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Valentine’s Day gift: a padded scarf

7/2/2022

 
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Do you want to make something beautiful for Valentine's Day? A padded or puffed scarf is a greaty choice. A padded scarf is the must-have for this winter and easy to make yourself.

This Valentin's Red scarf has a zipper pocket as you see a lot on the padded scarves of the Big names- fashion brands. It gives the scarf something extra.  It's an another nice reason to add this zipper pouch especially in case the scarf becomes a Valentine's Day gift!  Simply because you can put something into it: a card, a giftcard, a heart or some money.



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Chanel catwalk Spring-Summer 2022

30/1/2022

 
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The CHANEL Spring-Summer 2022 Haute Couture show, imagined by Virginie Viard, took place at the Grand Palais Éphémère, in a setting designed by Xavier Veilhan.
Cristal Baschet © ADAGP Paris 2022


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Vogue 1757: Down Chanel-Style Jacket

22/1/2022

 
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Down jackets, coats, bags and scarves are the winter-fashion must-haves. You'll see them everywhere during this winter and they're going to be a classics. Simply because they are so warm and comfortable to wear. And for us hobby seamstresses there is an additional advantage: they are easy to make yourself.

Vogue Patterns 1757 is an excellent sewing pattern for a Chanel-Style down jacket.

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Couture Sewing Techniques - review

17/1/2022

 
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Couture Sewing Techniques is not a Dummies handbook for absolute beginners. It is an advanced guide for seamstress with a lot of experience who want to learn the real couture sewing techniques. The book is ideal as a finishing touch for your projects or as a deepening of your knowledge and techniques.

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The kitchen princess & Spoonflower

14/1/2022

 
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Once upon a time there was a kitchen princess who wanted a special kitchen apron. She wanted an exclusive lady-like apron. No problem because:

Spoonflower has a beautiful fabric that you could even wear to a gala
KNIP-Mode has  a beautiful sewing pattern for a kitchen apron with many extras

and after some magic with the sewing machine, a kitchen apron, an oven glove and a tea towel was created for the kitchen princess, which met all her wishes.



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Heavy Duty Sewing - book review

12/1/2022

 
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Heavy-Duty Sewing is an English book by Anton Sandqvist, who is known for his outdoor brand: Sandqvist. In this book you can read everything about making products that are robust and strong, because they are made of heavy and sturdy fabrics. We mention: canvas, leather, strong cotton and heavier woven wool fabrics. Anton Sandqvist 'does magic' with these fabrics and is making beautiful backpacks, bags, toiletry bags, baskets and practical holders for knives and kitchen utensils.

It is a beautiful book in terms of design that exudes Scandinavia in every photo. And it is a big challenge to go for sturdy, stiff fabrics and to make usable stuff from them.

But we do have a little bit of criticism, and we'll explain that in this blog.


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Chanel's former rolemodel: Christy Turlington is still beautiful!

3/1/2022

 
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Remember beautiful Christy Turlington as the Chanel Model of the 80's? She was amazing and she still is! At the age of 53 years, she looks more radiant and natural than ever.

Read the article:

Vogue
At 53, Christy Turlington
Only Gets More Beautiful

There is a new fabric in town: Tyvek!

25/12/2021

 
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Have you already heard about Tyvek fabric? Or also called: Tyvek paper? It is the latest fabric and it is slowly entering the fabric world. As a seamstress you will be surprised if you have bought this 'fabric'. It looks like paper and comes in a roll! Help! Did I made a mistake with the order? No, you can do more with the fabric than you thought. You can sew and even iron the fabric or paper.

In this blog: What is Tyvek and what can you make from Tyvek fabric?


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Sewing the Grace Kelly Style

16/12/2021

 
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Grace Patricia Kelly ((November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who married Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956. She died at age 52 of a fatal car accident in 1982. Grace Kelly is an icon to this day because of its style, which is characterized by elegance and timeless class.

Hèrmes even named a handbag after her: The Kelly Bag. The bag is extremely expensive, has waiting lists for potential buyers and, like Grace Kelly, is 'sophisticated' in every little detail.

Do you want to be as stylish as Grace Kelly? That seems almost impossible, but it is certainly not. There are many sewing patterns available that work well with the Kelly-Style. We have made an overview.

In a world of Kardashians,
be a Grace Kelly!


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Chanel 2021/22 Métiers d’art Show

8/12/2021

 
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The CHANEL 2021/22 Métiers d’art show by Virginie Viard took place inside ??19M, the new Parisian building created by CHANEL dedicated to the Fashion Métiers d’art. The model, musician and CHANEL ambassador Soo Joo Park AKA Ether joined Daniel Lopatin on stage after walking the show to sing the finale song of the artist’s exclusive soundtrack especially composed for the collection.

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New Look 6598 with the ideal collar!

3/12/2021

 
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Are you  struggling to make a nice collar for a blouse or shirt? It happens to almost every seamstress. It takes years of sewing experience to make a perfect beautiful collar. Keep practicing!  It will work out some day...

But you can also opt for a different type of collar or blouse. New Look 6598 is a nice blouse with a different collar, namely a 'wing collar'. Not only does this look neat and clean, but it's also an easy collar to make!


