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Sewing Stripes: What Colour Thread?

By on January 16, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey, everyone! Finally, I’ve picked up the pieces of my Striped Renfrew Top and started to sew. And yet before I even started sewing, I thought of something to write about! When you’re sewing a striped fabric, especially one with a strong contrast between the colours, what colour thread do you use? For this taupe [...]

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What’s Next?

By on January 3, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else, Patterns

What’s coming up next around here? Plenty of exciting things! Never a dull moment here at Sewaholic Patterns home base. I worked most of the holidays but did take a few days off to rest and relax, get outside in the fresh air, and enjoy time with family and friends. It was nice to have [...]

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Renfrew Top: Finishing It Up! Sleeves & Bands

By on November 23, 2012 in Projects, Work in Progress

Hey, everyone! It’s a Friday, the end of the week and what’s even better, the end of sewing this purple top. Today we’ll sew in the sleeves (easy!) and sew bands to the hems (just as easy!) to finish off the top. None of these steps are particularly hard, but I thought I’d complete the [...]

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Renfrew Top Patterns are Back in Stock!

By on November 15, 2012 in Patterns

Hello, everyone! I wanted to let you all know that the Renfrew Top pattern is in stock again. I contacted everyone who asked to be notified when it’s back in stock, but just in case, here’s a quick post. Renfrew top patterns are back in stock! The shop page is updated and no longer sold [...]

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Renfrew Top: That Tricky Cowl Collar

By on November 14, 2012 in Projects, Work in Progress

Hey, everyone! Today I’m back to demonstrating sewing the Renfrew Top, working on the collar of View C next. I’m excited to add this demo to the library as it will answer a lot of questions! Here’s where we left off, if you’re just catching up – Sewing and Stabilizing the Shoulder Seams. Or if [...]

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Sold Out of Renfrew Patterns!

By on November 7, 2012 in Patterns

Well, that happened really quickly. We’re totally sold out of the Renfrew Top pattern! This is both good and bad news. Good news for me, because it’s exciting to see them sell so well! Especially since we’ve been talking a lot about sewing with knits and sewing this exact pattern, sales have been really good [...]

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