Stylish accessories to make yourself

New waist focus
Belts in obi-style or cummerbund look put fashion emphasis on the waist. We show you four of our favorites plus illustrated instructions for making your own wide belt.

To the belts

LBD – LIttle Black Dress

Fashion “must-have”
Fashion idol Audrey Hepburn made the little black dress famous in the film, "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Since then this classic has been considered a fashion essential. You say you don't have one? Then now's the time...

Little black dresses

Cut it out!
Cut patterns out and glue them in place. With beautiful paper and a little practice you can turn pieces of furniture and home decorating items into something uniquely yours. The magic word is "découpage". We'll show you how!

To the instructions

Shopping tips for London

London's shopping secrets
Can a city be a sewing paradise? It can! Few other European cities offer as much inspiration and sewing equipment as England's capital. Join us on a little shopping tour of London.

Shopping tips

Celebrity styles to sew yourself

Michelle Obama's sense of style
Fantastically feminine sheath dresses, bold signal colors, stylish accessories – America's First Lady is fast becoming a fashion icon! We'll show you how she does it – and how to create this stylish look yourself.

To the looks

Quick accessories

Checkmate!
Madras plaids are back this summer – and not only for clothing. We'll show you, step-by-step, how to dress shoes, bracelets and necklace in these popular plaids.

Plaid accessories

The denim trend

Denim delights
Everyone loves denim! Why? This fabulous fabric is cool, elegant, sporty, and chic – and it can be used to sew everything. Are you sceptical? Then look at this....

All about jeans

India-style accessories

Orient Express
Bollywood is booming – and not only in the Oscar winning film, "Slumdog Millionaire". India is "in" in the world of fashion also. Let us show you how to make some spectacular India-style accessories yourself!

Step-by-step

Fashion trend

Back to the Eighties
Shoulder pads, leggings, bright colors. Celebrate a renaissance of the 80's – with the best looks of that decade and today, fantastic accessories, and chic styles to sew yourself....

The Eighties

The bestselling sewing patterns

The "Top 10"
Maxi-dress, mini-skirt, blouse or tunic... Over 700 sewing patterns to make every sewer's heart beat faster. Which are the most popular? Presenting the best-selling patterns of our newest collection.

The bestsellers

From our pattern collection

This season's top trends
What will summer bring? Bright accents, elegant classics, and a return to femininity... We'll show you the new designer looks and the matching sewing patterns !

To the trends

Creative ideas

Take a good look

Your glasses/spectacles deserve special treatment. Creative women can protect their sunglasses or reading glasses in a very personal case. Here are four trendy suggestions to make yourself ...

Instructions

Magazines

Have fun looking through the
burda Archive

Are you looking for fashion inspiration? In our large magazine archive you can look through old issues of our magazines and find lots of new ideas – all at your leisure.

To the archive