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...
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Black with lime dot taffeta suit
Black taffeta with embroidered lime dots makes a smashing skirt suit with a jacket which reverses to lime faux fur; ruffled folded collar snakes its way down the front on both...
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Iris and satin suit
1 commentThis skirt and bolero suit features an iris-print cotton with metallic gold outlining, pieced with coordinating lavender and dark purple satin. Skirt is gored (pulled tight on mannequin to show...
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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.

















