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How to construct a trench coat
Trench coat is one of my favorite spring season garments. I have never actually made one myself, so the Make Nine -challenge seemed like a perfect excuse to add it on my to-do -list. I have...The Shapes of Fabric
Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics -review
Today I want to talk to you about a book called Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics by Julie Cole. Maybe you’ve already heard of it.? It...The Shapes of Fabric
Learn pencil skirt pattern alterations
This week the skirt patterns are back! As anticipated, I’ll show you some pencil skirt pattern alterations. So if you love fitted skirts, this...The Shapes of Fabric
Follow along: making a dress from scratch -pt2
How’s your Make Nine -challenge proceeding? Finished some garments, yet? I’ve now done two, a faux fur hat and a checked dress. The last...The Shapes of Fabric
Follow along: making a dress from scratch! -pt1
It’s already mid-March. Remember how I wrote about participating in the Make Nine -challenge this year? Well, it’s about time I do...The Shapes of Fabric
Discover how to draft flared and pleated skirts
Continuing with the skirt pattern alterations, this time I’m going to write about the flared and pleated skirts. If you don’t have the...The Shapes of Fabric
Simple skirt pattern alterations
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to draft your own skirt patterns? Well, I’m going to help you get started on that. Last time I wrote...The Shapes of Fabric
How to draft the basic skirt pattern
Here’s a tutorial for those of you that are interested in learning to draft their own patterns. As you might already know, the starting point...The Shapes of Fabric
TR Masters’ Challenge 2018 -round 2
I have been writing quite a few posts about Shingo Sato’s TR cutting school. So as you might know by now, each July-August there’s a...The Shapes of Fabric
Winter-hat, anybody?
This year I’m participating in the #makenine -challenge. I wrote about my plans a month ago or so, and now I’m going to present to you the first item I finished! As promised, I started with the Doctor...The Shapes of Fabric
Special occasion sleeve patterns
I hope you aren’t bored with sleeves yet! I prepared a few more patterns for you. These are a mix of different styles for special occasion -garments....The Shapes of Fabric
The Make Nine -challenge
Happy 2019 to everyone! I have a feeling it’s going to be an awesome year. Things are moving in a good direction. I started a new job and I’ve also been preparing some garments to a couple...The Shapes of Fabric
Tutorial: tote bag with a pleated motif
Christmas is getting closer, so it’s time for another sewing-project! There’s already a pincushion and a zipper pouch. Now I’m adding a tote...The Shapes of Fabric
Pleated sleeves
Continuing with the sleeve-theme, this time I put together all kinds of pleated sleeves. They are beautiful, but unfortunately also high maintenance: every time you wash the garment, you’ll need to press all the pleats...The Shapes of Fabric
7 easy sleeve pattern alterations
It’s back to basics! This post is all about sleeve pattern alterations. And I have a feeling this is going to become a series of blog-posts, as there...The Shapes of Fabric
Costume-tutorial: Cruella de Vil
It’s almost Halloween and I decided to prepare a little costume-tutorial. I don’t know if you’ve seen the 1996 live-action movie version of the 101...The Shapes of Fabric
Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear by Wi...
People often ask me to recommend some pattern making books, so I decided to write a few introductions. Well, there are already these two articles...The Shapes of Fabric
TR cutting Masters from around the world -pt2
The second part of the series introducing TR Cutting Masters from around the world. Check out the first part here if you missed it. Vendula Kalinova...The Shapes of Fabric
Understanding garment ease
This time I wanted to write about garment ease. You know the situation: you are about the sew yourself a garment, using a commercial pattern. You carefully measure yourself and choose the...The Shapes of Fabric
Getting to know Tatiana Ballos
It’s time to introduce another talented person many of you are probably already following on Instagram. Does Tatiana Ballos sound familiar to you? She’s an amazing patternmaker, seamstress...The Shapes of Fabric
How to make a zipper pouch with a rose motif
I’ve been meaning to create little sewing projects so that you’d have the possibility to practise some of the creative patternmaking techniques I’ve...The Shapes of Fabric
TR Cutting Masters from around the world -pt1
I want to introduce to you some other people who have studied Shingo Sato ‘s TR cutting techniques. Here are the first two, Ade and Janneth....The Shapes of Fabric
How to combine origami petals and bamboo-bodice
I recently posted this origami petal variation to the bamboo-bodice on Instagram. Now I’ll quickly explain how it was done, because I have a feeling...The Shapes of Fabric
TR Masters’ Challenge 2018 -round one
The first round of this years TR masters’ challenge finished at the end of August. This is the first time the Challenge has been divided in two...The Shapes of Fabric
Meet Nelly Trines and her amazing designs!
Ok, I’m ready to start my new theme here. As I wrote in the previous post, from now on, I will be promoting other sewing-related Instagram-pages. I...The Shapes of Fabric
The blog is back with a new look
It’s been months since the last time I wrote here. The summer was simply too busy. I was trying to juggle various projects all at once, both work and...The Shapes of Fabric
Bamboo-bodice explained
I recently received a request to make a bamboo-bodice -tutorial. That fits perfectly in my latest theme: TR-cutting. As I’ve said before, you can find a bamboo-bodice also in the Pattern...The Shapes of Fabric
