Weekend Links – 19th June 2011
Last weekend I found (& subsequently bought) some spiral steel boning from my local fabric store. Needless to say I’ve been spending most of my week thinking about structure & corsets. This is an interesting post on Threads about using boning in applications other than corsets. This is a fantastic article about the construction of … Read more
Green Coat & Bound Buttonholes
For my green jacket I decided to use Vogue 8146. It’s a ‘Very Easy Vogue’ pattern, which normally translates to a jacket with the bare minimum in construction details. I’ve had to draw my own lining pattern & draw my own interfacing pattern pieces to make this jacket a little more tailored. I’ve honestly been … Read more
Weekend Links – Saturday 11th June 2011
It’s been a while since I’ve done a weekend links post, but I’ve seen a few really cool posts show up in my feed reader over the last couple of weeks & wanted to share them. First off – boning. There was a great post over at the House of Marmalade that was all about … Read more
Progress Update: Red Tailored Coat
I’ve been doing a lot of hand stitching over the last week or so & I’m still not even close to being finished! I thought I’d share some pictures of what I’ve been working on. I’ve pad-stitched the under collar. The padstitching on the stand is maybe a little aggressive (?) & looks more like … Read more
Coats, Coats & More Coats
Lately I’ve been working on not one, not two but THREE tailored jackets. Of course none of them are finished yet, but I thought I’d post some details of what I’m working on. You might be wondering why I’m all about jackets all of a sudden, well ever since I got this book for Christmas … Read more
