For the holidays I’m giving away a set of all of my DIY miniature dress form patterns. These include: My favorite, the sewn and stuffed dress form. This one comes in three sizes (1/4 scale, 1/3 scale, and 1/2 scale):…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Treadling a Singer 201-2 Part 2
Last month I adapted a gear driven Singer 201-2 so I could use it on a treadle base, but I just now finished the project by installing the belt guard. This was my first time drilling holes in cast iron…
Posted in Treadle Sewing Machines, Vintage Sewing Machines
The Little Sewing Machine That Could
I mentioned in my last post that I bought a Singer 99k with a hand crank for my daughter. She is still too little to reach the pedal of a treadle sewing machine and is scared of electric machines, so…
Posted in Vintage Sewing Machines
Treadling a Singer 201-2 and Stuff
I’ve had another flare up of VSMAD (Vintage Sewing Machine Acquisition Disorder). I thought I had it under control, but apparently not. This disorder cannot be cured, but does occasionally go into remission. I’ve acquired two new machines in the…
Posted in Treadle Sewing Machines, Vintage Sewing Machines
Homegrown Linen Dishcloth
When I started this blog and picked the name, I was really excited about the little patch of flax I grew in my yard. Then we moved, I lost my nice little garden patch, life happened, and I didn’t do…
Posted in Growing and processing flax
A Little Tip for Trueing up Darts
If you’ve made pattern alterations near a dart, rotated a dart, or made your own pattern, you’ll need to true up the edges of the pattern at the darts so the dart excess lines up properly when the darts are…
Posted in Patternmaking
Lark Tee with an FBA
I need all new short and long sleeved t-shirts, and my attempt at making a pattern from a ready-to-wear tee didn’t work out very well, so I decided to give the new Grainline Lark Tee pattern a try. I haven’t…
Posted in Sewing
Does Temporary Basting Spray Wash Out?
In case you don’t want to read this whole long post, the short answer is no, quilter’s temporary basting spray does not wash out. It will eventually stop being sticky, but I don’t think it actually goes away when washed…
Posted in Sewing
Seam Allowance Marking Templates
I use little circles that my pencil goes through to mark seam allowances along curved seams, and a while back I created a tutorial for making these seam allowance guides by hand. Recently I dropped the little box that I…
Posted in Patternmaking, Sewing
Cloning My Daughter in Calico
I tend to get a bit obsessed with custom dress forms. Sometimes I’ll spend more time making them than using them for sewing. But I guess that’s OK – it’s a craft project, and if I enjoy it just for…
Posted in Patternmaking, Sewing
GrowYourOwnClothes Etsy Shop
Grow Your Own Clothes 