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The Return of the Ladylike Suit
It seems I just can’t get way from that word – ladylike. Just as I was finishing the jacket to my emerald green silk suit, the weekend Wall Street Journal arrived with this article in the Off Duty –… more →
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The Return of the Ladylike Suit
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wrote 4 days ago: It seems I just can’t get way from that word – ladylike. Just as I was finishing the jacket to my e … more →
What Comes First – the Jacket or the Skirt?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Sewing has lots of decisions with it, some more important than others. One of the decisions I face … more →
Suited for Spring
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wrote 2 months ago: Last Fall when I found emerald green matka silk on Waechter’s website, I quickly purchased 3½ yards. … more →
Coats of a Certain Length
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wrote 3 months ago: “. . . above everything they must be practical. Practical in color and practical in style.” … more →
Chance of Flurries
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wrote 4 months ago: I am two weeks (maybe closer to three weeks) behind schedule, but I am undaunted. The last two week … more →
A Blouse by Any Other Name Would Be the Same
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wrote 6 months ago: I usually work on only one project at a time, but for the past three weeks I’ve had two going stron … more →
Who is Mrs. Exeter?
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wrote 7 months ago: And the more important question is – Can she sew? Yes, she can – and she does! But first, let me t … more →
Flights of Fashion Fancy
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wrote 8 months ago: Having returned just a couple of days ago from a short Summer trip, I still seem to have airplanes a … more →
Parlez vous français?
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wrote 9 months ago: Unfortunately I do not – yet. It is undeniable that French is the universal language of fine s … more →
Decisions, Decisions.
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wrote 10 months ago: For several years my mother-in-law had a sign on her refrigerator stating “So many men… So little ti … more →
My very stylish pants.
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wrote 12 months ago: For several months I was watching a piece of Moygashel linen for sale by Revival Fabrics. When I fi … more →
A modern American translation: vintage Irish linen and 1966 French design
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wrote 1 year ago: I’m never completely sure where pattern/fabric-pairing inspiration and decision- making comes from. … more →
Quiz #2: Match the fabric to the pattern
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wrote 1 year ago: Of all my sewing projects, which are either in the works or in the planning stages, two of them will … more →
Shopping in my (cedar) closet.
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wrote 1 year ago: In the 1940s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, most well appointed ladies’ closets contained at least one dress … more →
Can you zip me up, please?
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wrote 1 year ago: This is a completely unscientific observation, but it seems to me that the zipper has made a fairly … more →
Quiz: Match the fabric to the pattern
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wrote 1 year ago: If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I have promised a “next” post on a suit which I’ve been wo … more →
Does sewing suit you?
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wrote 1 year ago: Last week I saw a television spot, which gave a short biography of the wife of someone who is in the … more →
“When in doubt, wear red.”
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wrote 1 year ago: Bill Blass, noted American designer (1922 – 2002), knew of what he spoke when he expressed this savv … more →
Messages from the past: handwritten notes on vintage patterns
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wrote 1 year ago: Many vintage patterns have a visible stamp on them which tells the name of the store where it was or … more →
