by mariadenmark | Aug 24, 2014 | MariaDenmark, Sewing, Tutorial
How to sew a great twin needle hem! Oh – It’s so annoying! Do you know the feeling? You’ve been sewing a super cute jersey dress or perhaps a new fancy top. It’s the perfect fabric. The details are coming out just right and you have finally...
by mariadenmark | Jun 30, 2014 | fitting, Tutorial
Sometimes you just come across a pattern where a traditional Full Bust Adjustment (an FBA) might be complicated due to cut lines or other things that makes it difficult to do the cutting and spreading of the usual FBA.. Sometimes you just want a really fast full bust...
by mariadenmark | Jun 9, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, Patterns
Are you worried that downloadable PDF patterns will be tricky to print, horrible to assemble or just be a really bad draft? If so, you are not alone. I get questions and hear statements like this when I teach and in my mailbox every week. And today I’m going to...
by mariadenmark | May 28, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, Patterns, Sewing, SewingIndie, Tutorial
I have been dreaming of making the Paula Pleat skirt in leather since I made the first sketch. But since I don’t have much experience sewing leather, I haven’t got around to actually make it. Now Pauline from Pauline Alice made this absolutely fabulous...
by mariadenmark | May 23, 2014 | Design, fitting, SewingIndie, Tutorial
Today I’m showing how I fitted this skirt (Charlotte Skirt by By Hand London) – and especially how I made sure it camouflaged my full tummy. Read it right HERE at the By Hand London blog! It’s all part of the Sewing Indie Month!
by mariadenmark | May 16, 2014 | Patterns, SewingIndie
As part of Sewing Indie Month, I have had the great joy of interviewing Betsy from Skinny Bitch, Curvy Chick Patterns. I was interested in working with Betsy because I love that she has specialized her patterns to fit a petite body type, and even has her patterns made...
by mariadenmark | May 10, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, SewingIndie
Do you want to know how a sewing pattern is created from idea to publishing? Now you can find out how my work process is – and learn other fun stuff about me, in an interview over at Sinbad & Sailor. It’s all part of the Sewing Indie Month!...
by mariadenmark | May 8, 2014 | MariaDenmark, Me Made May
It’s that time of year again. Yes. It’s Me Made May. That month when I suddenly become someone who acts like a fashion blogger, getting everyone around to snap pictures of me during the day in the hope that one (just one, is all I ask for) of the pics will...
by mariadenmark | May 1, 2014 | MariaDenmark, SewingIndie
Yes, It’s also Me-Made-May month, and I’ll come back to that later in the week, but for now, I just want to share this. Also look for coupon code (20% off) further down in this post! Some months back, Mari from Seamster Patterns got the idea for a month of...
by mariadenmark | Apr 28, 2014 | Design, MariaDenmark, Patterns, Sewing, Tutorial
It’s actually true. Well. If you are a complete beginning sewists, it might take you two hours, but still. Very easy. And very fast. Also it’s a great way to use that 50 cm of fun jersey you don’t know what to do with (+ a length of wide elastic,...
by mariadenmark | Apr 28, 2014 | MariaDenmark
Well, you know… It’s not lousy! I’m just trying to be fun. Because I need to try being that again. Because, there is nothing not much more frustrating than getting a text from your hosting company letting you know that you have been hacked, while you...
by mariadenmark | Apr 2, 2014 | Design, Sewing, Tutorial
Welcome to my new blog! And my new shop! And my new cool statement tee… Most is still not quite in place (much like when you move house and only set up the kitchen, while some boxes still are left un-unpacked after a-hem 6 years) and there might be some broken...
