In a couple of weeks, my older sister, June, will be heading over to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the “Every Stitch A Prayer” Congo Cloth Connection. Read about it here (Part 1) and here (Part 2). She asked me if I could make some pin cushions and notion roll-ups that she . . . → Read More: Making It Harder Than It Was Supposed To Be
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Alice showing off her new top that her Mommy bought for her and swirly skirt that her Auntie Jan gave to her. The Bunny isn’t a baby anymore. She is a two-year-old who is asserting her independence. Except for those times when she is frustrated at her mean mother for making her take naps . . . → Read More: She Doesn’t Wear Baby Clothes Anymore! Just a quick note to let you know that my posts will be a bit sporadic for the next couple of weeks. But in the meantime, here’s how Sock Monkey turned out (he’s hanging out with Rett The Monkey–the Mister gave him to me 30+ years ago to take care of me when he left . . . → Read More: Sock Monkey Follow-up and Sporadic Posting Dear Friends, In today’s lesson, I show you how to take correct measurements so that your pattern will fit you perfectly! My sister, Jill, agreed to be my model and my mom was there, too, so she was my camera woman. And, as you will soon see/hear, Baby Alice was involved in the filming, too, . . . → Read More: Drafting Skirt Pattern Sew-Along Lesson Two: Measuring (w/video)  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Design School, How to Videos, Pattern Drafting, Projects  measuring, pattern drafting
Dear Friends, Aside from helping out in the beginning fashion summer class at the community college, I haven’t done anything related to sewing for the past couple of weeks. But then my sister posted a photo of Toddler Alice and I realized that I better get cracking on her dress before she outgrows the pattern! . . . → Read More: Every Baby, er, Toddler Girl Needs A Dress With Daisies On It! Right? My friend Nicole has been nagging me asked me politely today to post photos of my couture class final project, so here they (finally) are! For the project, we had to research and incorporate a specific couture technique that our professor wasn’t teaching us into our garment. We also had to do a presentation and . . . → Read More: Every Couture Technique but the Kitchen Sink Dear Friends, Reality has hit: I will not be able to make the Vionnet-inspired cocktail dress the way I had hoped without too much fussing and futzing for a 1-credit class and a garment I will never be able to wear. What happened: Last Saturday morning, I sat with eight other ladies around Nancy’s dining . . . → Read More: Now: More Inspired By Reality Than Vionnet One comment - (Comments are closed) Design School, Projects Madeleine Vionnet Inspired Cocktail Dress
Dear Friends, I’ve been talking about “draping” the pattern for my Vionnet-inspired cocktail dress. But what does that exactly mean? I have found these two videos by couture designer Susan Elias that shows the basic process of draping the front bodice and she demonstrates how darts can be rotated to the neckline in the second . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Basic Introduction to Draping a Pattern Comments are closed Design School, How to Videos, Projects Madeleine Vionnet Inspired Cocktail Dress, Patternmaking
Dear Friends, In my last post, I mentioned that I am learning how to make a corselette. In high end and couture gowns, the undergarment is built into the piece to ensure that the right look and fit is obtained. It is also prevents the wearer from having to keep tugging at the top of . . . → Read More: Making the Corselette Pattern One comment - (Comments are closed) Design School, Projects Corselette pattern making, Madeleine Vionnet Inspired Cocktail Dress
"Madeleine Vionnet: Evening gown (C.I.52.24.2a,b)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/C.I.52.24.2a,b (October 2006) Source: Madeleine Vionnet: Evening gown (C.I.52.24.2a,b) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art As I mentioned the other day, I am taking a one-credit/unit . . . → Read More: Knocking Off Madeleine Vionnet 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Design School, Projects Madeleine Vionnet Inspired Cocktail Dress
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