50th Anniversary
I needed a new dress for both our parents 50th Anniversary in the summer. I love purple and found this pretty lacey fabric with gorgeous beading. I used the scalloped edge for the...
view details
pretty silk blouse
3 commentsI saw this blouse in the store made from satin, but I preffered a nice silk fabric. I embellished the neckline with sew on jewels, and tied off the bottom with a bow. Thanks to my hubby for...
view details
emerald princess
2 commentsA friend brought me a piece of green tafetta from a trip to Thailand. I was going to a formal event, and wanted to use it. Since there was not enough yardage for a long gown, I used some...
view details
Silk Christening Outfits for Twins
3 commentsWhen my Husband and I asked very good friends what to get for thier new fraternal Grandtwins, his daughter (Mommy) asked me to make Christening outfits for them. Mommy just wanted me to use the...
view details
Scarlet silk evening gown
5 commentsthis plus-sized evening gown is made of a soft, washable silk/cotton blend (www.fabric.com). I omitted interfacing and interlined throughout with silk organza. The lining is bemburg, attached...
view details
Emaual Ungaro Teal Velvet jacket
6 commentsThis French silk cut velvet jacket is an OOP Emanual Ungaro Vogue pattern which took many years to bring to completion. Cutting it out was a difficult task as there was barely enough yardage...
view details
First granddaughter's wedding dress
27 commentsI recently had the honor of making a wedding dress for my first granddaughter, Brittany Blount Chemin. I used Duchess Satin and silk organdy to construct the main part of the dress. To...
view details
Fancy Fabric Silk Suit
3 commentsThe inspiration for this suit is the beautiful accordion pleated silk dupioni that I used for the collar and at the bottom of the skirt. I found a matching burmese silk and silk chiffon in a...
view details
Sequined Jacket
1 commentI created this jacket from royal blue sequin fabric and lined it with two layers of royal blue polyester. I used a medium weight interfacing for the stiffness needed. I created my own...
view details
Velvet Vest
This vest is made using shiny thin velvet and red china silk. Both these fabrics looked kind of dull on their own. But putting them together it almost created the leather like effect. The vest looks...
view details
Mad Men inspired Holiday Suit
4 commentsTeal Cotton Velvet Holiday Suit, inspired by the fabulous fashion vixens of Mad Men I decided to make a dressier version of one.
view details
Washed Lavender Organza Dress
6 commentsThe main focus of this dress for me was the bodice, I wanted to really make the sheer quality of the organza stand out. I used minimal seaming, and only lined the bust portion of the bodice...
view details
Scintillating - An amalgamation of past and present
14 commentsI cut the bodice of this gown from contemporary Vogue pattern 8191 and the skirt from a vintage 1930's evening gown pattern. I sewed the gown on my 1941 Singer 201-2 and narrowly hemmed with my...
view details
Starry Starry Night
2 commentsNormal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...
view details
Little Princess on the Beach
I made this little flower girl dress for my granddaughter to wear at a tropical beach wedding. I started with Butterick 3351, but made some modifications. I opted not to make an overskirt or belt...
view details
Fancy Fabrics Wedding Dress
3 commentsAlthough this project isn't a recent one, it's the most fancy and detailed project I've ever made. I made this for my "to be" sister-in-law. She wanted an extra special wedding dress with...
view details
Pirate coat
2 commentsThis open-front coat of red and pale gold damask features a fitted bodice lined in a contrasting black and gold brocade, with bias strips of the brocade binding the armholes. The lower half of...
view details
Magenta beaded leaf and brocade jacket
Magenta giant-scale leaf-print fabric has leaves outlined in emerald and gold beads, is fully lined with pale green and gold brocade, and closes with an enameled dragonfly button and gold loop.
view details
Crepe-back satin cherry-blossom jacket
2 commentsBurgandy satin cropped jacket is appliquéd with cherry blossoms in shades of cream, pink, and metallic gold, topstitched in gold.
view details
Sweatshirt and brocade jacket
1 commentBlack sweatshirt becomes elegant jacket with this treatment of brocade banding and godets, edged along all design lines with red gimp, and fastened with a black satin frog.
view details
Indian brocade and chiffon asymmetrical top
1 commentAsymmetrical top is made of Indian brocade (edged with metallic thread finish), with full medieval-style sleeves in matching chiffon, edged in gold.
view details
Taffeta and satin butterfly jacket
Burgandy crumpled taffeta with front sides of pale gold crepe-back satin. Appliqued butterflies fly from right hip to left shoulder, topstitched in gold thread. Sleeves are bias cut...
view details
Velvet houndstooth with red satin
6 commentsTailored jacket of large- and small-scale velvet houndstooth – carefully placed for the most slimming effect, is decorated with red satin piping, and red crepe-back satin full lining
view details
Brown and Aqua Jacquard and Silk cropped jacket
1 commentJacquard floral fabric comprises the front, back, and sleeves of this cropped jacket. The sides are brown microsuede, and the collar and cuffs are aqua silk dupioni. Heavy braided aqua...
view details
|
|
|
|
Special Sections
Fancy Fabric Contest
Upload a photo of a special occasion garment you’ve made from one
of the following fabrics by 11:59pm ET, January 4th, 2010.
Fancy Fabrics:
Satin, Lace, Beaded fabrics, Sequined fabrics,
Embroidered fabrics, Sparkled fabrics, Metallic fabrics, Brocade,
Velvet, Shantung, Organza, Taffeta, Charmeuse and Lamé.
Be sure to
include details about your garment including what fabric you used and
the techniques you used in constructing your garment.
We’ll choose the
top 5 finalists based on the mastery of construction techniques shown
and the design that best accentuates the fabric being used.
ThreadsMagazine.com members will choose the final winner, who will win a 3-in-1 Craft Lamp from Ottlite and a $150 gift certificate to The Ribbon Store.
See official rules for details.
