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Muslin-ing a Man’s Shirt

Muslin-ing a Man’s Shirt

By on December 1, 2010 in Projects, Work in Progress

Armed with the mens shirt pattern, the gingham muslin, and a bit of spare sewing time, I’m ready to start this thing! No, I haven’t been working on it in secret this whole time. I wish that were true! Now there’s less than a month till Christmas and I have an entire shirt to sew. [...]

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Mr Sewaholic’s Shirt: Making the Muslin

Mr Sewaholic’s Shirt: Making the Muslin

By on October 25, 2010 in Projects, Work in Progress

Wow, it’s November next week! I’m starting to realize that perhaps you guys were right, and trying to make a bunch of Christmas presents is overly ambitious. Maybe it’s true, or maybe I will manage to squeeze some in, but one thing’s for sure – I have to make time to sew Mr Sewaholic’s shirt! [...]

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How To Underline A Dress Bodice

How To Underline A Dress Bodice

By on October 13, 2010 in Tips, Work in Progress

I knew underlining existed, but never understood the need for it unless you’re working with sheer fabrics. After reading Couture Sewing Techniques, I learned that most couture garments are underlined, but most aren’t lined! I was surprised – wouldn’t you rather line something and hide all of the construction details? It was an interesting and [...]

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Altering the Dress Bodice: Lengthen or Shorten Here!

Altering the Dress Bodice: Lengthen or Shorten Here!

By on October 12, 2010 in Tips, Work in Progress

Yesterday I made the bodice muslin, today I’m going to correct the pattern! I’ll spare you photos of me wearing the skirtless-dress muslin, because I only need to make minor fitting changes that are easy to explain. Here’s what I need to fix: 1. Add 1″ to the bodice length. When I had on the [...]

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How to make a muslin for a dress bodice

How to make a muslin for a dress bodice

By on October 11, 2010 in Projects, Tips, Work in Progress

I talked about some reasons why to make a muslin, and showed you the fabric and pattern – now I’m going to show you how! This is my method, there are many variations on muslin-making but here’s what I did. (You wanted to see the process – you got it!) Depending on the style of [...]

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Making a Muslin: why bother? Here’s why.

Making a Muslin: why bother? Here’s why.

By on October 7, 2010 in Inspiration and Everything Else

True confession time: I rarely make muslins! However, the more I sew, the more I realize that a muslin is not just for fit. It’s also a chance to evaluate whether the style even looks good on you! When you’re shopping, you get to try on garments, see how they look on your body, and [...]

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