Tag: Sewing
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Making A Skating Dress For My Dress Form – Part Two
I have a dress form that is a unique size and shape; since standard figure skating dresses don’t fit it well, I’m making it it’s own custom skating dress. This is Part Two of the process. #sabrinawincklersews #figureskatingdress #sewist #figureskatingdresses Continue reading
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Making A Skating Dress For My Dress Form – Part One
I have a dress form that is a unique size and shape; since standard figure skating dresses don’t fit it well, I’m making it it’s own custom skating dress. This is Part One. #sabrinawincklersews #figureskatingdress #sewist #figureskatingdresses Continue reading
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The Making of a Glinda Figure Skating Costume
My niece recently started competing in the figure skating “showcase” category. Until that point, I had never heard of showcase. According to U.S. Figure Skating, showcase fuses figure skating with artistic creativity, with the use of props, elaborate costumes and… Continue reading
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Day 15 – Red Riding Hood – 31 Days of Hand-Made Costumes, Styled Costumes and Costume Tutorials.
Autumn is my favorite time of year, the weather starts to cool, the leaves begin to change and the month of October is full of Harvest Festivals, Haunted Houses and of course, HALLOWEEN! This year, I’ve put together the 31… Continue reading
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Day 14 – Renaissance Dress – 31 Days of Hand-Made Costumes, Styled Costumes and Costume Tutorials.
Autumn is my favorite time of year, the weather starts to cool, the leaves begin to change and the month of October is full of Harvest Festivals, Haunted Houses and of course, HALLOWEEN! This year, I’ve put together the 31… Continue reading
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Day 1 – 31 Days of Halloween – 31 Days of Hand-Made Costumes, Styled Costumes and Costume Tutorials.
Autumn is my favorite time of year, the weather starts to cool, the leaves begin to change and the month of October is full of Harvest Festivals, Haunted Houses and of course, HALLOWEEN! This year, I’ve put together the 31… Continue reading
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The Scarf That Helps You Sleep…
Have you ever heard of a travel sleep scarf? Me either, but I made one! I love to travel, but hate to fly so I always try to sleep on the flight. The trouble is that my arms are never… Continue reading
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Failure Before Success
I’m constantly seeing quotes on Pinterest about how you can’t succeed without failure. How many posts are out there that talk about just how epically you can fail? I’m not sure, I don’t know that I’ve seen many aside from… Continue reading
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Portable Supplies – What’s In My Sewing Box
While many people may sew in the same place all the time, there are a fair amount of us who need our sewing supplies to be portable for a variety of reasons. I once met a woman whose niche in… Continue reading
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Sewing Supplies – What you need when you’re starting out (or starting over)
Let’s pretend that you’ve recently inherited (been given/purchased/found on the street) a sewing machine. You want to learn how to use it, but you don’t know where to start or what else you will need to make… anything. Since I’ve… Continue reading
