Posted on November 2, 2009 by angerella
WOW…. can’t believe it has been over a month since posting…. I guess I have been busy. Saturday we won a couple of prizes for our creativity. Here is how we spent Halloween 2009:
I build the tweedle bodies out of foam and hula hoops. The shirt is just a Kwik Sew 2272, a shirt pattern that [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2009 by angerella
Here are some stills of the Flight Attendant costume I recently made and posted about here. It is for a web commercial for Expedia… I don’t know much more about it except that I had a lot of fun doing it and would love more work like this I guess if this goes [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2009 by angerella
This post is inspired by some new (old) sewing things that we got in at the store. OMG- I f**king love haberdashery… especially if it is beautiful! I don’t even wind thread and I want one of each.
Sajou- A nineteenth century French company that was recently resurrected. I cannot really find pictures of some of the most [...]
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Posted on September 1, 2009 by angerella
In a week from today the 31st ANNIVERSARY SALE starts at my day job (Nancy’s Sewing Basket). It starts at 25 % off all fabrics and works its way up to 31% off on the last day- Sept. 20th. Yes we do take mail orders. This is a frenzy- and regulars usually come in in [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by angerella
Wow, it has really been a while since my last post (sorry Mom). I have been really busy with OPP (other people’s projects). Usually I don’t post this stuff because, well, because it is their stuff, they payed for it, I just figure it is not mine to post. Most of the time it is [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by angerella
Seems like when it rains… it pours free patterns:
-Nancy’s Sewing Basket (safe haven/ evil addiction employer) also put out a simple apron pattern they call the Manhattan Apron. Here are PDF one and PDF two.
-While I was surfing I found that Selvedge Magazine put out a cute little free PDF called Tie Your Own Apron [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2009 by angerella
Materials:
½ —–yard of a base fabric (I used an Indian cotton voile).
¾ —–yard of a coordinating fabric (I used a Jay McCarroll printed cotton).
2 ¼ —–yards of ribbon (I used two grosgrain ribbons layered and stitch with a machine embroidery stitch).
-Wash all fabric to clean and shrink. All seams are ½”
-Cut from coordinating print:
1 Pocket- pattern [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2009 by angerella
So here is the reason that I have not blogged in over a month….
I have been eyeball- deep in eleven century Scottish dress. The show will be brilliant, with awesome fight scenes, lot of blood (which is poison to my costumer ears), and a gaggle of witches. Please come and see it!!!!
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Posted on March 26, 2009 by angerella
I have just taken a costume design job that I am excited about, I will be designing a period (11th century) MacBeth for a June production. Also, I am commissioned to a “Jolly Green Giant” costume for a private client as well. Just like that I am BOOKED until June or July! I really don’t know much more [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2009 by angerella
This weeks favorite things… has to start with every thing from the last post. The beautiful pile of wool, the machine…. SHEESH! I am really still in complete shock. But we’ll move on.
2) Gudrun Sjoden. Swedish Design. So beautiful. I don’t even really know how to pronounce this women’s clothing and home decor company but [...]
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