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My Measuring Tape: Easy Shirred Tube Top
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Thursday, September 25, 2008. Easy Shirred Tube Top. I have made a resolution to make a new post EVERYDAY (let's see how long that will last :p). In order to do that, I will post about current as well as old completed projects, maybe even a sewing story, or just pictures that appeal to me. Today's offering is a tutorial.of sorts. It was too small (OF COURSE) to fit my expanded rib cage and ballooning belly, so I made this cheery version out of cotton. Here is the drafting how-to:. Divide that by 2. Loose...
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My Measuring Tape: Christmas Clothes 2009
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Friday, January 29, 2010. This year didn't start off very well for us unfortunately. We were plagued with illness and, therefore, general miserable-ness. As any of you mothers out there know, nursing a sick child while sick yourself is not fun. So now, on to the good stuff :). We spent a lovely week in Singapore over Christmas and Nikhita stayed up, for the first time, late enough to open presents after all the guests and merry-makers had left for the night. The top is a very simple peasant-style blouse&...
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My Measuring Tape: W1201 - Marilyn's LBD
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W1201 - Marilyn's LBD. Marilyn's LBD - Sewing Pattern for Women. Click for larger image). This is the first of a collection of vintage inspired designs which I've developed into patterns to suit the REAL figures of modern women. Pattern instructions include how to scale the pattern to suit the stretch factor of your fabric and other tips on working with stretch. It is available in 2 versions - Paper or PDF (digital download). All 8 sizes printed on a sturdy 80gsm white paper. A download link will be sent...
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My Measuring Tape: PATTERNS for sale
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Click on the images for description and. C1202 - Felicity's Formal Frock. C1203 - LittleChi Pao. International Shipping is available to ALL countries. Please enquire for rates if your destination country is not listed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Otherwise known as Jen. I am a mother, wife, and jane-of-all-trades! I would love to spend all my time lolling in the sun with my daughter, but, in order to feed my family, I run a tailoring and pattern-making business as well :). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Girls' ...
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My Measuring Tape: A Versatile Blouse - adding a narrow banded collar (Part 2)
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Sunday, June 7, 2009. A Versatile Blouse - adding a narrow banded collar (Part 2). Following up with the tutorial posted here. This post shows you how to add a narrow banded collar to the basic blouse pattern (see side-bar for download links). This post also includes a full tutorial on how to make up the entire blouse, with the collar. Please see the previous post for information on the size chart, materials, and pattern cutting. Because the tutorial runs a little long (what with all the pictures! Otherw...
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My Measuring Tape: WHOLESALE
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Thank you for your interest in stocking patterns by The Measuring Tape in your shop! I am happy to offer wholesale pricing to vendors and retailers. Please see details below. Consignment orders are also available for vendors/retailers based in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. All prices are quoted in United States (U.S) dollars. Minimum order is 20 patterns, in any combination. Orders are shipped via POS Malaysia (Surface Mail). Please enquire for Airmail rates. All sales are final. I will also accept payment...
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My Measuring Tape: Drafting Part XIII - Using Slopers With Commercial Patterns
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Drafting Part XIII - Using Slopers With Commercial Patterns. This post is long overdue. If you remember the Drafting Series. I did with LiEr from Ikat Bag. Was the last of the series that I did and I always meant to re-post it here.but things got the better of me. So here it is in its entirety. For the sake of clarity, all slopers are shown in RED in this post. For this post, I am going to choose size 2 by way of example. 22 - 21 = 1. 1 - 05 = 0.5. You must also know how muc...
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My Measuring Tape: A Versatile Blouse - extending the pattern for a dress (Part 3)
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Saturday, November 28, 2009. A Versatile Blouse - extending the pattern for a dress (Part 3). Part 3 has been a long time coming, I know. My apologies and thanks for your patience (and sticking with me thus far! This tutorial shows how to extend the blouse pattern for a dress (of your own preferred length). For reference, see Part 1. 1 From the nape of your neck at back, measure down to your desired length for a dress. For the sake of this tutorial, let's say that's 40". 7 Transfer the pattern to the Fro...
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My Measuring Tape: Patterns and Pattern-making
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Sale on paper patterns ends today, March 30 2012. Get yours in by midnight GMT, or a couple of hours after, and as long as the check-out registers the discount, your order will still be processed :). Did you know that my PDF patterns are now available in print? As in, like the traditionally packaged paper patterns that you might buy from Butterick or Vogue. And in celebration of moving my operations back home. The discount will be taken at checkout AND. I've discovered that I real...
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My Measuring Tape: Tutorial & Free Pattern - Girl's Panel Dress
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Monday, April 6, 2009. Tutorial and Free Pattern - Girl's Panel Dress. This tutorial is for the girl's panel dress of the previous post. I retrieved what photos I thought were useful, even though I had changed the original design somewhat in the final model. Hopefully, you'll be able to make sense of them and not be too muddled if you should attempt to make up the pattern. A few points to note before starting:. French seams are used throughout. Print the pattern at 100% on A4-sized paper. 4 On the right ...
