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Dear Friends, The first time I saw a picked zipper was 20+ years ago when I was a special education teacher in New Jersey. One of the paraprofessionals (they were still called teacher’s assistants back then) was making a prom dress for her daughter and was hand sewing in the zipper! I thought she was . . . → Read More: Today’s Homework: Pickstitch Zipper  6 comments - (Comments are closed)  Design School, Hand Stitches, hand stitching, Tutorials  Picked Zipper Tutorial
Els from Sewing Divas has ruined my life. Okay, not really. The other day, she showcased a Chanel dress and fabric on her blog and then casually mentioned a documentary from several years ago called Signe’ Chanel that is available in parts on You Tube. I am now obsessed with this documentary (I’ve only had . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Signe’ Chanel One day, during my UCLA days, I was helping My Honey with the laundry (yes, he has been the main launderer in our home since my grad school days) when I noticed that one of his work shirts only had something like two buttons on it. He was using safety pins to hold it together! . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: The Zen of Mending I think one of the major downsides of basically being a self-taught seamstress is that I never learned how to do the basic hand stitches that are so critical for a well-made outfit. I usually just fudge my way through it, but I’ve always felt a little self-conscious about my hand-work. When I look at . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Hand Stitching~Basic Running Stitch |
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