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The
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about the clothes. |
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Home The
Clothes The Fabric The
Ingredients News |
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Index
of Past Newsletters |
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September
- October 2014
Your Own Fall Collection
• Fall 2014..Fabric,
Texture, Color, Must-Haves
• A New Cardigan=1945A+1960
• Borrowing, Restyling and a Makeover |
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July
- August 2014
Pre Fall Possibilities
• Pre fall possibilities
and best bets
• Construction for a 1945C pattern jacket to tunic
• Make a back to front tee shirt
• Aging gratefully
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April
- June 2014
The Art of Spring Fashion
• Brushing away
Winter - a little DIY for the artist within
• Pattern Mixing
• Tunic Tune Up
• Digital Textile Printing |
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January
- March 2014
Happy 20th Anniversary!
• Resort Collection
Trends 2014
• Sew for Now and Later
• New Selvage Techniques
• Working with Lambskin, Denim and more |
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September
- December 2013
Fall in Love with Your Sewing
• A look at
Fall 2013
• The History of Tartan and an easy wrap skirt
• A great basic coat
• Pleating for attention, working with leather and more
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July
- August 2013
Ready to Wear? Pre-Fall 2013
• Casualize
your Jackets plus an Index to Techniques for the 1945 Jacket
• PreFall Collections
• Lambskin Leather for Fall
• Reflecting on 100! + 6 issues of the FSG Newsletter
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April
- June 2013
To Sew or Not to Sew (so much)
• Sewing for
-- Being Fashion Forward
• Sewing for -- The Challenge
• Sewing for -- Fill Ins and Fix Ups
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January
- March 2013
Now Here's an Idea
• Resort Collection
Trends for 2013
• Making a Useful Coat
• Mixing color, prints and graphics
• Plus knitwear news |
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November
- December 2012
Sew A Little Happiness
• Your Holiday
Idea Book
• Coat Chic
• Handbag Inspiration |
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September
- October 2012
Casual Luxury
• Fall Fashion
Trends: The Most Wearable and Sew-able
• Re-styling your wardrobe for Fall 2012
• Turn the 1960 top into a shell with ribbing
• The Return of the blouse with a re-design of the 1960
• Fabric jewels: sapphire, garnet, amethyst plus |
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July
- August 2012
Truth Knowlege New Clothes
•It's a matter
of tastes
•Low-fat sewing = Low-fat dressing
•Working today's pantsuit
•Taking the suit out of your boucle, novelty or tweed fabric
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April
- June 2012
Sew What You See
•How designers
do it
•Dressing from the bottom up
•A new pattern for a Woven t-shirt
•Third layer
ideas |
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January
- March 2012
I've Been Meaning to Tell You...
•Starting the
year with good fit
•Fitting and Your Style
•Making a Real Raincoat
•Sewing and fabric care tips
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November
- December 2011
A Dress or Not a Dress...is that the question?
•How to turn
jacket patterns into dresses
•The easiest dress ever--from the 1960 knit cardigan pattern
•Elegant ways to turn everyday clothes into holiday including using
sequin sprinkled fabric |
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September
- October 2011
Fall Fashion Workbook
• Fall styles
your way
• New dream fabric, wool imposter
• A classic, an easy cardigan jacket and another sweater re-design
• A minimalist's coat
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July
- August 2011
The Era of Confidence
• Pearls of
sewing wisdom from Chanel
• Jacket Fitting Diary
• Pants architecture
• Shirtwaist dress
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April
- June 2011
Time to Spring into Action
• The Big Ideas:
Fabric, Color, Prints, Jackets, and Pants
• The New (old) Skirt
• Fake-a-Blouse
• Handbag DIY
• Plus more Spring tricks and how-to's |
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January
- March 2011
Spring on Your Mind?
• Pants, Jacket
and Blouse Trends of the Season
• Custom Made Trims
• A Jacket with the ease of a Sweater
• Look at This...designer details and ideas
• A Technicolor Dream Coat and more... |
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November/December
2010
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...
• Turning a
Scarf into More
• Sew
a "Scarfigan"
• The Coat Story this Winter
• Just Charming
• Knit Sleeves and Collar and more clever ideas |
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September/October
2010
The Luxury of Sewing
• Fall 2010
• THE Key Fall Collection? Celine!
• What to Sew & Wear First...
• A Great Easy Cardigan Re-design, Sleeveless Jackets, Eighties
Reconstruction...
