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Lengthening a T-Shirt
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Lengthening a T-Shirt

refashion, Today's Fashion

Lengthening a T-Shirt

By Tracy McElfresh|2025-08-08T14:04:20-04:00August 8th, 2025|refashion, Today's Fashion|

There are hundreds of Pinterest ideas for lengthening T-shirts online. One method is stretching the t-shirt when it’s wet. It is said to add fabric softener or conditioner to the water first. If you don’t sew, you can add fabric or trim to the bottom using fabric glue or fusible tape. Watch out, though; this […]

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Collaboration with Artist and Poet Tiffany Diaz
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Collaboration with Artist and Poet Tiffany Diaz

1950s Style Fashion, Tracy Designs Dresses

Collaboration with Artist and Poet Tiffany Diaz

By Tracy McElfresh|2020-10-05T06:52:04-04:00October 5th, 2020|1950s Style Fashion, Tracy Designs Dresses|

I have been following Tiffany Diaz and enjoying her art work and poetry for years now with great respect. After many times commenting that her paintings would look great as a fabric I asked her if she was interested in collaborating. I was delighted when she said yes and to pick any painting and […]

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Tracy’s Sewing Studio’s Open Studio at the Rosewood Holiday
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Tracy’s Sewing Studio’s Open Studio at the Rosewood Holiday

Tracy’s Sewing Studio’s Open Studio at the Rosewood Holiday

By Tracy McElfresh|2019-11-03T08:44:43-05:00November 3rd, 2019|Demos, Events|

Rosewood Holiday Event

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No Wrong Moves with Iris Van Herpen
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No Wrong Moves with Iris Van Herpen

Costume Fashion Art Exhibits, Interviews w/Sewists, Uncategorized

No Wrong Moves with Iris Van Herpen

By Tracy McElfresh|2019-01-10T20:06:37-05:00December 24th, 2018|Costume Fashion Art Exhibits, Interviews w/Sewists, Uncategorized|

Iris Van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer that manages to balance technology, femininity and nature in her amazing works. I caught her show, “Transforming Fashion,” last December when it appeared at the Cincinnati Museum of Art. I was left breathless from her incredible, uncaged talent. The show included some earlier pieces that she made with […]

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