{"id":76771,"date":"2021-04-23T10:10:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=76771"},"modified":"2021-04-23T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:10:40","slug":"weekend-links-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/04\/weekend-links-122.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I last dropped in with some weekend links. The good news is, I have a lot of them for you to make up for it!<\/p>\n<p>Have you been watching Worn Stories on Netflix? It&#8217;s based on <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/01\/sewn-stories-call-for-submissions.html\">a book I really like<\/a>. Truthfully, I&#8217;m a little disappointed that the clothing itself didn&#8217;t feature more prominently in the program, but that&#8217;s probably just me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76980 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-760x427.jpg\" alt=\"Worn Stories on Netflix\" width=\"760\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-760x427.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-500x281.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-768x431.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-128x72.jpg 128w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/worn-stories-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love this idea: line your jacket with lace for a beautiful, glamorous surprise!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76973\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76973 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1-760x478.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's April 23 pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1-760x478.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1-500x315.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1-768x483.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-1-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218333902\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218332849\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How about sewing a pair of trousers for spring? I love the color of the trousers at left, below, which remind me of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/hollywood-trousers-sewing-pattern.html\">Hollywood Trousers<\/a> pattern. Or go more casual with our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/montauk-trousers-sewing-pattern.html\">Montauk Trousers<\/a> in chambray for a look similar to below, right. And remember, you can still get our patterns at <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/04\/take-advantage-of-our-spring-sale.html\">25% off through tomorrow<\/a>, so hurry!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76974\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76974 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2-760x530.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's April 23 pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2-760x530.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2-500x348.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2-768x535.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-2-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218441888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218438369\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re sewing for kids, how about a <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-red-riding-hood-sewing-pattern.html\">Red Riding Hood<\/a>? That dress on the right, below, reminds me of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-puppet-show-tunic-dress-shorts-sewing-pattern.html\">Puppet Show Dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76976\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76976 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4-760x417.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's April 23 pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4-760x417.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4-500x274.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4-768x421.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-4-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218443878\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218211541\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I absolutely love Toile du Jouy, and it would be perfect for our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/yanaka-jacket-sewing-pattern.html\">Yanaka Jacket<\/a>, although I&#8217;d probably make it in blue for myself. And how fun is this color blocked skirt? Reminds me of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/extra-sharp-pencil-skirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Extra-Sharp Pencil Skirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76977\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76977 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5-760x446.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's April 23 pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5-760x446.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5-500x294.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5-768x451.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-5-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218434132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218434151\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s talk about shirts! I&#8217;m into oversized these days. Size up our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/classic-shirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Classic Shirt<\/a> for a look similar to below, right. But even better: use a contrast fabric for the back panel and you&#8217;ll achieve something similar to the look on the left.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76975\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76975 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3-760x630.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's April 23 pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3-760x630.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3-500x415.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3-768x637.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a-3-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218211547\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206218371413\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Weekend Reading (and Watching)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New York Times is looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/21\/style\/attention-crafters-show-us-what-you-made-this-past-year.html?referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos of things you&#8217;ve made in the past year<\/a> during the pandemic. There will be plenty of wonky, I&#8217;m sure, since lots of people took up crafting this year. And that&#8217;s great! But I would encourage you to enter some of your beautiful sewing to show the world that handmade can be far superior to ready made. What do you think?<\/li>\n<li>Feeling a little wanderlust? <a href=\"https:\/\/driveandlisten.herokuapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pick a city and ride along<\/a> while listening to the radio!<\/li>\n<li>Tell me, what do you think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2021\/feb\/24\/feed-your-moths-and-hide-your-trousers-the-expert-guide-to-making-clothes-last-for-ever?utm_source=pocket&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=pockethits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these ideas for making our clothes last longer<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Lately I&#8217;ve been hiding my own view when I&#8217;m on FaceTime and Zoom calls because it&#8217;s so distracting to see myself on screen. But here is the reason why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/cloud-support-staring-at-my-face-on-zoom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we&#8217;re so drawn to watching ourselves<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Have you considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/17\/style\/mens-wear-is-on-a-quilt-trip.html?action=click&amp;module=Features&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quilting a garment for the man<\/a> in your life? (Or, for that matter, teaching him to make it himself?)<\/li>\n<li>And speaking of which, maybe he can join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2021\/feb\/04\/when-i-tell-people-they-might-laugh-george-clooney-and-the-men-who-sew?fbclid=IwAR0fV_x1tTbVDCuwUbvJhl4TVDJ-fnQiBShqtFzVfLre_LGH_KmWyrW1CG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sew bros<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>In an age of conformity, it&#8217;s always refreshing to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2021\/mar\/18\/new-yorkers-at-home-sally-davies-in-pictures?CMP=share_btn_fb&amp;fbclid=IwAR3AdJmi9idHawtT4zQVYGA_iH5q3mDVqGKU7Yfv8WQewHaJtmxGCDMMafE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">true originality<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be launching our new collection of patterns sometime in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, happy sewing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liesl is back with her weekend links, including a little talk about the new Worn Stories series on Netflix. Have you seen it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-76771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sewn-stories-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-jYf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70192,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/06\/weekend-links-97.html","url_meta":{"origin":76771,"position":0},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"June 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"For your first week of summer, Liesl is here with her Friday weekend links round up.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/friday-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":54633,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/05\/weekend-links-26.html","url_meta":{"origin":76771,"position":1},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"May 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl checks in today with her weekend reading picks for the first week of May, 2016.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cinema-dress.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42535,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/02\/pinterest-picks-and-other-links-3.html","url_meta":{"origin":76771,"position":2},"title":"pinterest picks and other links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are this week's Pinterest picks and a few other links of interest for you.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lisette-B6169-inspiration.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":80968,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2023\/04\/weekend-links-139.html","url_meta":{"origin":76771,"position":3},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here with her occasional weekend links, this time very much inspired by our new Cannes Wide-Legged Trousers sewing pattern.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/april-14-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":60395,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/weekend-links-rachel-edition-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":76771,"position":4},"title":"weekend links: rachel edition","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"March 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks for joining us for this edition of Weekend Links. 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