Clothing
- Clutch Trial Run
- 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.
- Saving the Least Worst - Blue Jeans, That Is
A good pair of blue jeans is worth patching and saving.
- Not a Chanel
You can use a pattern for all sorts of things - it all depends on the fabric.
- Tailors Hams, Rolls and Other Things I Don't Have
- Coat Test
How I tested the warmth of my new coat.
- Resolved Not To Have Resolutions
A final look at the year.
- Relining a coat - Part 3
Relining an old coat, the finish.
- Oh...Darn
How to repair a pull in a woven material.
- Ladies and Gentlemen - I think we have a coat.
Coat sewing series: The coat is done.
- Personal Warmth Systems
Picking clothing fiber content to keep you warm.
- Making a Coat: Details Are What Make It
Coat sewing series: details that you can sew into the coat that make it look higher quality.
- Building More Utility Into A Coat With The Lining
Coat sewing series: Designing features into the lining to make it more useful.
- Get Back..Get Back..Get Back to Where You Once Belonged...
Coat sewing series: the guts of the thing.
- Do NOT Fear the Coat
For sewers, making a coat is a huge deal, and it should be much more popular considering how much better a result you can get versus what you can buy for the same money. How to overcome your fear.
- Muslin Warfare
Coat sewing series: Moving on to the next muslin on an entirely different coat.
- When I'm Wrong - I'm Wrong All The Way
Coat sewing series - when it's time to throw in the towel and move on.
- Making Home Sewing Pay: Pit Stop on the Muslin
Coat sewing series - using a gusset to fix a too-low armscye
- Making Home Sewing Pay: First Fix on the Coat Muslin
Coat sewing series: more on the amscye
- Making Home Sewing Pay: The Coat Muslin and the Armscye
New sewing series: the coat - making a muslin and reworking the armscye
- Making Home Sewing Pay: Choosing the Right Pattern
New sewing series: Making a coat - choosing a pattern
- It's Curtains For You, Bub..
Another way to freshen up a living space: enhancing curtains.
- TNT To The Rescue!
More reasons to have 'tried and true' sewing patterns.
- Not a Sweater
Getting over 'fear of cutting' to refashion a sweater.
- Stylin' Out of the Closet
Saving money by using things you already have in the closet.
- Bleeding Money
DIY feminine hygiene protection
- Wardrobe and Spending Management Through SWAP
Making home sewing pay using Sewing With a Plan.
- Sewing: Make it worth even more
Making home sewing pay off better by using 'tried and true' patterns.
- Sewing: Worth it...more or less
More on making home sewing pay.
- Home Sewing: Is it worth it?
Is home sewing a bargain? Here's how to decide.
- Everything I know about fashion I learned in the barn
When times get tough, keeping up appearances might be the best investment you make. Here's why.
- Aunt Toby explains investments
What really is an investment? Here are some guidelines in terms of how to evaluate.
- Cheap and Good: No Excuses Weightlifting
Want to lift weights for health but don't have a set of weights at home? Here are some ideas.
- Relining a Coat: Part 2
Part 2 of Relining a Coat
- Money Saving Tip: Dress for the Weather
Help yourself stay healthy by dressing for the weather.
- Replacing the Lining in Your Coat - Step 1
Replacing the lining in an old coat - part 1
- From the Ground Up: Shoes
The true cost of shoes.
- Don't be Seduced By All The Bargain Sales Right Now
Once you actually look in your closet, you might find that you don't actually need more clothing. On the other hand, if you look at this list, you just might.
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