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progress on t-shirt corset
I got all my t-shirt corset pieces cut out, using the pattern from this lovely book, and an old t-shirt of hubby’s: After cutting them, I hand-stitched them together. Had a little trouble following...
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fresh batch: men’s pocket squares
I’ve got tons of new material for pocket squares! Hubby got rid of some button-down shirts, which I’ve realized are the perfect fabric for pocket squares–even better than what I’m going to find in a...
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progress on t-shirt corset top
I’ve slowed down on my t-shirt corset project for the past couple weeks, as I’ve been ramping up my pocket square production for Father’s Day. However, I stitched both armholes and the neckline with a...
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jimmy-jam time!
I did it! I finished the corset top. I woke up early before hubby, and wrote a little Saturday-morning to-do list, at the top of which was: “Finish corset.” I’ve been having some indecision on this...
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a pocket square for stepdad
Father’s Day is nigh, and this year I stitched pocket squares for my dad and my stepdad, plus my hubby because he’s a wonderful father to our kitty cats. I did this dark gray one for my stepdad,...
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a pocket square for my pops
I made a pocket square for my dad, with some lovely stripes in various shades of purple and blue. My hubby helped me pick out the lovely purple thread (it’s got a little bit of blue to it), and...
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how would don draper wear his pocket square?
I made another pocket square for my dad, and one for my hubby too. I’ll be putting a few in my shop as well! I’ve included the penny in this photo so you can admire my tiny and even stitching–yes, I’m...
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dapper grandpappy
Grandparents’ Day is September 8 (in one week), and your grandma might love to get one of these vivid poppy pins in the mail. Your grandpa would look dapper wearing a hand-stitched, rolled-hem...
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who’s the boss?
Did you know Boss’s Day is October 16? Get your boss something nice, will ya? If your boss is a guy, he might like a hand-stitched, rolled-hem pocket square in blue… …or yellow. S/he also might need...
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say hello to my little friend
This little guy is a rolled-hem presser foot. I had the choice between a 4-millimeter or a 2-millimeter. I chose the 2, which means this little puppy can roll my fabric into a tube (for the life of...
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