#ruth ciemnoczolowski

[professorpski]

Threads Magazine, April May 2017

This issue of Threads has a lot of fine embellishment techniques which would be perfect if you have a wedding to attend this coming spring or summer,  and balances them out with some more sober features.

The top photos is of a vintage suit from the 1950s with a detail on the pockets that could be moved and used elsewhere to good effect. Judith Neukam figures out how to recreate it. An article explaining double-gauze and where to find it comes from Carol J. Fresia. Saris and what you can do with the beautiful length of cloth that makes one is covered by Paula Smith-Danell who also gives us some tips on buying: some sources are more reliable than others in what they are offering. As you can see from the cover, there are directions for decorating a dress with both peacock fathers and beads caught in tiny pockets at the sleeves by Ruth Ciemnoczolowski.

If you are thinking, well, that’s nice but I am not likely to need a peacock feather dress any time soon, there are also articles on making your own exercise wear, on working with a sloper (the basic building block for drafting flat patterns), an article on shirts and collars, the trends in spring colors and fabrics, and more. In short, a lot for your money.

You can get on a news stand or here: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/

[professorpski]

Threads May 2016

The new issue of Threads magazine has a little something for the beginner, and lots of skilled and highly skilled dressmakers. The article on the use of Petersham ribbon by Susan Khalje covers the decorative, like the pleated ribbon at top, and the structural, like a ribbon waistband instead of interfacing. Ruth Ciemnoczolowski has a guide to making tulle skirts, but it looks to me like you must really be fearless about your hips to wear one (either that, or a ballerina). Dana Finkle offers the easy purse project which I support as I once had to whip up a purse right before taking a plane after I discovered my white patent handbag was covered with pen markings (now I would just take out my colored sharpies and mark it into a work of art).

On newsstands, or to subscribe, go here:

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/