UnderRepped brand for the underrepresented

There is quite an interesting t-shirt project submitted for funding over at Kickstarter that you might find different from the others. Paul Leonard got worn out of seeing the same faces printed on t-shirts – celebrities and athletes and actors and pop culture figures.  All crucial in different ways but what about the lesser known inventors […]

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Mollie Parnis pattern

I know, I know, I stated “no more patterns” a while back, however frankly, I don’t believe any type of of you believed I meant it. I definitely didn’t. as well as exactly how might I hold to that resolution, when faced by this pattern, from eBay seller stevijean? It’s by Mollie Parnis, who I […]

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Black and Pink Stripes?

despite my own penchant for bright lawn green, which I would venture to guess is the Anti-Goth color (brimming as it is with life and vulgar cheerfulness), I have a not-so-secret fondness and admiration for the Full-On Goth. I really, really love Goth fashion, in all its varieties, but probably my favorite Goth is the […]

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Stop Me If You believe That You’ve Seen this before

I can’t keep in mind if I have or not, although I most likely must have if I haven’t. I mean, look at this thing. My preferred part is the collar, as well as the gathering under the bust. I’d shorten the skirt as well as make the short-sleeve version, however I am extremely much […]

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DIY remedy for a Slipping Treadle Belt

The leather treadle belt on my singer 328K was slipping when I sewed over anything thick or utilized twin needles. I tightened up the belt, however even with the belt tight, it was still slipping. I believe there were a few things triggering it to slip. The primary reason is most likely since the treadle […]

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While I’m thinking about fall fashion magazines

The arrival of the fall fashion magazines has always been my signal to think about fall clothes, even when I’ve lived in places like Florida and North Carolina where, in August, fall is just a hazy promise. (In Chicago August was a reasonable time to think about fall, so that you wouldn’t be caught out […]

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Mad, Plaid, as well as harmful to understand

I am verrry lured by this Lands’ end Canvas plaid shirtdress. I’ve been searching for plaid material to make some shirtdresses, however I haven’t seen anything I like that isn’t an authentic tartan (at a kajillion dollars a yard). This gown is only $80 (and there are many, numerous LE promotion codes for $15 or […]

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Today’s Pattern Story: vogue 7340

Pink: There! On the horizon! might it be … my long-lost love? Or perhaps … an ice-cream truck? Polka Dot: Her hat looks delicious. perhaps I can make some bet I can lose? “If that isn’t an ice-cream truck coming, I’ll eat your hat?” worth a shot. Inexplicably small Person: Now! While my guards are […]

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The Hundred Dresses: Day 80

one more day, one more Heidi: This one was discussed briefly back in 2010: I believe that this material fell into the classification of “there isn’t potentially sufficient for a full-skirted gown however I like it so much I will purchase it anyway,” as well as then voila! there was sufficient for a Heidi. It’s […]

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