Are we Sewing Too Many of the Wrong Clothes?
When you sew all day, your mind has a chance to wander and wonder. Things that make me stop and THINK include the morning newspaper, stuff I read online, movies, music, videos….usually 2 or 3 different ideas combine to create…
What does Grading Quality tell you about Pattern Quality?
I hear this all the time: “Why should I care if a sewing pattern is graded well, as long as the size I’m making fits?” Plenty of people don’t care, obviously….since there are many inaccurately graded patterns out there, and…
Angel Gown Update: using Clear Patterns
Update from this previous post about making Angel Gowns: burial dresses for preemie infants: https://7pinedesign.com/charity-sewing-how-to-make-angel-gowns/ Sharing a studio with my daughter (when she’s not away at school!) lets us bounce creative ideas and challenges off each other. The other day I…
“Shorty Shorts”: don’t cut that inseam TOO short!
According to the Wall Street Journal the other day, this is the summer of the Shorty Shorts https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-wears-short-shorts-not-my-daughter-1502295345 (sorry you may need an online subscription to read the full article). According to the story: This is the accompanying visual to the…
“Which pattern is this?”
There is a big difference between: Industrial patterns designed for the garment industry Commercial patterns designed for the home-sewing market …and it goes way beyond the topic of my last post about notches. Before I worked in the apparel industry, I…
