (1942) Learn How to Mend, Darn, and Make Clothing Alterations and Accessories -EBook This ebook includes all 52 pages of the 1942 Make and Mend for Victory by the Spool Cotton Company. During WWII, clothing was rationed so people had to extend the life of their clothing. This booklet showed them how! In this booklet, there are great pictures and diagrams on the necessary sewing supplies needed to mend clothing and how to conserve them, how to mend and patch clothing, alter and restyle clothing, and make collars, dickeys, hats, and accessories from scraps of yarn, cotton, and fabric. This booklets provides instructions on how to convert a man’s suit into a woman’s suit, how to reuse men’s shirts for children’s clothing, and how to make clothes for children and teenagers. It also shows you how to reclaim used wool, improve sewing techniques, and choose appropriate sewing needles and thread for various types of fabric. Some specific instructions/patterns include: Collars and Dickeys 1) Pointed Collar 2) Square Collar 3) Vestee with 3 Jabots 4) Scalloped Peter Pan Collar 5) Bias Band Collar with Ruffle 6) Button-On Collar with Crocheted Edging 7) V-Necked Collar 8) Regulation Elastic Bottom Dickey 9) Band Bottom Dickey 10) Vest Bottom Dickey 11) Short Dickey 12) Rever Collar with Ruffled Edging 13) Frilly Edging 14) Motif Collar Edging Smart Headwork 1) Pillbox 2) Sailor 3) Calot 4) Similar Calot Made from Pattern 5) Bow Calot with Back Ruffle and Matching Bag 6) Knotted Cap and Drawstring Bag 7) Triple Thread Snood 8) Popcorn Calot 9) Frill Pompadour Hat 10) Open Crown Double Crochet Calot 11) Closed Crown Single Crochet Calot 12) Crochet Trimmed Felt Hat 13) Made-Over Visor Cap Crocheted Edging 1) Collar Medallion (102) 2) Collar Medallion (103) 3) Edging and Insertion (104) 4) Lacy Crochet Brimmed Sailor and Crochet Trimmed Collar Accessories 1) Pompon Trimmed Felt Pillbox 2) Crocheted Button Trimmings a. Basic Crochet Button b. Color Crochet Button c. Crocheted Barrel Button d. Crochet Ball Button e. Rainbow Button f. Crocheted Single Flower Button g. Crocheted Double Flower Button h. Bone Ring Button 3) Bandanna Skirt and Two-Piece Halter 4) Patchwork Skirt 5) Belt and Frogs 6) Crocheted Frogs and Braid Trim 7) Twisted Necklace and Earrings 8) Star Necklace and Earring Set 9) Wool Pocket 10) Wool Edgings INSTANT DOWNLOAD: Your PDF files will be available for download as soon as your payment is received. Click on the link in the email from Etsy, or on Etsy.com click on *Your Account, *Purchases and under your receipt, *Files Ready to Download. Follow me on Facebook to stay up-to-date on new patterns and find additional pictures of pattern booklets in the store: https://www.facebook.com/MadameLaModeStore/

