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Ukrainian Embroidered Blouse Plaid Dress
Piccolas Collection Shop Childrenswear Fall Clothing We saved the best garment for last. The final piece of the 2018 Piccoalas fall collection is the hand embroidered blouse/vyshyvanka. It is a white linen bohemian style blouse with black and navy authentic Ukrainian embroidery. The blouse can be purchased on the website here: Ukrainian embroidered blouse Customers can customize the colors and embroidery design. Please email Mary Grace if you are interested in...
Bridesmaid Dress Progress: Excitement and Discontent
Posted September 9, 2013 Part of the Katie’s DIY Wedding Series Floral Bridesmaid Dress Patterns: McCall’s 6518, Simplicity 1606 Needles Broken through this project: 1 I couldn’t wait to get started on this project! Every week that I saw the fabric laying next to the other fabrics, I itched to get started patterning, cutting and sewing! I loved the colors with all the other fabrics, jewelry, shoes, and threads! Below we...
Independence Day Shirt
Skill Level: Easy Supplies: 1 yard red striped knit fabric, 1 yard of blue knit fabric Serger Scissors Cardboard paper Silver paint and paintbrush Male Body block pattern Step 1: Making the Silver Stars -Layout the blue knit fabric over newspaper -Create a star stencil out of cardboard -Paint silver stars on the blue fabric using the stencil Step 2: Use a men’s knit body (bodice) block pattern and trace (using an...
Sewing Pillows with Cording
Published 1/13/2014 Recently, I finished these colorful decorative pillows for a friend. The fabrics I used were an embroidered polyester/cotton for the body and brown velveteen fabric for the outer piping. Once I began cutting and sewing, I was on a roll and thought I’d start and finish the pillows in one night (maybe 2). But after finishing one the pillow covers the first night & stuffing them with the...
Silk Tulle Wedding Veil & Choosing Your Wedding Veil Fabric
Wedding Veil Silk I was recently commissioned to make a wedding veil. Prior to this order, I didn’t know very much about veils and I certainly didn’t realize there were so many options and design possibilities. (It is so involved that you may want to decide upon a veil style and fabric before you buy or design your dress!) Let’s discuss the options available! __________________ ILLUSION TULLE The inexpensive veils are made with...