Posts Tagged ‘Pattern’
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 2:52 pm, by Admin
in Category Sewing | Tags: 1950's,Advance,from,HALLOWEEN,Pattern,Witch
I had so much fun making this dress! My boys are having a Halloween party for their friends and as Mom-hostess, wanted to make something fun AND appropriate!
The skirt is from a Halloween cotton, “Bellknobs and Broomsticks” by Alexander Henry. The bodice is dupioni silk, embellished with decorative stitching and black glass beads at the neckline. I wore a petticoat that I made several years ago to give the skirt the correct fullness. The bodice is underlined in silk organza.
This was a great and easy pattern to make. The only thing I didn’t personally like is that the styling on the midriff. It’s designed to sit 1″ above the natural waistline… that isn’t the best style for me because my small waist is one of my better features that I usually like to make the most of.
Anyway, Happy Halloween!
Sew Retro
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 2:59 am, by Admin
in Category Knitting | Tags: Brethren,designed,exclusively,Introducing,Knitting,Men's,Pattern,Retreat,Sock,Southeast
Men Who Knit
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:12 pm, by Admin
in Category Sewing | Tags: Collection,Loving,Pattern
If I had one piece of advice to aspiring costume makers, it would be BUY PATTERNS!! Doesn’t matter if you think you will use it anytime soon or not. If you like it and can afford it buy it. My compulsion to buy patterns is really working in my favor right now. I am a self taught seamstress and have had no formal sewing, draping or pattern making lessons. This being the case I depend on my patterns. This has allowed me to piece things together, alter existing patterns and just some just for their general shape.
This is what I have been doing the last couple of days. I found my perfect Dicken’s fair inspiration dress.
I am in love this dress. It is an acutal 1860 gown and being such, there is no specific pattern for this dress. So, this is where my pattern collection comes in to play. I am using 2 different patterns to piece together and create this dress.
I am using the jacket of this pattern, which i used for my Dicken’s dress two years ago. ( I just realized I never posted that dress, guess I will have to soon!) I will also be using the skirt for the over skirt section. I like how this skirt isn’t very gathered and will fall nice in front. The back will be more gathered than the front to give the right shape.
Burda 7880
I will be using the skirt from this pattern for the under skirt the from will be pleated (not looking forward to this!)
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I am currently working on the sketches for all the modifications I will be making to the patterns and the details of what need to be done. Keep an eye out!
Read the original article at http://retro-phile.blogspot.com/2011/10/loving-my-pattern-collection.html
To read what else I have going on visit http://retro-phile.blogspot.com
Sew Retro
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:56 am, by Admin
in Category Crochet | Tags: Crochet,much,Pattern,Willing
Crochet patterns can be found in a variety of locations, some for free and some you have to pay for. Among those that must be paid for, how much is too much? I’ve heard a variety of answers to this question. One friend purchased a skirt pattern for and after making it decided that was too much. All of us like free patterns, but many people criticize the quality of the patterns we get for free. We have to pay for patterns that appear in print – in books and magazines – and on some websites like Interweave. Other sites have oodles of free patterns to offer. Garnstudio.com comes to mind.
This begs the question: How much are you willing to pay for a crochet pattern?
Most crochet magazines have a list price of -10 per issue and contain from 6 to 15 patterns (typically). Of course, there’s more in the magazine other than patterns, but the price per pattern then becomes at least – and often more. You have to pay for patterns you know you’ll never make, for instance, as each magazine will contain patterns that just don’t suit you. It’s the rare magazine that I see that I’ll make as many as 3 of the patterns. The more patterns I make in each magazine, the lower the price per pattern if we calculate the price per pattern based on the cover price.
Books are another matter. They are more expensive and contain more patterns. But, very few crocheters are likely to crochet every pattern in a book. So, if you pay (plus tax and maybe shipping) for a book containing 20+ patterns, you are again paying about per pattern – but more per pattern unless you make them all.
At your LYS, you might be able to purchase an individual pattern for -. I believe I’m more likely to actually work up that project since I’ve selected it individually, probably for a specific person or event. I might also purchase the yarn right then too. for a cardigan pattern and – for the yarn at the LYS and I’ve got a great project with the pattern being the least expensive part of the equation. And, that pattern can be used more than once, so it’s value may increase in my crochet library. Any pattern we make multiple times definitely pays for itself.
There is also the issue I’ve heard discussed many times. Patterns we pay for are better written and have fewer errors than the freebies. I have not found this to be true across the board. Some publishers are better than others with editing their crochet patterns for accuracy before publication. Most books and magazines have readily accessible Errata resources for their patterns. But, it takes frogging and frustration most of the time before we think to check for Errata, doesn’t it? I have found that many free patterns I find online are actually better written – and the designer is more readily available to help – than the books and magazines I’ve paid for in my library.
Bottom line – how much are you willing to pay for a crochet pattern? I’d love to hear from readers, so I’ll offer categories to encourage your responses.
The patterns I use are – Free Only
The patterns I use are – Paid Only
The patterns I use are – a mix of Free and Paid
I’m willing to pay – for a single pattern
I’m willing to pay more than for a single pattern
That’s all. I’ll tally the responses and report the results. Feel free to send emails to me privately if you’d prefer to have your answers tallied anonymously. Otherwise, please post your responses in the Comments Section below. Thanks!
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