Why you should come to Friday’s Open House
Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture is having a Sewing Room Open House This Friday and I hope to see you there! Why am I having an Open House? On May 1st, I started leasing a space in the Eno River Mill for my new Sewing Room. For the past 8 years, I’ve been making custom […]
Do you follow?
So much has been happening lately with me and my business! Are you following along? Did you know that I’ve just moved out of the Sewing Room in my home (where I’ve been working for the past 8 years) into a brand new Sewing Room in the Eno River Mill? My hero/husband and I have been renovating and moving every […]
Retrospective: My years as a custom picture frame craftsman
In last week’s post, I mentioned that I no longer have a day job. You may not have known for the past 9+ years, while starting up and growing my dressmaking business, I spent my days working as a custom museum-quality picture frame craftsman. I’ve often wanted to write a post about the similarities between […]
Exciting Updates and Coming Soon!
2014 has been a busy year and I’m just getting started! I’ll go into detail about all of these points soon, but for now I just wanted to write a quick post to update you on what has been going on in my sewing studio and life, as well as things to look for from […]
My Dress for Loula’s Wedding (pt. 2- Draft to Dancefloor)
Yes, I got to wear a wrist corsage! This is the second post about the creation of the dress that I wore to Loula’s wedding, shown above with my handsome husband Charles. It’s an asymmetrical color-blocked wool sateen pencil dress. You can see the inspirations and learn about the pattern drafting in my previous post. Caught […]
My Dress for Loula’s Wedding (pt. 1- Design and Draft)
Whenever I attend a wedding in which I made the bride’s dress, I always try to also make the dress that I am wearing. Inevitably, someone attending the wedding will ask the dressmaker about her own clothing: “Did you make this too?” I feel like the answer should be “Yes”. Bonus: I get a cool […]
Loula’s wedding day!
Finally what you’ve all been waiting for! Loula’s wedding day was an incredible experience that I basically cannot put into words. I was overjoyed to see my favorite person marry her favorite person. I could not have been more happy for Loula and Austin and I had an absolute blast catching up with old friends […]
Kent Corley Photography of Loula’s Wedding Dress
Loula’s custom couture dress was finally finished and photo-ready! I love the point in the process where I take my completed creations to Kent Corley Photography to get some awesome shots for my portfolio. Kent is a product photographer who I have become good friends with as well as work with as a stylist on […]
Loula’s Final Fitting
Back in August, about a month before her wedding, Loula traveled again to North Carolina for her final fitting. The dress was still unfinished, with certain parts left basted in case there were any last minute adjustments. Basically, there weren’t! The dress and bustier fit very well and only very slight tweaks were made for […]