Michelle Morris. also known as That Black Chic, is the editor of Sewn Magazine, a print sewing magazine dedicated to showcase the diversity in the sewing world and to celebrate creativity. Being a former print journalist myself, I’m beyond impressed with anyone starting…
Last week I bought two new (to me) German pattern magazines, Fashion Style and Sabrina. I’m looking for some fall inspirations and found some styles in these magazines that will work very well for the sewing projects I have planned.…
A constant challenge for me is keeping all my sewing stuff in some sort of order. This is especially important since I have my sewing corner in the living room, so I don’t really have the opportunity to let my…
As I might have mentioned before I started sewing clothes at a rather young age, I was only 11 when I made my first pair of pants and as a teenager I was already making a substanal amount of my…
I finally picked up the Burda October issue, mostly lured by the Karl Lagerfeld patterns. And I have to say he didn’t disappoint! The jacket and skirt that he showed looked very much in line with his Karl Lagerfeld line. I…
Why, oh why, must the European pattern magazines suddenly serve up styles like this when I have absolutely no time to sew for myself? Drool. Does anyone know where I can find tissue jersey like this for the sleeves? From…
I purchased my first issue of the Italian pattern magazine La Mia Boutique a couple a days ago (the October issue). In Sweden La Mia Boutique is readily available in most larger magazine stores, which is probably the reason why…