Entries into the mitten contest continue to trickle in, see parts one and two as needed. As I’d mentioned in part one, I’d based the mittens I made for Jessica from a vintage pair of mittens owned by my ex husband (Joe Fasanella).…
Tag: Process
Pleating
Zoe’s post on Constructing Sparkle inspired me to finally write a post about pleating. Pleating is yet another of my perseverations. First I’d like to draw your attention to a book entitled Haute Couture: Tradesmen’s Entrance. I love this book (only available from Amazon UK but it’s not expensive for what it is).…
Vintage pattern post #5
This refers to previous postings, the complete list appears at close.
Re: 24001. I’ve sewn my first dummy out of this green rayon I forgot I had. Here you can see it on the mannequin.
And here’s a picture of me wearing it and vainly trying to get a decent photo.…