Pattern Review
Deepika put together this site to collect reviews of sewing patterns. An incredible resource.
www.patternreview.com
Fashion-Incubator
Just discovered through the comments – fantastic site. Go there and see why.
http://fashion-incubator.com/mt/
Marquise
Gorgeous costume site with drafted patterns from historical garments. It’s possible to get lost for
hours in this site. Includes historical detail on costume and dress.
www.marquise.de/en/index.html
Vintage sewing
Public domain sewing books available on the net. Includes dressmaking and millinery and
gloves. Books are from 1890s to 1950s.
vintagesewing.info/index.html
Knitty
Every winter i am obsessed with knitting. Knitty is a free webzine for knitting nerds. The only
thing better than the gazillion free patterns are the articles.
www.knitty.com
Threads
Threads not only have a pretty good print magazine, but they also have a heap of stuff
available on their website. Video features are especially good.
www.taunton.com/threads/index.asp
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June 24, 2008 at 6:12 pm
colin heaney
Hello Jojo,
I have been trying to find some information when I ran across you. I don’t know if you are willing to help but I would like to ask you a question.
I have recently started to do a line of silk scarves and silk kaftans. They are made of 12mm satin georgette and crepe. The neckline has a facing and the sewers say they need to use an interfacing to sew them well but it makes the neck a bit stiff. What do you think would be the best type of interfacing in this situation?
If you can help I would appreciate it.
Yours truly
Colin Heaney
June 24, 2008 at 6:25 pm
jojof
Hi Colin,
I reckon the best interfacing for fine fabrics like georgette especially would be something like silk organza. It’s a stiff but transparent, and even a couple of layers would add some structure without adding too much stiffness. Even with silk crepe i think it would work well. You would want the silk version rather than the poly version for the combination of stiffness and weight.
Hope that helps!
regards
Joanna