Tagged: sewing.

Hi-Low Skirt: silk chiffon. So on trend it makes me vomit in my mouth a little.

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Menswear wool + scallops

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Business in the front. Party in the back.

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Green dresses are for badasses. Wool body with polyester lining. A beast to make, but beautifully worth it.

Green dresses are for badasses. Wool body with polyester lining. A beast to make, but beautifully worth it.

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Gritty, like Effy.

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My vintage qipao came out the wash all ruined. Made one of these bad boys from it.

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Looking crazy fab on set. Porphyrin Spring/Summer 2012.

Erica Fagin + Richard Shipps Gallery

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Gah. I definitely said that adding stuff to sweaters was for matronly housewives. I’m such a hypocrite.

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Tweed for the winter. I thought it was a blend, but it’s all wool…smelled like death when I steamed it.

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Shirts shirts

This is like…the only thing I’ve made in AGES. But I’m becoming less lazy these days. Don’t you hate it when the more you have to do, the more you feel compelled to add to your load?

Shirts are actually pretty easy to make. The collar is the only thing that jams up the process.

The secret to putting to collar together is to attach the collar to its stabilizing strip first then attach that to the shirt, not the other way around. Makes life loads easier.

I’ve found that covering up the seam edges with bias tape (made from the fabric) makes for a very professional look and gives structure to the shirt so it doesn’t bunch. But never buy bias tape, just cut some from the scraps.

No, I don’t have instagram. My camera is just that shitty.

Attila cat is having a nice day dreaming about tuna.

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Sun

Haven’t been up to much. If there’s one thing lacking in the city, it’s a nice private place with good lighting for photos.

Maybe I’ll go take a walk and try to find one, but it seems there’s always someone watching. Whether it be from a window above, a boat on the river, or rolling by on a car, somebody is in the open.

A simple shift dress was the last thing I made, aside from my curtains, which are pretty unspectacular haha. It’s linen, taffeta, and ribbons. A bit too summery for the weather now, but I did make it in the summer.

Close up!

I’ve caught this awful cold and had to take the day off because it had me too congested and feverish to go to work. I think someone needs to invent clothing that makes you feel better—like health promoting factors embedded in the fabric. Or maybe they can make a detergent that sticks health factors in the fabric. Or better yet, it’ll be laundry sheets and the heat makes them stick. Obviously I’m delirious.

The inside of a sunflower, a reminder that everything is still beautiful.

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Next project: cotton voile dress. Haven’t thought out the design yet…

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