Tutorial: Adding suspenders to vintage style knickers

Finally, I am happy to share with you the remarkably easy process of adding suspenders to your vintage style knickers!

This tutorial is is now available in our online store... click on the link to the right of the page to view.

Enjoy and Happy Sewing!

Be a Couture Designer

As you know our little elves are working hard at putting together the best Crowd Funding Campaign possible, to help you get excitied about the upcoming campaign we are letting you know ahead of time about our sponsor's gifts!

Read the full post by clicking on the campaign logo to the right of the page

Here is one gift idea we are considering adding to the list, if we receive enough love from our fans we will add it to the sponsorship gifts list:

Be a Couture designer!

For a sponsorship of $250, submit to us 5 of your couture garment design ideas. We will pick our favorite design, and with your guidance and assistance, we will create your envisioned garment! It will become a part of our 2016 Couture design collection. Profit made from the sale of your design will be donated to a charitable cause of our choosing.

If this is something you would love to be a part of, let us know!

What's to come...

As you would have read in my previous blog post, I am looking at launching a crowdfunding project within the next couple of weeks. Here are some of the patterns and types of patterns my wonderful sponsors can expect to receive.

For those five few who manage to be the first to sponsor the guinea pig option, (something I am excited about), you will get a choice between a few of these options, as well as never made before items! You will receive the designs and breakdowns, and whichever you may choose from the design list, you will be assured to be the FIRST person in the world to test and wear that garment! Exciting right!










While I am working on my market research leading up to the launch of my campaign I am also open to any ideas on patterns YOU would love to see in my collection as a sponsor. Please feel free to email me about the ideas and feel free to send reference pictures for designs that you may have in mind mysewingpatternz@gmail.com

None of these patterns will be made available for sale until AFTER all our sponsors have received them! And to top it off, our sponsors or getting them at a discounted rate!

To keep up to date with exciting news of my campaign, join my mailing list today! Send me an email with “Sew Add Me” as the subject!

Let's get excited!

Hello crazy sewing fans

I am working on an INDIEGOGO campaign that will help me to launch my business and my passion for fashion to the next level.

Why do I need funds... I have a clear goal in mind, a vision and a lot of fabric. I have mad sewing skills but I am in need of some new equipment and I would love to launch a brilliant marketing campaign to let the world know how there is an awesome new generation of DIY dressmakers who need to know about my products and services.

First of all... what is rewards based crowdfunding?

Rewards-based crowdfunding has been a source of funding for small businesses. Businesses post projects looking for funding on a crowdfunding portal, targeting a certain amount of capital to raise. In return for a donation from fans of a project, a business gives some type of incentive for participating (that's why it's called rewards-based crowdfunding).

Crowdfunding is more than selling rewards to get money - it's getting people to invest in your company and product.

What is INDIEGOGO?

This is one of the top websites in the world that allows people and small businesses to raise much needed funds to boost their projects through rewards based crowdfunding. For more info click on this link:

https://www.indiegogo.com/about/our-story 

About my business

Boo Lè Heart Clothing has two main avenues of business

1.    Boo Lè Heart Patterns

a.    Digital sewing patterns are created for sale online. The patterns are digital downloads that can be saved to your PC and can be printed and re-printed whenever needed.

b.    The primary aim of this side of the business is to generate a passive income for the business as a whole, as once the pattern is complete and available to purchase online, it requires no further direct labor

c.    Nathalie Laurings is an indie pattern designer who aims at creating sewing patterns that are easy to follow, are stylish and can be used in seasons and years to follow.

2.    Boo Lè Heart Couture

a.    With 12 years experience of dressmaking and design behind her, founder Nathalie Laurings specializes in the design and creation of custom made bridal and evening wear.

b.    This side of the business currently includes custom made clothing, dressmaking services.

