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1920's Pattern Score -- SWIMWEAR EDITION! 27 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
When it comes to the history of women's swimsuits in the Twentieth century, the trend has been toward short... shorter... shortest. This is the edited version, obviously. There have been so many s...
Dreaming about 1920's men's shirts 21 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
Readers, what is it about 1920's men's shirts that makes them so alluring? It's hard to separate the shirt from the homoerotic imagery of illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose artwork was so often used...
More Robe Progress + Rethinking My Pajama Fabric 21 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
I made some progress on the robe today, though not a great deal. The construction is a bit more complex than it looks: half the sleeve and half the side torso hangs open, so I have to give some thoug...
Getting Started on the Twenties Robe + Monday Garbage Find! 20 Aug 2013 | 07:24 am
Friends, I thought I'd start today with my latest garbage find, from this afternoon. It's a paper-mâché....actually I'm not quite sure what you'd call it -- topiary? (Didn't Lesley Ann Warren have a...
Knits, Pants Fitting, and Food Poisoning 19 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
Digging through my fabric stash, I could find only one knit that was appropriate for making a muslin of Simplicity 9993, my vintage men's knit top pattern. It's a stretchy terrycloth stripe I found a...
What's On My Sewing Table 16 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
What's on my sewing table? On the treadle table I see piles of bills, videos, books, a serger, shears, headphones...can you make out anything else? On my Kenmore table? My latest pattern purchase b...
Men's (Fitted) Fall Fashion Post! 15 Aug 2013 | 01:14 am
Friends, taking advantage of a break between rainstorms yesterday, I managed -- with Michael's help of course -- to photograph my coffee-colored shirt and navy twill pants. Oh, and my silk tie D-ring...
My First Men's Accessory: Silk Tie Becomes D-Ring Belt 14 Aug 2013 | 05:48 am
Friends, remember this vintage Cerruti silk twill tie I bought at the Salvation Army last week to make a belt with? Well I made it! It wasn't very hard and didn't take very long. I might even do it...
MPB DAY -- The Musical! 13 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
As a much-mocked two-time Oscar winner once gushed, "I can't deny the fact that you like me -- right now, YOU LIKE ME!" There's so much to tell about MPB 2013, friends. We laughed, we cried, we schv...
MPB DAY Primp-n-Prep! 12 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
Friends, I think I'm ready for MPB Day. Are you? Before I forget: there is some interest in a pattern swap tomorrow. We can do this either at lunch or after we're done shopping, in Bryant Park. If...
