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
It’s happening! Slow but sure. A new coat pieced from gold and sand colored kimono silks. The piecing on the front and sides is complete. I’ll add a little appliqué, but before that, I want to finish piecing the rest. Which includes the back, here laying on the floor. It’s almost done, not quite. And […]
The world may be in chaos, but through it all, I can find peace in my studio, sewing and loosing myself in my projects. This jacket, you may remember from a few weeks back, had only its front laid out. Now the back, sleeves and collar have their bias tubes basted in place and are […]
This has been a tough couple of weeks. Covid 19 has pushed us into a corner. We’ve been doing our best to hold on, then along comes this horrifying and senseless murder. The image of George Floyd lying on the ground, dying, with a knee on his neck, I can’t get it out of my […]
