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PSA: This blog has moved!
Just a quick note: La Bricoleuse has changed hosts! You can find all our current blog content at:
https://la-bricoleuse.blogspot.com
Come find us over there, update your links, subscribe for a notice every time we update!
Thanks for a great run, LJ. This blog will remain here as an archive of the past, as well as its mirror on Dreamwidth.
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REVIEW: Hey June Handmade's Sloan leggings from Sprout Patterns
This is my second Sprout Patterns project review-the Sloan Leggings by Hey June Handmade-and for those who are all about the tl;dr, I loved this one just as much as the Concord t-shirt from Cashmerette.
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REVIEW: Cashmerette's Concord t-shirt from Sprout Patterns
If you haven’t heard about Spoonflower’s offshoot, Sprout Patterns, they’re a curated clearinghouse of sewing patterns by various independent patternmakers, through which you can purchase the patterns in cut-and-sew format printed directly onto fabrics utilizing the print designs of Spoonflower users.
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Museum of Science Fiction: the Dune Stillsuit, Part Two
It's been a LONG time coming but i'm finally getting around to writing about the costume replica of a stillsuit from the moving Dune, which we made for display at the Museum of Science Fiction in DC!
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Tutorial: 1940s felt hat reproduction, part two
Continued from yesterday's post, today we'll look at the steps left to finish the reproduction of a stylish 1920s felt hat from our vintage stock at PlayMakers Repertory Company. A reader over on this blog's Facebook page made the excellent point that you could do this project with one of those floppy felt hats you see popping up these days at ( Read more... ) -
Tutorial: 1940s felt hat reproduction, part one
It's about time for a tutorial, so how about an easy soft structure felt hat from the 1940s?
If you follow me on Instagram, you may recall this fantastic vintage hat from our stock:
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yet more millinery class projects
Even though fall semester is now long done, I’ve got one last post of student projects to share.
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