Spring is here and it always means a lot of work for me. So, while I am still working on a few sewing and knitting projects, I have a bunch of other little things taking up my time. I finally finished cleaning up my 1970's Rayleigh bicycle. It was covered in rust. But,...

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A year ago yesterday, the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Bangladesh caught fire and collapsed. The horrible tragedy caught the attention of people around the world and had many people wonder if their clothing was made in a sweatshop. A year later, not much has changed. Most people continue to buy clothes without...

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I made myself a wearable muslin of Burdastyle 08/2013 #118 pants. I needed new dress pants and want to make a pair that actually fits. Notes after the jump... Materials: Polyester twill (not sure - I found it at a used store for $4) Cotton print (for pocket lining) Thread Interfacing Buttons  I...

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The Sewaholic Cordova jacket has side peplums with a curved seam. A straight pocket would interfere with the styling. So, I made curved welt pockets for my Cordova jacket and would like to share how I made mine. I used several different methods (luckily, I had a lot of extra fabric) and found...

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Week 12 of the Wardrobe Architect is to look at our accessories. I never considered myself a person with many accessories until I did this. These are the type of accessories I thought of: I love my purse - someday I'll make an even fancier one, like the one above. I love my...

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I am super duper excited about the new Sailor Moon anime that is coming this summer. I have been a big fan since it first aired in English. I still remember the date: August 28th, 1995 at 12:00pm. I looked in the TV Guide (yes, young ones, that used to be a thing) and...

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I decided to go back and improve my Cordova jacket. I was not happy with how the original shoulders looked. The sleeve caps looked very droopy. Now, they are close to what I wanted: just a little poof.   I tried several different shapes and sizes of shoulder pads and sleeve heads until...

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Week 11 of the Wardrobe Architect  is to compare our silhouettes to what we actually already own and look for any holes. These were my silhouettes and colours: This step was a lot like I had done earlier when wardrobe planning. Except, I found it even easier, since I could also focus on colours and...

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I made my brother and my borther-in-law a Cooper each for their birthdays. Their birthdays are in January and these Coopers only finally got to them now. It took me from the beginning of January to mid-March to make them. I had so many setbacks (like the broken sewing machine), that I'm so...

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This week's Wardrobe Architect exercise is to pick a few colours from each colour category that we came up with in week six. These colours are going to be our palette for our Spring/Summer wardrobe. I found this easy, since I was already sort of doing this when picking my silhouettes last week. Without...

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