File this post under inspirations: The Charles James exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. James, fashion designer from the 1920s through the 1960s, is widely referred to as America’s first couturier. His creations, more than just cut and seamed or wrapped, were sculpted and engineered. He was renowned for his tailoring – the way … Continue reading
We’re sharing this post from our sister site, Backyard Huppah. Direct link to showtunes. Fans of the award-winning PBS documentary The Gefilte Fish Chronicles will be glad to hear it’s being turned into a musical, currently in development and playing in theaters around New York and New Jersey. The play tells the story of the … Continue reading
One of our reader’s, Erez, made our day today by sharing these photos of two beautiful tallitot he made with his son and daughter just in time for his son’s bar mitzvah. They used the instructions we posted for sewing your own tallit and added embroidery to the neckpieces. They were so inspired that they … Continue reading
Sewing enthusiasts who want to try their hand at making Judaica have a new online resource: Sew Jewish’s Maria Bywater just became a teacher at the online learning site Curious.com. The site was launched just last year, and it was named one of Time’s top 50 websites. We’re kind of excited they invited us to … Continue reading
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