Burda Style For people who sew

24 February, 2013

• 10:58 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on the project Slashed Doublet suit

  He’s a great customer.

  

• 10:57 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on the project Silver 17th C gown

  Thank you. It was actually very comfortable.

  

• 01:27 AM

  katexxxxxx added the project called Slashed Doublet suit

  

  A Jolly Dicey joint project, comprising of a17th C slashed doublet, with 123 pieces of fabric in it! Not counting the bits for the piping… I drafted the pattern and made the lace collar and cuf…

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• 01:00 AM

  katexxxxxx added the project called Silver 17th C gown

  

  A gown based on a portrait of Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I, painted in 1633. Silk taffeta and silver lace, with collar and cuffs of cotton muslin and lace. Worn over period correc…

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22 February, 2013

• 10:16 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic 1912 Evening Dress

  Download the image from the site, import it into whatever picture viewing program you use, and zo…

  

• 10:05 AM

  katexxxxxx ’s status has been updated to:
  Post Musketeers housework catch-up!

  

20 February, 2013

• 06:51 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Any idea of the pattern shape for these ruffles?

  They look like a variation of the circular ruffle.

  

19 February, 2013

• 10:44 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic English Dart

  Not a term I have heard. Do you have a picture?

  

• 10:41 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic POST SPAM LINKS HERE

  http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/kirkcomm/my_activity

  

18 February, 2013

• 04:47 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Silk Chiffon & Polyester Charmeuse - good combination?

  Silk would be best, but poly will be OK.

  

• 04:46 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Blue-tack in a sewing machine?

  No. The heat of the lamp and the actual sewing will soften it and it will gum up the machine. T…

  

15 February, 2013

• 09:58 AM

  katexxxxxx ’s status has been updated to:
  Time to go! Wheee! Musketeers for the win!

  

14 February, 2013

• 08:55 AM

  katexxxxxx ’s status has been updated to:
  The End is Nigh!

  

12 February, 2013

• 07:51 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Altering patterns for Scoliosis

  Mine’s in the lock-up at the moment, but yes, I’d thoroughly endorse this one. Readily available…

  

11 February, 2013

• 09:17 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic 02-2013 #127 raglan top mystery piece

  Which pattern is it?

  

• 09:16 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Waterfall dress 8/2011

  This!

  

9 February, 2013

• 06:59 PM

  katexxxxxx ’s status has been updated to:
  Points! They stop yer bitches falling down...

  

7 February, 2013

• 09:30 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Burda Pattern 7233

  On the CF panel: reinforce the corner with small stitches along the seam line for about 3cm each …

  

4 February, 2013

• 02:13 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Even hems on circle skirts (back shorter than front)

  With a circle skirt you need to establish first if your waist dips at the front, or if all the ra…

  

• 02:09 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic Affordable Tweed Fabric

  Google for Croft Mill, or look on ebay,

  

2 February, 2013

• 11:15 PM

  katexxxxxx ’s status has been updated to:
  Slashed Doublets! 153 pieces and counting...

  

• 08:09 PM

  katexxxxxx favorited the project Origami Coat

  

• 08:05 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on the project The Ice Queen and her Ice Guard

  Thank you. For Cribbs Causeway shopping mall Winter Wonderland.

  

• 06:23 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic what do you look for in an adjustable dress form?

  Look at the Adjustoform for teens. That’ll be our next purchase…

  

• 01:09 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on the project The Ice Queen and her Ice Guard

  Thanks. We had a shedload of fun making them!

  

• 01:09 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on the project The Ice Queen and her Ice Guard

  It would, wouldn’t it!

  

• 01:08 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic High-Low Dress Help? Trouble with patterns and yards.

  Rather than making the skirt a circle and fiddling with it, draw it as an oval… Or egg shaped.

  

• 10:18 AM

  katexxxxxx added the project called The Ice Queen and her Ice Guard

  

  Fantasy costumes made for the Cribbs Causeway shopping mall winter event. The patterns were drafted specially for this project

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• 09:42 AM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic High-Low Dress Help? Trouble with patterns and yards.

  Use an oval rather than a circle…

  

1 February, 2013

• 11:21 PM

  katexxxxxx commented on discussion topic I need to know how to do this gathering technique

  You will need a HUGE yardage of fabric to make something as fluffy and full as the original. Jus…

  

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