by mariadenmark | Sep 29, 2016 | Design, MariaDenmark, Tutorial
The simplest design-change – or pattern hack – you can make to the MariaDenmark Rachel Wrap Dress (apart from shortening it into a tunic or a top) is to make it ”faux wrap” or no-tie-wrap. This simply means, making a version that doesn’t have ties. Instead of ties,...
by mariadenmark | Aug 23, 2016 | MariaDenmark, Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey
I’m going to try something new; to focus on some of my patterns and create blog series around them. It’s also an occasion for me to sew with the pattern again and to fix minor mistakes in instructions etc… The first Pattern in Focus is MariaDenmark...
by mariadenmark | Jun 13, 2016 | Guide
(This post was originally published in May 2016. Links have not been updated, and I am unsure how many of the stores are still operational.) In April I was in London yet again. I go there quite often – and mostly as a sewing-tourist – gathering...
by mariadenmark | May 21, 2016 | Guide
(This post was originally published in May 2016. Links have not been updated, and I am unsure how many of the stores are still operational.) I’ve recently been on a long weekend to London. I go there relatively often – about 3-4 times a year. It’s a...
by mariadenmark | Jan 17, 2016 | Sewing, sewing with knits / jersey, Tutorial
Invisible (or clear) elastic is one of our overlooked (tee hee) helpers when it comes to sewing jersey fabric. At least, in my experience, most of my students don’t know of the many uses for it. One of the great ways to use invisible elastic, is to use it for...
