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Posts under ‘Clothing’
What a Waist! (waistband, that is)
customizing a waistband not only gives you a better fit, it also gives you the opportunity to deal with changes.
Vintage Sewing Patterns – Thoughts
There are a lot of sewers out there who buy, collect and use vintage patterns (and no matter what the online retailers call them, I’m not sure you can consider Nolan Miller “Dynasty” sewing patterns from the 1980s to be exactly ‘vintage’ but that’s a discussion for another time). Everyone looks for something different. Some [...]
Twill, Baby, Twill
Recently, I read on another blog that I frequent the author’s question about what sort of fabric he’d gone and bought to make himself a pair of pants. Male Pattern Boldness
He thought it might be ’some sort of twill’. Several of us recognized immediately that what he had was not twill but I [...]
Red Dress Redux
For those folks who requested an actual shot of the dress from this post because it disappeared into the laundry before I could do it, here you go. Apologies for the armpit shot, though it does give you an idea of what a honkin’ broad back I have (courtesy of genetics, weight lifting et [...]
Best Summer Party Dress: Vogue 8241
Aunt Toby doesn’t do a lot of pattern reviews, but when I find something that works on me (5′2″, shorter-than-normal arms, a bit thick in the waist), then I’ve got to promote it. Seriously. This is a great dress for anyone.
Very Easy/Tres Facile. Misses/Misses Petite Dress and Belt: Semi-fitted, pullover, lined dress with [...]
Double Clutch
Sewing with leather is fun.
Clutch Trial Run
One of my goals this year is to work with fabrics and materials that I don’t have any experience with. There are certain materials that give me the willies and over the years I have dipped my experiential toe into working with them. This year is to basically work with leather enough that it doesn’t [...]
Repairing a Blue Jeans Fly – Part 2: The Zombie Attack Version
Even if you don’t have a zipper, you can repair a fly so that you can still close it.
Replacing a zipper on blue jeans – Part 1
Given what it costs at the tailor’s to get a zipper replaced, it’s a skill that is worth knowing.
Kitchen Counter Economics is a community where we can share ideas on how to save money, live more sustainably, and gain control over the stuff of daily living for ourselves and our families in the current economic environment. This started as a series of diary postings at the 
