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Perfecting the pockets

Time spent: 2 hrs Total time: 8hrs 30 After a week’s hiatus, I am back at the jacket. I got several new tools for Christmas and am super excited to continue my couture journey better stocked (Thanks to mom and her wonderful assistant, my aunt!) I received a lot of neat stuff for organizing (bobbin… Read More Perfecting the pockets

January 1, 2013January 8, 2013 Samantha Schmidt3 Comments

Much ado about lapels

Time spent ca. 2hrs 30 mins Total time spent: 6 hrs 30 mins I finally feel like I am making progress. Over the last couple days, I have worked on the lapel, prepared the pockets and sewed the centre front panels to the side front panels. The majority of the two-plus hours spent was searching… Read More Much ado about lapels

December 16, 2012December 16, 2012 Samantha Schmidt1 Comment

I hate marking. And this kind doesn’t even involve stickers.

Time Spent: ca 1 hr 30 Total Time Spent: 4 hrs Tonight, I finished marking. Most of my marking was done with chalk, but I decided to mark the grainline and cross grain on the front panels and sleeves. Ever the teacher, I asked why on earth this was necessary and learned that sewing these… Read More I hate marking. And this kind doesn’t even involve stickers.

December 12, 2012December 12, 2012 Samantha SchmidtLeave a comment

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Hello! I’m Sam! I’m an elementary school French and Art teacher and I live with my husband and two young kids in a two-bedroom apartment. We chose not to have a car and try really hard to live a low-impact life. But I also really, really love making clothes.

I’ve been sewing pretty much my whole life, but it’s been in the last five years or so that I’ve really committed to changing my clothing consumption habits and thought really hard about my style. This blog is something of a record of that journey.

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