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The Merry Dressmaker: Buying Costume Patterns on Ebay
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Buying Costume Patterns on Ebay. I am outraged – how can any honest Ebay seller push patterns at extortionist prices? See the pattern pictured just below this paragraph? The purchasing price is criminal. In response to these predatory sellers, I have put together a few tips when buying reenactment/historic costume patterns on Ebay. Whether you are purchasing a commercial pattern ( Simplicity, Butterick. A theatrical pattern ( Sense and Sensibility, Buckaroo Bobbins. Using the example above, this seller i...
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The Merry Dressmaker: Dressmaker Tools (PDFs)
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Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Join me on Flicker! Join me on Pinterest! Join me on Twitter! Guilds, Festivals, and Societies. Association of Sewing and Design Professionals. Costume Society of America. Costume Society of the UK. Council of Fashion Designers of America. Dramatists Guild of America. Fair at New Boston. Jane Austen Society of Greater Dayton. Jane Austen Society of North America. League of Historic American Theatres. Miami Valley Weavers' Guild. National Costumers Association (USA). Studium: M...
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The Merry Dressmaker: Summer Stuff!
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013. It's another smoking hot day in Dayton, Ohio. I am comfortably sitting in the air conditioning, sipping on some iced tea, and preparing to inundate your peepers with loads of picture candy. Izjoo ready? In the meantime, her last litter ( Aren't they precious! Resided on my back porch until adopted, and shredded everything in claws' reach (like my curtains, to the left). So, new curtains were in order! My gardens are gorgeous this year! Oooo, and there's one more thing! I made myse...
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The Black Sheep Fiber Farm - LINKS
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The Black Sheep Fiber Farm. The Black Sheep Fiber Farm. Links to Natural Fiber Enthusiasts. Great Lakes Fiber Show. Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assocciation. Ohio Natural Fiber Network. Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati. Weavers Guild of Miami Valley, Inc. Tarvey Cottage Studio,. The Knitting Guild Association. OHIO PROUD Partners, Ohio Dept. Ag.,. OUR OHIO, Buying Local,. Natural Color Wool Growers Assoc.,. Http:/ mysite.ncnetwork.net/resytzzm/veh. MG Car Club, SWOC,. Web Hosting by Yahoo!
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The Merry Dressmaker: August 2015
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Making Quick Work of It. I've known about a family wedding date for months. I procrastinated on buying a dress. I browsed the department stores on occasion, but with little enthusiasm and knowing what to expect: garish gowns and dresses made from poor quality materials and blinged-up with plastic jewels like cheap party favors. Or, or! Maxy dresses and skirts, mid-thigh, skin-tight ribbon dresses, and neon colored prom gowns exploding with layers of tulle and chiffon. I starte...
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The Merry Dressmaker: Buying Fabric on a Budget
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Buying Fabric on a Budget. Fabric can be very expensive. Even the most basic cotton – it does not have to be a silk, wool, or velvet, etc. The fact is, it is often cheaper to buy a product ready-made than to buy the fabric and notions it will take to sew something together. Who came up with the idea that making a garment or a set of curtains was cheaper than purchasing them? 1) Buy fabric off-season. 8221; to your advantage. Then you get the discount off the whole shebang! 8211; what a deal! Recently, my...
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The Merry Dressmaker: Scaling Patterns - The Lazy Dressmaker's Version
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Scaling Patterns - The Lazy Dressmaker's Version. Choose the pattern to be printed. Selected pattern scanned in JPEG format. Select the pattern from your saved image files; right click on the image; choose "Open With."; select "Paint". The image will immediately open in the "Paint" program:. Once your pattern image has opened in "Paint", click on "File"; select and click on "Page Setup.". My pattern is at a 1/8 scale; increased by 800% for normal size. It seems that this method u...
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The Merry Dressmaker: March 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015. Navy Blue Linen Spencer. I'd like to construct a complementary bonnet or turban - I'm leaning toward the turban. Hopefully, Spring will decide to arrive in the great State of Ohio so I can get out and have some photos taken of me in all this Regency finery! Can you believe it's nearly April? Blessings and happy sewing! Links to this post. Monday, March 9, 2015. It's warming up in Ohio and the snow is finally starting to melt! Blessings and happy sewing! Links to this post. Jane Au...
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The Merry Dressmaker: Pattern Reviews: Vintage 1920s
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Pattern Reviews: Vintage 1920s. Butterick 4965: Ladies Dress (1926) -. This vintage 1920's Butterick shirt pattern is one from my personal collection - I won it from an auction on Ebay, along with several other Butterick shirt patterns from the same seller. By bust measurement in centimeters and inches, rather than by vanity sizing (by age, 12-20). McCall 4525: Ladies Dress (1925) -. In May 2013. For detailed photographs of the dress and a description of the materials used, please click here. Dresses, si...
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