I fell into the world of style typing systems several years ago, and since then it seems that the internet has become even more obsessed with them, and with the idea of finding your “personal style.” Although this concept really isn’t new, it’s been interesting watching newer authors and creators expand systems that were previously … More Book Review: How to Dress Your Best
I posted my book review of David Kibbe’s Power of Style after I finished reading the book a few months ago. I wanted to get my review up reasonable quickly after I’d finished reading the book, but in my review I did note that although I had some criticisms of the book, and felt that … More Kibbe’s Power of Style: Exercises and Follow-up Thoughts
I fell down the Kibbe style rabbit hole a few years ago when his Metamorphosis book from the 1980s was starting to make a resurgence amongst the internet style and fashion gurus. Of course, once the out of print book started hitting internet levels of fame, it was going for crazy bananas pricing on the … More Book Review: David Kibbe’s Power of Style
I was re-reading some older blog posts from Michelle’s Creations because I feel like there is a lot of similarity in our fitting journeys. In one of these older posts she discusses how helpful Demystifying Bra Fit and Construction is in terms of getting a good bridge fit. I did experiments on fitting the bridge … More Book Review: Demystifying Bra Fit and Construction
Although I’ve still been sewing a lot of undergarments, with a lot of recent life changes I’ve been thinking a lot more about necessary wardrobe updates again. I was thinking about it a lot before the pandemic happened; that was the last time I got a new job. As the pandemic progressed, my needs shifted, … More Book Review: Wear It Well
I’ve been really happy with my self-drafted bra band pattern that I made using the Bare Essentials method near the end of last year. I’ve been using the self-drafted band as a base and fitting cups from commercial patterns into it, and I’ve really been enjoying the results. So when my sister decided to come out for … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Another Bra Draft
Although I’ve been quite happy with the Bra Makers manuals and the Bare Essentials drafting books I’ve been using, when the new Sew Lingerie! book by Maddie Kulig came out, I wanted to get it because it’s been getting a lot of buzz in the undergarment sewing sub-sphere of the internet. I recently read through it, … More Book Review: Sew Lingerie!
So when I last left off on my bra pattern drafting adventure, I had done a second draft using the Porcelynne Bare Essentials method but I was still having quite a few issues with the cup draft. Since then I’ve done quite a bit more exploration into the world of bra pattern drafting and I … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 12 – Comparing Drafting Techniques
My recovery from the effects of COVID have been slow, and other summer events have been wiping out whatever small amounts of energy I’ve had remaining the past few months. But I do love a good Pattern Review Contest, and the Mini Wardrobe challenges always get me thinking. Since I was sort of floating in … More In Which I Foolishly Post Sewing Plans to the Internet
So the title of this post might be a bit click-bait-y, but probably only if you haven’t been following the adventures of the historical sewing community and their obsession with creating amazing pockets and sewing kits, which apparently were at one time called housewifes, hussifs, or hussies. While I won’t deny some of the questionable … More I Made My Sister a Hussy
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