The first Bra Making with Madalynne workshop of the decade was last weekend and boy, from the looks of it, it's going to be a kick a** ten years. Just like the opening party the weekend prior, the weather was not in my favor. Two Saturday's in a row Philadelphia was hit my rain and lots of it! That didn't stop Jhasmine, who came all the way from Mississippi, and sisters Julia and Leah, who came from New Jersey, to come to the bra making class and sew Madalynne's newest style, the Eloise bralette, using a brand new ...
Archives for January 2020
New Madalynne Lingerie Boutique + Sew Shop
It’s been 6.5 years since I rented my first studio. It was a true artist studio where I spent weekends (I had a 9-5 gig at the time) making some of my first handmade lingerie. I started teaching out of that studio, but when I took Madalynne full time in August 2016, I moved to MaKen. Home to an array of diverse businesses, being a part of Maken positioned Madalynne as a business and not a sewing blog. Madalynne took another step forward this January when it moved from Kensington, where MaKen is located slightly ...
Madalynne’s Opening Party + 1st Annual Frocktail!
Wow, wow, WOW! What an amazing event last weekend! The weather was not in my favor, but over 60 people came out to support the opening of a new version of Madalynne, a Philadelphia lingerie boutique, sew shop and more. Located in the heart of Philly's Brewerytown neighborhood, this new space will offer hand-crafted, custom lingerie, bra making workshops and lessons, open sews, events and more. It’s hard to believe that a decade ago, I dropped out of college to pursue a dream - sewing. I was only 22 years old. Some ...
