Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: DIY, Famous Friends, How to, Inspiration, Locally Made, fashion, recycle, reuse, style | Tags: brooklyn sewing blog, craft blog, Crafting tutorials, Design blog, DIY, diy fashion, diy fashion blog, Do it yourself, fashion blog, Ikea dress, ikea hack, Parsons ikea class, Recycled fashion, sewing blog, Street Style | No Comments »
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I love Ikea hacker for so many reasons the first of which is that its hands on DIY madness that allows you to turn cheap furniture into functional less cheap looking stuff. This parsons professor turned the Ikea take home bag and created this nifty dress. Its not funtional but it makes you think dont it?
She says, “I fashioned the top of the bag and one handle as the neckline and halter for the top of the dress. Then I cut open the seams of the rest of the bag to make a backless, A-Line outfit. I sewed darts in the front and back to be shapely for my bust and back. I cut the long handles off of two more bags to create ties for the back of the dress. Waterproof and ready to tote!
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Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: raven burgos | Filed under: DIY, Inspiration, Make This Now, childhood, sewing, style | Tags: brooklyn sewing blog, children, handmade childrens clothing, high end japanese baby clothing, japanese childrens patterns, japanese sewng pattern tutorial, japnese pattern book, kids, linen, sewing, sewing blog, toddlers, tutortials, wool | No Comments »
So after spending a couple of hours figuring out how to draft the pattern from the confusing Japanese pattern book. I made my first play top , its on sale on my Etsy shop 
Posted: November 10th, 2009 | Author: raven burgos | Filed under: Craft, DIY, How to, Locally Made, Make This Now, sewing, style | Tags: .Sewing lessons nyc, Affordable child sewing lessons, Affordable sewing lessons brooklyn, Affordable sewing lessons New York, Affordable sewing lessons NYC, brooklyn sewing blog, Built By wendy pattern lessons, Childrens sewing lessons, colette pattern lessons, Colette patterns, Sewing lessons for kids brooklyn, Sewing lessons New york city, Sewing lessons Williamsburg, Williamsburg childrens sewing lessons, Williamsburg design lessons, Williamsburg fashion design lessons, Williamsburg sewing lessons | 3 Comments »
Colette pattern Chantilly
Colette Eclair
Colette Dresses
Built By Wendy Smock Dress pattern
Built By Wendy smock dress pattern
All of the lessons are designed for beginners and taught either at my house or at the students, I can provide a sewing machine and lessons on a serger My packages are reasonably
You learn:
- How to read and follow a commercial sewing pattern
- BUILT BY WENDY Knit Dress /Mini Dress* or Colette pattern of your choice
- How to lay out and cut patterns correctly
- The differences in fabric, thread, and needles
- How to sew hems and shorten pants or skirts
- Pattern and sewing words and terms
- How to make a chic grocery bag or envelope clutch
- How to make your own pincushion complete with customized pins!
- How to adjust tension according to projects