Heipähei! Tässäpä teille lupailemani tutoriaali. Tämän korun tekeminen ei vaadi lainkaan kuumaliimapistoolin käyttöä (joka on muuten yllättävän haastavaa), ja ompelutaitojakin tarvitaan hyvin vähän. Valmis koru sopii erityisen hyvin sweet- tai himelolitalle, tai muuten vain rokokoosta innostuneelle. Suosittelen, että luet koko tutoriaalin alusta loppuun, ennen kuin alat toteuttaa korua! Nauhan pätkien paljous saattaa hämmentää aluksi, mutta myöhemmin tulevat kuvat valottavat asiaa. Onnea matkaan! ♥ Tarvikkeet: - noin 1 metri ohutta (esim. 1 cm leveää) taftinauhaa valitsemassasi värissä - noin 40 cm hieman leveämpää (esim. 2 cm leveää) taftinauhaa valitsemassasi värissä - Sinulle mieluisa riipus; rokokoo rakastaa kimallusta, mutta muunkinlainen toki käy - Sakset - Nauhojen väriin sopivaa lankaa sekä neula - Väritöntä kynsilakkaa (myös kimaltava käy) Nauhojen leikkaaminen Leikkaa nauhat seuraavan kokoisiksi pätkiksi: - Ohuesta nauhasta yksi noin 4 cm pitkä pätkä, yksi noin 10 cm pitkä pätkä sekä yksi noin 7 cm pitkä pätkä. - Paksummasta nauhasta kaksi noin 15-16 cm pitkää pätkää. - Huom: säästä yli jäänyt, pitkä pätkä ohuempaa taftinauhaa! Sitä tarvitaan myöhemmin. Nauhojen muotoilu ja päättely Muotoile nauhat seuraavasti: - Ohut 4 cm pätkä sekä ohut 7 cm pätkä: leikkaa nauhojen päät tasaisiksi, päättele sipaisemalla päihin kynsilakkaa. - Ohut 10 cm pätkä: ks. kuva. 1) leikkaa nauhan molemmat päät ”käärmeenkielen” muotoiseksi kuvan osoittamalla tavalla ja 2) sipaise päihin kynsilakkaa. - Paksummat nauhat: muotoile toisen pätkän päät tasaiseksi, toisen päät taas käärmeenkielen muotoisiksi. Muista päätellä kynsilakalla. - Ohut, pisin nauha: Leikkaa tämänkin nauhan päät käärmeenkieliksi, päättele kynsilakalla. Tasapäisten nauhojen ompelu rusetin lenkeiksi Taita molemmat tasapäiset nauhat (sekä ohut että paksumpi) lenkeiksi kuvan osoittamalla tavalla. Ompele nauhan päät yhteen. Älä suotta huolehdi siitä, jos pistosi eivät ole edustuskelpoisia: tämä osa jää valmiissa korussa piiloon. Tarkistus Sinulla pitäisi olla nyt seuraavat osaset: - pitkä pätkä nauhaa, päät muotoiltuna käärmeenkieliksi - Kaksi lyhyempää nauhan pätkää, ohut sekä paksu, päät muotoiltuna käärmeenkieliksi - 4 cm pitkä pätkä, päät muotoiltu tasaisiksi - 2 ommeltua lenkkiä, 1 ohuesta ja 1 paksusta nauhasta. Lisää nauhojen muotoilua Ota ohut sekä paksu pätkä nauhaa, joiden päät olet muotoillut käärmeenkieliksi. Taita nauha kuvan osoittamalla tavalla V:n muotoon. Ompele muutamalla pistolla nauha tähän asentoon. Tee tämä sama molemmille pätkille. Tämän kikan avulla nauhat asettuvat kauniimmin kaulaa vasten. Tarkistus 2 Sinulla pitäisi nyt olla tämännäköiset osat: - pitkä pätkä nauhaa, päät muotoiltuna käärmeenkieliksi - Kaksi lyhyempää nauhan pätkää, ohut sekä paksu, päät muotoiltuna käärmeenkieliksi sekä ommeltuna V:n muotoon - 4 cm pitkä pätkä, päät muotoiltu tasaisiksi - 2 ommeltua lenkkiä, 1 ohuesta ja 1 paksusta nauhasta. Rusetin lenkkien muotoilu sekä tampin paikoilleen ompeleminen Ota ompelemasi lenkit sekä 4 cm tasapäinen pätkä, josta siis tulee rusetin tamppi. 1) Aseta pienempi lenkki isomman päälle niin, että lenkkien ommellut kohdat jäävät rusetin nurjalle puolelle. Mallaa myös tamppi oikealle kohdalle. 2) Ompele tamppi kiinni nurjalta puolelta. 3) Valmis rusetti näyttää oikealta puolelta tältä. Rusetin alanauhojen kiinnitys kaulan ympäri kiertävään nauhaan Ota pisin pätkä nauhaa. Taita se kahtia, jotta saat selville nauhan keskikohdan. Voit halutessasi myös merkata keskikohdan lyijykynällä. 1) Ota sitten V:n muotoon ommellut nauhat. Aseta ne niin, että ohuempi nauha on kapeamman päällä. 2) Ompele V:n muotoiset nauhat kiinni pitkään nauhaan (keskikohtaan!), joka siis tulee valmiissa chokerissa kiertämään kaulasi ympäri. Viimeistely Etsi käsiisi (kimalteleva) riipuksesi. 1) Ompele se pitkän nauhan keskikohtaan, alareunaan. 2) Ompele lopuksi vielä rusetin yläosa/lenkit paikoilleen nauhan päälle niin, että rusetin yläosa peittää näkyvistä kaikki mahdollisesti epäsiistit ompeleet. Ta-daa! Olet valmis. :) Ja nyt, rakkaat lukijani, sana on vapaa! Oliko tästä tutoriaalista mitään hyötyä, tai oliko kenties vain hupia lukea se? Vai oliko se kertakaikkisen kamala? Toivotteko jatkossa lisääkin tutoriaaleja blogiini, vai ettekö missään nimessä haluaa enää nähdä niitä? Kertokaa minulle mielipiteenne. ♥ Translation: This is a tutorial about my Rococo inspired choker. It's only in Finnish, and I am very sorry - but I just couldn't bring myself to translate this wall of text. :D

