Category: Sewing
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How To Draft A Circle Skirt
I’ve received a few questions on how I made my circle skirt so I thought I’d write a quick explanation on how I drafted a pattern for my skirt. Materials: A Ruler A Measuring Tape Old Newspaper A Marker A Pencil Tape First lay out your newspaper. I taped together a few sheets to get…
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Red Circle Skirt
I meant to make this skirt ages ago. I bought the fabric in January, I think. I got it out to sew and pre-shrunk it when I was home for spring break but I never got the time to sew. I finally cranked out this skirt in between knitting projects. I kept telling myself that…
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Why Do We D.I.Y?
As I stood outside painting white primer on my future closet shelves, I found myself wondering why we D.I.Y. Some projects like knitting have an obvious answer. The act of knitting is enjoyable. I however did not particularly enjoy painting these shelves with primer. It didn’t make me miserable but it wasn’t the preferred way…
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Lazy Circle Skirt
I was so lazy with this skirt. I made it over Thanksgiving because I had been dying for a full short skirt. The fabric is pretty interesting because it reflects different lighting differently so sometimes it looks super bright and sometimes it’s almost black. It’s a stretchy knit so I just threw on an elastic…
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Better than Vintage
What’s better than vintage? Handmade just for you of course! My mom made me these gingham dresses when I was a kid. I wish I could pretend that I made them myself but I don’t have that kind of skill. When I out grew the first one, my mom made me the second. I wore…