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Fabric Ideas for the Robson Trench Coat

By on March 19, 2013 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello, everyone! I’m thrilled that you guys love the new pattern, the Robson Trench Coat. It’s always exciting to see a positive response to each new pattern! Now that the pattern has been released, I’ve finally allowed myself to start wearing the blue sample, and it certainly is a eye-catching garment. People aren’t used to [...]

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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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Cutting Striped Knit Fabric & Matching Stripes

By on October 12, 2012 in Fabrics, Projects, Work in Progress

Today I’m cutting my striped knit fabric for the Renfrew Top. Remember how we lined up the ribbed lines along the fold of the fabric to ensure our solid-coloured knit fabric was on grain? We’ll do something completely different to line up our stripes today. (This is a long post but it’s full of good [...]

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What’s a Stable Knit Fabric?

By on September 19, 2012 in Fabrics

Thanks for all of the suggestions on Monday’s post, asking what kind of things you’d like to see as I sew more Renfrew Tops. So many good ideas! So many things to note as I sew, recommendations to explain why certain things are done, and votes to find out more about fabric selection. While I [...]

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Sewing the Renfrew Top: What Would You Like to See?

By on September 17, 2012 in Patterns, Projects, Work in Progress

Next up: I’m making another Renfrew Top! A few of them, in fact. And since I’ll be sewing these tops with a camera nearby, is there anything you’d like to see demonstrated? First, here’s the fabric I’ve picked: Stripey knit, exact same as these tops, but in softer neutral colours. (From Télio.) I’ve worn the [...]

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Striped Mitts

By on April 6, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

The other day we talked about sewing stripes – how about knitted stripes? These striped mitts are a pair, but they’re not exactly the same. Does that bother you? Normally, I like my pairs to match. I don’t usually choose asymmetric designs, I like balance and order. However, these mitts were just too cute! And [...]

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