Before we start sewing, I wanted to mention one last point for preparation. Silk fabric is often very slippery and tends to shift. To make life easier, you can use spray starch. This makes the silk stiff and easy to handle. After finishing the garment simply wash out the starch. Be sure to test this treatment on […]
Vienna Tank Top Sew-Along, Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of the Vienna Tank Top Sew-Along. This post will cover all the prep work. Fabric Choice The Vienna Tank Top is a summer top and designed for lightweight fabrics. Yoke and necktie are made with woven fabric. Here you can use all lightweight fabrics like batiste, linen, shirting, lawn, chambray, challis […]
Announcement: Vienna Tank Top Sew-Along
This is the official anouncement for the Vienna Tank Top Sew-Along. I am really excited as this is the first Sew-Along I will be hosting. I really hope that you all will have fun and learn a few things as well. The sew-along will be divided into four parts: Part 1: All about the prep […]
New in the shop: Vienna Tank Top, Blogtour and Sew-Along
Just in time for summer I have a new pattern in the shop, the Vienna Tank Top from Itch to Stitch in the German translation. So, all of you who are German speaking, please go to the German page to learn more details and where you can also enter a Giveaway. For all others, […]
TV show and film sewalong: Planning, Fabric, patterns
Today is already the second part of the TV show and film sewalong: all about planning. fabric and patterns. Last week I showed some of my inspiration pics, and I am now sure that I will make the blouse worn by emily Thorne: I also have some nice silk that I think would be perfect […]
TV show and film sew along: Inspiration
Yacurama from “Minimale Extravaganz” is hosting again a TV series and film sew along, and I thought it might be fun to participate. Often I like a certain TV show not because of the story, but because of the dresses the women are wearing. As much as I love outfits like Kate beckingsale’s in “Van […]
Testing Call: Vienna Tank Top from Itch to Stitch – German translation
Hi all, I have finished the translation of another Itch-toStitch pattern, the Vienna Tank Top. I need some proof readers who are also willing to sew up the pattern. You can find the full description of the pattern including material here. Need some inspiration? Look at the lovely creations from the testers here. Or my […]
Ocean Breeze Cardigan
Last year I discovered that DROPS has tons of free knitting patterns, one of them the Ocean Breeze Cardigan. I completed this already last summer, but only last weekend I got around to sew on the buttons. I had some yarn in my stash that I wanted to use, but is was thinner than the […]
Keko Kreativ Yoga Bag
Last year I started practising yoga, and it turned out that I love it a lot. I got a yoga mat as Christmas gift, and so I needed a bag for the mat. I used the yoga bag pattern from Keko Kreativ, a German designer for bag patterns. Fabric: As I am so not in […]
Itch to Stitch Anza Jumpsuit and Dress
Kennis released a new pattern, the Anza Jumpsuit and Dress. When I first saw it I immediatley fell in love with the bodice: the slightly curved V-neck and the breast pockets. So I coud not resist and applied for the testing. The Anza comes as jumpsuit or dress and features an elastic waist, pockets, cuffed sleeves […]