August 2010 – JuebeJue

Unveiling of the Grasshopper

I know! I am a lucky girl! 🙂 My last secret sewing machine purchase was an Elna Grasshopper! I am sure that many of you have heard lots about it. I myself had been crazy for one ever since I saw Peter’sin his multiple sewing-machine-collection-show-off blog entries (ok, maybe only three, but it felt like ten, IContinue reading “Unveiling of the Grasshopper”

The Slippery Slope

I think most of you are very familiar with the selfish seamstress and the concept of dont-sew-for-others. And if you haven’t figured it out, I am a selfish seamstress as well. Besides a few bags for my mom, ties for my dad and hubby, a T shirt for a friend, a laptop cover for myContinue reading “The Slippery Slope”

Picnic by the Sea Dress

Thanks you readers for your plenty of inputs on the last post, your plenty of love for fabric # 3 made me feel a lot better about the impulse purchase last year, perhaps I will make a coat out of it, as it IS very soft, supple, and thick. Thanks a BUNCH to Lin3arossa forContinue reading “Picnic by the Sea Dress”

Operation Houndstooth

I know the rest of the US are probably still recovering from the unbearable heatwave this summer, but its actually been abnormally cold here in the bay area. When I wake up shivering from the opened window, I start my day by day dreaming about sewing that perfect piece of wool that never frays, andContinue reading “Operation Houndstooth”

Silk Scarf Blouse

I had been recently obsessed with tie-front blouses, not sure if its because I had been watching Mad Men, or its the many tie-blouses I had been drooling after on burdastyle. However, I had no idea how they attach that tie to the neck line so nicely! So I got a Ute pattern from Burdastyle,Continue reading “Silk Scarf Blouse”

Fashion fades, but hardware is forever

Dear Readers, I am officially very happy with myself (and my Singer 201). After CGCouture pointed me to a much cheaper source for parts, I read up more on Singer 201 and realized I was only missing three things — bobbin cover plate, power cord, and class 66 bobbin. I bought all those from sew-classic,Continue reading “Fashion fades, but hardware is forever”

The Fashion of Copying

Saw this video today and thought it is really interesting and very entertaining, very much worth the 16 minutes: While I do not think that all industries could follow the lead of copyright-free fashion industry, she does make quite a compelling point. I am not sure if fashion = pattern fashions, as burdastyle had beenContinue reading “The Fashion of Copying”