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Today, I have some absolutely beautiful and charming images to share with you. If my daughter was younger, I would turn these into canvas prints for her wall, but she's more into band posters than 1900's images, so I hope some of you will find something beautiful to use them on. I think these would also make lovely gift tags, cards, or transferred to fabric for pillows. These images were part of this page from an early 1900's magazine, showing

Zippers are kind of a quirky thing right now. They are not only used for function…..but for style. Usually zippers are added onto clothing but are not mea

This is an E-book digital copy of a beautiful and rare fashion catalog from 1916. The catalog advertises the latest hats, dresses, coats, stockings, lingerie, corsets children's clothes, accessories, shoes, linens etc that could be had by mail order. The booklet is 44 pages in both color and sepia-tone, each a high resolution 300 dpi scan that has been digitally enhanced and cleaned for better viewing. The images are sharp and crisp and would be great used in your altered art, scrap-booking or other projects. These booklets are a great way to learn about fashion from a certain era, gain inspiration for your latest vintage style sewing project, research a particular style, or just enjoy the pages of artistic eye candy with your morning coffee! ============================================ INSTANT DOWNLOAD: Your purchase will be available for download the second your payment clears through Etsy. Simply follow the email sent to you, or click on , then and under your receipt, . ============================================ Printing a PDF is easy. Just open, hit print, and make sure that your printer scale is set to 100% (this should be the default setting in most cases). Digital reproduction - Copyright Mrs. Depew Vintage, 2015.

It was 40 degrees this morning, so I started pulling out the winter outerwear. In with it was a wind jacket I bought at a yard sale this summer. When I tried it on & extended my arms, it looked like this: That won't do! I really love the jacket, and didn't want to have to throw it in the donate pile just yet, so I decided to extent the arms. This is great for kid's jackets, to make them last another season, while making them a little more fun. I love that you never have to search for mittens at the last minute... they are built in! Here comes the tutorial! This was a hard one to describe the steps, but hopefully the pictures will help clear up any confusion. What you'll need is a jacket, and 2 long felted sweater cuffs that go well with the jacket. First, turn your jacket inside out. Now place a cuff in a sleeve, so your cuff seam is against the sleeve. Line up the cuff seam with the jacket seam, so the seam of the cuff will be on the underside when you are wearing the jacket. Now tuck in a little bit (about an inch) of the jacket sleeve inward. Now start to sew the cuff to the jacket's inside lining. You will have to feel along as you go, so you aren't sewing through to the outside layer of the jacket as well. That way, there will be no seam on the outside of the jacket. When you are done, it should look like this: Repeat the process to the other sleeve, and flip everything right side out. Now figure out where your thumb should be, and cut a small slit there. Now you have built in fingerless gloves! fold them back once, and you have extended cuffs. It kind of looks like you are wearing a sweater under it.

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Chase your next adventure with the timeless design of our Atlas Pack. Let it carry you from plane ride to sunset and everywhere in between. Handmade by artisans in Mexico, this roomy design is both elegant and versatile. Easily adjust the leather strap around the waist as a bum bag,...

