Published on
April 9, 2008 in
Fun.
Noile.Net’s been having some birthing pains, and, most recently, some update pains. Everyone’s comments got lost in the shuffle, and none were posted until today. They should all be up now, with my responses, so please do check, and I’ll watch closely to see that they don’t get lost in the future. (Some of my responses are out of order, so you may want to scroll down if you asked a question.) My apologies!
Thanks, Trilby, for alerting me to this problem.
Update: Email sent to me until now may have been lost. I can be contacted (it’s been newly tested!) at Noile [@] noile.net. You’ll have to remove the brackets, of course, and put the address into proper email format.
Published on
April 7, 2008 in
Fun and Plans.
Pattern Review has a new contest with a mini-wardrobe theme, scheduled for the month of May. Here are the official rules, taken directly from the site:
This is a contest to create a 4-piece wardrobe in 4 weeks. Those pieces should fit one of the following three frameworks:
1) 2 bottoms and 2 tops – 1 may be a jacket
OR
2) 1 bottom and 3 tops – 1 (no more than one) may be a jacket
OR
3) 1 bottom, 1 dress or jumper, and 2 tops – 1 may be a jacket, and the top or jacket *must* be wearable with the dress or jumper.
Here are more details:
If a jumper is made, it should go with both tops (i.e., function as a bottom).
All pieces must coordinate with each other. A coat may be substituted for a jacket, but also must coordinate well with all the other items in the wardrobe.
And:
Patterns may be new, never sewn before, or TNT. Self-drafted patterns are fine. Patterns may be drafted, tweaked, and muslined before the contest date, but fabric for the pieces entered cannot be cut till the start date of the contest (May 1).
Pretty clear, but what’s TNT? I’ll have to find out. In the meantime, I’m wondering if I can enter this contest using only fabric already in my stash. I really, really don’t want to buy more. Honest.
Related: My storyboard for the contest
Published on
March 31, 2008 in
Fun.
Just when you think you’ve found the perfect valance, another one comes along:
This one’s from France, early 18th century “linen plain weave with silk and wool embroidery in half-cross and cross stitches”. That blue would work very nicely with the walls of my sewing room. It’s actually a bed valance, but just the same . . .
You can see this, and a few other items of interest, in a very small room off a main gallery on the second floor of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Published on
March 25, 2008 in
Fun.
Erin, of the wonderful blog A Dress a Day, posted this photo today, of a vintage offering on eBay:
I may try to make something similar. Much more exciting than my Travel Vest, don’t you think? But, wow, just as functional — or maybe even more so!
Check out the auction; it expires in only five-and-a-half-days.