I had a sweatshirt from a freecycle bag of goodies that had wolves printed on it. Not being of the wolf-outdoors style myself, I decided to upcycle it. I thought about painting over it but decided to applique an edgy…
It’s winter! You can sew a basic pair of women’s ski and snow pants in under an hour – and you can wear them whenever it’s cold (not just for skiing or hiking or sledding.) Last winter, after cross country…
I downloaded the Quince Day Robe pattern from Seamwork and set out, as I usually do, to sew three. My ultimate goal is to sew a casual woven jacket from a two-yard length of Italian wool in gray and white…
Making time to sew. Making time. What a weird phrase. We don’t make time, we have it. And no matter how rich we are, or poor, we all get the exact same 24 hours per day. Sometimes some of us…
Looking to welcome the new season? Sew two garments to work with one you already have to create a fall mini capsule wardrobe to sew. These are my fall 2022 picks. Video: Fabric stash selection for 2022 fall mini capsule…
Reliving the trends of your youth! Should you wear what you wore then? Should you SEW what you wore then? Like many long time sewists, fashion comes around again. And you probably have more than a few patterns from what…
I used my FREE Greenbush Top poncho top pattern and 3/4 of a yard of heavyweight wool with a boucle finish to create this great rectangular capelet. Best part? Almost NO sewing! This wool is from Seams Fabric in East…
This is a basic 101 how to shorten pants sewing patterns (or lengthen). You’ll need your pattern, printed or ready to alter if you have a printed one already. A ruler, a tape measure, some tape (scotch style tape or…
I’ve been wanting to make a zero waste/bog coat for a couple of years now. I picked up some lovely wools from my LFS this fall (and last year) for some fall / winter outerwear, including a lovely diagonal weave…
Put down the pumpkin spice until I finish my margarita! It’s summery September – even in the cool, blue north* where I live, it’s still warm (mid 80s) in September. Here’s what to sew and wear in summery September. Layers.…