Comments on: Mother-of-the-bride ensemble http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1793 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:19:20 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1793 You are the beauty…inside and out. I think I will be the one who is most proud!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1792 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:15:44 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1792 Your words are very special and deeply appreciated. It is bringing back some lost ritual in some ways to read your response. In fact, my daughter told me she had read the comments and thought they were all so meaningful.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1791 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:12:46 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1791 Yes, I think there is something to be said for sewing a dress for an occasion of importance and memory. We have lost our ability to see this, but I think this is turning around. We seem to be returning to the craft and the mindfulness of what this brings.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1789 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:08:35 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1789 Your comments are so dear and very much appreciated. I know you are going to spend less time on your machine this year, and I think that is good, given the love and beauty of your handwork and embroidery. I wish you the very best in the new year as well!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1788 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:05:49 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1788 Yes, she has the best books, doesn’t she? I think we have a similar library, literature included. My ideas for the new year are all about finding ways to use vintage and old textiles to their best advantage.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1787 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:03:29 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1787 I did find a Vera Wang dress that I loved, but when I realized it was acetate, not silk taffeta, I walked away from it. I cannot justify spending that kind of money on cheap fabric. That is when I decided to make my dress!

You might also like her book Power Sewing.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1786 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:00:35 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1786 You have such wonderful stories. It is funny, but I did not imagine her with a husband. Isn’t that odd? Not sure why, but she certainly has the best books on fabric and garment sewing. I think she is pretty amazing.

]]> By: Jen http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1784 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:16:52 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1784 It’s going to look amazing on you and it will truely be one of a kind! I can’t wait to stand beside you, proud to have you as my Mother.

]]> By: ancientcloth http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1783 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:55:52 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1783 It is touching that you have chosen to make a dress for the wedding…so many happy memories and stories it will hold.

]]> By: jude http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/28/mother-of-the-bride-ensemble/#comment-1782 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:09:59 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1614#comment-1782 there is no better reason to sew than to make something needed. and so you are paying the best respect to the craft itself. the trim rocks.

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