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Velvet houndstooth with red satin

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20106 comments

Tailored 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

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Brown and Aqua Jacquard and Silk cropped jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

Jacquard 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...

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Mesh and brocade cropped jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

Black and silver ‘edgy’ jacket with black/silver brocade front and back, black snakeskin-print shimmery microsuede sides, and silvered black mesh raglan sleeves. Black...

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Toddler's silk dress and jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

Child’s party dress of rose-embroidered pink and cream gingham French silk, with self-bias-bound neck and armholes. Buttons at back neck are little rosebuds set in glassnbsp...

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Black with lime dot taffeta suit

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

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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Emerald brocade dress

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

Intense green bamboo brocade faced with gold satin and detailed with gold piping. Asymmetrical design with split up left front leg makes a new twist on the classic cheongsam (qi pao) dress.

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Rainbow shimmery jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

Rainbow-hued crumpled organza is lightly shaped into a full jacket that flutters and drapes around the body. The shimmery finish constantly changes colors in the light, emphasizing the...

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Imprinted Purple Velvet Swing Coat

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

Purple velvet swing coat made from a vintage 1948 pattern is faced with purple and gold brocade, partially lined with coordinating gold satin. Sleeves are split at cuff...

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Red thread velvet embroidered coat

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

Embroidered coat features thread velvet leaves, unusual design with no side seams. Hidden pockets, lantern-shaped sleeves, deep back vent, and faux ‘curly fur’ standup...

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Russian steppes jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20104 comments

This jacket features velvet sleeves, a metallic-gold embellished Russian-style printed body, fully lined in red crepe-back satin. Stand-up collar can also be folded in half (as shown). Snap...

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Iris and satin suit

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

This 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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Silver rain

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

True red micro-corduroy jacket with silver ‘streams’ of sequins. Cuffs and shaped facing of warm black and silver dotted damask seem to collect the silver sequins as they fall down...

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The Rose for Becky

rubyellen, member | January 4th, 20104 comments

It began with a picture of a rose. Once we created the rose, we had to build a skirt that would support the roses. Pearls where added to match her tiara. For fabrics we used silk...

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Wedding coat (solution to dress crisis)

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20102 comments

This white and silver jacket was made to solve a last-minute wedding crisis. The back is hand-painted Italian silk shantung, sleeves are damask with shantung cuffs, and the draped front is...

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Red 'letter' jacket for Valentine's Day

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

Red lame-based black velvet is beautifully shaped into a cropped jacket with asymmetrical front. Appliqued ‘love letters’ and foreign postcards are complemented with imprinted...

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Hot pink brocade coat

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 2010

Hot pink brocade coat, pale yellow satin piping, pale and dark yellow brocade facing. Pointed back has deep vent, which is actually split tails. Matching skirt is of black microsuede...

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Black and red 'goth-style' coat

ChicCouture, member | January 4th, 20101 comment

This coat is made of black microsuede, black metallic textured fabric, with red crushed taffeta faux waistcoat front and stand-up collar (shown folded down to show fabric). Front waistcoat...

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Reversible brocade and fur jacket

ChicCouture, member | January 3rd, 2010

This asymmetrical reversible brocade jacket is lightly padded for warmth. Featuring an ice-blue bamboo design on one side, and a brown and ice-blue paisley on the other, the jacket is edged all...

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Silk Taffeta Jacket

mikessparky, member | January 3rd, 2010

I needed a jacket to to with a sleeveless knit party dress. I think the pattern (Vogue 8622) and the gold silk taffeta go together perfectly. The slub in the taffeta follows the various...

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Phone Cozies

fabricfairy, member | January 3rd, 2010

Phone cozies I made using curduroy fabric. Embellished with fabric glitter glue. All have velcro closure. Let me know what you think about these:)

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Book lining ruffles/pleatings

WickedStepmother, member | January 2nd, 20101 comment

This is one of the most long wearing, neat forms of ruffle I have seen. It is also a very period finish and does take some patience to do properly as the pressing and seaming needs to be done...

