Sloper, Block, or Pattern?
What is the difference between a Sloper, a Block, and a Pattern? You may have heard any of the following terms: “pattern sloper”, “sloper pattern”, “pattern block”, “block pattern”, “sewing block” ,“sewing pattern block”….and wondered “What’s the difference?” Wikipedia explains the difference…
PDF Review: Bella Sunshine “Coffee Shop Lace Dress”
Bella Sunshine’s “Coffee Shop Lace Dress” was the perfect design to make costumes for a stage production of “The Music Man”. My lovely customer has 2 daughters needing vintage-looking dresses for this musical show set in Iowa in 1912. It was…
Charity Sewing II: the Hope dresses
(Photo of pattern cover removed at request of Violette Fields Threads) Violette Fields Threads is the publisher of the second charity-sewing “Hope” dress pdf that I am reviewing. This was especially designed for the “Give Hope Project”, with the…
Ribbon-Beaded Lace the Easy Way
Ribbon “beaded” lace is one of my favorite trims, because it adds a touch of color and shine. It’s called “beaded” because as the ribbon is woven up and down through the eyelet holes in the lace, it creates little…
