Sewing News LIVE ? Angela Wolf talking with Ashley Nell Tipton ? Winner of Project Runway Season 14 ? Ashley designs beautiful clothes for the full figured woman. She says: “My collection is a full figured collection for the woman in her 20’s or 30’s who is a chic rocker! My collection is an artful combination of glamour and street fashion. I love color and I’m very inspired by curvy women and helping them feel good in their clothes. I want to offer plus size women the opportunity to wear fun colors and to avoid the pit-falls of only wearing black because many curvy girls think it is the only color that is slimming.”
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DIY Upcycle & Recycle 2 Denim Shirts into 1 Dress
Upcycle Denim Shirts My husband was cleaning out his closet and handed me a couple of denim shirts to donate. I couldn’t help but notice the logo on one of the shirts from a marina we frequent on our summer boating trips – I couldn’t bear to allow that...
Fringe Skirt Sewalong Part 5: Quilting the Lining
Quilting the Lining Why not add a touch of couture to your tweed fringed skirt and quilt the lining. Similar to a Chanel style jacket, the quilted lining is stylish and luxurious. There is a lot of hand-sewing involved in this process, but it's worth every stitch ? As...
Fringe Skirt Sewalong Part 4: Sewing & Fitting Darts
Darts have a unique role in clothing. The obvious reason for adding darts would be for fitting purposes, but they are also used as a design element. After you try on your muslin, you might find that you need to add additional darts to the front or back waist - this...
Fringe Skirt Sewalong Part 3: Fabric Cutting & Layout
Laying Out the Pattern & Fabric We are onto step 3 of the Fringe Skirt Sewalong! Laying out the pattern and cutting the fabric. This step is one of the most important steps, because if the fabric is cut off-grain or the fringe cut with the wrong weave the skirt...
Fringe Skirt Sewalong Part 2: Fitting & Altering Skirt Patterns
Record Your Measurements Waist: this is your natural waist measurement and you can find this by bending sideway slightly and you will feel the indentation at the waistline High Hip or Fullest Part of Stomach: somewhere between the natural waistline and hips, it’s...
Fringe Skirt Sewalong Part 1: Choosing Fabrics
The Fringe Skirt Pattern The Fringe Skirt Pattern: The Angela Wolf Fringe Skirt Pattern is available here in print and digital format. You can also find the pattern at many local retailers. Garment Fabric: tweed, boucle, join the facebook group of resources on...
Sewing Tutorial: Hemming Pants with Cuffs
Although I teach three Tailoring Ready-to-Wear classes on Craftsy, there are a few alterations that many students ask about that were not included in the classes. One of the most common questions: "How do I hem pants with a cuff?" Hemming cuffed pants is very...
How to Make Covered Buttons
All About Buttons! Embellishing is one of my favorite things to do, in fact sometimes I even add touches to ready-to-wear garments. One of the easiest ways to restyle is to change the buttons. Even better, your own custom covered buttons! From simple to couture,...
What does Cooking have to do with Sewing and Serging?
First off, I want to wish you a Happy New Year and I hope you are off to a great start in 2015! So far so good on this end J I started the year with a mini-vacation up north. Although, the snow didn't arrive until after the mini-vacation, which resulted in another...
TIPS ON HOW TO SEW FAUX LEATHER!
Leather is a major trend this season and continues on into the spring, yes leather for spring and summer! Here are a few tips to get you started: TIP 1. FABRIC Check the fabric for flaws, especially in faux leather you might find...
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