Sewing Forums

The Sewing Forum: A UK sewing forum. I love this place ... lots of friendly folk who love to help out and share their sewing projects. There's an awful lot of experience here.

Sew-Whats-New: An American sewing forum similar to the above.

Yahoo Group - Pattern Design: Yahoo group dedicated to pattern design and pattern making.

Yahoo Group - Sewing Lingerie: Yahoo group dedicated to the design, pattern making and sewing of bras and other lingerie.

Sew News: Lots and lots of stuff ... free patterns, sewing advice, craft ideas and much more. Always worth a read of you're in need of a little help or inspiration.

Threads: Threads is the premier magazine for sewing enthusiasts, people who are passionate about sewing garments, home furnishings, gifts, and accessories. I'm sure everyone already knows about Threads but if you don't then check it out.

Bras & Lingerie

Bra-Makers Supply: A place where you can buy just about everything for bras and corsetry. A good range of underwires.

Bra Size Calculator: Not sure what size bra you should be wearing? This site is a good place to start with an online calculator to work it out for you, along with a few useful fitting tips.

CorsetMaking.com: Everything you need to make a bra or corset ... for busks to grommits and beyond. This website sells all the tools and patterns as well.

Dancewear

How To Make A Ballet Tutu: A really good starting place if you want to make a ballet or halloween tutu. Lots of background and tutu links but no real detail on making a tutu pattern. Although the pattern is basically just a series of rectangular strips gathered up and attached to a panty it would have been nice to see some instructions.

Other Stretchy Stuff

Catsuit Patterns and More: An interesting approach to making a catsuit which in all theory should actually work. Lots of instructions and photos. Tim, the author, is also a friendly guy.

Sewing Blogs - Others' Swimsuit Efforts

Chronically Uncool: The Swimsuit Experiment (April 30 - May 7) ... in search of the perfect swimwear pattern.

Bloom's Fabric Obsession: Itsy Bitsy Bikinis ... some excellent work! Her main blog is here.

The Lazy Milliner: A number of days in the blog (June 11 - 16) talk about swimwear. A fun read.

Promo pic from a show I did back in 2004 ... it was a very 'dark' high fashion show. The leather inserts are real fish leather!