tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41429104793354598302024-03-14T02:24:47.200-04:00Story of Ecouture-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-35590957089870673282016-01-20T18:20:00.003-05:002016-01-20T18:22:28.804-05:00When you can't sew... crochet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-91409056106796465292014-05-19T14:07:00.002-04:002014-05-19T14:09:03.882-04:00You've come a long way, baby.So check me out. I started draping a bathing suit for myself. After I finished and cut the front bra top, I remembered a pattern in stash that I could adapt to the bottom I wanted.<br />
Just out of curiosity I compared my draped pattern against their paper pattern for the top. They matched exactly :)-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-81680628863922870002014-04-17T07:21:00.000-04:002014-04-17T07:21:04.019-04:00Like riding a BikeSimplicity 2463.<br />
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<br />-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-37917678469082054582012-08-02T21:54:00.001-04:002012-08-02T22:06:49.013-04:00Good thingsIt really is the little things that define the joy that is life. <br />
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Believe it or not, wedding stuff has been progressing (my lack of internet makes for lean blogging). At this point we are receiving responses back <br />
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and every single person has included a personal note written next to their check mark. <br />
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Some are simple, "so happy!", "can't wait", others are longer sentiments, but I eat up every single one. It brings a dang tear to me eye. <br />
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So in love.<br />
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I can honestly say that I'm tearing up right now at the thought of wearing my mother's wedding gown for my big day. I'm also tickled that she said I can do <em>anything</em> I want to it.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3xnBPvqesOE/TzM0gJGBt4I/AAAAAAAAAjw/EORJlGvnk0M/s1600/bride%2B005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706962879610206082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3xnBPvqesOE/TzM0gJGBt4I/AAAAAAAAAjw/EORJlGvnk0M/s320/bride%2B005.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcf-LtEZGlQ/TzM0l0b-r8I/AAAAAAAAAj8/ddvFyaQMatQ/s1600/bride%2B006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 188px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706962977144352706" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcf-LtEZGlQ/TzM0l0b-r8I/AAAAAAAAAj8/ddvFyaQMatQ/s320/bride%2B006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>My scanner is acting bloopy, otherwise I'd show you the sketch I have for Pettibonifying this dress, but here's a rough outline:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. Detach tank straps and reshape bodice neckline to a wide scoop.</div><br /><div>2. Remove alencon lace over bra area and cover with gathered silk. </div><br /><div>3. Use alencon as flanges to shape bust line at outer seams and create cap sleeves.</div><br /><div>4. Reshape skirt to a sheath.</div><br /><div>5. Add alencon appliques to lower the waistline and obscure it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm hoping to accomplish all that without ever removing the skirt from the bodice and keeping the zipper in tact. (insert incredulous "HA" here)</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>What's in a name?</div><br /><div>Monique Lhiullier. I can only imagine what popped into your head. There is a Monique Lhiuller silk ballgown at my favorite local thrift shop. On half price day, that puppy will be a whopping $95. It's covered in plastic, a floor sample castoff, pristine. All silk. And it fits me. I'm so tempted. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Do I love the dress? Not really. But it's a Monique.</div><br /><div>I'm trying so hard not to be one of those girls. </div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-974739345623660152012-02-01T13:52:00.016-05:002012-02-01T14:54:00.839-05:00I think I'm in Love... with <a href="http://clairepettibone.com/bridal/">Claire Pettibone</a>.<br />True story: They tell a newly engaged bride to tear out magazine pages. Keep a file of everything you like. I've been doing this with dresses for a while. Unbeknownst to me, over half of the dresses I kept filed in my Big Bridal Folder are from one designer: Claire Pettibone.<br /><br />I always freak out when I sketch up a dress idea and then mysteriously find it in a designer's collection. Like this<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fezo5b2aqrY/TymRM_IvAwI/AAAAAAAAAio/6VHzbqvOryI/s1600/ClairePettibone10June.jpg"></a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_71UpGtMgQ/TymTDwzmgOI/AAAAAAAAAjk/1htAQmiumWo/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 137px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704252095891669218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_71UpGtMgQ/TymTDwzmgOI/AAAAAAAAAjk/1htAQmiumWo/s320/001.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JLzCXcPUGU/TymS6ptTa8I/AAAAAAAAAjY/dOywtaFRBx0/s1600/ClairePettibone10June.