Last night Tessuti Fabrics hosted the very first Melbourne CBD BurdaStyle Club meet! Ten lovely ladies attended and the night started off quietly as everyone felt a little nervous but once we had introduced ourselves and i asked everyone to do a little show and tell of their most recent, current and future creations the chatter was soon flowing. There were some wonderful creations that included vintage dresses, teddy bear shirts, childrens clothes and handbags.
We did not sew at our first meet, instead we took the opportunity of having Colette and her Mum Silva there and picked their brains. Between them both they knew all the answers to all the questions asked and there were many! We also had the chance to flick through the new arrival of Japanese sewing books and shop at our leisure with a bonus discount. There were nibbles including delicious biscuits from Brunetti and plenty of tea.
Being the first meet we were unsure of what to expect and discussed what we would like from future meets. We talked about tutorials we could do such as how to sew slippery fabrics and sew in zips and more advanced classes that could be organised. We will hopefully have sewing machines set up soon to save people having to bring theirs in with them. We also decided that meeting once a month would give us plenty of time inbetween to create something new for the next show and tell.
Have there been any other BurdaStyle Club meets yet? I’d love to hear how they went and what you have planned for future meets. Maybe you’d even like to show your photos in the BurdaStyle Flickr group?
If you’re in Melbourne and would like to attend a future meet please email me at nikkishell@burdastyle.com. Also, there is a possibility i will be hosting a meet at one of the Sydney Tessuti stores in August so if you are interested in attending that please email me.
Nichola.x
Jun 7, 2009, 03.51 AMby nikkishell
It sounds like you had a fabulous time at your first meet! Please send me a few photos of your next meet and i will post them here on the blog.
Jun 2, 2009, 09.06 AMby littlevigilante
Hello All! May 15th kicked off the first Bemidji, MN BSC meeting! I was unsure about how it well it would turn out but I was relieved when a good number of sewers showed up excited and eager with sewing machines in hand. Our sewing collective, if you will, is called “Make.Mend.Do”. A turn of phrase from the WWII Make Do and Mend motto. Our first meet we made a simple shrug from an old t-shirt and ribbon based on the tutorial from Cut Out and Keeps EveNl. (www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tshirt_shrug) Also, we made a simple circle skirt from this simple tutorial from Crafster.org (www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=12439.0). All in all it turned out pretty well. There was some tinkering with borrowed machines and some mishaps with measuring and math on a couple skirts but almost all went home with completed projects. One woman went home with matching circle skirts for her and her daughter made from a pretty blue flowery bed sheet. Before they left we got to see the younger model her skirt and it was absolutely darling! Next time I hope to have some pictures to post. I passed out a simple questionnaire to get a sense of what the group was interested in. Most people were interested in making their own dress forms, making their own lingerie and under clothing, learing how to alter/mend/recycle/repurpose/make patterns and construct clothing for men/women/child/home. Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday June 26th at 6:00PM and goes until you want to leave. We will be making our own duct tape dress forms! If you are interested in coming and/or would like more info please contact me. Also, you may email me at makemenddo@gmail.com. Happy Sewing!!!!!!
May 29, 2009, 01.07 PMby christina
Seattle’s first BurdaStyle Club meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, details here. We have a similar agenda planned (show & tell, planning future tutorials). Tessuti looks like a fantastic meeting space!