In 2023, we had three major video series at The League for which I did the majority of my sewing for the year: our How To Sew Pants, our Travel Handmade video series, an our Intro to Activewear video series. Between these three projects, I made over 40 handmade garments in the space of one calendar year!
This is BY FAR a record for me. I wrote on my personal blog about how I got all that sewing done, and what I learned from it. Below, see the YouTube version of a video featuring me wearing ALL THE THINGS–members can also view the League-exclusive extended Director’s Cut video summary of all those handmade garments!
ALL the handmade garments
This list covers ALL the garments I wear in the video!
- Burda skirt with modifications (wool fleece and black pebbled leather with snaps)
- Dawson tee (red merino wool jersey)*
- Lark Tee with turtleneck hack (forest green merino wool jersey)
- Pietra Pants (black and white speckled cotton)*
- Milor Tee with modifications (gold and cream thick cotton jersey)
- Mitchell Trousers (gold crepe cotton bottomweight)*
- Adrienne Blouse (red and cream stripe bamboo jersey)
- Nout Sailor Trousers (navy linen)
- Brigit Tee (bicycle print cotton jersey)
- McCall’s vintage skirt (red linen)
- Lark Tee with small pocket (hibiscus and amythest merino wool jersey)
- Sunset Bay Cargo Convertible Hiking Pants (khaki waterproof lightweight nylon blend)*
- Clara Leggings (black Lycra blend cotton jersey)*
- Softshell Jacket (antique gold Polartec Pro waffle fleece)
- Lark Tee (aqua merino wool jersey)
- ?? Legging (flecked nylon blend jersey)–I really can’t remember what pattern this was??
- Veltori Top (peacock merino wool jersey)
- modified Gilbert Top (Nike dri-fit nylon blend)*
- Steeplechase Leggings (peacock nylon spandex)
- Arare Pullover (teal waterproof nylon with Nike dri-fit lining)
- Wind & Rain Pants (black waterproof nylon with waterproof zippers)*
- Iris Tee (gold merino wool jersey)
- Jessica Leggings (grey nylon spandex)
- Santiam Reversible Vest (olive windproof nylon ripstop with plaid polar fleece and reversible zipper)*
- Pacific Crest Gaiters (forest nylon ripstop with reflective ribbon)*
- Momiji Walking Jacket (chartreuse nylon softshell with waterproof zippers and dri-fit lining)
- Emerson Dress (navy floral rayon)
- Zoey Tank (cream bamboo jersey)
- Demi Pants (black linen)*
- Dawson Tee with long sleeves (cream and salmon stripe bamboo blend jersey)
- Blackwood Cardigan (deep green merino wool jersey)
- Dawson Tee with short sleeves (cream and olive cotton bamboo blend jersey)*
- Pona Jacket (green luxury fleece)
- Gilbert Top (white windowpane plaid linen)
- Zoey Tank (bark merino wool jersey)
- Palisade Pant (chocolate linen)*
- Montana Dress (cream and black splatter linen)
- Lark Tee (navy and green stripe merino wool jersey)*
- Emerson Pant (herringbone tweed linen)*
- Rory Tee (olive and white stripe ribbed cotton)
- Pietra Pants (white linen)*
- Blanca Flight Suit (chartreuse linen)
- Ira Dress (crane print cotton double gauze)
Not shown on video (but sewn in 2023):
- Sasha trousers (Barbie-pink stretch cotton twill)*
- Dani pants (plum herringbone cotton)*
- Coppelia Cardigan (heathered green bamboo and silk jersey)
- Glov-Itt fingerless gloves (coyote Polartec fleece with double-fold bias tape)*
- a men’s fleece vest for my husband (below)
ALL of that is feedback that’s valuable to sewing the best garments of our lives, and THAT is the focus of every video and every video series I share here with members of The League!
In the video exclusive for League members, I’m pretty candid about which garments I LOOOOOOVE and which ones I love less. Part of the on-going conversation we have here at The League is that NONE of these are “failures,” they’re experiments. These are garments where I learned I need to size up, or size down, or remove an inch from the rise, or use a different serger thread.
The video series:
Watch ALL the League video series to sew along with me! Garments above marked with an * are FULL step-by-step sewalongs, each with their own full-length video. Garments with no * are included in the before-and-after videos for each series, complete with analysis and pattern info.
Each series is a “course” style with modules that include ALL the details, including sources for fabric and notions; tips and techniques; links to additional resources; and conversation about each pattern and how to make them work for you. The Pants video series also includes fitting and muslin skills!
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The League shares fresh content EVERY WEEK, and published over 40 hours of new video last year. We share quarterly sewalongs and original patterns, all included in your membership, along with LIVE chats every other month! Come sew the best clothes of your life as a member of The League.
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