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March 26th, 2008

I need your opinion please

I love the way this dress looks on the pattern envelope:

image source: Simplicity Patterns (pattern #2981)
But I’m not sure how it would look on me…. I’m 5′10″, with a proportionally long waist and a pear or “A” shaped figure - and I’m in my late-ish twenties :-)
Any opinions?   I’ve got a new poll set […]

By Chloe -- 6 comments

July 19th, 2007

vintage dresses from A Dress a Day

I’m a little concerned about the weather right now… my studio faces west and there’s a menacing looking thunderhead building up. Of course, the fact that there are severe thunderstorm warnings out now doesn’t help either!
I need something to distract myself :-)
How about a daily blog all about vintage dresses?
“A Dress A Day” celebrates […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

March 24th, 2007

online pattern for a one-seam dress!

I like the idea of only having to sew one seam on a dress :-)
Lydia Silvestry designed the Infinite Dress:

Rowena over at Rostitchery has created a beautiful version of this dress, with just one seam - go check it out!
Tags: dresses, free-patterns, online-patterns

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