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the dart and the hem skip to main skip to sidebar the dart and the hem the knit and the purl the beginning and the end of all things sartorial monday january 3 2011 sketchbook preview posted by amy at 3 30 pm 6 comments thursday september 23 2010 revolutionary uplift scottie what s this doohickey midge it s a brassiere you know about those things you re a big boy now scottie i ve never run across one like that midge it s brand new revolutionary up lift no shoulder straps no back straps but it does everything a brassiere should do works on the principle of the cantilevered bridge scottie it does midge an aircraft engineer down the peninsula designed it he worked it out in his spare time scottie kind of a hobby a do it yourself kind of thing ah yes the brassiere a mysterious doohickey that has for many decades relied on rocket science for its function and design well not anymore this is a complete bra making kit which includes a textbook a pattern and materials for 2 bras from bra makers supply in ontario canada they sell all kinds of books and patterns as well as a full range of fabrics and trims and all the assorted notions you will need for brassiere and lingerie making i chose a classic full band bra pattern you may also chose a partial band pattern and pink for the color of my kit white black brown and 2 shades of beige being the other choices the full band style allows me to use or not use underwires and i like that the pink on the other hand i don t really like i didn t want to pick black because it can be hard to see what you are doing on black some times and beige nude is just boring but this pink is the exact shade of pink that makes me vomit uncontrollably it looks ok in the above picture but it is bright cotton candy pink good thing this is my first attempt and i will inevitably screw it up or puke on it it may not have been apparent so much on this blog but i am fascinated by underwear i have been since i started making my own clothes and being interested in fashion in general in other words consider the can of lingerie open and expect to see more about it posted by amy at 5 59 am 3 comments labels books lingerie patterns saturday september 18 2010 the lace museum calais my friend ksenia recently went to the north of france and visited the lace museum in calais she posted the following pictures on facebook with this message ami these pics i made especially 4 u hope u enjoy them this is the lace museum at calais the north of france where lace manufacturing has been traditional 4 centuries and in the end vintage models of dresses and underwear of couturiers that now are legends i thought i would share them with you since they are so beautiful lace as you please 1852 1870 industrial progress and the expansion of colonial possessions made the second empire a period of prosperity the bourgeoisie growing fast wanted to show off its social and economic success feminine dress became the visible symbol of masculine success lace found price of place on dresses which gradually increased in size as well as on the multitude of accessories that propriety recommended using i love the merriwidow hiding on the left check out this link for an english article about the museum that includes some history of lace making in calais it was actually smuggled in by lacemakers from nottingham england and some images of some very nice lingerie posted by amy at 8 41 pm 3 comments labels articles fabric history lace lingerie vintage wednesday september 8 2010 shana tova or in other words happy new year i like the idea of the year starting in the fall it is a time ripe with new beginnings as well as a time of letting go of things and putting summer s bounty to bed unfortunately this time of year tends to be a major clusterfuck for me this year is no different i left you all with a half assed post about kittens in space with high hopes of returning from nashville last week being inspired and to hit the ground running i was seriously inspired and it was one of the best vacations i have had but hitting the ground running has never been my forte i tend to trip and roll for awhile before i can even get up so the purpose of this post is to give you a little heads up about a few things kind of a table of contents in the hopes that you will help stick to what i have laid out news and notes you can like dart and hem on facebook i have been setting this up for awhile and meant to tell you like a month ago i wasn t sure about it at first but i think it is a great way to share bits and bobs along the way some inspiration some discussions etc check it out in the sidebar this year i will be making serious effort towards grad school i may have mentioned grad school before and i did get some lovely advice from some other bloggers about it the gauntlet has been thrown i am going upcoming post topics a note about project phoenix catch up on some completed projects oh hey the sketchbook project i will be taking a draping class starting later this month woot my current project a 1950 s clutch coat for my aunt the hepburn hepburn project and more projects i should not be participating in aaaaannnnnnddd i think that is good for now see you soon cross my heart and kiss my elbow ps did you know that wearing garters all the time can give you blisters on your thighs and to avoid having the garter show through a tight aka wiggle skirt you should put the garters on backwards and while joan collins was very happy when the girdle wearing days ended she thinks the fashion of that time was waaay sexier than fashion today i happen to agree that s all posted by amy at 12 10 pm 0 comments labels excuses thoughts friday august 27 2010 kittens in space i saw this and thought it was the greatest thing i had ever seen since the video of the kittens in the shoe box and i think you should at least be entertained while i am on a bit of hiatus i have been very busy this last week or two and i am heading to nashville over the weekend to meet up with gertie who has an awesome book deal and the gang to check out some vintage couture i am busting with news to share though so as long as my computer doesn t crap out on me many posts and pictures and hitting the ground running when i get back posted by amy at 8 46 am 2 comments sunday august 8 2010 update i apologize for my bipolar way of posting i was all gung ho to post all the time and have finished a couple items i d like to share and have some other things i d like to share but i had to step away my reasons being logistical my computer is a cranky old bitch seasonal the summer always seems to explode but i feel this year was way over the top in requests of my time being spent in places other than the one i want to be in and emotional i hit a bit of burn out re gathered my strength and whipped some stuff out then hit burn out again i feel like i am running on fumes but wanted to check in because keeping up this blog is something i care about doing and want to keep up i have uploaded a bunch of my pictures and hope to have a few posts for you in the near future but i have some projects that need some serious attention like my sketchbook and my aunt s coat and more steady blogging will most likely pick up in the fall posted by amy at 4 38 pm 1 comments labels thoughts friday july 23 2010 ben backstay was our bo sun and i am a very merry girl remember this fabric it is now a sailor skirt i loved hh s suggestion of a sailor dress but i had 4 one yard pieces of this fabric and wasn t sure if i could weasel a dress out of it i also don t know if it is a color i want near my face so i compromised i used built by wendy s a line skirt pattern from sew u as my base and the sailor in bermuda tutorial on burdastyle i rotated the darts on the skirt front out into the waistline not sure if that is how i was supposed to do it but that is what i did so i could put in the sailor front it wasn t all that difficult but it did require some thought as there are a few different pieces and the tutorial just gives you the basic pattern shapes and no instruction as to how to put them all together you wind up with a good amount of layers in the side seams i also did not line this skirt sorry mom as i wanted it to be a summer skirt and i was dealing with enough pattern pieces already i also hate inserting linings i think i may try out the vintage route and not line my garments but make myself a little trousseau of slips to wear under it all easier sewing all around n est ce pas an attempt at a close up for more detail i was really surprised at how well berteau behaved for the photos he looks good in all the pictures i on the other hand look only so so on the walk back to the house he decided to he wanted to be a pin up model this is actually kind of the image i see in my head every time i walk him except there is more wrappage of the leash more falling over and lots more skirt going up and then he sat on my foot he likes doing this for some reason when i got home i decided this outfit needed some jewelry and remembered that i had this fish necklace i had a great idea for the image i wanted but trying to take pictures of your self that involve close ups and a more specific idea don t really work this is more of what i had in mind except with the fish being the only thing in focus and everything else blurred out instead i just got a picture of my cleavage i will be the art director and model if someone else could be the photographer luckily i know lots of photographers unfortunately that would involve even less regular blogging on my part oh well off to make friends with my tripod posted by amy at 11 56 am 13 comments labels pattern making patterns sewing skirt older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me amy just a little girl in a big world trying to get by view my complete profile amy was here my everyday adventures in chicago amy was here please re direct http theseamstressandtheband blogspot com is my new home i hope you will 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