I just picked up this issue today for $6.99, there's lots of great articles, including one by Ann Steeves of Gorgeous Things on welt pockets. Here's the rest of the contents from the Taunton website:
Spring Fashion is a special issue from Sew Stylish that previews the newest styles. As you create the featured fashions, you'll also master important sewing techniques that you'll use again and again. Just some of what you'll find here:
Draping 101 - covers dress forms, designer techniques, and how to use draping to achieve different looks.
Construction Zone - shows you how to master the bias, enhance your hand stitching techniques, perfect the welt pocket, and sew without instructions.
It's So Fitting - includes easy sleeve fitting, beyond the basic dart, and adjusting pants from waist to seat.
Best Kept Designer Secrets - gives you an insider's look at how to design by proportion and do-it-yourself modular design.
Make It Happen Studio - offers a quartet of spring fashions that are simple to make and sure to turn heads:
- Elegant cover-up with a draped hood
- Beautifully layered chiffon top
- Show-stopping lacy top with pintuck pants.
- Designer coat that you can customize your way
- And so much more
| Best-kept designer secrets | |
| Charles Kleibacker: Pure Bias Brilliance | 16 |
| Design by Proportion | 19 |
| Make It Happen Project: The Painterly Touch | 22 |
Discover draping | |
| Meet the Dress Form | 26 |
| Magazine Extra: Make a Quick & Easy Duct-Tape Dress Form | 28 |
| Draping 101 | 28 |
| Draping Details | 30 |
| Draping by Design | 33 |
| Make It Happen Project: Drape & Cover | 36 |
Construction zone | |
| Hand Stitch Nation | 42 |
| Perfect the Welt Pocket | 46 |
| Who Needs Instructions? | 50 |
| Drive Your Sewing Machine Right | 53 |
| Make It Happen Project: Sweet Overlay | 56 |
It's so fitting | |
| Let's Get Flexible | 60 |
| Easy Sleeve Fitting | 63 |
| Beyond the Basic Dart | 68 |
| Make the Adjustment | 70 |
| Make It Happen Project: The Perfect Pair | 74 |
What else... | |
| Letter | 6 |
| Quiz | 8 |
| Cool Tools | 10 |
| 25 Tips to Simplify Your Sewing | 78 |
| Common Terms | 88 |
| Behind the Scenes | 90 |
4 comments:
Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)
said...
I was not smitten with this issue. To me they are still trying to beat or come close to that amazing issue from last winter. However, I wouldn't discourage anyone from purchasing this one because there might be something wonderful in it that they could use!
Just not their best effort in my book...
Christina
said...
I have to say, I didn't even notice what was going on with the cover coat (fabric paint border) utnil I got to the article. Not bad actually!
Leslie
said...
Carolyn-If you are talking about the one where they took Simplicity 3631 and made all those amazing garments out of it, then I agree. But I finished reading the issue today and I still think it is totally worth the money, I got some great tips out of it. Now granted, I don't have years worth of back threads issues so a lot of it is new to me, but still. :-)
Unknown
said...
See, I thought they had discontinued this magazine! I'm so glad to hear that they are still publishing it! I'm going to have to find a copy soon.
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