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Pumping Up The Volume of a Flat Collar
From this partly shirred polyester taffeta fabric I made a blouse. I drafted a princess line blouse with a large wide shawl collar to add some drama. When the blouse was done and I tried it on I was...
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Faux Ribs for Faux Fur
Thanks to Els invaluable tutorial on making your own rib! Another costume character, another design problem, for the upcoming Seussical production. The director chose this purple faux fur with lurex....
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Technical Drawing For Fashion
Technical Drawing for Fashion (Portfolio Skills Fashion & Textiles) Author: Basia Szutnicka Technical Drawings: Ayako Koyama Publisher: LaurenceKing in association with Central Martins College of...
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Apron, Vintage Style Customized
cross posted at The Stitchery by Mary Beth I love strong color and I love to cook. My kitchen is full of primary colors: yellow, orange, red, green and blue. Yellow and orange are the main colors. The...
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Paris by Design
Patternmakers’ Supply House No reason to keep it a secret. There is a specialists’ mercerie or notions store in the Sentier garment district in Paris. Yes, in France there is a separate place to shop...
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Leather Fashion Design
Sewing a leather garment does take some sewing techniques different from sewing with fabric. If you would like to learn more about leather made garments this book “Leather Fashion Design” by...
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Jean Paul Gaultier
Last week while we were traveling Canada for vacation, my hb and I visited the fantastic exhibition “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier “From Sidewalk to the Catwalk” in the museum of fine arts....
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Shingo Sato Designer
A year ago I discovered on the Internet Shingo Sato a Japanese designer and instructor, and was immediately fascinated by his approach in designing a pattern, which he calls “Transformational...
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Shingo Sato Designer part two
The moment I saw the green dress on Shingo Sato’s website I felt the excitement to try to copy that dress using “Transformational Reconstruction” (aka design on 3D) See the previous post Shingo Sato...
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Shingo Sato Designer part three (Trompe L’oeil)
Another post about an inventive design by Shingo Sato, but this one is not as long as the previous one. Trompe L’oeil which is French for Cheating the Eye (aka optical illusion)....
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