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Steppin' Out

AlaskaJean, member | January 1st, 20102 comments

Dress was created for our local Wearable Art Show. The theme was "Feast Your Eyes", so I wanted a fabric that was truly wonderful! I chose this pattern because of its lovely lines. It is...

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love in lavender

design4u, member | December 30th, 20091 comment

A full length dress in silk chiffon, silk georgette and lace.

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Late 70's/early 80's style very shiny liquid silver lame' 3/4 sleeved bodysuit.

spacey09, member | December 30th, 20091 comment

(I would upload more photos, but as this site only allows for 5 photos per project, I can only upload 5 photos.) I plan on wearing this bodysuit with a pair of black spandex tights at a New Years Eve...

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A bag I made.

fabricfairy, member | December 30th, 2009

I made this bag for a friend of mine some time ago.It has a zipper closing and two pockets inside, so that she wouldn't have to fiddle around for her phone or lipglosskeys...

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Colonial Gown w/ Quilted Petticoat by Dollhouse Designs for American Girl Dolls

RSAdams, member | December 30th, 20092 comments

This is my favorite project so far. It's constructed of cotton print gown, Dupioni silk petticoat (underskirt), and various trims. Has 2 alternate "stomachers" or bodice fronts, made w/ snap...

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Ribbon Artistry

Ribbonartist, member | December 29th, 200912 comments

I am a former Ribbonartist, very fortunate to have been able to learn from several masters and to teach. I gave it up many years ago due to a lack of public interest. I have many more...

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Piping

junahbird, member | December 29th, 20091 comment

Using piping for the first time. I thought it turned out okay.

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Holiday Machine Embroidery

Artist01, member | December 28th, 2009

Learning the tricks to machine embroidery on knit fabric. I found I needed to use a light weight fusible stabalizer. Tear and cutaway stabilizers were too heavy.

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Traditional Silk Christening Gown

Sewista, member | December 28th, 20092 comments

This gown was made for a baby boy and a very traditional Christening with his twin sister. They each wore different gowns. The challenge here was to make the gown classic but with masculine details...

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80 Yr. Old Liturgical Lace Gown

Sewista, member | December 28th, 20094 comments

This is a christening gown made from the liturgical lace netting of a priest's alb that is over 80 years old. I inherited it many years ago. The heavy liturgical embroidery on the ethereal netting...

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Shauna's wedding dress

CarolJane, member | December 28th, 20098 comments

For Shauna I made a dress from organza with a rouched bodice and flounces trailing diagonally down the skirt to the knees, then straight down. I designed the pattern based on a designer...

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Sewing for Granddaughter

bowlady, member | December 28th, 20092 comments

We like bows! There's ruffles on the butt with a bow of course!

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Recycled aluminum fantasy armor

thefett, member | December 27th, 20097 comments

These are some outfits I made with the most metallic fabric of all - metal. They're made entirely from recycled aluminum cans. There is no thread, tape, buckles, velcro, glue, etc. Just 100...

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Metallic Cocktail Dress

LuzP, member | December 26th, 20093 comments

Shopping for an upcoming high school dance and wanting something different, my daughter found it in a high end designer dress. The unusual metallic/lycra fabric is what caught her...

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Vintage work apron No. 482 by Sew Craftful

SewCraftful, member | December 26th, 20091 comment

This is an original vintage apron pattern I created based on a newspaper clipping from 1910. It has a main front panel, two side panels and a pleated back. The pockets are large and...

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Help! how do i make this waistband?

dezigner19, member | December 22nd, 20092 comments

HELP! I have 2" wide elastic and i made a casing for the elastic, and tried sewing the top stitch lines while stretching the fabric, and it didnt bunch at all. Then I tried basting and that didnt...

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Lady Elizabeth Designs

LadyElizabeth, member | December 22nd, 20091 comment

I make mostly bridal and formal gowns, I am good at fitting a womans body and making her feel beautiful

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Blue & White Oriental Jacket

SouthernBling, member | December 21st, 2009

This lined Jacket is constructed from 3" wide vertical strips of tone on tone white cotton prints and has a dark blue bottom border and cuffs in a koi fish print, withnbspa...

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