Happiness Through Sewing
This motivational tip may just be my favorite because it involves eating chocolate. I never need a reason to eat chocolate but now I know there are a few good reasons, other than tastiness, to indulge: Chocolate has been shown to release dopamine in your brain. Dopamine is a chemical in your brain which has […] Read more…
I like this skirt from Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2014 collection. It’s the pocket I like the most. Now, I cannot afford this skirt but I really like it. I do have this Burda pattern. The skirt version A is similar in shape to the Louis Vuitton skirt and it can be made in wool. It […] Read more…
I have analyzed it and I think my motivation troubles are originating from transition. In March 2014 I went from full time to part time as an administrative assistant/office manager so I could train my replacement and have more time to work on The Daily Sew. In June 2014 I began The Daily Sew full […] Read more…
My daughter needed a skirt but it’s never that simple, is it? She needed a skirt that covered her knees, was lightweight enough for humid summer weather and, of course, it had to be a style she would wear. I thought if I took her to the mall that finding the skirt would just […] Read more…
What is motivating me today? A quiet house and an appointment this afternoon that’s going to take away my sewing time so I have to get busy now. Sometimes though it’s all I can do to start so I’ve been looking up motivational tips and I came across the “Fresh Start” idea. I think we’ve […] Read more…
The princess seam is perhaps ubiquitous and therefore not as appreciated as it should be. Or maybe it’s the name that turns us off. This is a great seam for fit and fitting. It runs over the bust in the front, separating the center of the garment from the sides. It allows for a […] Read more…
Some days are easy to get things done and some days it takes all the discipline I can conjure up to even get one thing checked off my list. Today I settle back into The Daily Sew after three weeks of holiday. It’s taking a lot of will power to sit at the computer despite […] Read more…
When a zipper is too long it’s nothing to run a few stitches over the teeth to form a new bottom zipper stop which automatically shortens the length of your zipper. However this doesn’t work for metal zippers and certainly not for exposed metal zippers. To shorten a metal zipper you need a few supplies and […] Read more…
Drawing curves freehand, as with sewing curves with out a pattern, turn out, more than not, to be lop sided. I don’t know why the human hand cannot draw or sew a perfect curve over and over again and I do not have an answer how to do such a feat but I have a […] Read more…
More than likely you have heard about making a muslin of a garment before making the garment. You may know why or you may be asking yourself, “What?” Basically a designer will make a muslin for every prototype to work out all the details in the design, the fit and the construction of the garment. […] Read more…