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 212px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704251939367381954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JLzCXcPUGU/TymS6ptTa8I/AAAAAAAAAjY/dOywtaFRBx0/s320/ClairePettibone10June.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OP186ZvBllM/TymRAcXB4xI/AAAAAAAAAic/RP2nhVvT-dM/s1600/001.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Love love love these looks:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704251175121767666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNQdEdLzzq8/TymSOKq8zPI/AAAAAAAAAjM/YLE2ZXfeRwg/s400/discount-wedding-gowns.clairepettibone.jpg" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chK7ShJuYZ4/TymRi9rearI/AAAAAAAAAi0/bNAkYLzdahc/s1600/cpettakoya.portobellojewelry.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 266px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704250432899934898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chK7ShJuYZ4/TymRi9rearI/AAAAAAAAAi0/bNAkYLzdahc/s320/cpettakoya.portobellojewelry.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJzQlgRKd3M/TymR5KK1TfI/AAAAAAAAAjA/MYTZ1TIMYzc/s1600/lrg-358-orangeblossom.mariegallery.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704250814209805810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJzQlgRKd3M/TymR5KK1TfI/AAAAAAAAAjA/MYTZ1TIMYzc/s320/lrg-358-orangeblossom.mariegallery.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I admit that I would secretly love to help support a family in China, rather than make the dress myself. Is that "Bad Sewist" ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PS Blogger you are killing me with this spacing between paragraphs. ARG.-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-124943014190139042012-01-26T09:14:00.005-05:002012-01-26T10:04:52.100-05:00The Dress: 002 (aka: Why I still love Pattern Review)I've been crushing on this pattern for a looooong time:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701953330764818546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HdwLKSGBPKU/TyFoWBYXqHI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/6_k6t788KnI/s400/2880.jpg" /> <br /><div>The Vogue 2880 Bellville Sassoon misses dress. It has that Spanish-princessy thang that appeals to my undercover Rican-ness. Its sassy, yet sweet. And it looks flamin' good on that pattern envelope. I bought the pattern over a year ago and stashed it, waiting for an event that would give me enough lead-time to get it done.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fast-forward to wedding obsession. I've been digging through the stash, trying to frankenpattern a dream dress. And there is 2880. Hmmmm. Maybe with the right fabric this could be a great wedding dress...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Enter <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/">Pattern Review</a>. I checked out the reviews other people have posted on this dress. The word is that 2880 is tedious: a billion pattern pieces, time consuming, notions out the wazoo, tricky fabric. Ok, Ok. I can deal with all that. But it was the pictures. </div><br /><br /><div>Let me begin by saying this is in no way a reflection on those PR members who have clearly accomplished a great thing by creating this dress. While the dresses I saw in the review photos were beautiful and obviously well crafted, the fact is that the pattern envelope lies. The real-life dress on real-life bodies is, imho, waaaaay different than the sassy red number worn by the Angelina-esque model Vogue used on the pattern envelope. Sigh. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>On the flipside, could you imagine if we didn't have PR? Thanks again, Deepika. </div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-59077156850850552802012-01-14T17:35:00.007-05:002012-01-14T17:52:34.693-05:00The Dress: 001<div><br /><div><br /><div>Bias cut silk (crepe? charmeuse?) with illusion back (lace? french tulle?). Still theorizing bodice front. Butterflied sleeves.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697622878773738850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hK7icMcKNHQ/TxIF0ilyfWI/AAAAAAAAAiE/bybTu5_kI0o/s400/001.jpg" /> It's reminiscent of my old ladybird design.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/ladybird1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 258px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/ladybird1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/ladybird2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 191px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/ladybird2.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-15375942162111046072012-01-13T12:26:00.008-05:002012-01-13T13:30:56.794-05:00I knew it.<div align="left">I just knew I would end up making this dress. For months now I've tried to kid myself into thinking I'd found the perfect off the rack dress. A friend at work assured me that in the Ukraine it is bad luck to make your own dress. I was just waiting for it to go on sale. It would be so nice to put my energy into everything else that planning a party for 200 people would require.