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5 Best Sewing Books that Improved my Sewing Skill
Looking for ways to improve your sewing skills? I am a big believer in lifelong learning, depth of mastery of skill, and continuous improvement. The desire to improve your sewing... Read More
DIY Shift Dress – Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear
Welcome to another DIY shift dress post! I used Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear by Winifred Aldrich and Art Gallery Fabrics “Ice Creams” Cotton poplin for the perfect summer dress.... Read More
Sew Sweet Handmade Clothes for Girls Book Review
I did some selfish sewing for my twins in January. I fell for the whimsical looking pictures in this Japanese Sewing book: Sew Sweet Handmade Clothes by Yuki Araki during a... Read More
Top 5 Kids Sewing Books
I have been looking for kids sewing books for patterns that would be useful. Here is my list of the best sewing books for kids. With 5 kids to sew... Read More
Book Review: The Forgotten Seamstress
Sewing books? There are technical sewing books and novels that have a sewing component. I like technical sewing books but I also love and find inspiration in sewing books i.e.... Read More
Halla Coat from Named Patterns: Breaking the Pattern Book
A few months ago MinervaCrafts and Quadrille offered me an opportunity to review a sewing book that would be released in November. I eagerly signed up along with 4 other... Read More
Self Drafted Drop Shoulder Tee Shirt using Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear by Winifred Aldrich
I have been trying to do a bit more pattern drafting using Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear by Winifred Aldrich. Often I just get carried away with the idea that... Read More
Simple Modern Sewing Boat Neck Jumper Dress or An experiment in dyeing linens
I came across this Japanese sewing book (Simple Modern Sewing by Shufu-To-Seikatsusha) while browsing the internets. This book has eight simple patterns used to make 25 garments. Borrowed it and lucky... Read More
Metric Pattern Cutting for Children’s Wear and Babywear Book Review
In this post I review the book: Metric Pattern Cutting for Children’s Wear and Babywear by Winifred Aldrich I have always been interested in pattern drafting for kids. Being a... Read More