• If You Love the Detail of Couture |
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July/August
2010
How, What, Wear and Why
• Fixing sewing
dilemmas
• Making classic Modern
• The transition to fall begins now
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May/June
2010
Summer Essentials
• Essentials
for Pants, Tops and Dress-Up
• Plus, The Just-in-case Essential
• Summer Fabrics and Special Sale |
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March/April
2010
What's Black and White and Chic Everywhere?
• What You'll
Want
• The Matched Suit
• The Utility Jacket
• Good News Accessories, Spring/Summer Jackets, Wrap design and
more...
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January/February
2010
Decisions, Decisions...
• What to sew
first...
• The Wrap and Tie Cardigan
• The Sweater Jacket
• The T-Shirt Tunic |
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November/December
2009
A Special Holiday
Season
A holiday to be generous,
comfortable and elegant |
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September/October
2009
The Keys to Fall Fashion
• The Matching
Suit
• Pants
• The Cardigan
• The Short Coat, the not-so-basic dress and more |
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July/August
2009
It's Time to...
• Start a new
sewing strategy, use up fabric, update what you have
• Realize your pants potential
• Look at new designers - meet Thakoon
• Create another look from the basic jacket pattern
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May/June
2009
About that Fabric
• Eco Fabrics
• Ancient Printing Methods Go Modern
• Summer in the City - Chicago Event
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March/April
2009
Spring 2009
• Spring Color
Stories and Fabrics
• Do you know your Harem from your Dhoti?
• Lapels Made the Jacket a Star Again
• Sharpen Your Pencil Skirt
• Finishing Touches Matter
• The Most Useful Piece? The Cardigan
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January/February
2009
FAQS
Fashion
Answers to Questions from Subscribers
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November/December
2008
Time to Winterize
Winterize...
• Your Pants & Legs
• Layers
• Your Neckline
• For a Holiday Occasion
• Your Coat |
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September/October
2008
Fall 2008 Sew Inspired
• The Jacket
is the It Piece
• A Blouse is Another It Item
• Fall Fashion Review
• Your Husband's Vest -- a Sleeveless Jacket
• 1945 - 10th Anniversary
• New fall buttons and fabrics |
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July/August
2008
The Collar Workbook
• The Collar's
Fashion Factor
• The Three Basic Types of Collars
• New Collar Templates
• Every Woman's Blouse, and more |
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May/June
2008
Sew Quick, Look Great
• Contour Waistband
with Flat Front Pants
• City Shorts from Your Pants Pattern
• Easy to Sew Washable Summer Fabrics
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March/April
2008
Spring 2008
• Fabric and Color
• Jackets and the Spring 2008 Suit
• The Sheath Dress with pattern template
• The Chanel Pattern Draft -- never seen before
• Sewing Yourself a Waistline
• And much more |
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January/February
2008
Your Sewing Reload Button
• The New Suit...
• "The Secrets of the Chanel Jacket"
• Newsletter Index from 2001
• Estimating Fabric Yardage |
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November/December
2007
Really Giving Thanks •
Double faced or double cloth, quick sewing processes
• A reversible hoodie vest from pattern 1945C
• Knit Fabric Flower construction and inspiration
• An easy evening shawl from velveteen
• Knitting
for Women Who Sew--a scarf edge trim
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September/October
2007
Fall 2007 -- "plus a Dash of Daring"
• Fall Fashion
Overview
• Fall Fabric and Color Review
• Self-Fabric Trim Ideas and trapunto accents for your knit garments
• Sew a Knit Like a Woven
• New Dress from Jacket 1945 Pattern and more |
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July/August
2007
Sleeve Index •
Defining sleeve and cuff styles--more than 40 examples
• Sleeve choices for flattering your figure
• How to evaluate sleeve fit
• Sleeve finishes for vents--including a quick flat vent method
used at Chanel and more
• The 1945 sleeve redesign with a pleated panel that extends the
length of the sleeve |
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May/June
2007
Keeping Our Fashion Cool •
Warm weather sportswear inspirations
• Cuff pattern for 1945 jacket to shirt/blouse conversion
• Pucci and his prints |
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March/April
2007
It's All Up to Us
• Springl Fashion
Overview
• Spring Fabric and Color Review
• Highlights from February 2007 NY Fall fashion week at Zang Toi
and Ralph Rucci
• Turn the 1945 jacket into a warm weather shirt/blouse with collar
and neckband
• How to use a crinkled woven like a knit
• 1945
with contrast facings and cuffs
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January/February
2007
The Ticket to Springtime
• Resort review
• Make a New Outfit - How to Rethink your Clothes
• Small sewing projects found in the Details
• Another Interesting Skirt
• Chanel influence, and coat project
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