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Category: Hems and finishes

Posted on July 26, 2022July 23, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Dress up a Carpe Diem with Details

It’s time to introduce some more options included in the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern.  This week we are looking at the Minty Fresh Carpe Diem Dress to demonstrate the steps for preparing and inserting the optional cap sleeve, back belt, and pleated hem vent.  Doesn’t this dress feel… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Dress, Hems and finishes, How to
Posted on July 12, 2022June 18, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Elegant Scalloped Tee

On a trip to New York, I spotted this lovely peach knit with a classic Italian print, only understated. It is a very light cotton jersey and while it is rare that I make a Tabula Rasa Knit top in only one fabric, this one seemed like a great candidate for… 

Categories: Design, Hems and finishes, How to, Knits, Pattern Development
Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Trimming a Carpe Diem

The Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic is the perfect garment design for featuring fun trim.  If you watched the Artistic Artifacts Facebook Live on Saturday morning, you saw a number of trimmed Carpe Diems that have become wardrobe favorites. We are going to look at the Indian Cotton Batik from… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, Repurposed
Posted on May 10, 2022July 6, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Summer Pants Journey

Like so many women at our stage in life, our bodies are changing.  For many months now, I (Carrie) have been complaining to Rae that I am no longer comfortable in most of my Eureka Pants.  My discomfort, especially in closely fitted pants, is undeniably a consequence of the disappearing… 

Categories: Fitting, Glamour Details, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, Pant Details, Pants, Wardrobe
Posted on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Hems for Garments – The Basics

There are so many options for finishing a garment’s hemline.  While building the Creative Hemlines class for our spring Expo season, I realized that a solid knowledge of hem finish options is essential before launching into more creative hemlines.   So, here is a rundown of hem finishes that can be… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, Jackets, Technique

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