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Vogue V1717, Chanel-style outfit!

27/2/2021

 
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Some sewing patterns are 'styled' in such a way that the sewing patterns are suitable for regular jackets and typical 'Chanel-style' jacket. But some sewing patterns are clearly: wow, a real Chanel jacket! We are talking about  V1717 from Vogue! This is a sewing pattern for a jacket, a longer jacket, trousers and a wrap skirt. And all in the perfect Chanel-style!

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Gobelin Fabric: eternal love!

22/2/2021

 
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Gobelin fabric is a fabric which is probably not an option if you think about making clothes. In fabric stores, the Gobelin is stored between decorative and upholstery fabrics and in online fabric stores they are often categorized with interior fabrics.  Is it such a good idea to use Gobelin fabric if you want to make a jacket, for example? We answer this question, but first we will tell you everything about Gobelin as a fabric type.

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Vogue V9367 a classic trench coat

21/2/2021

 
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Vogue V9367 is a sewing pattern for a classic trench coat or raincoat. A beautiful coat and ideal for transitional periods when the weather is not thát cold but also not warm enough to go outside without a coat. A trench coat is one of the classics because it has been 'in fashion' for years and a must-have for everyone!

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Panné velvet, a beautiful  fabric

20/2/2021

 
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Panné velvet is a very cheap fabric. If something is really cheap, most people think: this fabric is probably not such a great quality.  But this is unjustified. Velours de panne is ideal for women's clothing, skirts, nightwear and party wear.

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Chanel: Meet model Amanda

18/2/2021

 

CHANEL is faithful since Decembre 2001 to Amanda Sanchez, one of the two in-house models! The first person she spoke to was Virginie Viard.


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A Tailor's Ham

15/2/2021

 
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A tailor's ham or dressmaker's ham is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when ironing/pressing curved areas of clothing, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars, or waistlines. Pressing on a curved form allows a garment better to fit body contours. To accommodate tapering or garments of different sizes, it has roughly the shape of a ham.

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Vogue V8405, beautiful hats

14/2/2021

 
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Vogue V8405 is a sewing pattern for four hats, lined and in four different variations. The sewing pattern is especially a fun experiment.  If you have never made any hats before... it is a great starter for sure.

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The Perfect Jacket

12/2/2021

 
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'The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket'  is a great book if you are interested in sewing the perfect blazer.  We talked about it before: Vogue V8333 is a great sewing pattern and study by Claire Shaeffer.

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20th-Century Fashion in Detail

10/2/2021

 
Guestwriter: Baudekin Studio
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20th-Century Fashion in Detail by Claire Wilcox and Valerie D. Mendes

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Stella & Sustainability

9/2/2021

 
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We simply love Fashion-designer Stella McCartney and her vision on fashion & sustainability.  Read the surprising and inspiring article on Vogue.com last days. She tells us all about her promises in this collection, which was 80% sustainable. She also used up the overstock of said fabrics she’s been saving for the last 20 years.

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Butterick B5466

7/2/2021

 
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The Couture Faux-Wrap Skirt, Chanel-Style, is one of the most popular couture skirts because of its style and special characteristics.

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Warm winter coats, let's start sewing!

4/2/2021

 
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Nice, thick, warm winter coats ... All of a sudden we need them anyway. Yess! It seems a bit too late in the season to start sewing a coat.... But it is possible. Sewing a DIY-winter coat  seems like a lot of work but  that is not true! We will help you to make a good choice in terms of sewing pattern. Let's start sewing!

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Vogue V8333, a tailor-made jacket

4/2/2021

 
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In a documentary about the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen (1969-2010), we noticed how the top designer learned his famous couture techniques by practicing,  for years, on making the perfect blazer. Or rather: 'men suits'. It is a craftsmanship to make a good tailor-made suit and only when you have mastered it, you know how Haute couture really works.

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The Best Sustainable Fabrics

2/2/2021

 
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Sewing your own wardrobe is great fun and environmentally conscious. Especially if you recycle, up-cycled or repair clothes yourself. But how do you know fabrics have been produced environmentally-friendly? After all, you need fabrics, linings and interfacing fabrics to create your own clothes and you actually know very little about them. Wool always looks 'environmentally conscious' and neoprene, for example, not at all. But is that really so? We have made  a list of The Best Sustainable Fabrics!

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