Yesterday I began the process of taking one of these antique garments apart, and as I did it became the ultimate treasure hunt. Since I have sewn most of my life since as far back as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by clothing constrution, how a piece of flat, unstructured cloth can [...]
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19th c. Couture
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
19th c. Couture
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few years back while visiting my mother in San Diego, I was browsing in an antique shop. In the back they had a collection of very old pieces of clothing and accessories. Of the three articles of clothing I purchased, these two were in pretty bad shape. Both were done in silk and the [...]
Stenciled Butterfly
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the back of the cat piece. The fabric is a vintage silk brocade. The butterfly is cut from a hanging that I purchased in an antique shop. It was very long with sleeves on each end for the dowels. Butterflies were stenciled in random areas. I felt the image fitting for the title [...]
Cat Gazing at Butterfly in Kyoto
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have this wonderful coat from Paris with a “Worth” label in it. The cat was made from a small piece of this. The coat was not salvageable, but worth the value of its beauty and possibility. I drew the cat on paper, but the image was so pathetic that I simply started cutting from [...]
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