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Category: Helpful Hints

Posted on September 4, 2018October 18, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

The Tabula Rasa Jacket Journey

Everywhere we go, we launch stitchers of all levels on their Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) journey. We think it is a fun adventure, and we are glad you have joined us. We first presented our jacket pattern at shows and stores near, far and online in 2011. We are delighted that it… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on August 28, 2018August 31, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Bathrobe Needed

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sometimes fabric just calls out a name, and so it was last February when I visited Domesticity in Baltimore’s Lauraville Neighborhood.  It is a fun new stitch lounge and fabric shop where I always find… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Pattern work
Posted on August 14, 2018July 6, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 11 Comments

Fit to Travel On

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Several of our readers expressed interest in the travel fabric featured in my spring blog post Fit for Travel.  I promised a report on performance, so I am here to let you know that it… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Shirts, Technique
Posted on July 31, 2018May 23, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

V-Neck Tee Tips

The Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic (TRK) pattern includes options for U-neck and V-neck construction. The V-neck scares lots of folks because it requires you to clip into the seam allowance to begin the process, but don’t worry! Follow these V-neck tee tips for the perfect neckline. Here are some… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Knits, Technique
Posted on July 10, 2018June 20, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Painting Knits

Painting on knit fabric has been my fun summer experiment, and I am pleased to report my recent results. Over the past few weeks I have graduated from painting samples to painting sections of a Tabula Rasa Knit Tee. It’s quite fun. My knit painting experiment began with my trusty Shiva Paint… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits, Surface Design
Posted on July 3, 2018July 5, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Fancy Frames

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  What do you do when you want to feature a busy button on a busy fabric?  Make a solid button frame, of course. Our Shirt Variations pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket includes a sidebar… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Shirts
Posted on June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Why? Eureka!

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  The name of our pants pattern is intended to inspire you to stitch your way to perfect pants so you can say Eureka! I have Pants that Fit. This week we are hosting a 5-day… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pants, Pattern work
Posted on June 12, 2018June 11, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Less Knit – More Creativity

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sewing up knit tops with the scraps from our bundles is becoming one of my specialties.  I am not complaining because I have a drawer bursting at the seams with fun Tabula Rasa Knit tops… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits, Technique
Posted on June 5, 2018June 20, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

TC’s Challenging Fabric

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Today we welcome TC Ferrito to our column.  If you are in ASG you have probably met her, she is a dynamo of energy for all things sewing.  We are so honored that she is… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Knits
Posted on May 29, 2018October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Cool Partial Lining

Partial linings are perfect for warm weather sewing when you need a neat finish but don’t want the heat of a full lining. Thank the South Carolina ASG group for this post. They asked about partial linings and so we will oblige. Let’s look at the development, insertion and finishing… 

Categories: Band Variations, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets

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