Although I spend my days making clothing for other people, I sometimes (or maybe I should say.. somehow?!) find the time to whip up something for myself. I recently took the glea blouse and made it out of a liberty print that I purchased last year. And I love it.
jacket - uniqlo / skirt - urban outfitters / boots - apc
daily wear, fabric Remember when I blogged about this book last May? To my pleasant surprise, I learned that a portion of my apparel construction class this semester would be dedicated to experimenting with texture through techniques demonstrated in this book. So I've been busy making small samples that I will later use to design a garment.
Step one to wearing more color: buy a few yards of the latest liberty fabric (or even a classic will do) and make myself something.
An aviation themed blouse would be fun, right?!
fabric I've had a small scratch in my throat so I've been using this tea recipe to help soothe the pain. Aside from it being delicious -- I've been intrigued by the pomengranate. This is the first time I've ever messed with the fruit and it produces one of the most beautiful berry colors I've ever seen.
It started me thinking about natural dyeing and using fruit instead of your typical box dyes. I found this little video of Audrey Louise Reynolds (via daily candy) that is a nice introduction to natural dying.
Here are few hand-dyed pieces that are really goregous. Not quite sure if they use natural dyes but nevertheless, still gorgeous. The first two images are from Upstate, the last by Shabd.
Remember how over a year ago my mom decided to open a fabric store in my hometown in western North Carolina? She originally opened Gloria Sews on the second floor of an existing store to help her get started...after one year in, she finally signed a lease on her own store front and moved in last month!
While we were visiting over the holidays, I helped her with a bit of organizing, rearranging, and played around with a fun window display.
fabric While I was originally hoping to get a few pieces ready this fall for my little shop -- I've been side tracked with school, photo jobs, and quite honestly, making things for myself. I recently put together a simple denim striped dress.
This guy makes it even harder to get anything done :)
Several months ago, I found this blue floral fabric at a thrift store in Providence, RI. I placed it in my pile of fabric remnants and quickly forgot about it. But I was recently in the mood to make myself a comfy, day dress...something light-weight and with big pockets. My vintage blue fabric was perfect.
The fabric itself is some type of poly-silk blend ... but I love how cool it feels especially during this extreme heat we've been having.
