Sewing and Design of Clothing
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Barbara worked on the design of this vest on her sewing vacation with Jane at Asilomar. She has done a spectacular job. It is beautiful on her, and the design balance is perfect. |
Maya looks so great in her vest. This is the first garment she made in Jane's sewing studio. |
Helen looks so elegant in her knit dress, The fabric is very interesting and was available from Emmaonesock.com. |
Laura is ready for any party in this colorful summer dress.
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Carrie has made another fabulous jacket using pattern #2858 by Simplicity. She found the fabric at Moods in New York. |
Dr. Joy completed her first dress, and is proud of her creation. She found the beautiful velvet as a remnant at Britex, and paired it with the solid black. This was one of the projects she worked on with Jane at the Spring 2010 Asilomar Retreat. She looks fantastic! |
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Roberta did a great job with her tee shirt...similar to a designer tee shirt she had seen. It has serged rolled edges with two different weights of wooly nylon. This tee shirt has great style lines. |
Barbara and Sharon made these stylish tee shirts. Sharon liked hers so well she made several more. |
Vintage Japanese Kimono fabric (lightweight silk), ca. 1940, pieced with Anne Klein silk crepe (black) and Indian dupioni silk (rose). Unlined. Anne L writes "I sought out and began working with a teacher, Jane Foster, a gifted artist, seamstress, and clothing designer. I have learned a great deal from her. |
Lately, I work with vintage Japanese kimono fabric, re purposed into more contemporary designs. I buy my kimono fabric online, from collectors, in small pieces. My approach is to pair the vintage fabric with modern silk. I feel this honors the artists who created the original kimonos and recycles their creations into something that can be worn and enjoyed today. The designs are my own, first sketched and then draped and fitted on a dress form." |
Anne completed this wonderful vest from pieces of silk kimono. It has a piping detail, and this time she used a Diane Ericson pattern. |
Grace made her second garment with silk knit. This fabric is not easy to handle for beginner, but she created a very useful basic shell. |
Barbara M. looks so cute in this lined jacket made from fine corduroy. The inside of the neck flounce is lined in a silk of similar color. |
Roberta finished this fun lined jacket. She found this great textured fabric at Britex. She gave the left overs to Jane, and Jane was able to make a vest. How great is that!! She used a wonderful button on the jacket. |
Barbara B wearing her elegant pieced vest as a second layer of her coordinating outfit. |
Two garments from Barbara's coordinating Sew With A Plan. |
Susie B used Sandra Betzina patterns for this top and pants. |
Sharon looks great in her new top, and the color is perfect on her. |
Ruth has a talent for finding the most beautiful fabrics!!
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Mallory has made several of these bags, plus a skirt, an apron and shorts. She is off to a wonderful beginning in learning to sew. |
Alexis is ready for the prom with the new dress she designed and made in Jane's sew labs. Outstanding!! |
Alexis made her cute outfit for a style show. She will go to The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in the Fall to study graphic art. Good luck Alexis. |
Diana used Folkwear's Navajo Blouse pattern and plain turquoise cotton for the blouse. Miniature buffalo head nickel buttons and plain mother of pearl buttons are used to represent the Mexican and American coins Navajo women sewed to their blouses. According to lore the button/coins could be used as money. |
The belt is a Navajo wedding belt from the Southwest. The skirt (McCall's 6840 tiered skirt pattern) is made from brown cotton with a printed turquoise concho design embellished with ribbons and metal conchos. |
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