This show has you covered if the wind blows, there's a chill in the air, or raindrops are falling on your head! It begins with a simple wrap you can make from fleece and ends with a raincoat sewn from laminated waterproof fabric.
Here are two of the fleece garments you'll see.
Here are two of the fleece garments you'll see.
In this show I had the opportunity to feature a new fleece wrap similar to a couple garments from my book titled Wrapped in Embroidery. If you'd like to make your own version of the ruana wraps so popular in ready-to wear you'll find a free pattern offered on the show, plus tips for finishing a plain one or one with added embroidery. If anything here looks familiar to you then it's likely you have at least paged through or perhaps even made one or two wraps from the book. If you happen have the book in your possession I sincerely hope you have stitched some of the designs.
In the early stages of writing the book I hand picked the designs for this collection, with the idea that they would be classic and versatile so they could find their way on most any embellished item you choose to create!
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The two mirror imaged motifs you see being embroidered on the show are a favorite pair I've used time and time again.
By the way, although the back was never shown, there is a coordinating yoke design on the back. It's always fun to add embroidery to the back of a garment so it gets noticed both coming and going!
In this episode you'll see how easy it is to link designs with a paper template and a feature called the trial key.This technique is useful for matching the top center of the second design with the bottom center of the first. Many machines have this capability or similar ways to pinpoint the positioning for your embroidery designs, allowing for linking designs for as long as you like. I'd love to hear back from you if you found some of the tips helpful, or if any questions pop up after watching this segment. Remember that further instructions are uploaded to the TV website. You can CLICK HERE to find those.
The free pattern instructions are just a click away too! You'll find this when you click the image on the left.
The second half of the show will help solve your rainy day woes as Alex Woodbury returns to show you some tricks for stitching laminated fabrics. Her featured garment is the Soho Jacket from the Sewing Workshop pattern line.
You'll see the value of the non-stick foot for sewing rainwear fabric such as vinyl coated cotton.
This unusual fabric can be found currently in some pretty prints on Fabric.com. I've had a lot of fun sewing with this fabric in the past. A few years ago Brother came out with a great hybrid foot that is not only non-stick but has roller wheels to really keep it gliding freely along the surface. Click on the image below to learn more.
If you're ready to go watch the show CLICK HERE. This show is currently showing online until March 9th at noon EST.
Enjoy and feel free to leave your comments!
Enjoy and feel free to leave your comments!
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