Rpankow
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Active 8 years ago-
Rpankow replied to the topic buying fabric in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 8 years agoHello Maria:
I live relatively close to Rochester, MN and have heard nothing but good things about Ginny’s Fine Fabrics, located at 211 South Broadway Street. I personally haven’t visited as just having discovered the place existed. But it sounds like it could be a garment sewers dream of fine wools, silks, cottons and linens. I hear the…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic buying fabric in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 8 years agoHello Maria:
I live relatively close to Rochester, MN and have heard nothing but good things about Ginny’s Fine Fabrics, located at 211 South Broadway Street. I personally haven’t visited as just having discovered the place existed. But it sounds like it could be a garment sewers dream of fine wools, silks, cottons and linens. I hear the…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic Merino source in the forum off topic 8 years ago
@mcholley1, http://www.naturesfabrics.com has a great line of super soft wool for base layers and is a company based out of the US. The selection of colors isn’t great, but the products are very nice. I’ve gotten their washable wool jersey as neck gaiters and undershirts. It is so buttery soft! I’ve had so many people be surprised that the material…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic My iron is dead in the forum off topic 9 years ago
I had a rather pricey Rowenta as well and it had a short life. (sigh) I believe they just don’t make them like they used to. Mine worked super in the beginning, but then I noticed it started to leak more and more as time went by to the point it was running down the electrical cord! After some research, I learned that the seal used to keep the…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic FBA on metro t-shirt? in the forum liesl + co: metro t-shirt 9 years ago
http://www.mariadenmark.com/2012/08/fitting-t-shirt-fba/
I wonder if this might be more of what you’re looking for. 🙂
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Rpankow replied to the topic FBA on metro t-shirt? in the forum liesl + co: metro t-shirt 9 years ago
Hello Rebecca!
There’s a tutorial for such a thing at the Curvy Sewing
Collective, here is the link:I personally haven’t tried it myself, I believe many ladies have and have been successful. I know I was going to try it out for myself when I get the chance. 😉 Good…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic I *really* want to sew a tent/trapeze dress — which Liesl + Co or Lisette?? in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoLOL, sounds like a great idea! That’s the fun kind of experimenting and you get to reap the benefits! 🙂
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Rpankow replied to the topic I *really* want to sew a tent/trapeze dress — which Liesl + Co or Lisette?? in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoOh goodness, I didn’t even think about the Diplomat, what a great idea! I think it would be easy to modify!
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Rpankow replied to the topic I *really* want to sew a tent/trapeze dress — which Liesl + Co or Lisette?? in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoRebecca:
Oh how fun! I wasn’t sure of the material you were going for. Maybe a modified Portfolio? Similar A line but you could ultimately omit the pockets and then size out?
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Rpankow replied to the topic I *really* want to sew a tent/trapeze dress — which Liesl + Co or Lisette?? in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoRebecca:
After seeing your photo, which is a gorgeous top by the way, possibly altering the metro tee to have long sleeves and to make it swing out per Liesl’s tutorial on how to alter the raglan tee to an A-line as seen here? http://oliverands.com/community/blog/2014/02/customizing-the-raglan-the-a-line-t-shirt.html
The metro tee automatically…[Read more]
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Rpankow replied to the topic Lengthening the bodice- where to put darts? in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 11 years ago
Hello Rebecca:
I guess I too have a long torsoed daughter. I added 1.5 inches to my daughter’s fairy tale along with other dressed that require darts. I guess how I’ve handled it is to not add to the bottom, but to splice the pattern at the point from a notch on both sides, front and back, and add the length between the splice. Then I connect…[Read more] -
Rpankow replied to the topic Lengthening the bodice- where to put darts? in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 11 years ago
Hello Rebecca:
I guess I too have a long torsoed daughter. I added 1.5 inches to my daughter’s fairy tale along with other dressed that require darts. I guess how I’ve handled it is to not add to the bottom, but to splice the pattern at the point from a notch on both sides, front and back, and add the length between the splice. Then I connect…[Read more]
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