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This Californian sews for her lifestyle, one that includes hiking, biking, school, and a casual work environment. She prefers arty romantic styles, like embellished tee shirts. Laurel sews p...
This month we return to San Francisco’s Summer of Love for more retro fashion inspiration. It’s another field trip ‘cast I’ve been working p...
A denim-embellished, sewing inspiration, field trip to the San Franciso de Young Museum’s 50’th anniversary of the Summer of Love – at the d...
I'm enchanted by silk. Pensamientos Primeros/First Thoughts: What is silk and where might it come from? Exploring an historic Japanese Minka...
I’ve become more and more enchanted with altering patterns not only to make them fit me well, but also to add I-am-my-own-designer details t...
Part three of my series about my 3-piece Mother-Of-The-Bride (MOB) outfit. Wrapping up my MOB sewing project -sharing my experiences working...
Spring Shirring:In this show I'm continue to share with you, some of my experiences working on my Mother-Of-The-Bride ensemble. All 3 garmen...
Part of my 3-piece Mother-Of-The-Bride outfit . I'm also working on a lace over-blouse and a skirt. The camisole I talk about in this show,...
Not long after I finished up my front pleated, mid-weight, denim trousers. Suddenly hit …I was taking my sewing inspiration from trousers I’...
This December I’ve put more time into sewing, than blogging about sewing. So though I’ve actually sewn five items – I’ve only blogged about...
* Pensamientos Primeros/First Thoughts: Impact of Color on My Sewing Choices *Technicos/Techniques: Patterning and Sewing Color *Pensamiento...
I'm learning to copycat a favorite knit top, without cutting the garment apart.
Come along on a field trip to the Oscar De La Renta Exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco
Ready Set Sew! Sewing my own garments, allows me to define and create my own style. This Month’s Show 1) Primeros Pensamientos/First Thought...
Sewing Pinto's Purse using the free buttercup purse pattern from Rae at MadeByRae. Her original (free) pattern is available at http://www.ma...
This month's show is, PART 2 of Embellished and Printed, Reflections from a Historical Exhibit from an Historical Exhibit at the Metropolita...
Embellished and Printed Fabric, Reflections from a Historical Exhibit from an Historical Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Yo...
This month is a short cast - a mini-cast! Happily Ever After – A Sewing Story I mentioned in this episode that I wish I could see the follow...
What is a princess-seam? A princess-seam is intended to mirror the shape of a woman’s torso. It’s a long, lengthwise curved seam midway betw...
Kunghei fatchoy ! (Happy New Year!) Sewing inspired by the Chinese Lunar New Year and the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit "China Thro...
Plaid tidings’ to you and all of your kin ! During the winter holidays, plaids and tartans look so festive. Dolls are the perfect plaid-sewi...
At this time of year, I particularly love to sew plaids . In this Show *Tartans and Plaids – What’s the difference? * Tartans – Who’s got th...
October is a month when many of us in the Western Hemisphere get in touch with our own emotions and comfort dealing with mortality. Folks in...
Dress creation brings out the romantic in me. When I looked ahead to my summer sewing, I thought if I could sew only one garment for the sea...
Enchanted by Charles James - Stepping into a liminal space to study and enjoy glorious fashion designs and analyze the construction of those...
This month’s show is Fairy Inspired… Fairy Gardens that is– where my sewing ( like my gardening ) knows, I t’s the Story that makes it. I wa...
After three weeks vacation in England and Scotland , I'm not yet caught up and engaged in my sewing projects. I am, however, reflecting on h...
I first signed up for Lynda Maynard s' French Pattern Drafting Class to help me improve my fit and alteration of commercial patterns and was...
Bathing and swim wear has certainly changed from the cover-em-up days. This month I’m sharing a walk around an historical bathing suit exhib...
This Month's Show - Hats Off to Downton Abbey! In this month's Enchanted by Sewing show, I talk about the role Downton Abbey played in inspi...
Ench By Sew-029: The Importance of Scrap A cada quien su gusto – To each her own As well as being useful and cost effective, using up the Sc...
Recently I went to visit with my buddy, Susan, and her household’s two dogs, Bruce and Bain. You’ll hear Bain’s comments at various times du...
Socializing at this time of year, sharing a cup of tea and a light meal, admiring something a friend has made, engaging together with a sewi...
This show is EMBELLISHMENT VIA VANCOUVER B.C. Recently I visited western Canada - Vancouver BC - for a six days trip. My husband attended a...
This month’s show is “ Restylin’. It all came about when I started shaking the dreams from my hair . Restylin' is about my transition in sew...
This month I sewed two dresses – a shirtdress for me and a fitted sleeveless bodice full shirt for my daughter. There was a lot going on emo...
I’ve worked on a couple of different sewing projects in August. Of the four I’ve worked on I’ve finished three - a wardrobe building elastic...
In my slow sewing July, I focused on sewing just one pink and white striped seersucker sleeveless blouse . Like my CA Summer skies shirt– (...
I know your June weather may not be the same as mine. Here in CA it’s time for summer skies, a little more heat, and a vacation feeling whet...
- Pensamientos Primero Reflecting on Making For some people, sewing is just practical . For another segment of society, and I’m one of them,...
A bustier is an alluring garment, one many women would like to wear - if they dare . When I began to notice that women of all shapes, sizes...
A bustier is an alluring garment, one many women would like to wear - if they dare. When I began to notice that women of all shapes, sizes a...
Is that garment you're sewing a shirt or a blouse? Is it the collar stand, or lack thereof that makes you decide one way or another? How abo...
An interview with Esther, owner of a local sewing business, Tocci Quinces & More . Highlights of our conversation include: - How Esther lear...
Show Notes : http://enchantedbysewing.blogspot.com. This month I’m taking a leaf out of the book of some of the podcasts and columnists I en...
It's a good time of year to consider how rethinking of women’s societal roles and life choices has affected attitudes towards the use of apr...
I was intimidated by sewing well fitting jeans, in addition to learning how to achieve an authentic jeans-styling look when it comes to fabr...
My experiences creating a) a Duct Tape Dress Form (with a friend) b) a Uniquely You Dress Form (Instructor Judith Jackson) 1) What is a dres...
P rofessional and weekend wear are well integrated in Susan's wardrobe. Business casual is her everyday look and skirts and dresses are impo...
P rofessional and weekend wear are well integrated in Susan's wardrobe. Business casual is her everyday look and skirts and dresses are impo...
California Sewist seeks inspiration at the Victoria and Albert In the June Enchanted by Swing podcast I shared some of my favorite sewist si...