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| Pattern Review | 2/5/12 6:03 PM | Jalie - 2910 Women's Faux Wrap Tops
This is a pattern for a faux wrap top with a forward shoulder seam and banded surplice neckline. I made view A, the one without the collar, and made the 3/4 sleeve version.
Recommended fabrics are knits with 40% stretch across the grain and in the length. I made mine from a rayon-lycra knit from E...more... |
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| Website Review | 1/15/12 8:05 AM | Sawyer Brook
I have been a customer of Sawyer Brook for a long time and buy fabrics and buttons from them on a regular basis.
I like the website. You can browse fabrics by content (cotton, wool, linen, rayon, silk or poly/novelty) or by collections (batiks, knits, prints, essentials, The Back Room, The Bistro, ...more... |
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| Website Review | 1/11/12 4:28 PM | Elliott Berman Textiles
I was reading some old message board topics and ran across this fabric store. I am in love.
This store has gorgeous, gorgeous fabrics. I am in a printed knits and cottons frame of mind right now, and this is a printed knits and cottons kind of place. It, of course, has other fabrics: wool, matel...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 1/4/12 6:36 PM | Vogue Patterns - 8699 Misses' Top, Tunic And Pants
This is my second review of this pattern. My first review was of View A. This time I made view B, the long sleeved, tunic length top with a shaped hem.
I again used RPL double-knit. This time, I think, from Sawyer Brook. It has a nice weight and is very soft and not very wrinkly.
I again made a ...more... |
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| Pattern Review | 12/29/11 6:24 PM | Vogue Patterns - 8710 misses top
This is Katherine Tilton's pattern for semi-fitted pullover tops. I made view B described as having a forward shoulder, bound neck edge, long sleeves and stitched hems.
I made mine from a Rayon/Poly/Lycra blend. Recommended fabrics are lightweight jersey, lightweight double knit and cotton knit (m...more... |
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