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Couture Sewing, Tailoring Techniques, review

19/11/2021

 
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Couture Sewing,  Tailoring Techniques  by Claire Shaeffer

This book is about  tailoring techniques and sewing secrets of such renowned designers as Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga. Get an insider's view of the couture industry. Author and fashion expert Claire B. Shaeffer shares garment tailoring techniques, construction methods, and even short cuts used in the finest European ateliers of Paris, Rome and London.

Shaeffer presents viewers with an in-depth tailoring workshop, demonstrating key techniques such as converting darts to ease, creating a patch pocket, interfacing a hem, stitching a fly zipper, and making a bound buttonhole.


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The art of growing up

10/11/2021

 
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We enjoyed the book: The older but better but older, the Art of growing up.  It is an amazingly funny and lovely pocketbook.

The Bestselling authors of How to Be Parisian are telling us the inspiring story about the Parisian art of growing up. Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas are very relaxed about getting older and giving a lot of tips and tricks of how to deal with it.

Forget about 'looking like your daughter' but be happy to grow old.  We all have to deal with it and it is not a shame to be old. 

We love the book,  just like the other books about the Parisian Style of Fashion and Lifestyle.


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Vintage coats: Vogue V1738, Vogue V1669 and Simplicity 8509

3/11/2021

 
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Vintage coats are always beautiful, elegant and stylish. And... they are never 'outdated' because most models are timeless and very classy. It is now the perfect time to make and wear a vintage coat. There are beautiful sewing patterns and woolen fabrics for sale at the fabric shops.
We will discuss three sewing patterns which stand out in terms of elegance and style!


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How to recognize authentic Chanel Buttons?

3/11/2021

 
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It will be bloody perfect to use real Vintage Chanel buttons for your DIY couture-garment. But how to recognize these beautiful buttons-jewels? 'Buttons-jewels' says it all: most real authentic Chanel buttons are really jewels !

Read all about these beauties:


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Couture, the art of fine sewing

28/10/2021

 
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Couture : The art of fine sewing

Couture, couture and couture.  Roberta Carr loves it and explains a lot.  The drawings in the book are beautiful and makes the readers want to know more and create more themselves.
The book is about how to approach a sewing technique, or a way of accomplishing a particular look.
The book explains the sewing techniques perfectly in every little detail but also tell the reader WHY it should be done this way and why this techniques works best. Sometimes it even provides alternatives.
Seamstresses create beautiful clothing by analyzing problems and choosing from alternative techniques, and then selecting the best solutions to create their version of perfection
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Vogue V9264, the perfect and easy party dress!

26/10/2021

 
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Do you want to create  a comfortable but tight dress for the holidays?  Vogue Very Easy V9264 is an ideal sewing pattern. The dress is quite tight because of the high stretch content of the fabric. If you buy a thicker fabric, such as Bengaline fabric, it falls very nicely. Do you dare? There are still a few weeks to go, so make this dress and you'll be the star of the holidays!

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The Ten Best Sewing patterns - Chanel-Style jacket

12/10/2021

 
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What's the BEST sewing pattern is to make a Chanel-style jacket? This question is difficult to answer. It all depends on what kind of fabric you are going to work with, what you expect about the shape of the jacket and what's your sewing level... In this blog we are going to answer the question and clarify our choice. However, we will clearly indicate about the end result and why we rate the sewing pattern in the top ten of our choice!

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Virginie Viard and Good Morning Vogue

9/10/2021

 
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0n the Latest Episode of ‘Good Morning Vogue,’ a New Allure: How Virginie Viard Is Making Chanel Her Own
by Laird Borrelli-Persson

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The Shirtmaking Workbook - review

26/9/2021

 
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The Shirtmaking Workbook is an instruction book about making shirts and blouses. It was written by David Page Coffin and has many photos with details and descriptions. Do you really want to learn how to make the perfect blouse? This book is your ideal guide. Or do you just want to know a little more about how shirts and blouses are made in general? It will be great as well.

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How to make a corset belt?

22/9/2021

 
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We used the sewing pattern McCalls M4681 to make this corset belt in Burlesque-style.  The blog on the Dutch page: you will find a lot of pictures. We made a step-by-step instructions gallery about the making off the corset belt.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.


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Butterick B6388; nice pants!

17/9/2021

 
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Looking for lovely casual pants that you can actually wear at any occasion? Then take a look at Butterick B6388. This sewing pattern offers comfortable pants that will quickly become your favorite pants.

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Once upon a time...

12/9/2021

 
#CHANEL #CHANELFashion
"Once Upon A Time..." by Karl Lagerfeld – CHANEL

How to make a Medieval corset

10/9/2021

 
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How to make a Medieval corset? It's less difficult than you think. In our Dutch blog an extensive description of the sewing pattern Simplicity 8162 and sewing instructions for a Medieval corset.
We also tell you all about Medieval corsets. Their function, colors, the materials and especially the fact that it was mainly worn over the clothes.


In addition, many photos and the result.

The blog is only available in the Dutch language, but we hope it is good enough to understand. The pictures already contain a lot of information and Google translations might help you with the text.

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Beautiful buttons

2/9/2021

 
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How to recognize real authentic Chanel Buttons?

If you just made your own Chanel-Style jacket, (and it looks like a real Chanel jacket!!!), it will be bloody perfect to use authentic Vintage Chanel buttons for it. You are going to buy them online, or perhaps you have found them on a vintage market.... Are they real? How do you recognize these beautiful button-jewels?

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