S. Denise Hoyle | October 22, 2008
Ashley Smith wants young girls to have spaghetti on their plates, not over their shoulders.The 20-year-old who lives near New London, Iowa is taking her modest-clothes design business to television as NBC affiliate KWQC in Davenport has invited her to be on the “Paula Sands Live” show today.What has made Smith appealing to the television camera is [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 19, 2008
Every once in awhile we hear from somebody asking where they can purchase labels for their garments or craft items. There are a few places that advertise in magazines, but I’ve really had no dealings with any of them.I’ve just come across a tutorial on how to make your own labels for your garments / [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 18, 2008
I’ve found a very interesting “pretty portrait” tutorial done in 3-D that I just love. It’s from LucyKate Crafts blog (we did an interview on her in a previous blog), and I want to share this project with you. She has so many really neat things!If you would like to have a go at a [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | October 17, 2008
Ever wonder the difference between a sheath dress and a shift? An A-line and a trapeze? The fashion world uses insider lingo like, well, insiders. But fashion is more democratic than that: We all have to get dressed and should know if we’re wearing a cowl neck or a halter. Here is a greatly informative [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | October 16, 2008
It’s time to cut the red velvet into suit coats and pants, re-fur jackets and hats, and sew gold buttons onto vests. The Christmas season has already begun in a seemingly quiet building west of Denver as professional costumer Linda Wilson sits at her sewing machine, painstakingly crafting 90 new Santa Claus suits to add [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 15, 2008
Oh No! My favorite and most expensive wool skirt got snagged and left a hole – is there any way you can fix it for me? Have any of your customers called and asked you that question? And what did you tell them? “Sorry, but I can’t fix holes in woolen garments.” That little hole [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | October 14, 2008
Katrina Hollon had an epiphany when her second child, a daughter, was born. “My second child was born with peanut allergies which changed my idea of heading back off to work anytime soon,” said Hollon, 38, who was a teacher at the time. So instead of returning to the classroom, she started making children’s clothes [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 13, 2008
A friend of mine has been doing alterations as a home business for a number of years, and has a pretty good business. About six months ago while having lunch I asked her if she had a website. Her immediate answer was “of course not — how would I get alteration business over the internet?” [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 12, 2008
Oh boy! Did I ever find a good one for you today!! A fabric dollhouse that is just as cute as it can be. And like we mentioned last week, there’s plenty of time to get some of these made up for those little girls on your Christmas gift list! Our quadruplet grandbabies just turned [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 11, 2008
Interlining has but a single purpose — to add warmth to a garment. When other results are desired (more body, neat appearance, strength, color or opaqueness) the correct terms to use are interfacing, facing, underlining or lining.Interlining can be provided in two ways — a separate layer or an insulating-finish (coating) on another layer.The separate-layer [...]
