by Sigrid | Sun 02 21 | blog, burda pattern, stretch fabric, top
Top number 116 of the January issue of Burda was one that I liked to try too when the magazine arrived. Apparently I’m attracted to necklines with a tie at the moment. I bought this fabric last year and was not too fond of it when it arrived. The downside of...
by Sigrid | Tue 01 21 | blog, burda pattern, garment a month, jacket
The last blog post on the Garment a month series that I started with this jacket. It’s finished and I’m very pleased with the fit and the style. In a box of old buttons I found 4 identical buttons that could be used. I only used 3 of them. Perhaps my...
by Sigrid | Tue 01 21 | blog, burda pattern, garment a month, jacket
As you can see the jacket is getting a lot closer to finishing. There is some topstitching still to be done on the outside. The photo shows the sleeves when they were only basted. This is the sleeve after stitching, removing the basting and gathering threads and...
by Sigrid | Fri 01 21 | blog, burda pattern, garment a month, jacket
The next steps in the jacket were making the welt pockets and the shoulder shield. The shoulder shield (or shoulder placket) is used to stabilise the area between shoulder and bust, where fabric is inclined to make a dip. It consists of a hair canvas part that is kept...
by Sigrid | Thu 01 21 | blog, burda pattern, garment a month, jacket, sewing tip
I made quite a bit of progress on my jacket. A lot of the work in a jacket is in preparing and marking pattern pieces. I’m using linen as fabric (yes, it will be for a warmer season ) and as it’s generally known this is very prone to wrinkling I chose to...
by Sigrid | Mon 01 21 | blog, burda pattern, garment a month, jacket
A new feature on my blog this year is a “garment a month”. Each month I will sew a garment and give a bit more details on construction. I have no specific plans on which garments will be featured. I would be interested to hear what garments or...
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