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Cameron’s Cut-in-One Silk Sleeves
After getting in some practice sewing the skirt pieces of Cameron’s custom wedding overdress (made of cutom-printed sheer silk and backed with tissue paper), it…
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Constructing Cameron’s Sheer Silk Skirt
All the pieces of Cameron’s wedding overdress were cut, so it was finally time to start stitching! I started the construction process with the skirt portion,…
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Creative Cutting for Cameron
When you sew one-of-a-kind, there is no instruction booklet. You most often brainstorm and create plans for each step of the process as you go.…
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Cameron’s Intermission: After the Mockup, but Before the Dress
After our second mockup fitting, Cameron and I finally decided on the images and layout for the custom printed fabric for her custom made wedding overdress. Based…
Cameron’s Corrections and Fitting Smiles
Once Cameron left the studio after her first mockup fitting, I began preparing for her second mockup fitting! The mockup process is my favorite part…
Cameron’s First Mockup Fitting!
With the designing, the patternmaking, and the mockup construction complete, I invited Cameron (and her beautiful mom) to my studio for her first mockup fitting!…
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Constructing Cameron’s Mockup
After I drafted her custom pattern (and went on a little a custom fabric designing trip), I was ready to cut and construct the mockup…
Custom Printed Fabric for Cameron’s Custom Wedding Dress
After completing the first draft of Cameron’s custom overdress pattern, I shifted my focus to fabric. Though I love shopping at Mulberry Silks for bridal fabrics,…
Draping and Patterning Cameron’s Overdress
Once the design and sketch for Cameron’s custom wedding overdress was complete, I was ready to start my favorite part of the custom process: patternmaking.…