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Man, sewing blogs and forums are on fire over the two Chado Ralph Rucci patterns added by Vogue last week! I got mine yesterday, and the instruction sheet reveals this pattern to be even more interesting than I imagined. The embellishment is beautiful, and it’s typical Rucci; he has often used self-fabric braid and bullion stitches in [...] Here on Sewing Divas, we are big fans of Paco Peralta, a fashion designer based in Barcelona. Paco is a master of his art, and his designs embody that wonderful Spanish flair for tailoring we all know from modern masters such as Balenciaga.
A rich history of Spanish court dress, ecclesiastical clothing, and matador costume is infused into Paco’s work, [...] The party – and my dress – were both huge success; I received many, many compliments! So here I am:
I lost a few pounds when I was sick a few weeks ago, so the dress is actually a tad large on me.
One thing I love about this fabric is the beautiful floral border, which will run along the hem of the dress. A vertical side seam all the way to the hem would split the lovely pattern, and I wanted to preserve that as much as possible. So I’m planning to combine two techniques; the “appliqué seam”, [...] by Diva Phyllis Boy, it feels good to finish a UFO! Divas Ann and Georgene should recognize this jacket – I started it around the time the three of us went to the Chanel exhibit at the Met in the spring of 2005. In my Chanel technique research, several authors mention the “poverty de luxe” and the [...] This methods is used in couture to make a flat pireces of fabric conform to a shape. You’d use it when you don’t want to disrupt a stripe or plaid with a dart or princess seam. It’d also used to keep a stripe or plaid fabric on grain with the edge of a lapel. This [...] I finally got around to doing a tutorial for making the beaded tassels I blogged about in August. Just head over to Obsessed with Embellishment for the how-to. Now I can finish up a reverse color version of this same cardigan, which will be in black wool crepe sweater knit with cream velvet bands and [...] The Divas are probabley getting tired of my interest in Mme. Chanel, but I have to admit ever since I first saw her work as a girl I’ve always loved it, and her designs have always made perfect sense to me. This cardgian has been in my brain since about 2004, and I finally finished it [...] by Diva Phyllis I started that Simplicity tunic this weekend, and then yesterday in the mail I finally got some vintage black rayon Chantilly border lace that I bought on eBay from Christina’s Goodies ‘N Things. Christina sells wonderful vintage trims collected over the years from NY-NJ factories that closed decades ago. She adds new items all [...] |
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