Burda Style For people who sew

23 May, 2012

• 01:07 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project Looking for a Fresh Note

  I don’t think I can post the whole pattern here as the book I got it from was only printed in 197…

  

22 May, 2012

• 12:14 AM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Tracing a printed pattern

  I can’t think why it never occurred to me to use transparent paper (after all, that’s what trac…

  

15 May, 2012

• 10:57 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project Hand Sewing the Vogue Skirt #v1202

  Don’t give up – I’ve done three hand-sewn skirts. It takes a few weeks :-)

  

• 10:48 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called Looking for a Fresh Note

  

  I’ve always wanted to try this accessory pattern – intended to ‘add a fresh note’ to your 1930s secretary dress, or in other words to hide the fact that you were wearing the same dress every day! -…

  Read on

  

• 09:39 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project turquoise tartan miniskirt

  Yes, I suppose with small children the life-spam of clothes is a bit short!

  

2 May, 2012

• 09:37 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article May Couture Challenge: Behind the Seams with Marina von Koenig

  How do you finish curved seams after clipping them to prevent the clipped places from fraying?

  

• 01:34 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called Green Elephants on Parade! - Vintage Modern Style Challenge

  

  This is the project I would have made for the Vintage Modern Design
  Challenge – except that "my skirt w…

  Read on

  

26 April, 2012

• 11:58 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Can I "make work" a simple skirt pattern cut off-grain?

  How much off-grain? Just a little?

  Is it a visible directional print (i.e. stripes!)?

  I h…

  

• 11:50 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project Vintage 1947 Dress

  How did you cover the buckle? (and where did you get one from?)

  

• 11:46 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called Vintage skirt with side-pleats

  

  This pattern was a present to me from my brother, who found it for 25p in a junkshop and decided it looked like ‘my sort of thing’! Despite the 1960s date it’s actually much more of a Fifties sty…

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23 April, 2012

• 11:49 AM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Sateen blouse an unexpected success!

  

13 April, 2012

• 10:52 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Sewing Machine Recommendations for beginner?

  If you want a cheap sewing machine “that will last a good while and can handle thick fabric” you …

  

• 10:20 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Taking in shoulders with facing

  NB: as a general point, it usually is possible to unpick a commercial garment selectively and the…

  

• 10:16 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Trouble Adjusting and fitting sewn garments on my own

  My experience is that it basically involves a lot of wriggling in and out of tacked-up garments, …

  

30 March, 2012

• 09:14 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Help attaching neckband to peasant blouse

  Normally you would sew the right sides of the neckband (or waistband) and bodice (or skirt) toget…

  

• 08:57 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article Plus Size: New Patterns and Old Favorites

  The Paola Plus dress looks gorgeous; the Empire dress strikes me as an odd choice (trying to visu…

  

• 08:47 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Edges of pleats pointing outwards

  Thank you for the tailoring hints – even though the edges of the pleats were not exactly even, it…

  

26 March, 2012

• 11:01 AM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Edges of pleats pointing outwards

  Oh dear – the grain line goes straight down the centre of the triangular pleat insert and down th…

  

• 10:54 AM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Project finished, need to do the upload

  

23 March, 2012

• 09:21 AM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Cut pattern fabric no longer lines up with pattern...

  I don’t see that there is much you can do, since adding darts will make your sleeve piece ’lean b…

  

21 March, 2012

• 06:08 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article The "Vintage-Inspired, Modern Style" Design Challenge: Time to Vote!

  Well, I conscientiously started on the second page but didn’t manage to view more than about twen…

  

• 06:04 PM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Hem finally finished!

  

• 10:20 AM

  harrietbazley commented on the project The 1938 Dress

  Have been reading the snap button placket tutorial on your blog – I’m surprised it doesn’t requir…

  

• 10:13 AM

  harrietbazley posted a message on ajtak7171’s wall

  No, I didn’t enter the Vintage-Modern competition – though I did think about it! I was going to d…

  

19 March, 2012

• 08:19 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Pattern Making - Really a Read Along

  I’ve also discovered a PDF version downloadable from a Spanish-language blog (it’s the English v…

  

• 08:16 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic VintageSewingInfo.com

  I accidentally discovered a PDF copy under its Spanish title Diseno de Patrones…

  

• 08:09 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Pattern Making - Really a Read Along

  The vintagesewing.info site is no longer available.

  There is an archived copy of the online ve…

  

• 07:40 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article The "Vintage-Inspired, Modern Style" Design Challenge: Time to Vote!

  I suspect the people at the start of the slideshow/Flickr set are going to get a lot more chances…

  

• 07:28 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project "VintageModern Design Challenge" Jersey Dress!

  This pattern in the challenge didn’t inspire me at all – but you have taken it and made something…

  

• 06:59 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project my first vintage suit from 1950

  Congratulations; it really does look like the pattern picture, which is so rare!

  

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