BY MARCY TILTON — Vogue Patterns designer and fabric curator Marcy Tilton offers helpful tips for working with silk, the queen of fibers.Pre-treating • Silks are washable, but always test a swatch first to be sure you like the results. • T...
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BY MARCY TILTON — In this 4.5 minute video I share with you some of my top tips for finding just the right fabrics for sewing your own signature garments.
BY KATHERINE TILTON — I was privy to all the excitement around the arrival of the Pratesi linens here at MarcyTilton.com. There was some talk about using this wide fabric for making bed linens and I thought ‘oh sure’ — meaning ‘I don’t th...
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BY MARCY TILTON — The studio working name for this new Spring 18 Marcy Tilton pattern is 'The Tuck Tank Tunic'. Vogue 9317 is versatile, flattering, fun to sew, easy to fit and designed for both knit and woven fabrics. For the pattern envelope...
BY MARCY TILTON — Vogue 9322 vest is versatile, flattering and functional and continues my 2018 theme to create designs that are pieces that layer together and build a wardrobe that can travel, work for everyday life and crossover the seasons. In m...
BY MARCY TILTON — I recently received a question about making a 'muslin' for knit tops and t-shirts which leads me to share thoughts on what is a 'muslin' and how it relates to testing a pattern or design. Here is the question and my response inclu...
Beautiful video that traces the path of linen from flax field to fiber to fabric.
BY MARCY TILTON — No matter the pattern, I always change it straight out of the envelope. Here I alter a Christine Jonson pattern, #1025, Base Wear Two. I like this pattern a lot. I also find Sandra Betzina, Burda (and of course, Marcy and Katherin...
BY MARCY TILTON — Because all of life is a journey, in planning my 2018 grouping of patterns, my intention is to create designs that travel well through life, whether staying at home, going to a job, or out and about exploring the world. I travel a...
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