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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 12 - Collars...Construction and pad stitching
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/26/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/26/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 12 - Collars...Construction and pad stitching

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 11 - Stay tapes and roll lines..
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/23/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/23/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 11 - Stay tapes and roll lines..

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 10 - Pad stitched, machine sewn and fusible interfacings
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/21/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/21/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 10 - Pad stitched, machine sewn and fusible interfacings

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 9 - Sewing corners and balancing darts...
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/20/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/20/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 9 - Sewing corners and balancing darts...

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 8 - Hair canvas, fusible prep and roll lines
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/20/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/20/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 8 - Hair canvas, fusible prep and roll lines

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 7 - A muslin back stay for a jacket
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/15/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/15/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 7 - A muslin back stay for a jacket

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 6 - Thread tracing
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/14/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/14/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 6 - Thread tracing

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 5 - Underlinings - when and why?
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/13/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/13/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 5 - Underlinings - when and why?

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Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 4 - Cutting your fashion fabric
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/12/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/12/14

Marfy sew along 1756 Pt 4 - Cutting your fashion fabric

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Marfy sew along Pt 2 - Sleeves.....and some adjustment options - elbow dart, one to two and two to three
Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/9/14 Marfy Leisa Stanton 5/9/14

Marfy sew along Pt 2 - Sleeves.....and some adjustment options - elbow dart, one to two and two to three

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I don’t think I’m exaggerating to say last weekend was pretty magical. 
Eleven women, joined Lynda and I in the studio for a pants fitting workshop over three days. 
In that time, Lynda fitted muslins, taught flat pattern adjustments and
I’ve been thrifting again lately, and taking stock of my closet in anticipation of Lauren’s class on December 1st.

It’s always lovely to take a day off, join in with a guest instructor and sew for pleasure, knowing I will learn lot
The sewing in the open studio sessions and workshops is just so good!! I’ve got lots of pictures to share, so today I’m going to start with a favorite!

๐Ÿงต๐Ÿชก

Joanne came to a four day workshop a few months ago to make a lace shirt inspir
Goodnight, ma’am and thank you. Such a terribly sad day ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RIP
Some final pictures from last week’s workshop, it was an absolute pleasure to host such a talented group of ladies.  So lovely to have met you all!! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿงต

#sewing #sewingstudio #sewistsofinstagram #lace#antiquelace #teadyed #camisoles #applique
Garments are coming together in @susankhalje Couture class and looking amazing; I'm taking pics as they happen!  I'll share more tomorrow - but the pink Kay Unger is an absolute show stopper! 

And it turns out that we have four โ™ Virgo’s in th
It’s a busy week here at the studio again and I love โค๏ธ it! We are hosting @susankhalje Couture class, which means there will be lots of amazing work to share as the week progresses….. 

#sewing #sewistsofinstagram #susankhalje#lace#anti
I’ve got four new Camisoles joining the other samples at the studio this week.

Each one is a little different, I’ve tried to mix and matched both fabrics and technique, so that there are lots of options to choose from….

I absolut
I’m making some new camisole samples this week, as I work out how to turn this into a studio workshop. 
But I have to admit that while we all know everything in sewing takes so much longer than you think it will, this really is taking sooooooo
Oh hi! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I actually wrote a new blog post and it only took five years ๐Ÿ˜ฌ  I’d forgotten how much I loved doing them!  Updates every Monday again going forward….

#sewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewinginspiration #sewingblogger #sewinglesso
I don’t think I’m exaggerating to say last weekend was pretty magical. 
Eleven women, joined Lynda and I in the studio for a pants fitting workshop over three days. 
In that time, Lynda fitted muslins, taught flat pattern adjustments and I’ve been thrifting again lately, and taking stock of my closet in anticipation of Lauren’s class on December 1st.

It’s always lovely to take a day off, join in with a guest instructor and sew for pleasure, knowing I will learn lot The sewing in the open studio sessions and workshops is just so good!! I’ve got lots of pictures to share, so today I’m going to start with a favorite!

๐Ÿงต๐Ÿชก

Joanne came to a four day workshop a few months ago to make a lace shirt inspir Goodnight, ma’am and thank you. Such a terribly sad day ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RIP Some final pictures from last week’s workshop, it was an absolute pleasure to host such a talented group of ladies.  So lovely to have met you all!! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿงต

#sewing #sewingstudio #sewistsofinstagram #lace#antiquelace #teadyed #camisoles #applique Garments are coming together in @susankhalje Couture class and looking amazing; I'm taking pics as they happen!  I'll share more tomorrow - but the pink Kay Unger is an absolute show stopper! 

And it turns out that we have four โ™ Virgo’s in th It’s a busy week here at the studio again and I love โค๏ธ it! We are hosting @susankhalje Couture class, which means there will be lots of amazing work to share as the week progresses….. 

#sewing #sewistsofinstagram #susankhalje#lace#anti I’ve got four new Camisoles joining the other samples at the studio this week.

Each one is a little different, I’ve tried to mix and matched both fabrics and technique, so that there are lots of options to choose from….

I absolut I’m making some new camisole samples this week, as I work out how to turn this into a studio workshop. 
But I have to admit that while we all know everything in sewing takes so much longer than you think it will, this really is taking sooooooo Oh hi! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I actually wrote a new blog post and it only took five years ๐Ÿ˜ฌ  I’d forgotten how much I loved doing them!  Updates every Monday again going forward….

#sewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewinginspiration #sewingblogger #sewinglesso

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