Have you ever wondered how you can take one garment and transform it into another? There you are looking at your closet at, say, a mega-shouldered designer jacket that you inherited and you know it cost a mint, but it will never see the light of day in its current state. While shoulders are back, they...
Hooded Baby Towel made with organic terry cloth by Katie Himmelberg. The Odekake Tote by Ayumi Takahashi is a great example of Japanese design influences. Alissa Haight Carlton's Yellow Pop quilt shows off modern quilting style. Contemporary Sewing Trends Over the last three years of Stitch , we've...
White linen dress before refashioning. Finished front and back (inset) of dress with ribbon embellishments. Projects from Customizing Cool Clothes . Clockwise from top left: Flower Tank, Beaded Flower Blouse, Pink Jewel Sweater, Glamorous Party Skirt. Refashionista Last month, I took a week off and had...
I love making lists, and I love seeing other people's lists of the top this and that. There is something very satisfying about having someone else do the legwork for you, wade through the clutter, and highlight things you might like. So here are my Top 10 favorite products for sewists from our online...
As part of my ongoing commitment for 2010 to buy no new clothes, and instead sew new items or refashioning clothes from my closet, I went hunting through my closet recently and identified three dresses for refashion makeovers. In this project diary, you'll see what I did with the first dress, a simple...