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Adriana´s wedding!!..
5 commentsShe was wearding a beutiful dress that I made with CHARMUSE silk, FRANCE CHANTILLY and was drapeaded all the top.
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My cousin wedding!!
6 commentsShe had a wonderful wedding dress that I made with fabric´s Gazar of silk and embroidered with cristal swarosky in the top of the dress and in the skirt too. The beautiful skirt was moved like...
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Cabbage Rose
3 commentsInspired by the Roses article in the latest Threads, I used Dad's old ties to create roses and leaves. Natty style with sentimental overtones...I plan to make them for my 4 sisters too. I try to...
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Spring fling
3 commentsWe all fall in love with a colorful fun skirt but this one is as versatile as it is pretty! Designer original adjusts to 8 different sizes...will dress up with heels or down with a flat or...
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Vintage pattern, McCall 8944, published 1936
7 commentsThe words "dapper" and "natty" come to mind when I wear my 1936 seersucker jacket. This was the first project my sewing teacher helped me with, six years ago, when I was despairing of ever...
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1950 Belted Topper
5 commentsVintage Butterick pattern, "Boxy or Belted Topper," 1950. I sewed this in a coat-making class at Treadle Yard Goods, St. Paul, MN, Nov.-Dec. 2008. Excellent for warmth and fashion while traveling...
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#3 of 3)
1 commentOne of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#2 of 3)
2 commentsOne of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.
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1941 "Misses' Mannish Jacket" (#1 of 3)
6 commentsI fell in love with the drawing and the classic lines of this jacket based on a man's sportcoat. My sewing teacher challenged me to cut and sew three versions at once to build experience and...
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SewDanish- Scandianvian Textile Art, Unique Handmade Supplies
2 commentsI cannot help making things and I love experimenting with lots of different techniques combining them in unusually ways. The items in my shop httpwwwSewDanishetsycomnbspnbsp...
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Reproduction 1850 Embroidered mantle
5 commentsEmbroidered silk mantle reproduced from original in my collection. Embroidery was digitized using VIP software and embroidered on my Designer 1.
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homecoming
4 commentsFaith and I made this dress for the homecoming court at her school. We wanted to achieve a sophisticated look that wasn't over the top. We love to layer sheer fabrics of...
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