</div><br /><div align="left"><br />But there was always that nag of doubt. I knew what I wanted, and the only way I'd get it was to go handmade. Everything else in the wedding is going to be homemade chic, so why not just make the dress I want?</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">The Big Picture</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">The inspirations for this wedding are going to lend to some pretty awesome fashion moments, and I think it will help my sanity to record all this on blog. For instance:</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">I ask Darling what he envisions his attire for the wedding to be. He brings me this picture:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697175552542622242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z91gC1MXi4k/TxBu-uhXwiI/AAAAAAAAAg8/g8uTYrEa8YU/s400/plant.jpg" /><br />The one to the left, he says.<br /><br /><br />I smile.<br /><br /><br />I Google.<br /><br /><br />I counter with this picture:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697175911942618658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-voCqdkFDu6U/TxBvTpZAfiI/AAAAAAAAAhI/dW9SBft2FJM/s320/Robert%252BPlant.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(btw: sorry these photos are not credited, I googled them again and couldn't find the sites) </span></p>He smiles.<br /><br />Ok.<br /><br />This should be fun.<br /><br /><br />The opinions on my dress? We've found a few inspirations:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697182049005108082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qna4Uu_lNsI/TxB043uue3I/AAAAAAAAAhw/eNpXW4D6YNk/s320/besette-kennedy-278x400.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">celebritybrideguide.com<br /></span><br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697176415874155698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtFqBCiqt90/TxBvw-rphLI/AAAAAAAAAhU/RXvhDICvR1o/s320/defaultavatar.jpg" /></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Offbeatbride.com</span><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697177201686646418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ETy5VQfGIw/TxBweuD8jpI/AAAAAAAAAhg/u3FLT0Xx5Eo/s320/80660786.jpg" /><span style="font-size:78%;">fashionology.com</span><br /></p><br /><br />I am trying to imagine what kind of frankenpattern I can come up with. Any opinions and pattern suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br /><br />The girls' dresses will be <a href="http://www.storyofecouture.blogspot.com/search/label/silk%20paint">silk painted </a>at the bottom, all in white silk, each dress different for each girl.<br /><br />Let the games begin.-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-37941029309073944182012-01-11T18:07:00.003-05:002012-01-11T18:18:08.618-05:00Yup, It's gonna be one of THOSE blogs.<em><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Elizabeth and Cornelius</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">September 7, 2012</span></em>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-9783584869178893112012-01-10T21:54:00.008-05:002012-01-10T22:46:51.111-05:00Giving Thanks......for spanx.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 129px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696209088755468898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsoCRayuBf0/Twz__IWfCmI/AAAAAAAAAgM/AsDh9G3A2dQ/s320/027.JPG" /> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Introducing McCall's M6433, the 2011 Thanksgiving Dress. </div><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696210374381473234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JgHlIz66eK0/Tw0BJ9rnDdI/AAAAAAAAAgY/JCf1Vth6nnk/s400/029.JPG" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was nice to keep the tradition alive. I even got the dress done in early November, despite getting lazy with the blogging.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>The sweater knit was an idea I got from the pattern cover, but it had a weird fit in the middle, kinda matronly. I remedied it with a cute little belt. The clasp was from the button section at JoAnn. I found it impossible to find a suitable belt buckle.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696210855646495794" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V9mhD9sDRI0/Tw0Bl-iIhDI/AAAAAAAAAgk/Dmcxsi8uXBs/s400/030.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I got a billion compliments on the shoulder detailing.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696211771847384610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iqCL-B6UviA/Tw0CbTpcniI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Kp02RGuEkwg/s400/032.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Those little pleats really spice things up.</div><br /><div></div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-22658240612659245962011-06-26T12:47:00.001-04:002011-06-26T12:47:14.319-04:00NiftyHas anyone else hung a retractable clothesline in their work area? <br/> <br/> How do I love mine? Let me count the ways...<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-80504171141711114612011-03-27T15:01:00.006-04:002011-03-27T16:07:10.595-04:00My first commission and The Ultimate Snoop story.<div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Story of E Couture is now official. