by Beth | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, hems, projects, sewing
Ok. So that grey dress was awful. But the dress/outfit that happened in the end was a super success and I am so happy the grey dress was a terrible mistake. I had a pattern for a t-shirt type top that has a lot of sleeve variations. It is McCall’s 7542. Maggie...
by Beth | May 30, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, projects, sewing, sewing tips
I asked Maggie if she wanted a new dress for graduation an she said she really did but was hesitant to ask me to make one. I asked what kind of dress she was thinking about and she said she would love a wrap dress. I asked what kind of fabric she was thinking and she...
by Beth | May 24, 2019 | Blog
I have been a big advocate of taking classes in whatever it is you want to learn my whole adult life. I know they can feel expensive but yarn, fabric, fiber all gets used up. The money you invest in knowledge never goes away. When I learned to spin almost a million...
by Beth | May 20, 2019 | Blog
I had a whole other post planned for today but I need help so I’m going in a different direction and I’ll talk to you about sewing classes later this week. OK. So, for at least 194 years I have been trying to figure out how to do a better job at getting...
by Beth | May 13, 2019 | Blog, janome, sewing, sewing machine, sewing tips
In 1999 we moved to Michigan from Pennsylvania because my darling got a new job. In Pennsylvania, for a few years before we left, I had been working at my mom’s bed and breakfast and I was doing alterations and making wedding dresses for people. I honestly...
