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
Beautiful Ola and Tasnim in my pieced navy suit and appliquéd circle vest. The skirt, pieced in sections then joined together, is almost, not quite, a full circle. Below is a picture of the front half. The original kimono silk design of streams of flowing dots is easy to see in the jacket. In the […]
I like the idea of a blanket sized piece of fabric wrapped around the body. Even better if it’s pieced and appliquéd, like a cozy quilt pulled over and around your shoulders. I sewed my very first cape when I was in high school. I had asked for a poncho for Christmas and instead of […]
Wow. And double Wow! It’s crazy beautiful out there. The trees are in full, amazing and gorgeous bloom. My yoga teacher tells us, “We are all beginners.” She explains that each and every time, we start from where we are now, which is square one. She says everything we do is a brand new opportunity […]