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Ultramarine is, of course, a kind of deep, almost purply blue. But when it came time to name this dress, we thought calling it ‘ultramarine’ was apt even though this dress is more of …

On prend tranquillement possession de nos nouveaux quartiers. We are slowly taking possession of our new quarters.

Lovely to work with, this Knit Elastic is soft and very stretchy. It also is quite thin, making it great for so many projects. I use this when constructing childrens clothing, hair accessories, crafts.....so many uses. Definitely a staple in my sewing room! Knitted elastic retains its shape and stays flat when stretched. This light-weight, knitted elastic is similar to braided elastic but does not narrow when stretched. Can be used on the outside of garments as well as in casings. Machine wash only, do not dry clean. Listing is for 2 yards Half Inch Wide Knitted Elastic See other elastic I have listed here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchKnit?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=18860938

McCall's 2163; ©1957; Girl's' and Misses' Leotards, Tights and Skirt. Designs Approved by Capezio, Famous Makers of Dance Footwear and Accessories. [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

La Loche in 1914. Mothers with babies in front of a tent with the old La Loche Church in the background. The ladies are all dressed modestly in dresses down to the ankles and buttoned to the neck. Several are wearing kerchiefs, aprons and shawls. La Loche in 1914. Mothers in front of a tent with the old La Loche Church in the background. The babies are all in moss bags and carried with a sling over the shoulders. Sayisi Dene near Nejanilini Lake in northern Manitoba in 1947. She is applying diapers of dried moss. "Moss was also used for cleaning pots and pans. Also as padding for pillows and mattress . Dried moss for diapers was best because it never caused baby rash" (Rosie Vermillion) Sayisi Dene near Nejanilini Lake in northern Manitoba in 1947. She has applied diapers of dried moss and swaddled the baby. Baby in moss bag Caroline Thorassie (the wife of William Thorassie), inspecting frozen chunks of moss which, when thawed, are used for diapers near Nejanilini Lake in northern Manitoba - Chipewyan/Dene - 1947 Moss was used in moss bags because it was absorbent and sterile. Today diapers are used for the same purpose. moss bag Northern Plains 1865-1925 moss bag Dene 1865-1900 moss bag Northern Plains 1940-60 Links: moss (sphagnum) moss bags moss bag Algonquin 1865-1930 Northern Cree 1930's moss bag from Canoe Lake, Saskatchewan Bibi hubili yé thetį (in Denesuline) A hammock was another way of keeping the baby out of harms way in a tent or a house. It's simply a blanket folded around a rope attached to the walls. An additional rope was added to sway the hammock back and forth. This sleeping baby is tied to the hammock with a piece of cloth. The photo was taken in La Loche around 1940. .....read more.....Barsou or baby swing Cree woman with moss for moss bag 1927. (location unknown) ... link

As another installment of "Ottilia Sews!" series for novice sewers, we created this photo tutorial to supplement the cutting layout and esp...

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy has put together a great series on her blog called Pattern Re-mix. Packed full of some amazing guests and fantastic pattern re-mixes! We were pretty honored when she asked us to join in the fun. Jessica is so sweet and kind, and she has some of the most creative ideas […]

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Easy Peezy Play Sets Made from Simple Shapes Great for kids that like to sew. All these patterns were written for the children's sewin...

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Alter a pattern to create a v striped shirt for dolls. Add it to your favorite pattern or the Banded Dolman Shirt pattern.

{Late afternoon bubble bath + Estée Lauder's Hot Coral Nail polish} Yesterday afternoon I did something unheard of; I shut off. I put away all of my

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So, as you may or may not know, we recently launched our second SMP Fashion & Beauty magazine , and it was pretty darn lovely if we do say so ourselves. But, it did leave me craving baubles like nobod...

These two outfits from my collection date from 1895. Just 10 years later, the hats would balloon in size (think Fluffy Ruffles fashions of 1906). The bottom dress has some rippling from age and moisture. A postcard from the golden age of the Boston Herald. Images below captured from the web:

Today is day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Freebies! Woo hoo! I've always loved scarves and my little ones are crazy for them too. Here's a simple tutorial to make infinity scarves for all