Weekend Reading: It’s all about skirts!
Selene was released on Tuesday, and we are completely overwhelmed with your response. Thank you! In celebration, here is a collection of all things skirts.
Enjoy some of our most helpful tutorials, vintage inspiration, and skirt stories, to get you inspired to sew up a skirt this weekend.
Weekend Reading:
- A Brief History of the Pencil Skirt – from The Maker’s Atelier
- Introducing Selene: Modern fit, classic style
- Tutorial: Creating a lined lapped zipper
- 5 Ways to Handstitch a Hem: Get a nearly invisible finish
- Some inspiring vintage details you will want to add to your next skirt
- Tutorial: How to sew piping in a seam (Tip! Selene looks great with piping)
- Conquering the Welt: Learn how to sew single and double welts, plus common variations. By David Page Coffin.
- How to sew an overlay: Add sheer layers over bold florals to create a look reminiscent of vintage cocktail gowns
- How to avoid some common fabric problems
- Tutorial: Making thread belt loops (and 3 ways to use them) with Nancy Zieman
- Easy Belt Loops (in case you want even more belt loop action)
- More than just slips! 7 things women have worn under their skirts throughout history
- Strong and Pretty Pockets: Reinforce your pockets with decorative machine stitches or vintage techniques
- Tutorial: Thread Chains Two Ways
- How to choose the best lining fabric – add some zing!
- A history of hemlines
For more links every week, you can follow us on Twitter, where we’re always posting interesting tidbits and discussions.
Comments
Wilma
April 15, 2016 #
I’m about to purchase my third copy of the Colette Sewing book (after the dog did it first, now my toddler has gotten her hands on the patterns and it’s not pretty) and was wondering if you would consider making it available as a digital book with pdf’s? I love your pdf patterns and am still using your book.
Sarai
April 15, 2016 #
I’d love to, but unfortunately that’s all up to the publisher! They have the rights to the book and patterns, since they published it.