reader's closet - Threads
MONKEY VEST
Black cotton lined vest with jungle and monkey appliques. Appliques are then accented with 'thread-painting' and Swarovski crystals.
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CATHEDRAL WINDOW JACKET
1 commentBlack Dupioni Silk sleeveless dress with Mauve Dupioni Silk Jacket. Jacket features machine quilted oriental designs in mauve threads and front bands of Cathedral Window Patchwork. Jacket...
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Circular Vest
9 commentsAfter seeing this circular vest in the January 2010 issue of Threads (#146, p. 69), I thought I'd try to make one with all the "extra" fabric I've accumulated. Both vests were made with ...
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Civil War Era Ball Gown
4 commentsThis garment is pearl grey Moire Taffeta with grey Satin bands and trim, with lace sleeve insets and collar and was made for a Civil War Era Re-enactment Ball. The fitted jacket features Satin...
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Jump Suit
My project began when I fell in love with a raw silk from Jab. This is the yellow woven jacket material of my two piece jump suit. I had in my closet, an old jump suit that I loved, so I...
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Wedding Dress with Alencon Lace
6 commentsI designed this couture gown for my daughter in law. We started with a muslin for the inner corselet, and after fitting this with steel boning we move on to the gown muslin. She wanted a...
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Silk 1882 ballgown
24 comments1882 ballgown for the Cowboy Christmas Ball at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in OKC. Historically correct from the lining up. The design was one of my own and borrowed ideas from...
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glam rock
5 commentsadditional close-up photos This glam rock inspired bustier cocktail dress in a classy black metallic organza fabric is embellished with 12 inches zipper accentuated with white beaded appliques such...
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Fancy Fabric Challenge My Project Runway Challenge
1 commentI live in Tennessee and my niece lives in California, One day she called me and asked me if I could copy this dress she saw at a boutique in Los Angeles. We had a couple of months where I...
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Brocade N Tissue N Satin Birthday Gown for my Little Daughter
3 commentsI made this gown for my darling daughter's 3rd Birthday. Bodice is made of brocade fabric. Offshoulder pattern i had drafted for her fits her the best. Skirt part has outer layer...
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Prom dress original
5 commentsThis is a custom orginal designed made for Prom. It was an adapted mermaid style dress. I used a metalic satin(two tones). Fully lined with posse. The body of the dress is...
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Cocktail dress in black
2 commentsI made this dress using a vintage Pauline Trigere pattern. I love vintage patterns and needed something for a Christmas party; this pattern was perfect! I traced out the original pattern and then...
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fancy fabric challenge
2 commentsMy husband brought this fabric back from a business trip to China. He'd seen readymade jackets and thought I could do better! When he asked about the knot buttons, they obligingly snipped some off a...
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cocktail dress
6 commentsThis cocktail dress, of my own design, is made out of a white flocked taffeta with black satin for the bodice and cummerbund. As it is strapless, there is boning in the foundation...
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Wedding/Ball Gown
4 commentsUnfortunately, my pictures hardly do this beautiful dress any justice. This is a dress (top/skirt combo) that I wore for my best friend's wedding in August. The top is a white satin brocade with...
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New to sewing
1 commentIn January 2010 I'm taking a beginning sewing class. I guess they teach the Palmer/Pletsch method and we're going to make an apron. My sewing machine is a White-1717 that I bought in...
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glam rock
3 commentsThis glam rock inspired bustier cocktail dress in a classy black metallic organza fabric is embellished with zipper accentuated with white beaded appliques such as pearls, beads...
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Aspen Birch (Buttons of Bas)
1 commentHello Everyone, I am new to the blog scene so please bare with me, I found this site searching for polymer clay buttons online. What a great idea, I love this kind of stuff, and I'm hoping there is a...
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Metallic Trim
3 commentsThe original idea for this Christmas and wedding attendee dress came from a preview of Chanel's 2010 Cruise Line Collection which featured a scarf-dress and stole. I teach and practice yoga and...
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Little Black Dress
9 commentsI designed and made this stretch silk satin dress that also has lace and crystal beading detail at the top as well as the back. It is a asymmetrical one shouldered dress. I draped triangle...
