This year, when Jeremy got nominated, I got crafty. I considered it the ultimate handmade challenge to bring DIY to the red carpet in a totally workable way. (In retrospect, it was probably an ill-advised challenge, considering I had about a month to get it all done!) So, with the help of some amazingly talented …
Category: Clothing
Clothing
My Emmy Dress Muslin is Done!
I know my Emmy dress looks a little wedding dress-tastic right now, but that’s pretty unavoidable when you’re working with unbleached muslin! (Also, please ignore the deflated boobs. I decided not to put a padded bra on the dress form just for the photo shoot.) For the actual dress, I’ve settled on a navy faux …
Tutorial: Custom Tap Pants for Craftzine.com
My tap pants tutorial, How-To: Make a Custom Pair of Tap Pants, is now up on CRAFT! How-To: Make a Custom Pair of Tap Pants For me, summer in NYC means two things: 1) I will eventually wear a light skirt into the subway when my hands are full, and 2) on that day, when …
Skirts with Pockets, Part 1
Ok. I’ll admit that it may have been a little bit too ambitious to think that I was going to start and finish two skirts with pockets this afternoon. Nonetheless, progress was made: I managed to make the pattern AND cut out the pieces for both. Luckily, they’re just simple a-line skirts, so the sewing …