Easter 2014 I attempted at drafting a pattern for my mother is law. I used the same Rundschau (Мюллер - Ателье) system. In my experience, it works well - I did not have to alter much at all.
The fabrics for this project came from Fabricville. Lightweight cotton ($3/m), medium weight black for skirt ($4/m), skirt lining ($3/m), skirt zipper ($2), black buttons for the blouse ($3/50pcs - Ebay).
Ruffle trim around the collar and front placket.
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Elie Saab inspired magenta dress The inspiration for this dress came from Elie Saab's 2014 Resort collection (c) Elie Saab 2014 Resort Of course I had to make changes to the design. First of all, the client wanted a dress with long sleeves. Second, the fabric in my stash was a medium-heavy weight one, most likely a synthetic of some kind, not stretchy, with a lovely diagonal ribbing effect. At first, in the store, I assumed it was a ribbed jersey, however... The fabric sewed beautifully, though [.....]
Qipao style blouse in cotton This post will be short.
The idea behind the project was to re-create a beloved blouse from Mango, which we bought in 2002.
I copied the style-lines onto the Rundschau draft to adjust the blouse to the correct size.
The cotton fabric was bought in Fabricville. It sewed like a dream. I would have preferred to have made up the blouse in thin Irish linen, but it is notoriously impossible to purchase in my neighbourhood.
I played with the piping for [.....]
Valentino Pre-fall 2015-16 Once again, following upon my 2016 New Year's resolution to use up my fabric stash, I pulled out a gorgeous cotton-silk blend from Fabricville in sage colour. Inspiration for the garment was drawn from this beautiful pre-fall 2015-16 Valentino blouse. I had to shop for trims, as I did, again at the Fabricville store. I bought wide cotton and narrow synthetic lace trims.
This is my first time to show you my working sketch. Not very informative, it narrows down my ideas and gives me a sort [.....]
