When I first discovered kimono silk, I was in love with the fabric's drape, weight, texture and unusual colors. As I used more and more kimono silks, I found myself falling in love with the different kinds of prints, the traditional, the modern, the wild and crazy,...
I'm sewing up a storm, getting ready for the up-coming ACC Baltimore craft show. We have an extra two weeks this year, instead of the end of February, the show will be March 15-17. Thank you ACC folks! A few extra weeks is very welcome! I've been working on some new...
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...
I thought it was a trench coat, but this beautiful lady saw different. With a tweak here and there and the addition of a belt, we can see what it was all along. It's a dress. What good idea! Below, a snap shot, taken when I thought it was a trench coat. Although now,...
For the Smithsonian's Craft2Wear show coming up in a few weeks, a new trench coat. Pieced from leftovers. A while ago I went through my piles of scraps and put together a group of white and blue that I pieced into a jacket. I posted pictures of it a few weeks ago. At...
Sometimes I finish a new piece and bring it to a show and hang it up for display and it hangs there and does its job and looks lovely, but doesn't find its way to a new home. At least not right a way. It might take a few shows before the magic happens. Other times, I...
At first I only used Japanese kimono silks with very subtle patterns and weaves. It was the drape, the unusual colors and textures that drew me in. Anything with a traditional Japanese image didn't interest me. That didn't last long... Soon I was seduced by the cranes...
There are more each day! New work for the American Craft Council show in Baltimore. A row of 'Hitoes' [my unlined, kimono silk jacket/blouses] and hanging next to them, trench coats. A definite Japanese theme with this batch. I can't wait for their debut!
Next weekend, August 4-6, I'll be in San Francisco for the American Craft Show. With a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, at the very cool Fort Mason, I'll be right up front in booth #103, with all my new jackets, skirts and blouses. Like this one from a beautiful old...
