HANDMADE STATIONERY AND BESPOKE PRINT-ON-DEMAND SHOP
Here at Kim & Ink we’ve been sewing and doing pattern design for forty some years, so come sit by us if you want to try our techniques. And all the sewing requires lots of organization; a never ending topic, right?
Lately we’ve been sewing a lot of knits, which can be super easy or crazy hard. It just depends on the type of knit and the tools you have at your finger tips.
Pattern designing is one of our favorites. We haven’t bought a Simplicity or Butterick or any other name of pattern for years. We start with you and end with you. When we show you how to make yourself a pattern, it will be yours alone.
So shoot us an email with any questions you might have, and we’ll be happy to answer them. If we don’t know the answer, we know where to go to find them!
Your Back Bodice Pattern DIY: Learn Bespoke Sewing Part 3 Refining the 7 Measurements To A Basic Bodice Pattern If this is your first “Learn Bespoke Sewing” class, go to this post to begin. Learn Bespoke Sewing Tools You Need for your Back Bodice Pattern DIY: 1 ” Tru-grid, available here….
Develop Your Personal Pattern: Learn Bespoke Sewing Part 2 Refining the 7 Measurements To A Basic Bodice Pattern If this is your first time joining us in the “Learn Bespoke Sewing” class, go to this post to begin. Learn Bespoke Sewing Tools You’ll Need to Develop Your Personal Pattern 1 ”…
Learn Bespoke Sewing: 7 Measurements To A Basic Bodice Pattern Part One of Developing Patterns Ala Kimenink Disclaimer: Kimenink do not claim to be sewing pros in any sense of the word. If a professional would follow the easy steps we’ve developed to pattern making… Well, let’s just say their noses would be so…
Pattern Binder DIY to organize your sewing patterns. Any sewist can most likely make this quick, easy project from supplies you already have on hand. In this post we talked about pattern storage ideas and promised to show you how to make our favorite type of pattern organization, the Pattern Binder. Pattern Binder…
Need some ideas for sewing pattern storage? If you’re in Fall Cleaning mode at your house, you’ll need to organize your sewing room, too. I’ve always been a pattern hoarder. I have every pattern I’ve ever purchased for myself, my husband and my children. And the patterns I’ve acquired during the years of sewing…
The best pattern making paper to create your own custom clothing is as simple as up-cycling old pattern tissue, or all the way up the scale to bespoke by using muslin fabric. I learned to sew from the best mother ever. She taught me all I needed to know about saving money and sewing…
Here’s the nursing dress sewing tutorial for the pattern we helped you create. Because Mama’s wardrobe deserves as much attention as baby’s. Nursing Dress Sewing Tutorial for sewing the Modest Nursing Dress Pattern with the pattern we made in this post. Cut the Dress Cut the back and sleeve pattern pieces as you…
We looked for a modest nursing dress design so we could offer you a free pattern DIY. Preparing for baby means mama needs new clothes, too! We found a few nursing dress designs around the net that could be styled modestly. You can find ready-made modest nursing dresses. Our favorites were from latchedmama.com. They…
Want to sew a gift for a new baby in your life? This monogram bandanna bib and burp cloth DIY is fun and fast. This is the second part of this project. In the first part, Monogram Bandanna Bib and Burp Cloth DIY, we cut the white pieces of the big and burp cloth set….
Make a sweet monogram bandanna baby bib and burp cloth set with our two step tutorial. The first step: paint the monogram design onto the fabric. When a new baby joins the family there’s a lot of celebrating and gifting going on. This sweet monogram bandanna baby bib and burp cloth set is special because…
Pocahontas-couture. Part two of the Indian Princess costume DIY. Part 1 we created the costume pattern; today you sew it, start to finish.
Need an Indian Princess Costume DIY? We break down the steps so you can create an easy One-Of-A-Kind Pattern for your personal princess!