Burda Style For people who sew

18 March, 2013

• 06:58 PM

  zoomba favorited the project Thai Fisherman Shorts

  

19 February, 2013

• 07:02 PM

  zoomba added the project called Skinny improv pants for Nick

  

  those were an attempt to create hipsterish sweat pants for actors and comedian who are fed up with jogging pants. Well… It worked. Without a pattern. I will try to make a tutorial, they are so ea…

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• 06:30 PM

  zoomba added the project called the puzzle jacket

  

  Based on Yoshi Yamamoto jacket
  http://showstudio.com/project/design_download_yohji_yamamoto
  Strangely enough, that “modern jacket” ended up looking very “art dco”….

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• 06:25 PM

  zoomba added the project called Theo amazing skinnies

  

  Very warm and comfy slightly elastic wool pants for my son. Once again I couldn’t fill in the form properly so…

  Burda young jeans 7138

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• 06:18 PM

  zoomba added the project called Gimme a break dress: the real 1 hour dress

  

  simple dress to understand how material falls. Simple cotton, simple Burda pattern… It took me less then an hour…
  7519 pattern

  The pattern number couldn’t be filled in on that form, maybe i…

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• 06:12 PM

  zoomba added the project called 20's over forty dress

  

  I wish to try the idea of the “one hour dress” but was afraid to buy the pattern from the internet. I figured it out by myself, it’s not yet finished (a lot of beadind to sew by hand still), but I …

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18 February, 2013

• 05:51 AM

  zoomba favorited the project Chinese Laundry Shirt

  

22 January, 2013

• 06:40 PM

  zoomba favorited the project Slow Couture

  

• 06:42 AM

  zoomba favorited the project Tartan Theresa Dress

  

17 January, 2013

• 09:42 PM

  zoomba commented on the project Isabella road Cloche hat

  Thank you ! The only thing that was missing from the original pattern were pictures of people who…

  

• 09:40 PM

  zoomba commented on the project Isabella road Cloche hat

  Thank you Mary, you are so supportive !

  

• 07:33 PM

  zoomba added the project called Isabella road Cloche hat

  

  Based on the pattern from this address: http://wkdesigner.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/cloche-hat/
  yet unadorned, this basic pattern for cloche hats is fairly easy to figure out and to adjust to your …

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9 January, 2013

• 07:20 PM

  zoomba commented on the project Out of the blue dress

  Thank you so much for being so supportive Mary ! Happy New year !

  

• 07:17 PM

  zoomba added the project called Fall into summer house dress

  

  Japanese pattern, from Tuniques Robes etc. My first attempt of adapting a pattern so it would fit right on an occidental too-tall lady. It worked.

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• 07:13 PM

  zoomba added the project called Into the blue dress

  

  Simple cotton dress based on a Burda pattern, helped me a lot to learn how to adjust to right size and to insert a side zipper.

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• 06:59 PM

  zoomba added the project called Cyber Kimono shrug

  

  I found the idea on the Internet. I can seam to retrace it. But let’s say a lined rectangle drafted to your size + buttons… Et voil

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• 06:51 PM

  zoomba added the project called Go-Go shirt

  

  Not at all my personal style. I will give it to someone. But a great way to learn how to modify unused patterns to create something of your own and learning techniques along the way.

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• 06:39 PM

  zoomba added the project called Lumberjacqueline

  

  My take on a lumberjack shirt. I know, on this picture, it looks a bit like a nightgown. It doesn’t when you’re near. With this tunique, I learned that working with scottish print actually HELPS yo…

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• 06:29 PM

  zoomba added the project called Karibou top

  

  A simple project I made on gave to my friend Karine. From the same japanese pattern as the WWW: Simple Modern sewing by Shufu To Seikatsu Sha. I just eliminated the gathers for less bulk. Japanese …

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• 06:23 PM

  zoomba added the project called WWW

  

  this is my Wicked Witch of West dress.
  Very warm. Made of spider-thin japanese wool, inspired by a japanese pattern.

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• 06:19 PM

  zoomba added the project called Half bake cape

  

  I didn’t know what to do with all that wool. So I drafted a pattern for a cape using different patterns (I think I have them all, because my daughter-in-law likes them so much…) and I ended up wi…

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• 06:12 PM

  zoomba added the project called Out of the blue dress

  

  Just a simple-follow-the-pattern dress for spring. Lisette simplicity pattern #2209. The good thing about it is that I made to learn how to adjust the length of the back, and it worked !

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• 05:57 PM

  zoomba added the project called skirt in a hurry

  

  I love the chunky sweater/fluffy skirt style. I planned on making the skirt in the November issue of Burda, but didn’t have the patience to draw a pattern so I based mine on a half circular skirt+ …

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• 05:47 PM

  zoomba commented on the project velvet&victorian.style♥

  This is beautiful ! I love everything about it ! Happy New year !

  

• 05:45 PM

  zoomba added the project called the Clockwork Solange dress

  

  When I found this material, I laughed. I needed to do something out of it. So I mixed up features from a Lisette Simplicity pattern 1878 I had to create a “faux vintage-60’s look”.
  I love it: it’…

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• 05:34 PM

  zoomba added the project called The Jersey chore dress

  

  I do not own an overlock machine, but I still wanted to be able to sew with jersey. This is my-full-of-mistakes-yet-very-wearable first attempt. Jersey acts a lot like some of my friends: you can’t…

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8 January, 2013

• 06:17 PM

  zoomba added the project called Dog collar bag

  

  A bucket bag that I improvised with leftovers from my stash. The strap is 2 dog collars jointed together, the closing is from an old belt. Wool outside, peachskin inside

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3 January, 2013

• 09:37 PM

  zoomba commented on the project blue.project!

  Bravo !!!!

  

• 09:35 PM

  zoomba added the project called Whittom top

  

  I never sewed with chiffon, the design was easy, but the sewing well… I had to learn how to control something so slippery.

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30 December, 2012

• 09:54 PM

  zoomba added the project called Cape libre

  

  this cape was an improv starting with half a circle of japanese tweed. The colar was design “free hand” and the tweed flower is mounted on a pin. It was made with the edge of the material.

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