In my podcast, yesterday, I mentioned that I met my dress form and named her Joan. I also mentioned that even though she is a “perfect size 8,” she doesn’t look like any size 8 person I know. Even if I were size 8, using Joan for fitting my garments would be futile endeavor. They . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Duct Tape Double
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On Tuesday, I mentioned that rayon was the first commercially made fiber and that it was called artificial silk until 1925. Well, I’ve managed to find a rather bizarre film (in two parts) from 1941 that showcases the benefits of rayon. In part two, the salesgirl describes all of the testing that Burlington Mills does . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Tomorrow Always Comes I can’t stand watching current fashion shows. They are overproduced and the models all look angry as they stomp down the runway. Contrast that with fashion shows from the 1950s. The women glided down the runway. Today’s Thursday Theatric is a montage of fashion shows and films from the 1950s. They are pure glamor. No . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: From When Women Would Glide 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 In yesterday’s podcast, I mentioned that I was supposed to use a felled seam for the sleeve/armhole seam but that the instructions confused me and I clipped off the wrong seam allowance. I decided to do a little research on this topic and this is what I’ve found: If you’re not sure what a flat . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Sewing a Flat Felled Seam 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 Okay, I’ll admit it. The fairy godmother was in quite a funk. I know I should have told you all about it but I didn’t even realize what a funk I was in until I broke out of it the other day. The biggest hint should have been when I didn’t feel like sewing. I . . . → Read More: Singer Four Star Playhouse There are a lot of sewing-related videos out there. As a new feature, I thought I’d start sharing them with you. Have you ever wondered how the whole sewing machine process works? I have. I’ve seen animations of how it works, but it still has confused me. Well, now you can see the Nerds’ audition . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Sewing Machine Magic |
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