by mariadenmark | Oct 12, 2024 | Guide, Sew for Your Wardrobe
Choosing the Perfect Fabric for Your Winter Coat: Boiled Wool, Wool Tweed, and Brushed Polyester Wool Coating When it comes to sewing your own winter coat, the fabric you choose can make or break the project. You need something warm, durable, and stylish, but which...
by mariadenmark | Apr 2, 2017 | Design, Sew for Your Wardrobe, style
3 things to consider before you sew Every one who sews, designs. Each time you sew a pattern and choose the fabric, you are making a design choice. And if you move on and add details on your own (like pockets, new necklines, collars etc), those are design choices as...
by mariadenmark | Jan 30, 2017 | Design, MariaDenmark, Sew for Your Wardrobe, sewing with knits / jersey
Johanne, the MariaDenmark intern, also put together a guide to how to sew your pockets so that they are extra strong. And pretty… How to make pretty and strong pockets – A Step by step guide to strong pockets Written by Johanne, MariaDenmark intern ...
by mariadenmark | Jan 30, 2017 | Design, MariaDenmark, Sew for Your Wardrobe, sewing with knits / jersey
Johanne (or Jo, s she likes to be called in English) is interning at MariaDenmark at the moment. She has a very different core style from mine and loves to have a lot of details in her clothes. So I asked her to write a blog post on how to make your basic tops more...
by mariadenmark | Jan 23, 2017 | Sew for Your Wardrobe, sewing with knits / jersey
IG: #wardrobesewing2017 Now it’s time to start building our wardrobes. I’ll begin by sewing a bunch of basic jersey tops. Why? I’ll tell you. But first some theory on basics. Basics. The most boring garments. And the most important Basics has an...
by mariadenmark | Jan 16, 2017 | Design, Sew for Your Wardrobe
IG: #wardrobesewing2017 Sew for your own wardrobe! This is the year! In 2017 I want to build (well, sew) a wardrobe that works for me. I want to sew for me instead of sewing for dress forms. And I want to wear the clothes I sew. Do you feel the same way? If that is...
