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
There’s been a lot going on here in my studio these last few months. I’ve been sewing like a mad woman. A happy mad woman. I snapped a few pictures before I start to pack. In just a day I’ll be on my way across the country to the American Craft Council’s show coming up […]
The receipt was folded in with the fabric, 7/11/15, from my favorite Portland fabric store, Josephine’s. I had bought a few yards of a fabric that was labeled, ‘Italian Novelty, unknown content.’ It was so cool and odd and beautiful, I bought a few yards. It sat out for a month or two, waiting to […]
I’m still at it, working on new pieces for the American Craft Council’s annual show in Baltimore. That pieced “trench coat” from my last post? It was just a pile of fabric scraps then, but is now a recognizable shape. Many, many little pieces of fabric went into this one. More for the back and […]
