Archive | January, 2012

Renfrew Top Patterns: Now in Stock!

By on January 31, 2012 in Patterns

Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s an especially happy day around here, as the Renfrew Top pattern is now in stock! The pre-sale went exceptionally well. I’ve never packed, labelled and shipped so many orders before. They just kept on coming! I was expecting mass disaster because I couldn’t do it the usual way, but it went [...]

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A Sew-Along Day Off

By on January 30, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey, Sew-Alongers! I apologize but I don’t have a Sew-Along post ready for us today! A shipment of boxes arrived last week that took over most of the office, so I wasn’t able to get to the sewing machine at all. (And I still haven’t cut my lining fabric either! So behind.) Which means I [...]

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Adding Pockets to the Minoru Jacket: Amy’s Awesome Tutorial

By on January 27, 2012 in Tips

I have an excellent surprise for you guys today – a tutorial on how to add pockets to the Minoru Jacket! Amy from Sew Well was kind enough to take photos and write up a guide to adding sideseam pockets. If you’ve been holding off sewing your sideseams because you wanted to add pockets, this [...]

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Minoru Sew-Along #8: We Finally Get to Pull the Gathers!

By on January 26, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

The day you’ve been patiently waiting for has arrived. Today, you can pull up the gathering threads on your jackets! (When we get to that part in the sewing instructions, that is, not before!) Today we’ll sew the collar to the jacket neckline, sew the underarm and sideseam, and topstitch the underarm seam. Note: If [...]

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Minoru Sew-Along #7: Sewing the Hood to the Collar (Quick Post!)

By on January 25, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

Hey everyone! Today’s post is quick, to make up for yesterday’s detailed sewing steps. We’ll take the hood we finished last week (in this post) and the collar we worked on yesterday, and join them together as one. Want to catch up on previous Sew-Along posts? Click the links below to read more: Join the [...]

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Minoru Sew-Along #6: The Secret Hood Zipper

By on January 24, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

I know, technically the zipper isn’t a secret. You all know it’s there! Nor is it a secret that there’s a hood in our collars, it’ll be a soft roll around your neck. Secret or not, it’s a very cool feature on this jacket. Today we’ll insert the zipper into the collar, so we can [...]

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