Well this is joyous, my second digital fabric print!
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my second digital fabric print design!
Gilded lace skirt
of dreams
Gilded lace skirt
I've gilded a lot of surfaces over the decades and lace is one of them, but I've never made a garment with it before.
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All the work I cant show you. Biggest commission of my life & confidentiality contract.
artworking; July 2017
Much work that I cant share. The commission I'm undertaking is by far the biggest I've ever done, with the most restrictive contract I've ever signed. So I cant share progress pics but let me assure you, I'm artworking long and many days
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Artworking: June 2017
Lots of art and sewing
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My first digital fabric print!
DREAM REALISED: I've been wanting to try some of my artwork images through digital fabric printing technologies for a long time and now I have and its thrilling!
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Carolyn PJ dress
One of my favorite patterns, this. The Carolyn Pj by Closet Case Files. This is my fourth make, this time a dress I'd long been plotting. PJ for daywear trend still going strong in my house.
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Hits of 2015
End of year wrap up...well everyone else is doing it, so heres some of MY favorite 2015 pics:
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Tessuti Kate top sewing comp; leather straps and fancy buckle sets
Ok so the only words I got there were "make a Katetop modified from the original pattern". My takeaway was ‘make a top that bears little to no resemblance to the Kate top’….
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Tah daaah
Sewing time: the Carolyn, the Keana, And a Skirt.
I made a Named Clothing Keana Blouse and the Closet Case Files Carolyn PJ top, back to back, as a thorough introductory embrace of all that is piping
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Sewing sequin fabric the easy way - a quick & dirty midi-length pencil skirt
although my need for sequin skirt was acute, I dreaded the thought of unpicking all those little buggers. Every blog I read on the subject was agreed on this necessity before sewing but no! It is not so and halleluja sisters.
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Bloglovin
Granny Corner: Camouflage Glam Sport Luxe
Bonus Vogue points for the fash/speak: Camo Glam Sport Luxe.... with a Leopard print trim.
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Lucent Visor: #superloveit
Yes, we are making hats now
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Frocktails 2015; DIY DVF
I love this dress. I really do. Its a great dress. I studied DVF's which is all about the column of graphic print plus bare skin (sexy older skin)
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Talking to Tractorgirl: interview by Julie Gibbons
Julie is a prolific creative practitioner and a supporter of makers everywhere!
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New Year New Dress; Celestial hack
Pattern Fantastique's Celestial dress was definitely my dress of the year 2014 & now here we are again, a new year a new Celestial dress by jingo.
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Curiosity: Nita Jane McMahon of Pattern Fantastique, interviewed.
...I became more & more curious about Nita Jane and the originality of her fashion designs; here was a woman who came across as refreshingly left field, a pattern making designer with a keen eye for the nuances of fit and ease, deftly combined with sharp cuts, bold drapes and clever construction.
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The Celestial dress
The new sewing pattern by a new designer, the Celestial dress is the most best dress I've ever made, for serious. Its got it all going on; style, comfort, practicality and a uniquely modest, (one is a Lady) contemporary, eminently versatile design. Yah, I like it.
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Granny Corner: snakeskin & sequins, Frocktails. Sydney 2014
One should be like throwing tv's out of hotel room windows one is so rock n roll. Frocktails 2014!
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Granny Corner: City Gym Shorts 24hr style babe, me.
My sewing has up till now been a very quiet solo hobby, but since I started this artworkerprojects, I've discovered the happy sisterhood of sewingland! There are lots of fabulous people out there sewing most of their own clothes, just like me! And I'm joining in now! And I never join groups! But sewingland is fun and here is my part of Shorts On The Line August shorts appreciation society. And I will try to not be justifying posting about "just" sewing ever again.
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