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>An artist who lives in my town (who also happens to be nationally recognized, award winning, and has great genes; art lovers <a href="http://www.nealhughes.com/paintings.htm">check this out</a>) has commissioned me to create two dresses for his models to wear. He sent me some inspirational photos and described the looks he wanted. The goal for me was to get the look right, but also create a garment that can fit many body types and be versatile enough to be used in future paintings.</div><br /><div>I knew instantly that dress number one would evolve from Butterick 5224, which was in-stash. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588849026194712354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gswgCZmwRpM/TY-UlA2fpyI/AAAAAAAAAgA/fy9V16b8Dpo/s200/5224.jpg" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>I would lengthen the lower panels and have the front criss cross and close like a bathrobe. Unfortunately, the gathering along with the liner in the skirt created way too much bulk at the front when it overlapped. Take-two had me going conventional with a back seam. I left the back open where a zipper would have been and attached ties so the dress is adjustable. Moving the opening to the back allowed me to add a long tie at the center front which can be wrapped around a number of ways.</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 507px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/5224b.jpg" /> <br /><div>I wanted alot of fabric folds coming from the shoulder seam, so I added 6 inches on each bodice piece at the bustline and gathered the entire sleeve taught to the neckline. I left the bodice unlined. I personally like to see a little nipplage in my paintings. Classic.</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/5224a.jpg" /> <br /><div>Dress number 2 is waiting for Simplicity patterns to go on sale Thursday at JoAnn. There is a costume pattern that will be juuuuuuust right.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>******************</div><br /><div>The Ultimate Snoop</div><br /><div>Ok, so if you know anything about mE, you know I'm a sucker for formal wear. While trying on dresses at David's Bridal for my sister's wedding, of course I was checking out the construction and detailing. I found myself wondering how they were going to do the alterations for my sister's gown (ohhh, I bet they open it at the waist!). Then I found myself looking at their alterations price list. Then I found myself wondering if they were hiring seamstresses.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yup, that's right folks. The only two problems were 1) I have no experience, and 2) I have never even looked at an industrial machine, and anyone who's ever watched Project Runway knows how that goes... So two days before my interview I tracked down a sewing machine dealer who happened to have an industrial machine for sale and was nice enough to sit down with me for half an hour and school me in the art. And schooled I was. I went into the interview and knew the machine inside and out. Unfortunately my lack of experience made the endeavor an epic FAIL, but they offered me a job at the store anyway (just far, far away from the scissors). I wonder if they'll let me try on dresses during lunch?</div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-83011250852873499672011-02-18T11:16:00.007-05:002011-02-18T11:32:34.660-05:00B+I am still battling it out with this dress, but we're in negotiations for a treaty. Hopefully you'll have photos soon.<br /><br />Do you ever feel like no matter how great the outside looks, that the inside of your garment still looks like a school project? What does it take to make a pretty wrong side?-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-68373631777459450362011-01-22T10:08:00.005-05:002011-01-22T11:31:37.970-05:00The Puppy from heDoubleL*<div>*Or: why this is a photoless blog.</div><br /><div></div><div>About 6 months ago we adopted an adorable puppy. Since then, she has destroyed thousands of dollars in ipod, phone, and computer cables, not to mention clothes, shoes, fabric, woodburners, furniture and just about <em>anything</em> else she can get her grubby little paws on. The cable connecting my printer and my computer was one of the more recent casualties, rendering my photo memory card temporarily useless.<br /></div><br /><div>And if you only knew what goodies are locked on that photo card!! </div><br /><div>After the Christmas rush, when the kiddies were tucked away nicely at school again, I kinda taught myself to drape (!). Yup, I just threw some muslin on the form and pinched away. (Imagine photos here). It started with a great article in Threads (photo) that illustrated a pretty straightforward way to pinch out a top. I'm still tweaking the bodice, which has been revised about 5 times. I decided to drape the skirt directly in my fabric. Ooops I lied, I have a stored photo of the fabric here:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565046497991980322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/TTsEThdX9SI/AAAAAAAAAfk/SM2yRkATqsU/s200/poppy%2Bstretch.JPG" /></div><br /><div></div><div>Some things I've discovered in this process.