3. Boo Lè Heart Couture will be making personalized services and garment creation for each individual client. Paying closing attention to the quality of the garments supplied as well as the value of the services offered.

d.    Couture: The creation of a custom made to fit garment, usually made of non-stretch fabrics and containing a high amount of hand detail, such as beading or embroidery.

My goals... what I would sew love to achieve through my crowd funding project:

Although I am aiming at raising at least $1,500.00, my ideal goal would be to raise $15,000.  What would I use this money for?

Primarily two things

1. New computer equipment. As I work with a lot of digital graphics my current 250gig memory with 2gig RAM machine has become extremely slow and outdated. I would upgrade to something that can handle the level and quantity of graphics I work with. I will also invest in a central backup server, the recent past has made me realize that you cannot unpick a computer crash... because it’s seamless.
2. The funding will also go towards marketing. My couture designs are going to have full page full color spreads in bridal magazines, and the online presence of my digital patterns is going to be given a boost.

Now for the important part... the free stuff

These are the rewards I am looking at offering. Have a look and tell me if you believe this is value worth your money... this is the part where I am open to tips and advice as I would love to create a projected that you would be excited about! (click on the image to enlarge)

To keep up to date with exciting news of my campaign, join my mailing list today! Send me an email with “Sew Add Me” as the subject!

Happy Sewing!

About

My motto: simple and easy, timeless and stylish.

I am an indie pattern designer who aims at creating sewing patterns that are easy to follow, are stylish and can be used in seasons and years to follow. The patterns are digital downloads that can be saved to your PC and can be printed and re-printed whenever needed.

Would you like to join the mailing list and keep up to date on the launch of sewing patterns and tutorials? Send an email to mysewingpatternz@gmail.com and in the subject say “Sew add me” and just like that you will be added to the mailing list... it really is sew easy!

Are you following my blog yet? There’s an awesome little spot to the right of the page where you can type in your email address, and just like magic, whenever I make a new post of a pattern I have completed, or a free tutorial I have created for my awesome fans, you will automatically receive an emailed update!

Pretty nifty hey! 

I am busy working on some exciting news right now, but first I need your help and advice, so join my mailing list now and find out how you can help me to help you... 

Happy Sewing!

Free tutorial: Adding suspenders to vintage style knickers

Finally, I am happy to share with you the remarkably easy process of adding suspenders to your vintage style knickers!

This tutorial is for removable suspenders, so you can still wear your vintage knickers on those days that you don’t feel like wearing those thigh-high stockings.

What you will need to accomplish this:

4 x brassier sliders

4 x suspender grips

4 x slide on suspender hooks

4 x 30cm / 12 inch lengths of 1.5cm / 5/8” wide lingerie elastic, or wide enough to fit your sliders, grips and hooks of choice.

Your newly made vintage style knickers (click on the button to the right of the blog to go to my online store to purchase your easy to follow pattern)

STEP 1

Mark the position of your suspenders on your knickers with pins. In the front it will be at the bottom of the front seams. The back section will be exactly in line with these seams.

STEP 2

Cut 2cm / ¾” piece of elastic from each of your 30cm / 12 inch elastic lengths. Fold in half to form a loop and pin in place along the positions you marked in step 1.

This is the loop that the hook for your suspenders will slide onto.

STEP 3

With the longer lengths of elastic, loop one end over the centre part of your brassier slider and stitch into place.

STEP 4

Along the right side / top side of the lingerie elastic, slide down your suspender grips.

STEP 5

Slide the open end of the elastic through the brassier slider, right side of elastic facing upwards.

STEP 6

Loop the open end of the elastic over the closed end of the suspenders hook and stitch into place.

You can now hook your suspenders onto your vintage style knickers and they are ready to wear!

How incredibly easy was that? Doesn’t it just inspire you to make sexy lingerie to wear every day? And all of us ladies know, when our underwear makes us feel good, we tend to have wonderful, confident days! Why not make yourself a pair of vintage style knickers to wear every day, and face the world knowing that you are a beautiful, strong and confident woman!

Enjoy and Happy Sewing!