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Sewing a princess seamed dress with short puff-sleeves and collar from 1980’s Style 4603 pattern
Dressmaking, Summer, Style, Spring Frances Lawrence 25/05/2022 Dressmaking, Summer, Style, Spring Frances Lawrence 25/05/2022

Sewing a princess seamed dress with short puff-sleeves and collar from 1980’s Style 4603 pattern

First time sewing princess seams, first time sewing with proper shirting fabric. Starting from a 1980’s Style pattern, how long I took, adjustments made and lessons learn from my sky blue button-up midi dress with contrasting white collar and pearl buttons.

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Sewing a cropped jacket in cotton twill from 1980’s New Look 6007 pattern
Dressmaking, Spring, Style Frances Lawrence 08/06/2021 Dressmaking, Spring, Style Frances Lawrence 08/06/2021

Sewing a cropped jacket in cotton twill from 1980’s New Look 6007 pattern

Sewing a cropped jacket in sage green cotton twill, using a 1980’s cropped suit jacket pattern as the starting point. Details on total make time, adjustments, seam finishes, and lessons learnt.

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