</div><br /><div></div><div>1- It's really hard to drape on a duct tape dressform (if you're like me and left your duct tape form unpadded and uncovered). You can't pin to the form itself, and the fabric is slippery against the surface of the tape and shifts crazily. I had a real problem keeping fabric edges parallel to the floor, and I'd finish pinching out darts and seams on the back just to turn it around and realize the center front line had been drinking heavily.</div><br /><div></div><div>2- The thing I had most trouble with was the armhole, mostly because it's not clearly defined on my form. I winged it with my french curve a few times before I stopped being lazy and looked up some sleeve fitting techniques. I'm hoping this is my last revision.</div><br /><div></div><div>3- It's a good thing sharpies come in so many colors. (photo). I used sharpies to mark my seam lines and could keep track of which line was current because I used a different color sharpie for each revised fitting.</div><br /><div></div><div>4- At regular intervals throughout the process I really had to resist throwing in the towel (and still do). This is tedious stuff. And let's face it folks, we all know that no matter what kind of look we want, we can find a pattern to fit it- or at least come close enough that we can work with it. Why was I going through all this trouble to drape a sleeveless, ballet neckline, princess seamed bodice when I knew for a fact I could just dig into my pattern stash and find exactly what I wanted? I don't know. But now that I've invested all this time and effort <span style="font-size:78%;">and about 20 yards of muslin</span> I'm hooked. </div><br /><div></div><div>So hopefully my completion of this gown will coincide with a trip to Best Buy, and I'll be able to share my first draped project with you! Don't hold your breath though, because I've been in bed for three days with the flu. I'm thinking end of month, so I can get busy on something scandalous for valentine's day ;) </div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-29596412404575965402010-12-13T11:12:00.003-05:002010-12-13T11:14:54.897-05:00Somebody stop me<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/TQZGVZ0bddI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/DoRjTyURfpw/s1600/sc4%2B003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550200924302702034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/TQZGVZ0bddI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/DoRjTyURfpw/s400/sc4%2B003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>I'm seriously considering Etsy.</div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-24172878719638899962010-12-09T21:17:00.003-05:002010-12-09T21:39:49.824-05:00'tis the season<a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/silkglass002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 441px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 490px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/silkglass002.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/scarfglass.jpg"></a>Another silk scarf.</div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-21567953457949636232010-12-06T08:51:00.003-05:002010-12-06T09:10:28.314-05:00paint love<div></div><div>These are silk scarves from Dharma Trading (over there -->) fancied up a bit with their silk painting kit. It's the gutta resist version. <a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/scarves004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 321px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/scarves004.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/scarves007.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 328px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 343px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/scarves007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I'm loving this. It's quick - each scarf takes only a day, and 90% of that is drying time. I think they are pretty, and will make good gifts. And creating them feels good :) </div><div> </div><div>These scarves are only about 10 inches accross. I plan to do this on a larger scale someday, worked into formal gowns. Ahh, someday...</div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-66526347249000775372010-12-05T18:35:00.007-05:002010-12-05T20:03:50.966-05:00Snake CharmerOnce upon a time I created a <a href="http://storyofecouture.blogspot.com/2008/11/out-of-this-world.html">great dress </a>to wear for Thanksgiving dinner. I'm making it a tradition. Introducing New Look 6000.<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/nl6000009.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 307px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 648px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/nl6000009.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 390px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/nl6000011.jpg" />The back is really not so messy looking as in this pic.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/nl6000010.