This week, I’ve been making myself a sculptural panel skirt, and I decided to share the process with you. The skirt is made of midweight denim, which is perfect for this kind of project because it maintains its shape pretty well. Sculptural Panel Skirt Pattern Without further ado, here’s the pattern. The skirt will be divided horizontally into two parts: a yoke at the top and panels at the bottom. Each panel will have triangular extensions on both sides, creating a sculptural effect. The zipper is at the c-back. Divide the front and back pattern evenly into 6 panels below…
This X-Mas sewing project was actually completely unplanned. As I was sewing a skirt, I noticed it kind of looked like an X-mas tree. So, I tweaked the…
Every October, I do a Halloween-themed costume project and turn it into a tutorial. You might remember the one I did on Cruella or Wednesday Addams from previous years. This year, I went with What We Do In The Shadows, an absolutely hilarious vampire mockumentary series currently available on Disney+. To be honest, I was already going to do this last year, but ended up not having time. So here it is now! If you’ve never heard of this series, it’s based on a 2014 movie of the same name directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. It follows the…
The circle skirt tutorial is the most popular post I have ever published, and it seems it won’t be falling off the podium any time soon. It’s also…
This will be a mix between a sleeve pattern tutorial and one where I study high fashion designs by a particular designer. I selected five sleeve designs, each with a rather sculptural shape, but at least some of them are pretty wearable, too. I attempted to reproduce a similar look, but with only pictures as a reference, it’s always a bit of a guessing game to figure out the patterns. In any case, the resulting sleeves do look more or less similar. I used different types of white cotton for each. McQueen Gathered Sleeves This sleeve is from the Spring…