tejka writes: i am finishing fashion design and this fashion show- project was a part of a every year festival in idrija. soie, all 7 dresses are still on the exhibition in idrija:D U can see more about the festival on http://www.idrija-turizem.si/sl/foto-in-video-galerija/516.html. i think that there is also a competition in different lace techniqees, because mrs. Mira ( nice lady that did a lace), took place there and won the competition in ome of the categories. if u need some more info let me know. i will definatelly post some photos from the same festival two years ago, where our concepts were collars.

my email address is: tejka1984@gmail.com

Have a great time!

ps: Lepo se imejte in pozdrav v LA! Če boste še kaj v Sloveniji, se lahko srečamo ali pa gremo skupaj na festival.Tudi jaz živimi v bližini NOve GOrice!


Teja


Posted: 2:09 pm on February 27th

tejka writes: hi tricone, the dress is made from silk scarfs, dyed in red wine. if u color silk with natural materials such as tea, wine,carrot, camomile, different herbs colours stay.boil water and put material into it ( put material into naylon socks or something similar),than leave it for about 10-15 minutes and gently put it out.it's good if u prepare also hot sour water bath(use vinegar) and put it there for about 10 minutes or so..than first wash it with hot water and then finish by using cold. be careful at wringing, because it can easily torn and than dry it on air. good luck at dying!
Posted: 1:54 pm on February 27th

tricone writes: Love the work, Did you use red wine to dye it?? And how did you get it to stay.
I love this dress. Good luck, Posted: 1:05 pm on February 1st

soie writes: Zivio!

When I saw "Idrija" I had to take a closer look! I'm a Slovene in Los Angeles and am of course interested in anything coming from Slovenia. I visited family in Nova Gorica in August, and we had planned a day in Idrija but it didn't work out unfortunately. My aunt is from there. Are you a student in a fashion program there, or was this a special project for anyone who wanted to do it? It looks like a fun challenge to take a traditional craft and adapt it to modern design concepts. Are there pictures of other people's work somewhere? I'm full of questions!

Lepa hvala! Posted: 3:09 am on January 13th

Josefly writes: Just lovely. Congratulations on a wonderful project. I'd love to hear more details about the challenge, your process, and the materials you used. How about an article for Threads? Posted: 1:14 pm on January 5th