tag: design
sewing inspiration
1 commentThis is a horse rug i made for a friend, i used qiulted fabric and top fabric of a shower proof - i bound the edges with heavy bias tape,used a zig-zag stitch, held the 2 fabrics together with dog...
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Elegant Outfit for Office
2 commentsThis is another outfit for office which I loved alot and made quite long time ago ... may be 3 years. It was light brown (beach sands) pre-embroidered linen (small flowers and leaves vine...
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Cute pinafore dress
1 commentI've made this dress for my little girl two weeks ago and I'm very pleased with the outcome.
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Modernized VIETNAMESE "AODAI"
17 commentsMy husband always loves Vietnamese traditional longdress. Have you heard about it? We call it "AODAI". Coming to Canada, there's so little chance for me to wear the original one. Different from...
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SAC ROUGE
2 commentsI always wanted to start my accesory collection and I saw this as my opportunity to make it happen. So, I found this pretty shiny red fabric that matched really well with the flowery chocolate...
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Pink ruffle shirt/dress
2 commentsHi everyone. I'll take suggestions. I took the elements of my favorite shirt and make it into a shirt/dress-ish thing :D I tried rouching the bottom but the cotton knit is so stretchy and...
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Gorgeous Wedding Gowns transformed to Heirloom Christening Gowns
3 commentsIs your wedding gown in a box hidden in your attic? Why not reuse it in a very special way.
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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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Shiny liquid gold lame' tanktop-style bodysuit.
1 commentI was probably inspired by certain shiny fashions of the past, so I decided to sew together this awesome liquid gold lame' bodysuit made of very silky 100% polyester fabric! Yet I'm not sure if...
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Hand dyed silk charmuse coat
3 commentsThe coat "Honor" is hand dyed silk charmuse and a commercial purchased pattern. I used Dupont steam fix dyes to dye the cloth. But before I can start dyeing I draw the design, these are...
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Daisy's Heirloom Dress
2 commentsI am pleased to present this heirloom dress for the Threads Magazine, 'Express Yourself in Linen' contest. This was a labour of love for my granddaughter, Daisy, when she was two years old. The...
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Restyled T-shirts
10 commentsWhat can we do with the T-shirts we don't wear anymore, but they are still new or look new? Everyone has T shirts in their closet. We either give them away, throw them, or use itnbspas...
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Project Runway is Back with Company
2 commentsFashion, sewing, and lots of competition keeps us watching and wanting more.
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Spring 2009 Color Trend - Beach Tones
1 commentPale neutrals lay the foundation for Spring style
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NYC is an Everchanging Source for Fashion Exhibits
2 commentsDon't miss seeing examples of unique works from designers Muriel King, Valentina, and Isabel Toledo.
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Designer Ali Rahimi creates Oscar-worthy gowns
1 commentWith a celebrity clientele that reads like a who's-who list in Hollywood, including Arianna Huffington, Jennifer Beals, Felicity Huffman, and Eva Longoria, Ali Rahimi creates couture garments for the red-carpet elite.
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Meet the Threads Croquis Family: Your Tool for Fashion Sketching
3 commentsSchematic figures are the basis of easy, accurate garment drawings. Download a set that matches common figure types to get you started on sketching unique garment designs.
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Fashion Sketching for Untrained Artists
Industry shortcuts enable you to coax creative visions out of your head and onto paper.
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