Some terrific tips and techniques this week! Learn how to find a great ring embellishment for a knit top or swimsuit; solve a stitching quandary with a handy seam ripper; and get to know that fabulous ready-to-wear finishing touch, the double-needle hem.
Some terrific tips and techniques this week! Learn how to find a great ring embellishment for a knit top or swimsuit; solve a stitching quandary with a handy seam ripper; and get to know that fabulous ready-to-wear finishing touch, the double-needle hem.
Quick primer on types of “rings” (or any circular embellishment) you can use to make a knit top really pop!
This week we’re excited to share a project that’s very personal to us at DIYStyle: our first line of patterns designed by Allyce and Melissa especially for McCall’s Pattern Company! Check out our fashion show debuting the new lines for summer and fall. Plus learn some easy-peasy tips for making hems so you can whip up anything and finish it off like a pro.
This week we’re excited to share a project that’s very personal to us at DIYStyle: our first line of patterns designed by Allyce and Melissa especially for McCall’s Pattern Company! Check out our fashion show debuting the new lines for summer and fall. Plus learn some easy-peasy tips for making hems so you can whip up anything and finish it off like a pro.
Go behind the scenes at a big industry show in Las Vegas. Rio 2008 was the place to be, as Melissa and Allyce walk the show and meet the pros!
Go behind the scenes at a big industry show in Las Vegas. Rio 2008 was the place to be, as Melissa and Allyce walk the show and meet the pros!
Project: Design! was an incredible part of St. Louis Fashion Week. We chatted with the up-and-coming designers and have a great recap of the show. Spring is here at last, and Melissa makes a silky scarf halter top just in time for warmer weather. Pattern layouts can be puzzling, but Allyce gives tips on how to get it right.
Grab a silk scarf, either vintage or new, and turn it into a very sassy halter top. Under a jacket or by itself, this is a great look and it only takes a bit of time to put it together. Download the how-to page and print it for your notebook.
Project: Design! was an incredible part of St. Louis Fashion Week. We chatted with the up-and-coming designers and have a great recap of the show. Spring is here at last, and Melissa makes a silky scarf halter top just in time for warmer weather. Pattern layouts can be puzzling, but Allyce gives tips on how to get it right.
Sew your own clutch purse! With faux suede and a decorative treatment, Allyce shows you how to make the “it” bag of the season. Pom-pom fever has caught up with Sarah, as she shares the cool tool for making micro to max sized pom-poms. Artist Mary Engelbreit tells us all about starting and running her art-fueled business.
Learn More:
Mary Engelbreit Studios
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion Magazine
This chic foldover clutch purse is simple to make! Print out these instructions and stitch along with Allyce on the vodcast.
Sew your own clutch purse! With faux suede and a decorative treatment, Allyce shows you how to make the “it” bag of the season. Pom-pom fever has caught up with Sarah, as she shares the cool tool for making micro to max sized pom-poms. Artist Mary Engelbreit tells us all about starting and running her art-fueled business.
Learn More:
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