by mariadenmark | Aug 4, 2021 | fitting
Empire seams are horizontal seams that join the bodice and the skirt parts of a dress – typically placed right underneath the bust. And the thing is – empire seams need to be placed precisely underneath the bust to look right! When you are making a dress such...
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 | Jan 9, 2016 | Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey
So. I’m totally not alone in loving the Karen Drape Dress. That´s what all your mails are telling me, anyway! But a few of you have also written me, because you find the drape pleats are difficult to fold and sew correctly. And I understand that. I do remember...
by mariadenmark | Dec 10, 2012 | Design, MariaDenmark, Sewing
The Sewing-for-fun! Last Sunday I made a design sketch of a christmas dress, made the pattern and cut the fabric. And yesterday I finally sewed it all up. And here it is: My Christmassy Christmas Dress: The fabric is this Burgundy (well, they call it bordeaux) cotton...
by mariadenmark | May 10, 2012 | Me Made May
That’s better. This is what I wore today (Thursday May 10th): Me-made 60’s dress made from Onion 2036, black tights (would have gone for brown, but they had a hole on them), and my currently favourite heels from Ecco (they feel like I’m walking on...
