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How to Create Raw-Edge Appliqué
Appliqué is a simple way to elevate your sewing projects and add customizations without fiddling with pattern alterations. We recently shared some lovely appliqué inspiration here on the blog. This week, we made a Phoebe dress with delicate floral appliqués. Read on to see how the appliqué motif is created and applied, and learn some …
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How to create decorative topstitched details
Use the Seamwork Addison to create a silky blouse with some very special topstitching.
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Process Diary: Visualizing and learning through planning
How to use the tools of manufacturing to design better projects at home.
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Seamworker’s Sewing Planner
Take a peek into Katie’s Sewing Planner.
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How I designed my fall wardrobe, part 1
My process of going from a bunch of scattered ideas and too much fabric, to an organized queue of projects I’m in love with.
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A Breezy Vacation Mojave
Before my time here at Colette, I worked at a pretty awesome little fabric store in Los Angeles. Between teaching classes and swooning over gorgeous fabrics every day, I was in my element. It was there that I delighted over April Rhode’s first collection, Arizona. What really struck me about this collection was the variety …
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A whole bunch of finished Rue dresses!
Get inspired by these beautiful Rue dresses.
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Project Diary: Sarai’s dark plaid Rue
How I made Rue in plaid flannel, with all the details and personalizations.
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Project diary: Sarai’s bright silk Rue
My vibrant pink Rue in vintage silk!
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Project Diary: Sarai’s floral swimsuit, Pt 2
My new fave swimsuit, and learning to love a changing body.
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Project Diary: Sarai’s floral swimsuit, part 1
How I modified this 1970s pattern to make it quick and easy.
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How to Refashion Hardware + Where to buy it!
Plus two more refashioned projects made from jeans.
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10 tips for sewing denim
Plus, what Delaney and I made in this year’s Refashioners challenge.
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Make a Summery Sorbetto Dress
Alternately titled, the pinkest dress ever!
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What We Learned from Me-Made May
Me-Made-May has become a sewing community holiday. Every May, my Instagram feed (and I’m sure yours as well) is jam packed with me-made after me-made. This year we decided to participate as an office, posting our makes on the Colette and Seamwork Instagram daily, but five of us pledged to wear me-mades every day of …
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Free Pattern Hack
Make Adelaide with a flirty cut-away yoke.
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A Closet Full of Selenes
A parade of Selenes courtesy of Anna
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Opposites Attract
Sarai and Wallis share their Selenes
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Free Pattern Hack
Draft cowl pockets to compliment Zinnia’s full silhouette
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What We Made: Volume 8
This month we made Seamwork dresses with eye catching details.
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What We Made: Volume 7
This month we made easy to wear dresses and separates.