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Fashioning Felt Exhibit

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Visit the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC through September 7th to check out this fantastic textile exhibit

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Synaptic | A Victorian Raver Ensemble

Victorian Goth Raver ensemble: petticoat, full skirt, corset and evening coat. Under black light conditions the outfit's embellished fabrics glow revealing layers of fabric manipulation and textural...

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Fabricated Frames washable, sewn, fabric photo frame and other items

Thank you for letting me post! My name is Kristie and I own www.fabricatedframes.com , designing, making, and selling washable, sewn, fabric photo frames (YES!  washable), plus covers for...

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Vintage Inspired Bridal Veil

The bride was planning to wear her grandmother's wedding dress from 1942 made from satin accented with Schiffli lace.  The gown had discolored to a darker ivory/champagne beige...

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Embellished Tulip Skirted Dress

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I began this silk dupioni dress using Vogue pattern V8511.  I drew a pattern of vines and leaves on the side front fashion fabric pieces with chalk.  I laid a piece of satin...

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Reproduction 1850 Embroidered mantle

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Embroidered silk mantle reproduced from original in my collection. Embroidery was digitized using VIP software and embroidered on my Designer 1.

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Spring Jacket

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I began with a sweatshirt and floral fabrics that I arrange from dark to light from bottom to top, After sewing them on, I couch many funky fibers to the surface and add Chinese button knots for a...

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book of pockets, back pack

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I  designed these items because I needed something I could not find.  If you are like me and want a product that is different yet functional check my shop out nbsp...

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Hell in a Handbasket Hoody

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Hell in a Handbasket Hoody has a completely finished basketweave center back and cuffs. This looks incredible! Wherever I wear my jacket, peoples heads turn my way without fail! This particular...

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Fairy dress

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This wonderful design is beautiful and comfortable at the same time. It has a unique braided neckline, empire waist and a skirt covered in gathered petals. When you spin, the dress looks amazing! The...

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Let's Face It!

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These are purses and purse kits with hand painted faces.  I enjoy creating these fun faces...they make me laugh.  They also provide interesting conversational pieces!

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Deep Pink Slash Jacket

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This is similar to a jacket that was featured in a magazine in 2001.  I loved it and wanted one like it so using a jacket I had that fit, I made a pattern.  It took five layers of 100...

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Shibori Design on Silk

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A simple form of Shibori using plastic, paint brush, straws, eye droppers, small cups, several colors of dye-na-flow, thread, string, 1 yard light weight silk fabric and kosher salt. Fold fabric in...

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Stenciled Jacket

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This jacket is made from soft a polyester crepe. Cut on the bias with an applied raw edge bias finish. The stenciling is done with Lumiere paint using a home dec...

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The Garden Party

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The Garden Party is made on Silk Dupioni, Silk Lining and Silk Organza. Embroidery Designs are Sue Box but I chose my own colors and added hand beading.  The back of jacket and skirt are also...

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Master Class: More Great Fabric Manipulations

Raveling fabrics and cloth tubes can take your garments to a new embellishment level.

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Basket-Weave Coat: the Inside Story

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How do you transform basic basket-weaving into a jacket with a 22-panel lattice? See the pattern and the assembly technique.

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Fitted Coat

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This linear coat is inspired by the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building, which was designed by the innovative architect Daniel Libeskind.

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Peacock Dress

Inspired by Victorian and Arts and Crafts peacock motifs, this dress has an iridescent silk dupioni bodice with a cascading skirt.

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Vest, Turtleneck, and Leggings Ensemble

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Christo's 2005 Gates Project in Manhattan inspired this inventive design.

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