Handmade Designer Women's Apparel
Ann’s clothing incorporates a diversity of hand-sewing techniques: beading, appliqué, piecing and embroidery. Her garments exemplify her love of exquisite natural fabrics and the palette of colors and textures they offer.
Ann collects vintage Japanese kimono silks, fine-stenciled prints and artisan paintings. She combines pieces from different bolts and re-sews them into new designs and motifs.
Ann’s finished designs look striking from a distance; up close, their impeccable attention to detail distinguishes them. Browse through our shop to find that unique handcrafted item you’ve been looking for. Visit our shop
I am just home from the American Craft Council’s annual show in San Francisco. A wonderful event, and, … Bonus! It’s in San Francisco! On my way down, a view from my seat, Mt Shasta, just visible through the smoke from the Carr forrest fire. Down to Oakland, where I stayed, right across the bay […]
I’ve been piecing like crazy these last few months. Lots of fabric flying, me in the middle, lost in the world of color and shape. Below, a jacket sewn from various kimono silks. White pieced with colorful brights. There’s nothing like black to set off color. Sewn with pretty greens, a new vest. This one […]
A new jacket for the ACC San Francisco show. August 3, 4 and 5. I’ve shown you this project at various stages, first as a concept, then as a appliqué project and now, finally, a finished jacket. It took a while, those little squares were fussy. I spent many hours hand appliquéing each one… Some […]
