Threads, Spring 2022
This cover of this issue offers a brilliant fuchsia wrap top (Vogue 1246) in silk organza which accompanies an article by Sandra Betzina on sewing organza and how to best take advantage of its thin stiffness. Other articles continue the theme of dressy clothing. The back cover shows off a pale pink dress from the 1930s with a large, bertha collar made out of lattice work created from the same fabric. Judith Neukam explains how to make this vintage feature from creating the tubes of fabric, laying them out into lattice and then attaching a scalloped edging. At a time when women’s wardrobes were much smaller, every dress had to offer details and features that might it right for the occasion. I imagine this dress at a tea party or worn with a hat at a garden party. For a more modern look, Anna Mazur explains how to alter a basic sleeveless sheath dress into a one-shouldered look. And Laura Nash shows how to take a gored a skirt pattern and redraft it with scallops.
All of these are for more formal occasions and wear, while other articles deal with more basic issues like fit, including one on fitting a man’s shirt, pressing, sewing details on thick denims, and more. And we have the usual columns with sewing tips and new products. There are reviews of the new patterns and a section on spring colors and patterns as well. As I am looking out at a snow-covered yard, the idea of spring is very appealing.
You can find it at your local fabric store, bookstore, newsstand, or online here: https://www.threadsmagazine.com/
