a bow-belt, painted/stenciled fabric, an upcycled bag – nothing great, but quite inspiring to adapt.
Cloth is full of sooo soo many nice innovative, creative ideas that immediately inspired me.Not totally smashing but it can be helpful to keep track of your measurements and to have them handy while sewing.
What I liked best was a “project rescue” article that had helpful tips on how to deal with scorches, snags, spills etc and how to get rid of them.Īll in all this magazine seemed to not go beyond basics.an article about serger basics (basics, again).
I loved a tutorial on how to customize a peplum pattern with nicely explained instructions.tutorial on how to get rid of side seams – quite interesting but very basic.However, there were a few things I liked. Although it’s the same price as Burdastyle, it has not much to offer in comparison. For me, it was definitely not worth the money and I regret buying it. I was very disappointed when I flicked through the issue. Sewstylish – Spring 2013 Fashion Sewing Guide. Definitely not outdated enough to be vintage, which is a bit weird. What I really didn’t like was that everything about this magazine, the models, patterns, fabrics, looks a bit outdated and old-fashioned.
I love looking at it, reading about it and this magazine had quite a few articles adressing haute couture techniques. It’s perfect for me!Īlthough there are actually no patterns included (compared to Burdastyle’s 30-40 patterns for the same price), I would say it was worth the money. In case you’re looking for new reads for the weekend, I summarised the pros and cons:Īnd the magazine’s title holds its promise. However, I recently bought three magazines that looked quite promising – Sewstylish, Threads and Cloth.
The only ones I keep are the Burdastyle magazines since you can reuse the patterns for as many times as you want and combine the different pattern parts of different issues to create new looks. They can be quite expensive and end up in the dustbin anyway. After quite a stressful term at uni and before heading home for the Easter weekend I treated myself with three new sewing magazines I’ve never read before.