For those like me who dread hemming 4-ply silk crepe, my friend Lynda Maynard comes to the rescue!
My daughter usually buys her own school dance dresses, so when she asked me to make her prom dress I was thrilled. She picked Vogue 2890 and had her heart…
I participated in the toilet paper wedding dress challenge in 2010. I enjoyed creating the dress so much, I wanted to recreate it in silk.
Silk Roses with crystal flowers. Tiara
In this article, Maggie Backman explains the difference between the two types of silk thread, spun and filament.
I was looking around for a nice light summer jacket pattern and fell in love with this vintage one from the 1930's. It is constructed almost entirely with lapped seams.…
My daughter gave me free reign (for the most part) with her dress for Jr. Prom (she figures next year she will get picky). Her perameters were it had to…
Embroidery onto silk with Antique lace, hand drawn with ink.
When my daughter Jessica asked me to make her wedding dress, I immediately agreed! She saw a photo in a magazine of a dress she adored, and so it began. …
Jane Austin fans and seamstresses alike will appreciate these Regency era pieces. Silk Dupioni ball gown features, a beautiful back bustle, dropped, puffed 3/4 length sleeves, curved back seams and...
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