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
Although they weren’t able to hold the in person Baltimore Craft Show this year, the American Craft Council has put together an online show they’ve entitled ‘Baltimore Craft Week‘. I am so happy that I’ll be participating! It will start this Monday, April 12th for American Craft members. Membership is an easy way to help […]
I started work on this jacket a few weeks ago. Now it is finished and ready for its close up. The whole process of piecing the blocks, then laying them out, arranging and rearranging, it’s mesmerizing. Hours whoosh by. A close up: And the back. Well, that was fun. So why not another? Below, step […]
My latest project, it’s a pieced jacket in bright blues and white, a nod to spring. Which is just about here with lots of buds, a few daffodils blooming and as you walk through the neighborhoods, the glorious fragrances of daphne. I chose the colors first. Next, I sewed the blocks. You can see some […]
