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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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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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My Muse
The first time I was able to show off my embroidery was for my niece. Her
dress was a masterpiece of hand embroidery. The next few pictures show the
embroidery in detail.
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Shades
One of the fun things I was able to do for Kate's dress was the different
textures in white - chiffon, organza, satin, taffeta all made for a very
interesting effect in the final dress.
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Layout of Embroidery
Before I start the embroidery, it has to be laid out on the pattern and then
sketched out on the fabric as a design to follow. Here is the work in
progress....
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Finished on the hoop
...and here it is finished on my large hoop I use to do most of this embroidery.
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