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 318px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/nl6000010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I left it unhemmed because I was pressed for time. The material is a crazy cool snakeskin I got at JoAnn back in the day. It has a high sheen layer over the pattern that adds to the reptilian feel. For the life of me I couldn't get the unpleated areas of the front to lay nice, so at times it looks like both sides are gathered. The cuffs and collar are done in a bodaciously bodied high sheen linenish blend.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The picture of the inside shows where I added darts above the bust and also the pattern's distinctive pleating on the side. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/002.jpg" /> I was all kool-aid-smiles when I stopped for coffee on the long ride home and the girl behind the counter said "That's a great dress!"<br />I was tempted to show her where I pinned my fingers together making it, but I just smiled like a fool and said "thanks".</div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-47149272990607869132010-11-01T20:05:00.011-04:002010-12-13T11:11:59.239-05:00Lemonade<a href="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/B4985001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/B4985001.jpg" /></a> <div><div></div><div>Butterick 4985. At the risk of sounding whiny, I will delve into the drama that is B4985. I knew I was in trouble when the pattern instructions were mysteriously missing- there were only pattern pieces in the envelope. No problem. Then I realized my pattern only went up to size 12 (I usually cut a 16 and taper.) No problem. I somehow lost inches between fitting the lower front panels and finishing them, so I had to improvise with loop buttons. I was forgiving to myself and used oval elastic as the loops. I will not even hate on the stripes not lining up. I love the Caroline Ingalls feel of it.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Then I realized the red tracing papers I used were permanent. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So it'll be cute under a vest.</div><div></div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-76040448912645357852010-10-26T17:22:00.006-04:002010-10-26T18:14:38.625-04:00How E Got Her Groove Back<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 616px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 1023px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/burda7444006.jpg" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">Undergarments are our friends</span>.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">There it is, my first dress out of the slump. Burda 7444. I still can't decide if I love it. Is it too hefty bag?</div><div align="left"></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 647px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 827px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/burda7444007.jpg" />I really love the back. I omitted the center back zipper. It was completely unnecessary with this knit, a beautifully sheen jersey blend from Kashi at Metro. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 493px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 518px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk299/storyofE/burda7444002.jpg" /></p><p>This pattern was a breeze, and the end result is super-comfy. I'll be sporting this dress with combat boots and fingerless gloves all winter :)<br /></p><p>It's good to be back.<br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-87520157816375920922009-09-22T11:14:00.002-04:002009-09-22T11:20:22.740-04:00blah blah blogging**not sewing related.<br /><br />I've been <a href="http://www.blahblahautism.blogspot.com/">blah blahing about autism</a>, in case you'd like to know.<br /><br />spread the lovE-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142910479335459830.post-26038707927624832222009-09-10T15:17:00.006-04:002009-09-10T15:29:19.439-04:00The Someday Sewist strikes again...I've been dipping my tootsies back in the sewing room (FINALLY!). I must be radiating that sewing kind of energy, because look at this great package that <a href="http://storyofecouture.blogspot.com/2009/02/queen-mother-sewing-backstory.html">Pell </a>sent to me: <div><div><br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/SqlRUoHABSI/AAAAAAAAAd0/0ckjk_zwT7c/s1600-h/IMG_3782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379920644676781346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/SqlRUoHABSI/AAAAAAAAAd0/0ckjk_zwT7c/s200/IMG_3782.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/SqlRfvVQmvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/dVO_T0sSCkM/s1600-h/IMG_3781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379920835594197746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/SqlRfvVQmvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/dVO_T0sSCkM/s200/IMG_3781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>I got some really cool vintage metal buttons in the mix and a ton of thread.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379921224387911234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xgpYoJP2z_s/SqlR2Xs53kI/AAAAAAAAAeE/j7xIzukbeAQ/s320/IMG_3783.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p>I can't wait to make something with this stuff from my grandmother. Love love love the legacy sewing.</p><p>It's good to be back. ;)</p>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.com4