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The Very First Minoru Muslin

By on January 13, 2012 in Sew-Alongs

You asked for a bit of guidance on making a muslin of the Minoru Jacket, and today’s post is exactly that! I still have the very first muslin I made of the Minoru Jacket, and thought I would use it for demonstrating today. Today I’ll talk about our goals when making a muslin, tips for [...]

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When Do You Need a Muslin?

By on January 4, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

For the Minoru Jacket, or any other pattern – when do you need to make a muslin before starting the real project? Do you always make a muslin? What factors determine whether you make a muslin or not? The more I sew, the more I decide that I need to make a muslin first. (I [...]

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Tailoring a Coat: Making a Back Stay

By on November 18, 2011 in Projects, Tips, Work in Progress

Another baby step of progress on the Seventies Wrap Coat project! Here is the first tailoring technique I’ve applied to my Wrap Coat. We’re adding a back stay to support and stabilize the back of our coat. This will prevent strain across the shoulders as well. And I’m guessing it will also keep loosely woven [...]

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Preparing Coat Fabric: Prewashing, Preshrinking, Pre-Steaming?

Preparing Coat Fabric: Prewashing, Preshrinking, Pre-Steaming?

By on October 5, 2011 in Projects, Work in Progress

How do you prepare coat fabric? I’m talking about wool or wool-blend coating fabrics, like the coating I’m using for the Seventies Wrap Coat. Do you pre-wash them? If you’re planning to dry-clean the finished garment, do you pre-dryclean them? I usually pre-steam my fabrics. I steam the heck out of them and hope for [...]

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What Do You Do with Used Muslins?

By on October 4, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Here’s a good question that Melissa M asked in the comments a while back: what do you do with used muslins? I feel like I may have already talked about this, but maybe just in the comments and it never made it to a real post. So let’s talk muslins! Used muslins, that is. What [...]

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Wrap Coat: Fabulous Even in Muslin!

Wrap Coat: Fabulous Even in Muslin!

By on October 3, 2011 in Projects, Work in Progress

Yay! The Seventies Wrap Coat is done in muslin, and it’s just as fabulous as I hoped it would be. Don’t let the strange facial expressions in today’s photos confuse you, I love this coat! One of the easiest ways to tell if you’re going to like the finished garment is to see how you [...]

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