le mani d'oro

It is with humility that I am showing the results of my lingerie sewing projects. I mentioned previously that my learning curve when it comes to elastics and tiny curves is very slow. But, I am progressing... this is good news;-) Be merciful with me Ces jours-ci, je suis obsédée par la confection de sous-vêtements. J'ai dévoré le livre de Norma Loehr, je...

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For those of you who do not know, I spend lots of time cycling the beautiful roads in Quebec. During one summer I can cycle up to 3000 km. On top of keeping me in an excellent shape, this activity also contributes in relaxing me from work. But the negative effect of this activity is of course that it keeps me away from...

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The first garment to be sewn with my new machine is finished and it was worn for the first time last Friday by my gorgeous friend Florence. As I mentioned in my previous post, I used the Vogue pattern # 8358 as a base. This pattern is designed for knits, but I used it with a woven fabric that has 5% of stretch....

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