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Style Tip: Textured And Embellished Garments

Threads magazine - 175 - Oct./Nov. 2014

Textured and embellished fabrics are big trends for fall and winter. Garments for day and evening on the runways of design houses Рsuch as Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, and Alexander McQueen Рsported flat and dimensional appliqu̩s, embroidery, cutouts, or various types of insertions. Most take the form of floral motifs and are rendered in colors or textures that contrast with the garment body. The boldest uses incorporate metallic fabrics or threads, while the most subtle uses are rendered in the main garment fabric and color. You can incorporate these trends into your garment sewing in several ways:

• Embroider individual floral motifs all over the garment body.
• Embroider motifs on tulle and appliqué them onto the garment.
• Embroider a sheer fabric to use as a backing for a cutout.
• Create appliqué motifs from the garment’s main fabric.
• Cut out lace motifs and appliqué them randomly on the garment or use them as backings for cutouts.

By Angela Wolf, fashion designer and owner of Angela Wolf Pattern Collection. AngelaWolfPatterns.com

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    TanyaSHerring | | #1

    Outstanding outfit.

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    studio110 | | #2

    I have to tell you...this is a pretty outfit and the model looks like it is the worst day of her life. Vibration lowering designs and model faces or poses that look like the living dead are why I called Vogue and cancelled my subscription after receiving the first, 125th anniversary edition. I don't care about fashion designers and models, just beautiful clothes that fit well and look good on me, so that I feel joyful!

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