Vanishing Tie Top: Inspiration & Sketching
Do you have a fabric that you’ve been SAVING instead of SEWING? Yeah. Me too. So when Whitney Luckenbill of TomKat Stitchery asked me to…
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Constructing My Warmup Jacket – Pt 1 & 2
Welcome back! It’s the series finale! In this third and final post of My Warmup Jacket series, I share the behind-the-seams details of my jacket’s construction and…
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Designing My Warmup Jacket
Learn how Yves St Laurent, Eddie Murphy, Threads Magazine, Starry Nights and Neon Lights helped me design myself a garment that I didn’t see coming…
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All About That Lace…
When the story of turning Jenn’s mom’s wedding dress into a rehearsal day top left off, the vintage dress had been taken apart. Its satin…
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Fitting, Disassembling, and Prepping Jenn’s Underlining
Welcome to the 5th post in my custom bridalwear blog series about Jenn! Thanks for following along! In my previous post, I created a second mockup…
I Made Myself the Coolest Dress pt. 2 – Dyeing & Underlining
In part 1 of this short blog series, I tell the story of how I designed, drafted the pattern, and fit the mockup for a…
I Made Myself the Coolest Dress pt. 1 – Pattern Design & Mockup
Though my personal wardrobe is mostly “the dressmaker has no clothes”, when I do make something for myself, it’s usually an epic project. I’m so…
Constructing Tiffany’s Wedding Dress: Skirt & Midriff
After our 2nd mockup fitting, it was finally time to get started making the custom dress that Tiffany would wear on her wedding day! Having…
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Epic Photo Essay: I Made Myself A Dress (Pt. 1- Prep)
I made a dress! For myself! And I took a bazillion photos! And I’m excited to share them with you! My passion is helping others look…