I like the yoke treatment on this blouse because the yoke edges are all finished before the sleeves or body are attached with hand stitches. Here’s how I think it was done: You can see in this photo that it looks as if the yoke pieces were seamed to the lining (which is a slightly [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Another Mexican Peasant Blouse Study
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mexican Peasant Blouse With Cross Stitch
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This blouse used to belong to one of my sisters. It looks like a size Small since the shoulder-to-shoulder measure is less than 14″ and it only measures 42″ around at the bustline. It is different from the other two Mexican blouses I have shown in the way the yoke is constructed and the way [...]
Bound Buttonholes
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, when I was looking through The New Encyclopedia Of Modern Sewing, a clipping stuck in there by the previous owner of the book fell out. The clipping is very old, at least 50 years old, I would say, and shows a method of making bound buttonholes: When I am buying old books, I like [...]
Hardtimes Sewing
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An office life is often hard for a mere shirt to survive, and my husband’s shirts are constant casualties. In addition to the worn-out collar and/or cuffs, the dreaded ink stain happens more often than it should. Sometimes the ink just will not come out in the wash no matter what I try. So I [...]
Saving a Shirt by Flipping the Collar
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The husband often wears out a shirt collar making the shirt unwearable even though the rest of the shirt is in great condition. To make the shirt last longer, sometimes even years of additional wear, I flip the collar. This frugal sewing was done a lot in times past, and works just as well today. [...]
Vintage Embroidery Designs
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I was digging through the sewing room cabinets trying to find the older daughter’s Renaissance Faire costume that used to be there. This costume has decided to go walkabout and is mysteriously missing after hanging on the sewing room door for years. I remember having a brief attack of neatness and putting all the [...]
1925 Clothespin Apron Completed
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The clothespin apron is all finished. My version is a little more squat than the illustration, but that was determined by the amount of fabric I had left from the curtains I had made. I made the outer edge extra strong by stitching it twice and then zigzagging it, all of which is covered by [...]
1925 Clothespin Apron
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went with the spouse and the inlaws to Sacramento on Saturday to go to the Antiquarian Book Fair at the Scottish Rite Temple. The husband bought this lovely catalog for me, and it is full of wonderful illustrations with ideas for embroidery, garments and aprons, and household linens. I was very interested in the [...]
Using Up Remnants
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made several handbags from this blue/brown decorator fabric a few Christmases ago, and there was just enough left to cut out the Lemon Meringue Apron from the book, A Is For Apron. I didn’t have enough for the waistband and ties, so I used a dark brown cotton. I cut the waistband a little [...]
Late Summer Projects
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Right now I am sewing another hobo bag, this time out of dark green corduroy with buff-colored denim lining with pockets, and zipper closure. I only work on it a little every day since wrestling the interfaced fabric through the machine loses its charm rapidly. I have the outer shell all done and only need [...]
