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sew a dress for myself from a vintage pattern


 

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    first step 2 years ago

    I’m tired of trying on ill-constructed dresses at Anthropologie, damn it! Can I do a better job myself? Who knows, but I just bought three patterns from a couple of great sites.

    www.sovintagepatterns.com
    www.bestvintagepatterns.com

    Anyone have any suggestions for material?



    Untitled 2 years ago

    this goal is on hold until i can actually take sewing lessons, hopefully in december…



    Untitled 3 years ago

    Sewing is going fairly well. Slowly, but well. I go once a week to my grandma’s to work on it. It’s a very complex pattern, and being the genius seamstress that I am, I chose to use silk fabric. Bad choice.

    At least it’ll look pretty when it’s finished. =)



    Help me, Grandma! 3 years ago

    I bought the pattern today on ebay. However, I’ve very little sewing experience, so I’m going to ask my sewing expert Grandma for help.




     

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