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Postcards from Sewing Camp – Part 2
Today was another fun day at Louise Cutting’s Oh2Sew Sewing Intensive Weekend workshop! Today, we played with paperdolls and fabric squares as we learned to fine-tune some of our techniques for turning facings and the correct places to make pattern … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Patterns, Sew Chicago Field Trips, Sewing Tips
Tagged fit, hands-on workshop, Heirloom sewing, Louise Cutting, pattern adjustments, sewing tips
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Saying “I Do!” With New Friends
Saying “I Do!” at the Chicago History Museum with the American Sewing Guild. For our our August meeting, Sew Chicago took a field trip to the Chicago History Museum for a docent-led tour of their exhibit, I Do! Chicago Ties The Knot. Continue reading
Heirloom Sewing – Making Your Own Fabric with Ribbon and Lace
Sew Chicago learned so much from Evelyn Cummings’ Heirloom Sewing class. Using a Martha Pullen camisole pattern, we sewed up a sample of pintucks and joining bridging laces, embroidered insertions and edging laces before starting on our camisoles. Continue reading
Posted in Class, Sew Chicago Field Trips, Tools
Tagged camisole, Evelyn Cummings, hands-on workshop, Heirloom sewing, Martha Pullen, pintuck, presser feet
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Achieving the Ah Factor with Heirloom Sewing Techniques
The first Heirloom Sewing Workshop got rave reviews. The participants cannot stop singing the praises of Evelyn Cummings, who by all accounts is an excellent teacher. And Evelyn reports that she had a great time with our group, which shows … Continue reading
Inspired (and Surprised) By Heirloom Sewing
The first meeting of 2010 was an inspiration fest. (Okay, all our meetings are like that. ) Some of our members were surprised that the suggestion for an heirloom sewing program came from someone who hasn’t looked good in anything … Continue reading
