Here is a the quick preview for the next Manequim issue (April for me):
Shoes!
Also something about “return of the sets” (a volta dos conjuntos) which if you look at the picture they have a matching blouse and skirt (looks like a dress at first) but then they accessorise them separately…interested to see how many other patterns are in that section.
Posted on April 29, 2012, in Manequim and tagged 2012, April. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Great post. I used to love cross stitching and did a lot as a kid; my mother had lots of stunning pa
I never got the point of the back needing to look pretty. Yes you don't want dark colour threads run
Oh, yes I cross stitch and have a few different projects on the go. My biggest hold-up on doing it i
I adore your Tardis! That is really so wonderful. I know that it was a while ago when I was doing ca
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Shoes!!! I go mad about shoes
I like the wide trousers too. Do you have Manaquim subscription? Do you think it’s worth it?
They always have a best shoes to swoon over!
I do have a subscription, I think I am on my third year. I haven’t sewn much out of them lately because life has been busy but I think it is definitely worth it. I used to buy a lot of fashion magazines but Manequim is the same as a fashion magazine but with patterns and much cheaper per issue than the fashion magazines. The only thing that could be a problem is that only some patterns come multi-sized and most of them are only in one size so if you want to get the most out of an issue you may have to do a little grading. I am working on a bit of that, grading down to my size, but most patterns are either in my size (Manequim 44 which is kind of a Burda 42) or one up/one down so it’s not so bad. You can see how I subscribe to my magazines here: http://thecuriouskiwi.wordpress.com/magazines/
feel free to ask me any more questions xx
Oh gosh good to know that Burda and Manequim sizes differ! I got one Manequim, February I think. I found a review of it on another blog and fell in love with one of the patterns. I bought that one loose issue on eBay, only for that pattern – it wasn’t very cost effective… But found other patterns that I liked in 44 that I was planning to make – didn’t even think the size could be a different 44 than Burda’s!
That’s right
It’s usually only about one size up and all the measurements are just the tiny bit different from Burda. I have a translated size chart here that might help you: http://thecuriouskiwi.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/manequim-size-chart-translated.jpg and this tutorial might help for enlarging a pattern, it’s worked for me in the past: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4424/quick-reference-for-cut-and-spread-pattern-grading 
Do you reckon we could sew some of them there shoes?!
Glad to see you had some energy to sew a bit. Oh and power tidy.
Wouldn’t that be a great?! Sew me some shoes
Ah yes, sewing made me feel much better, thank you