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   Ralphetta | May 11, 2010 11:51pm | #1

   is this the dress

   http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/models-of-the-runway/rate-the-walk/season-2-episode-9#id=2

   This might help people.  Is it the right one?

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   night_owl2704 | May 12, 2010 11:07am | #2

   Project Runway Dress

   YES!!  This is the dress.  Now, any idea how he did that 3-D embellishment???  I would love to know how to do that on a vest I am working on.  Thank you.  Vitta

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   Josefly | May 13, 2010 12:19am | #3

   just a guess

   I'm betting the embellishment was hand-sewn onto the dress, since the very edges appear to be attached to the dress.  It looks like two long tubes of fabric, ironed flat, interfaced with a rather stiff interfacing (maybe fusible?) to hold those angles, then sewn flat together at intervals, then the diamond shapes pressed open in the intervals.  I don't know if the tubes would have to be made from bias strips or straight-grain strips.  What do you think - does this sound like the way to achieve that?  Experiment with some scrap fabric and interfacing.  Good luck with your vest, and let us see some photos!   

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   Ralphetta | May 13, 2010 01:11am | #4

   I just wrote a response and it didn't post!  (I don't think.) I really hate this new format.

   I've seen something like that effect created with grosgrain ribbon.  Get a few yards in the width you think you would like and just play with it.  If you pleat 2 long pieces at regular intervals, tacking them, I think you can then tack the 2 pieces together face-to-face to get a honeycomb look.  I bet you can create your own version.  Using ribbon/trim would be easier because it has a finished edge.  If you want more body to it, you could use 2 layers of ribbon.  You might even try using 2 different shades of the same color.  You'd have one shade on the exterior of the honeycomb and another on the inside.  It would all depend on how "busy" your vest already is.

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   Josefly | May 15, 2010 05:40pm | #5

   trim

   Ralphetta, the grosgrain ribbon is a great idea.  I don't know if it would take the creases that appear in the diamond- or honey-comb-shaped design, but it does have those nice edges.  What's the other ribbon, similar to grosgrain, but with edges that allow shaping or contouring of the ribbon - often used inside a waistband - I'm having a senior moment and can't remember the name of it.  I think it's made of something besides polyester, which is what most grosgrain ribbon is these days, and which won't take a crease.

   Joan

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   Ralphetta | May 15, 2010 10:31pm | #6

   Petersham?

   There are probably other good trims that would keep the crease..

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   Josefly | May 16, 2010 11:53am | #7

   trim

   Yes!  The name eluded me completely.  Petersham.  I liked your idea also of using two different colors together.

   Joan