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Velvet-lace party top
11 commentsOccasional top. Made of velvet and lace, embelished with swarovsky crystals and beads, sleeve's, collar and bottom edges done in crochet. The garment was put together in panels and joined with...
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Warnerland proudly presents the Queen of Hearts
2 commentsThis dress is made with red satin and organza pleated panels. Its fully lined, with black pleather detail and has tule to add extra body. Visit my website at...
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Amanda's wedding dress
11 commentsThis is a mother & daughter collaboration to design the perfect wedding dress for my daughter Amanda. The fabric was a heavy Shanung in Taupe using the satin side rather than the matte...
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Gingerbread Woman Halloween Costume
1 commentThis is a halloween costume I designed and created in 2 days
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Fancy Fabric Challenge - Rose Red's Wedding Dress
12 commentsBrocade wedding dress with short-sleeves, square neckline, and princess line bodice. Bodice interlined with coutil and fully boned to create a buit-in corselette with fully...
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Bewitching Beauty Wedding Dress and Veil
6 commentsThrough a mixture of flat pattern pieces and lots of draping, I created a muslin to design and fit this gorgeous wedding gown and veil for my neice. I used polyester satin for the main body of the...
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60s Christmas Ball Gown
9 commentsGrowing up in New Orleans in the 60s, clothes to wear to elegant parties and soires were a must. New Orleans may be the Big Easy today, but in those days fancy parties and balls were the way we...
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Little Zipped Pouches
4 comments2 variations of a zipped pouch. 1 is a simple, flat pouch -great for cosmetics, pills, coins, ipod, blackberry etc, etc... & one with pleats, giving extra volume and making it perfect for a...
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Fancy Fabric Challenge Entry
5 commentsThis is a Halloween costume I designed and constructed for my then 6-year old niece. It is based on an 18th century court dress and incorporates the familiar Watteau pleat at the back. ...
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Txnsewlady
5 commentsThis is a crazy patch jacket made of all silk fabrics recycled from clothes. The squares are 8" squares backed with muslin and then decorated. The jacket is embellished with stitches on a...
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Fancy Fabric Projects by Rachael Pitts
The front and back of the red paisley jacket (McCall's #3792) are made of a cotton corduroy paisley print with gold metallic details. The sleeves are dark red velvet with red bridal satin linings...
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Fancy Fabric Challenge
This is the dress I made for my youngest daughter to wear in her brother's wedding. It is made with a crepe backed satin fabric with sparkly oganza over skirt and sleeves. The overskirt...
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High Glam in Turquoise and Fuschia
8 commentsThis is a one of a kind custom gown and cape that I created for The Swedish Housewife, a performer and producer of magnificent stage shows. We have worked on quite a few costumes together, and...
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Renaissance Faire
This outfit took 15 yards of olive green courduroy to make. There are two sets of sleeves that tie into the armholes. The other set not shown in the picture are the "Leg O...
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Beaded Embroidered Silk Ensemble
4 commentsI made this jacket and dress ensemble out of embroidered beaded silk and matching plain silk purchased at Estee's Fabrics in Edmonton. I designed both pieces. On thenbspbeaded...
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The Turquoise
3 commentsI'm inspired by the shape of city building. I chose turqouise taffeta as a main fabric. Actually I don't know what the name of the technique I used. Thanks to Ridwan's Photography and...
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Javanese Goddess
8 commentsThe evening dress was made from the inspiration of Javanese women's elegance. I chose brown satin and pleated chiffon as the main fabric for the dress. Then by adding an gold embroidered...
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Sarai's wedding dress
5 commentsMy wedding dress was made from an Italian 4-ply silk charmeuse in gold. It was such a lush fabric to work with! Just incredibly soft and thick. I will never forget picking it out...
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New Wedding Gown Recycled from a Once Worn Gown
2 commentsI created my daughter's wedding gown using her design, the lace and beads from a previously worn gown, and new satin, organza and silk chiffon. In picture two you see the front beading as well as the...
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The Mod 60's
2 commentsMy sister wearing the "Mod" 1960's dress I made from one of my many vintage sewing patterns. She wore this to a "Summer of Love" event at a local dance club.
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