Burda Style For people who sew

16 May, 2013

• 09:42 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Creating Dress Diagrams or 'Pattern Back' Style Pics

  I think they’re usually made on one of those adobe programs (I don’t have them yet because they’r…

  

9 May, 2013

• 10:04 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic POST SPAM LINKS HERE

  Another spam account, this time advertising a “business opportunity”
  http://www.burdastyle.com/pr…

  

• 10:01 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic New to sewing with patterns- Need help!

  I did a series of posts about how to make a dress. Since you are new to sewing patterns, it may h…

  

4 May, 2013

• 01:38 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Cutting and Sewing Instructions

  It means:

  Right waistband: For the smallest size, make a rectangle 40cm+3cm (for underlap) long …

  

3 May, 2013

• 02:49 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Burda 7083 - step 3

  Can you add a picture of the finished shirt (the one on the envelope), please?

  

24 April, 2013

• 08:57 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Raising the notch in a jacket

  Put the front pattern on the table and lay the collar on top of it so the the lapel seam that is …

  

20 April, 2013

• 11:05 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic unidentified sewing machine attachment

  We can’t see the picture. Can you find one on-line and post a link, please?

  

• 10:23 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Bernina 350 or 1008?

  You can see the buttonhole of the 1008 on Gertie’s blog:
  http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2010/…

  

• 10:14 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Advanced Handkerchief skirt

  I think it’s done like the kind of circle skirt that has more than one circle making up the flare…

  

8 April, 2013

• 11:27 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic How easy/hard is a bustier dress to make?

  That is the pattern that Gertie uses in her Craftsy course “Sew Retro: Bombshell Dress”. She goes…

  

6 April, 2013

• 10:24 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic patching jeans for my teen

  You still can buy patches of denim in different washes. In the UK, Hemline makes them. It might b…

  

3 April, 2013

• 10:33 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic I want to learn how to make bags - Where do I start?

  Here are a couple of free classes:
  http://www.craftsy.com/class/bag-making-basics-reversible-tote…

  

• 10:22 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic from shoulder princess seam to armscye

  Sellotape the side panel pattern piece to the front pattern piece from the bust point to the shou…

  

• 10:00 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on the project 60s Inspired Dress

  I forgot about that name. I wonder if there is a difference?

  

29 March, 2013

• 12:06 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on the project 60s Inspired Dress

  I think the side bust dart is called an “English dart”, but I could be wrong. I can’t find a de…

  

27 March, 2013

• 03:35 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Penelope Blouse Collar help

  I think you can use whichever neckline curve you prefer; the collar is drafted the same regardles…

  

25 March, 2013

• 05:40 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic POST SPAM LINKS HERE

  Another spam account:
  http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/edison67cu/my_activity

  

17 March, 2013

• 05:00 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on the article The Jackie Dress: Style It Your Way!

  I would wear it with black patent leather court-shoes, and cropped (high-hip length) Summer jacke…

  

3 March, 2013

• 10:36 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Sizing advice please for Open Back Dress 03/2013 #111

  I think you’re right: the pattern is petite. Could you just do lengthening adjustments?

  

• 10:27 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Pretty panty edge..

  You can get panty elastic from haberdasheries (online would probably be easiest). It has the litt…

  

1 March, 2013

• 04:02 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic What can I do with a skirt thats WAYYYYYY to small?

  You could make it into a bag to go with the jacket.

  

26 February, 2013

• 04:48 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Bust support in bustier/corset cocktail dress

  The best thing you can do is to get Gertie’s Sew Retro Bombshell Dress course at Craftsy.com. I t…

  

• 04:38 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Tull skirt 1/13

  Maybe it doesn’t need a pattern. I don’t have that issue, but is the skirt just a rectangle of fa…

  

25 February, 2013

• 10:53 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic 09/2011 Trousers #120A

  Looking at the downloadable instructions, I think you do have to draft the waistband yourself. It…

  

21 February, 2013

• 06:03 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown added the project called Pencil Pocket

  

  This is made from two jeans pockets sewn together with some of my hand embroidery on the front. It’s very handy for keeping all my pens etc. together.

  Read on

  

20 February, 2013

• 04:48 PM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic English Dart

  I think that an English dart is just a side bust dart.

  

19 February, 2013

• 10:12 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Blue-tack in a sewing machine?

  Thanks, I hadn’t thought of the heat affecting it.

  

18 February, 2013

• 11:59 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on discussion topic Side seam on dress form

  I would think it is where the stitches start; I don’t have a dress-form but if I did, that would …

  

15 February, 2013

• 11:10 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on the project Comparing close fitting slopers: Bunka vs. Aldrich

  I had a few problems with the Aldrich draft, but I’ve altered the method a bit and now the fit is…

  

• 11:02 AM

  Sabrina Wharton-Brown commented on the project BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 , Elizabeth Gathered - Waist Dress

  Very nice!

  

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