Bottega Veneta, AW11, Milan. Once you have altered your basic pattern blocks to fit correctly, you will want to be...
01 Mar 2011
Simone Rocha, AW11, London. When sheer fabrics are used the seam finish needs to be carefully considered since it can...
28 Feb 2011
Jil Sander, AW11, Milan. When it comes to knitwear there are basically two ways that the shape of the garment...
22 Feb 2011
Christopher Kane, AW11, London. Pocket bags are simply the pieces of fabric that form the inside section of pockets. They...
21 Feb 2011
Above are the two most commonly used types of seams in contemporary sewing, closed and open seams and they are...
20 Feb 2011
When taken back to it’s most basic level, sewing is the means by which we have clothed ourselves for thousands...
18 Feb 2011
Image of a needle point tracing wheel from MacCulloch & Wallis» Tracing wheels usually have a blunt edge, a serrated...
17 Feb 2011
Proenza Schouler, AW11. There have been times in the past where a theme of hand crafts running through the collections...
16 Feb 2011
Thom Browne, AW11, New York. To create the off-the-body silhouettes seen in Thom Browne’s show you need to have a...
15 Feb 2011
Thakoon, AW11. It was a nice touch at Thakoon’s AW11 collection to balance out the time intensive tailoring and beautifully...
