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doing Life right
Nels makes up little booklets of “how to” on how his day goes. Here’s his latest iteration – published with his permission, which is pretty cool. As you can see from the cover above, at first he...
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tiger-striped undershirt (1 hour, $3)
I’m right smack-dab in the middle of tailoring work for clients. After cleaning up my last project, I gave myself permission to spend about an hour on this li’l fella: I simply traced one of Nels’...
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2 shirts, 1 client
So what’s up? Me? Nothing. Just hanging out with this super-handsome dude. The shirts aren’t his; he’s just the model here, being professionally good-looking. Back views: Both these shirts were...
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preppy like that!
As mentioned last post, across the internetz many (mostly)lady-bloggers are sewing up a batch of boy patterns for a blog tour of the designs. The patterns are all PDF indie designs, have a wonderful...
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save the date! DEM JEANS SEW-A-LONG, june 1 2015
top ten reasons you’re gonna want to join my dem jeans sew-a-long 1. You can make better-fitting, better-looking, and longer-lasting jeans than you can buy. Yes, custom jeans for yourself. And yes,...
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dem jeans: craftsy discount!
I’ve made no bones about loving Kenneth D. King’s style and teaching works – and, as pertains to this sew-a-long, his jean cloning Craftsy course (but you don’t have to take my word for it!). In fact,...
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dem jeans part 2: pattern & materials prep; cutting & marking
Guess what? You’ve collected your fabrics. You’ve scrounged up rivets. You’re thinking about topstitching and maybe even back-pocket bling! You’re ready to go! My raw materials, from top-left:...
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Kai-Jeans! Selvedge Denim
Babies, my dem jeans sew-a-long has already begun: the first construction post went up a couple days ago, and the second publishes tomorrow morning. Posted here: yellow Japanese selvedge denim with a...
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dem jeans part 3: front pockets
OK, we are getting down to it for real this post. At this juncture, we should have all our jeans cut (except for belt carriers, waistband, and waistband facing – we’ll get to those!), our pieces...
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dem jeans part 4: button fly
Great job on your front pockets! today? We are talking the button fly! This might be the trickiest part of the jean: but it’s pretty easy when you break it down point-by-point. My button fly method...
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dem jeans part 5: back pockets & yoke
You mastered the button fly! Today? Things are a little easier. Just a couple back pockets and a yoke. The easiest installment in our journey. Chillaxin’. *** Remember when we were cutting and...
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dem jeans part 6: side seams, hem, waistband, & carriers
Today, alas, is our final day of sew-a-long. We will be constructing the side seams, hems, waistband, and belt carriers. And while today is certainly image-heavy, it’s a piece of cake. Not to...
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dem jeans – all done!
A reminder: the entire jeans sew-a-long from June is up! Part 1: introduction Part 2: pattern & materials prep; cutting & marking Part 3: front pockets Part 4: button fly Part 5: back pockets...
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save the date: Jalie hoodie sew-along, October 1, 2015
It’s time for another sew-along! Save the date for October 1st, and plan to finish your new hoodie by Halloween. My next posts will over the next week – supplies posts. If you’d like to join the...
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supply list: jalie sew-along
Are you ready? AWWWW YEAH! Four our Jalie hoodie, the supply list is short and sweet. We need the following: your Jalie pattern, hoodie fabric, separating zipper, thread, and appropriate needle. Read...
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jalie hoodie sew-along: update!
Hey there stitchers! You still have time to grab up your supplies to make up a hoodie in time for fall. This hoodie is easy, elegant, and oh-so-customizable. Please be sure to double-check my supply...
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jalie hoodie sew-along post 1: fabric prep and Step 1 assembly
Hey there stitchers! Wow! Have I had a spike in interest for this sew-along. I want to thank every person who has written, messaged, or emailed me with questions. To that end, I have put together some...
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jalie hoodie sew-along post 2: Step 2 assembly
Hey there stitchers! Well, I thought I’d get crackin’ on Step 2 – getting to our sleeve and outer collar! This is by far the easiest Step of the process. Before we get started, I want to remind you...
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jalie hoodie sew-along post 3: Step 3 assembly
Thank you to all who’ve been emailing and commenting here, and on the Facebook group. We are already about halfway through our hoodie! Let’s get started! Step 3 is pretty simple stuff: putting...
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jalie hoodie sew-along post 4: Step 4 assembly
Hey there stitchers! Things are about to get interesting! We’re putting in a zipper today. LIKE A BAWSE!!! Let’s get started! For Step 4, we are doing one thing, and one thing only! Observe: Separating...
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