Archive for August, 2008
The Stitchery Is …
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery
Closed for the next 2 weeks.
LOL! I don’t mean that this blog is closed. I mean that I’m not going to work on commercial orders for the next two weeks.
I’ve caught up with everything on order as of right this very minute, and I’m not [...]
Numeral Card Holder
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery August 25, 2008
I can finally upload photos (yay!) but now can’t send email so if you’ve tried to contact me and I’m atypically quiet, please know that I am here, hitting the send button over and over and over LOL. We seem to have a major problem [...]
New Product Development
I’ve been working 7 days a week for the past two weeks and today I’m finishing up the orders for existing products. Yippee!!!
No rest for the weary though.
HusParter and I are deep in the throes of new product development. We are designing a hanging display for Hello Wood Product’s Small Numeral Cards, [...]
Bed Jacket Pattern
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery
Here’s a pattern that came to reside at The Stitchery today via Ebay.
I’d prefer long sleeves with elastic at the wrists. It’s an easy alteration to make given that the sleeve pattern is already shaped and not just straight.
I was going to say: “When I get [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Lycoris squamigera-Surprise Lily Surprise
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery
Another good thing about this plant: A Colony!
By The Way: I have no control over the automatically generated “Possibly related” links generated below. I have reported this to WordPress.com and hope that it is removed. Abject apologies!!!!!!!!!
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I just figured out that the word “Surprise” in [...]
Vogue 8507
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery and at sewing.PatternReview.com
Pattern Description: MISSES’ DRESS: Straight, fitted, lined dress, mid-knee, has princess seams and back zipper [and back walking] slit. A: sleeveless. B: short, two-piece raglan sleeves with pleats.
I made view B.
Pattern Sizing: Combinations: AAX(4-6-8-10), D5(12-14-16-18-20)
Love that there is size 12 through 18 in [...]
Silk Nightgown-It’s So Exciting!
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery
I know my rabble-rousing hasn’t produced this wonder, it’s probably been in the works for at least a year. We’ll see if it turns up in the pattern catalogs.
Found at MyShape.com. Here’s the product description:
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Julianna Rae – Indulgence Silk Gown $230.00
Style No. 7969
Soft lace trim and [...]
Patterns for Nightgown and Bed Jacket
Posted by MaryBeth at The Stitchery
This is the Butterick offering available now, brought to my attention by Carolyne Cafaro, the Merchandising Manager for Butterick and Vogue Patterns. A Winter, and presumably heavier set, will be available in November, B5299. There was no indication that the suggestions would be included in future release plans. [...]
Not To Forget The Bed Jacket….
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery
Great comments have been posted to the Burning Nightgown post yesterday. I hadn’t been aware that KwikSew now can access all of its archive patterns but for a few.
How sweet and helpful is Debbie Cook to offer to trace off an old pattern she may have??? [...]
Burning Nightgown Madness
Posted by Mary Beth at The Stitchery.wordpress.com
Edited: I’ve just sent a link to this post to sewing pattern companies so if you’d like to impress them with the need you could add a comment below
Nightgowns have been on my mind for the past number of years so I pursue each pattern company’s new releases for [...]
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