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Episode 28 - Dress Forms

First, anyone catch my mistake - on the podcast I said Episode 29, oops, it is only Episode 28. I didn't want to edit again, so I left it. Sorry.

Dressform information:
History information on dress forms

Types and other information

What are dress forms and how do I get them
Fashion Incubator dress form information
English site -dressforms with adjustable torso length
Sew News article

How to make a duct tape dress form:

You Tube video

Etsy blog

My blog for what I am sewing pictures and information
Girls in the Garden

Other items talked about
Timmel Home page


Big List of Sewing Blogs




ASG
ASG National Convention

Podcast length 23 minutes

The Winners Are....

Fashionista Fabric Gift Certificate - Dinah Miller from Indiana
Christina from Assorted Notions - Book from Anne St. Clair
Ruth from Sew Chic - Interfacing from Pam Erny

Please email me
sew_forth@hotmail.com
with your mailing address. Dinah I just need your email to get the gift certificate code to you.

Thanks all for listening and leaving such great comments.

Episode 27- Time to Sew

Some of the tops I have made from Simplicity 4076

Tips for finding time to sew in this episode.

Check out these books for more timesaving ideas:
Nancy Zieman's book

Sue Hausmann's book


Websites mentioned in this podcast:
Sewing Republic
Craft Stylish

Don't forget to leave a comment on the blog to be entered for the anniversary drawing.

Podcast length: 28 minutes

Episode 26 - A View and Another Year

Trench for my daughter, McCalls' 5525

Sewing Machine Needle Information:

Taunton Article

Sewing.about.com article

Beacon Fabrics article

Interview with Cheryl Weiderspahn of Homestead Specialities

Homestead Specialities

Low-Sew Boutique book

Funny Farm Story

Low-Sew Boutique Contest - you have plenty of time to enter the deadline is October 1, 2008

Happy One Year Anniversary to the Sew Forth Now Podcast

For the month of April 2008, leave a comment on the blog stating what country you are from, why you listen, and if you listen a few episodes at a time or keep current. This will automatically enter you in the drawing for the following prizes:

Fashionista Fabric - A $20 gift certificate donated by Melody

Intimately Yours Bras Book - This book donated by Anne St. Clair

Fashion Sewing Supply Interfacing - Interfacing donated by Pam Erny

Thanks to these kind and generous ladies for their donations.

Don't forget to enter

Length of podcast: 51 minutes.

Episode 25 - Couture Details

History of couture:
Fashion Era
The History of Haute Couture
Haute Coutue Impeccable Style and History

Interpret Couture into our sewing
Couture Sewing

Interview with Susan Khalje
Susan Khalje Website
Susan's Books

Article on HGTV website about sewing schools:

HGTV article


Length of Podcast - 46 minutes

Episode 24 - A Good Foundation

Elastic wasitband tutorial

Sew ends of elastic together, section the elastic into quarters. This elastic is marked with pins, you could use a fabric washable marker. Quarter mark the garment's waist also.













Begin serging the elastic to the garment. Make sure you have a few stitches secured before you stretch the elastic.




















A view of the serging.





















Quarter mark. The pin on the elastic is matching with the seam of the pajama pants. Remember to remove your pin before the serger blades hit the pin.

Completed serged waistband















Next, sew the the casing down, use your coverstitch or sewing machine.

















Once again, match the seams. This will help the waistband lay flat. See the seam on the casing matching up with the side seam on the wrong side of the garment.






















Shot of steam to draw up the elastic.
















Finished elastic waistband. I hope this helped.














The interview on today's episode is with Anne St. Clair owner of Needle Nook Fabric
Anne has been a guest on the show a few times and is a wealth of information.

Anne mentions these sources for bras
Elite Bra pattern (her own design) check her blog for ordering information
Kwik Sew lingerie patterns
Elan patterns

You can Email Anne with any questions.


Thanks for listening and posting comments. I try to reply to all I can. Sometimes blogger doesn't show the email address, just a non-reply note. I do appreciate all the comments and ideas. Thank you.

I will start posting the length of the podcast on this blog. Maybe that will be helpful to those who listen via the computer. This one is 52 minutes long. That might be a record!