Just in time for all you debonair craftsters, who are coming to bow tie Craft Bar this coming Thursday, here are clear instructions on how to make a simple back stitch from Janet at Stitch School! And to sew the bow tie center piece, here is a simple whip stitch from the folks at Holiday Crafts and Creations. Come on over and let The Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Britex Fabrics, Bretts, and Avery help you get your suave on!
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Back-Stitch & Whip-Stitch
Posted in Sewing, Sewing Techniques, tagged back stitch, hand sewing, whip stitch on April 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Gift Quilt – Melody
Posted in By folks at Britex, Hand-Made with Britex Materials, Quilting, tagged quilt, quilt be Melody, signed guilt on March 18, 2011| 1 Comment »
Melody, from Britex Fabrics’ 2nd floor, constructed this beautiful quilt as a gift for one of our much loved employees who is at home recovering from illness. Melody even industriously organized four floors of employees so that they could add personal messages. We are all hoping that we’ll see our sick co-worker bouncingly back at work soon!
How to Construct a French Seam
Posted in Sewing, Sewing Techniques, tagged French seam, seam finishing, seams for sheer fabric on March 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Gertie from the blog Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing: A Modern Homage to Vogue’s New Book for Better Sewing (pub. 1952), has posted a fabulous tutorial on French seam construction. French seams are a classic method of seam finishing, making back of the item as attractive and neat as the front, and are an ideal finish for sheer fabrics. This is another bit of persnickety attention to detail that lends flair and beauty to hand-sewn garments!
How to Use Silk Organze as Underlining
Posted in Projects, Sewing, Sewing Techniques, tagged bodice construction, bridal gown sewing, sewing techniques, silk organza, underlining on March 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
It is bridal season! Sherry from the Auckland, New Zealand-based blog, pattern ~ scissors ~ cloth demonstrates how to use silk organza as underlining for a fitted cocktail or wedding gown bodice. She says that she uses it a lot in wedding gowns because it is lightweight, crisp, and is easy to cut, sew and press. Underlining adds body and stability to your shell fabric, and allows you to catch stitch hems and seam allowances invisibly. It is this kind of persnickety attention to detail that makes bespoke items fit with flair and beauty!
Online Jeans Sew-Along
Posted in Projects, Sewing, tagged how to make jeans, how to sew mens jeans, online jeans sewing group, online sewing community on March 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
MalePatternBoldness’s shirt sew-along has been so rowdily successful that Peter at is hosting another adventurous sew-along! This time Peter and company will be making bespoke jeans with an online jeans sew-along. The gates for this exciting community learning experience open on Monday, May 2, 2011. You may use any jeans pattern, and Peter has several suggestions…and of course, any gender may participate.
How to Make Button Cuff-links
Posted in Other Notions, Projects, tagged bow-tie clips, cuff-link blanks, make button cuff-links on March 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Kate at MadeMan wrote this dandy tutorial on how to turn buttons into cuff-links. One carefully cuts off the button shank, and then uses metal glue to attach the button to the cuff-link finding. Cuff-links add dash and vigor to any attire. I am taken with the idea of making a pair from a pair from a pair of domed midnight blue sparkly buttons to wear with a coordinating Liberty of London clip-on bow-tie. These would be unique and fabulous accessories for your wedding best man and groomsmen! Britex Fabrics carries Liberty of London cotton on our 2nd floor, cuff-link blanks, bow-tie clips, and a vast myriad of buttons on our 3rd floor!
Knit Bell-Bottom Pants for Baby!
Posted in Knitting & Crocheting, Projects, tagged baby bell-bottom pants, knit baby pants on March 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Even babies love bell-bottom pants. The super Alison from TheBlueBlogPatterns developed this whimsical quick and easy pattern for cozy knit pants for her baby. She says that the garter stitch border at the bottom accentuates the slight bell shaping and the elastic at the waist helps keep the pants up. I imaging these made up in a softly variegated denim blue yarn, or maybe in a perky devilish crimson!
Make a Jabot for Spring!
Posted in Projects, Sewing, tagged 18th century neckwear, jabot, lace neckwear, ruffled stock, steampunk jabot on February 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Gail Art, at the charming blog Art, Beauty and Well-Ordered Chaos, presents directions on sewing an 18th century ruffled jabot. Typically made in pristine white from lace, linen or a combination of both, there is no reason not to make one in other colors. This fabulously foppish steam-punk neck-wear would amazing made up in lace or silk-bamboo fabric ….perhaps in a moss green, coffee brown, or periwinkle blue to pick up the shade of one’s eyes.
Vintage Knit Sailor Outfit Pattern for 16″ Dolls
Posted in Knitting & Crocheting, Projects, tagged 16" doll knit clothing, doll knit sailor outfit, free vintage knit pattern, knit middy pattern on February 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Morag at the lovely New Zealand blog, VintagePurls posted this charming free PDF pattern for a 16” doll’s sailor outfit from Stitchcraft magazine No. 94, circa 1940s. This outfit will fit any 16” doll including vintage Terri Lee, Shirley Temple and Saucy Walker. Stitchcraft says, “Our saucy sailor has a choice of skirt or trousers.” Now if I could just find a pattern for a knit middy blouse for myself!
“Symphony of Color” 2011 Quilt Show & Sale – Feb. 26/27
Posted in Classes, Events & Shows, Quilting, tagged Janet Mednick, Marcia Stein, quilt show, quilting demonstration, sf quilters guild on February 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
San Francisco Quilters’ Guild presents the “Symphony of Color” 2011 Quilt Show & Sale this Saturday February 26th (10 m to 5 pm) and Sunday the 27th (10 am to 4 pm)! Featuring work by quilting artists Janet Mednick and Marcia Stein, along with show quilts, wearable art, sale quilts, merchant mall, children’s activities, special exhibits, and demonstrations. This fabulous event is held at The Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 – 8th St. at Brannan St. in San Francisco, CA. Admission is $10 for both days, with children under the age of 12 admitted free.
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