Burda Style For people who sew

Every girl deserves to feel like a bombshell, and have a little va-va- voom in her step! So many members have raved about Gretchen Hirsch’s class for Craftsy.com and some have even uploaded their own gorgeous creations of the famous Bustier Dress that Gertie uses for the class. Why not give it a shot yourself?

Since 1851, SINGER® has been at the forefront of American sewing and they are celebrating their 160th anniversary with the launch of MySINGERStory.com! From their first prize win at the 1855 World’s Fair to their introduction of the first electronic sewing machine in the 1970s, SINGER® has a rich history in the sewing and craft world and now they’re giving you the opportunity to share your sewing story for the chance to win one of their fantastic new SINGER 160™ machines!

We’ve partnered up with the world’s first DIY workshop, TechShop, to extend the online BurdaStyle experience to the offline world by becoming the official sewing partner for all TechShop locations! With spots in Menlo Park, San Francisco and San Jose, California; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and a Detroit location scheduled to open later this year, TechShop offers member-based, do-it-yourself workshops with high-quality machines, tools and software along with training and workspace for all creative skill levels.

BurdaStyle.com is seeking a creative, smart freelance graphic designer in the New York City area to help generate/execute/produce great designs for our online editorial, marketing and sales materials, ads, newsletters, contests, sponsored editorials, banners and creative for offline events like fairs and shows. The designer must understand the BurdaStyle brand and ensure brand consistency. The designer must be capable of working independently and within a small team environment.

Yep, it’s a bra challenge, and it’s for an amazing cause.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve told yourself week after week, month after month, that you are finally going to get around to signing up for that sewing class. Whether you want to learn the basics, or (again, like me) you need to sharpen up your rusty machine skills but can’t seem to find the time, then eSewing Workshop is what you’ve been looking for.

Core77 is taking an innovative approach to announcing the winners of their Inaugural Design Awards by broadcasting the announcements live via webcast through July 22nd. Check out who has taken home the prestigious prize so far in categories such as Furniture and Lighting and Interactive Web/Mobile and check back all week to see who takes top honors in Soft Good/Apparel Design, DIY/Hack/Mod, Design for Social Impact and more.

Head over to Core77 to watch all the winning announcements!

For all of you who have been eagerly anticipating the results of the BurdaStyle x Instructables Fashion Challenge, the wait is over! Click through to see whose creation took home the grand prize, including an industrial sewing machine from Singer, as well as all the first prize winners and runner-ups.

We’ve been working hard on a redecorating project and are super excited to share it today!

As you may have noticed, we’ve made a few changes to our homepage that we hope will improve your experience on the site. The homepage is your door to all of the exciting things happening in this growing community. During the redesign, our goal was to make sewing, creating, learning and sharing even more fun and accessible for our fantastic members.

In an article in this morning’s WWD, Rosemary Feitelberg highlighted that both The Design Trust for Public Space and the Council of Fashion Designers of America are collaborating on a project to hopefully revitalize New York City’s Garment District through their Making Midtown: Sustaining Design and Production in an Evolving Garment Center initiative.

It’s been awhile since we’ve rounded up links for your viewing pleasure and today we’re playing catch up. Click through to see what we dug up this week…

While we are an online community, the activity of sewing is decidedly offline. From the feel of the fabric to the maintenance of a sewing machine, sewing is a tactile craft, requiring a physical connection that can never be replaced. Our offline BurdaStyle Sewing Clubs (BSCs) further this physical connection by offering face-to-face support and friendship with fellow passionate sewers.

Anyone familiar with GenArt knows about their amazing ability to find and promote new talent in fashion, film, art and music and was both saddened and surprised by their sudden departure from the scene last summer. However, GenArt is back and officially relaunching it’s “Fresh Faces in Fashion” shows which in the past has helped to catapult the careers of Zac Posen, Phillip Lim, Geren Ford, Rebecca Taylor and Vena Cava, just to name a few.

ABURY is a non-profit organization looking to preserve and revive traditional arts and crafts from places like Morocco, Bangladesh and Thailand by exposing them to a worldwide audience while in turn providing education and work opportunities within the various communities. For it’s first project, ABURY is working in Morocco to source vintage Berber bags which reflect the rich culture and heritage of the indigenous Berber people.