Omoleye and her mother Rosebud took advantage of some free open sewing studio time last week to get a good handle on pants – the PDF download of Closet Case Patterns’ Sasha pant works up like a dream.Read More →
Peggy brought a black slinky square cut blouse by Helmut Lang into the studio workroom wondering if we could recreate and improve on it as her second sewing class project. Read More →
Omoleye works up the Kielo wrap dress from Named Clothing!Read More →
If your students start knocking together little semi-sheer linen dresses to wear during the rest of class, you can be proud, you can also be amused, but best believe it is time to put in the air conditioners.Read More →
Maddie works up some Barbarella magic with McCall’s #6350Read More →
Erin worked up McCall’s #3830 as a palette cleanser after her first project after moving on…Read More →
Erin’s latest project at Tchad’s Chicago sewing workrooms: The Frances dress by Victory PatternsRead More →
Mark uses his sewing superpowers to reupholster his couch.Read More →
Wally made these grey wool dress pants using Burda #Read More →
Nicole’s finished jeans for her second duplication project…Read More →
Elise Cross is on the lam and running scared in Chicago…Read More →
Burda #7202 makes a great introduction to hand sewing.Read More →
Maddie takes a break with Where the Wild Things Are cosplay costume for Burning Man.Read More →
Kanya works up Vogue #1433 in silk brocade and broadcloth.Read More →
Reshma’s second project: 8 Panel LehengaRead More →
Jonathan wanted to get into a little pattern drafting, so we pulled out the men’s torso sloper and went to work. He drafted this cross draped knit and got it right on the first go! SaveSaveRead More →
So Debbie started off with Butterick #5557 to get a little dressy after-hours cocktail thing going on; we started off with the muslin. Debbie is an advanced sewer, as is Tchad. Our friends, let us tell you that these inset neckline corners are no fun at all if your fabric is too smooth and/or dense. Debbie wanted to work this up in a medium weight satin, we dove in. The fit was great, although you really have to get those long side darts right or you will look ridiculous. Debbie chose a medium weight red satin, not unlike what the model in the pattern bookRead More →
When you have some leftover scraps form the remnant bin and love the fabric but don’t know what to do with them, one of the best things to play with is draping something like this sleeveless cropped blouse. Verena used the front and back from the workroom’s slope size 10 and worked her way out from there. The front had to be pieced at the waistline to accommodate the odd-shaped scraps and the back had to be cut in a V, but it looks great. If you look at the neckline you can see a slight join where the black border wasn’t long enough toRead More →
Ankit had already worked up a couple of shirts and wanted to venture into denim. It isn’t easy making good denim as a hobby sewer. It tends to look a little cheap if you don’t have the right tools. And so, while we still won’t let you do denim for a first project, we can be convinced to let you do it for your… let’s say 3rd… …almost done…Read More →
Ada wanted something special for her second class and had just bought a few meters of gilded cut cotton velvet. We already had a basic straight skirt and a couple of tunics, so we drafted this flared skirt from the sloper. With the extra yardage, we sewed it together and she made this matching gele! It can be hard to get the flare positioned properly on these skirts – you want to start the flare just below the knee and then bring it out from there based on how full you want it to be. We’ll be putting together a brief tutorial onRead More →
