A few weeks ago my friend Kristen kindly divulged that she had found some gorgeous Pendleton wool at our local fabric store. I hadn’t even been to this store yet (isn’t that embarrassing??), so we planned a trip. I was only going to buy knits and a few other things that caught my eye in [...]
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March 14, 2013
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Denver Design Incubator
By stephanie in sewingWhen I moved to Denver nine months ago, I really wanted to work in a creative industry. While job hunting, I came across a want ad for an industrial sewing machine supply company. Luckily, the folks at Ralph’s liked me as much as I liked them. Soon I found myself peddling parts and being immersed [...]
Tags: DDI, industrial machines
August 6, 2012
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Gretel Braids + Ikat Dress
By stephanie in sewingYou talked me into it. I need a lot of hairspray, but this braiding thing is kind of fun! If I’m completely honest though, next time I leave the house in this dress it will be paired with Chacos and a messy pony. That’s just who I am. I started this dress when I was [...]
Tags: dresses, finished, simplicity
July 23, 2012
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Finished: Neon Concert Tee
By stephanie in sewingPattern: Dixie DIY’s Concert Tee Fabric: Rayon blend jersey from Fabric.com Mods: I nixed the sleeves. Eric was out and about so I self-timed this little shoot and, as always, it was a disaster. My cat climbs up me while I’m trying to pose. Every. Time. Sooo, I’m done with that. Anyway, Dixie’s instructions are [...]
May 2, 2012
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Finished: Chevron High-Low Hem Dress
By stephanie in sewingpattern: The bodice is from Simplicity 2497. mods: lengthened the bodice CF 2″ and the CB 1″ added 1″ to the CF neckline created a skirt by lengthening the bodice sections slashed and spread the back skirt piece to make it fuller – adding 6″ total to the hemline. sewed the skirt and bodice pieces [...]
Tags: dresses, finished, simplicity
