Windowpane checked bodice
This looks like a simple bodice, but the fabric was actually beaded in a
windowpane check, which meant all darts and fitting had to be done
mathematically symmetrical so that the folds in the design wouldn't look off
center. See the whole dress
here.
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The Flow
Again the simplest part of a dress can be the most complicated. In this
dress, the "petals" of chiffon had to lay flat and flow when the client walked.
No puckering on the seams and each panel had to flow and fall easily and look
effortlessly.
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Whipped Cream
Part of the fun of doing this dress is watching the client's eyes light up as
the dress takes shape. The other part is that I store the dresses until
their "debut" in enough room so they are not flat. It had all the fresh
"poof" as if it had been freshly whipped!
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Pearls & Roses
This embroidery is by hand and is time-consuming and expensive, therefore I'm not able to
do it for many of my clients. But when I do, it's beautiful.
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Accessories
Sometimes the accessories (buttons in this case) make the whole look. This
is a take-off of the Jackie K/O look - there's more on my blog
here.
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Sheer over Chiffon
I love working with iridescent chiffons and over charmeuse makes the nap even
more interesting. This jacket was specially created to show
the design of the fabric to its best advantage. The real detail
here is how the fabric fell flat against the side seam. Any wrinkle, warp,
or curve in the seam would have ruined the classic simplicity.
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Matching
My big problem is usually finding the fabric. I get an idea in my head and
can't let go. I was so lucky to find this fabric - it was a blessing
to find it - otherwise I would have been totally nuts!
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It's my favorite thing
This jacket is basically simple, and I suppose that matching makes it just a
little more complicated without screaming "I'm great at sewing!" Toille
jacket with my water theme (for diving) and
in green (my fav) and oxblood red!
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Whimsical Fabric
I found this at Fabrique in Dallas
and couldn't resist it. It is hand-painted. It took a year to make
up - more to make up my mind, but wanted something with a high sashay factor!
After I finished this, I bought another piece - green of course and with fish!
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English Trim
While in London, I found this fabulous trim, and then the idea of a 4-ply crepe
with this trim was just fabulous.
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Designers love black
And then doing something wonderful with it.
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Miter
OK - that's a woodworking term, but I use it here too. Mitoring a corner
and making it match is really the run part of figuring out trims.
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Matching front
Mitering this corner was fun, but had to make sure that it was symmetrical so
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Green as Black
For me - green is my black. This fabric had just a tone of purple in it -
more fun. I put this tunic over an irredescent chiffon of gold &
purple just to add some more flavor. |
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The Sleeve detail
Again making sure that the design matched when it met on the back cuff detail. |
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