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 snowed and looked beautiful but then, within a day or so, it warmed just enough so that any falling moisture became ice. Pretty, yes, but when ice forms on everything else, especially tree branches and electrical wires, it’s bad. The extra weight on electrical wires is too much and they break and fall. If […]
I woke up this morning and there was snow outside. Although Portland does get snow, it just doesn’t happen very often. When it comes, it stops everything because we don’t know how to operate in the snow. We have a few snow plows, but not enough. Most everything closes. We have had no mail or […]
We’re all different sizes and shapes. Which is good! If we were all the same, how boring would that be? My job is to make sure I have enough variety, so that everyone, no matter their size, has something that will fit them. Recently my size large pieces were gone and I needed to add […]
