Pamela Howard walks through her process of altering a beaded gown for a petite client. She offers plenty of tips, should you have a similar project.
Folkwear Glamour Girl with modified midriff (rather than a tie, I made four button loops and added rhinestone buttons), made in jacquard tencel; addeded silk habatoi lining in similar color.…
I recently began sewing a series of 1/3 scale models from my vintage patterns. The models demonstrate how fabric garments made from the patterns will look. I gleaned inspiration…
Lady's Polonaise gown, c. 1780. Hand-painted and hand-sewn reproduction of extant ensemble (original at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.146a,b); silk calash, replica of extant item in the...
HIgh-low dress. Lace placed over polyester. Design inspired by Marie Antoinette.
The inspiration for this dress came from a picture my daughter found on the internet. The bodice fabric is a microfiber print I pin-tucked to texturize using a double needle.…
Grace chose to have a re-creation made of Amalia Carrara's design #22. I developed a pattern and made her dress of 12 m of bridal satin, static-free lining, and lots…
The material for this gown is Silk Dupioni with Organza, cotton insertion laces, silk satin ribbon and Swarovski pearls. The embroidery is hand sewn as is the piping and bead…
I made a black sequin dress inspired by Angelina Jolie. The dress is made out of black sequin fabric. Because the sequin fabric is stretchy, I used matte jersey for…
My passion is sewing and I was thrilled to be able to create another one of a kind Prom dress for my grandaughter. I love to dabble in Haute Couture…
Subscribe today and save up to 42%