This is the fourth post in a five part tutorial for making a paper tape dress form that truly matches your measurements and body shape. Part 1: Introduction and Materials List Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Taping the Outer Form…
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A Better Paper Tape Dress Form: Part 3 – Taping the Outer Form
This is the third post in a five part tutorial for making a paper tape dress form that truly matches your measurements and body shape. Part 1: Introduction and Materials List Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Taping the Outer Form…
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A Better Paper Tape Dress Form: Part 2 – Preparation
This is the second post in a five part tutorial for making a paper tape dress form that truly matches your measurements and body shape. Part 1: Introduction and Materials List Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Taping the Outer Form…
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A Better Paper Tape Dress Form: Part 1 – Intro and Materials
This is the first post in a five part tutorial for making a paper tape dress form that truly matches your measurements and body shape. Part 1: Introduction and Materials List Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Taping the Outer Form…
Posted in Patternmaking, Sewing
Sewing Podcasts
I’ve recently become a podcast-aholic. Previously I’d listen to an occasional sewing related podcast episode when a blogger I follow would mention it, but I didn’t subscribe to any podcasts. It just seemed like too much of a hassle to…
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Bra Update
When sewing bloggers post about the pretty new bra they just sewed, I always wonder if the bra actually fits, if it’s comfortable, and if they are actually still wearing it months or years later. So here’s an update on…
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More DIY Dressmaker’s Tracing Paper
After making a double-sided tracing cloth using washable crayons, I decided to try making single sided tracing paper as well, since commercially available wax-free paper just doesn’t mark well, and professional waxed tracing paper is expensive and makes permanent marks…
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3-Step Zig-Zag Disc for Singer Slant Machines
Update 11/30/2024: Shapeways is no longer around, so I uploaded the buttonholer cams and top hat cams I designed here, if you want to print them yourself. I’ve made 3D printed 3-step and 2-step zig-zag discs for vintage Singer sewing…
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Girl’s Jalie Jeans – A Happy Accident
A lot of my recent sewing projects have been for my kids. Jeans and t-shirts, mostly. I can’t believe the lengths I will go to to avoid clothes shopping. I would so much rather be doing selfish sewing, but then…
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How to Get Knit Neckband Ribbing the Perfect Length Every Time
I’ve tried various methods for calculating the length of knit neckbands. I did not get good results with the methods I used. First I looked for neckband calculations online, and then when I realized different people gave different advice, I…
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