Threads, June/ July Issue
The summer issue of Threads magazine for June/July is out and it offers a nice range of articles as you can see from the cover and these photos. The editors were thinking parties and summer dresses, as well as including articles about using your sewing machine in new ways, and some big topics like draping. Plus, this issue offers the usual columns on new patterns, on new products, and answering questions.
Up top, I feature an article on using sequinned fabric by Patricia Robison, including mermaid sequins which flip from one color to the other, as you see with the photo of the gold and white sheath. This allows you to play with the sequins all night if you are in the mood. The large peach flower embellishment is inspired by a vintage dress from the 1920s and explained by Judith Neukam. She used hand-dyed silks and decorative trim and beads to create it. You can easily imagine all kinds of variations of this kind of flower on party dresses, large of small, in single-colored harmonies, or dramatic, contrasting color harmonies. Then, Kenneth D. King offers another technical article on embellishment, this one on reverse applique as you see in the picture of the red dress.
The cheery print dress on the cover is the Night and Day Dress pattern by CharmPatterns.ByGertie.com which has an unusually large selection of versions: long and short sleeves, low and high necklines, and full or fit-and-flared gored skirt. You pick the combo you want for a day dress or a party dress. The dark blue and black evening gown is by Jennifer Philips, one of the winners of the annual the contest among professional custom clothiers, the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals. Photos of the other winners are also included and they are all inspiring.
You can find in at your local bookstore or news stand, or online here: https://www.threadsmagazine.com/