My new student just finished her first circle skirt from Liberty Fabric. Liberty is a textile company from the UK and famous for their very fine cottons with prints in amazingly high quality. The skirt is cut in a half circle with a beltband and a consealer zipper on the back.
Category: Projects from Students
Here is a selection of the great projects that the Sewing Circle students have sewn during their classes!
The New “Day Ticket”
Ok, you have had Hanami, took off your jackets and have put the down jackets in the oshi-ire for next year! Time to think about your Spring collection! I thought about giving all students the chance to work as much as possible on it and am offering you now… the brand new “Day Ticket”!! 4…
Macha Latte and Chiffoncake
Do you like macha latte and chiffoncake? If yes, then you might need a perfect outfit to enjoy your tea party? My Vietnamese student An just finished her tunic… in the colors of macha latte and from the light an delicate textile called chiffon. A beautiful and delicious match…
Preparing for Summer
My students already preparing for Summer A beachdress, cotton, supermini, taken on the beach of Miyanmar and a pair of skirt shorts (taken in my cold atelier….)
Surfboard Socks
Gary just finished a new project: a stocking for his surfboard! Real surfers keep their beloved ones cozy… If you are interested in “how to make a stocking” please view the video
A Green Day
a Green Salwar Pants, made by Chris and a green striped shirt for Rio.
Tulle Delights
Do you like tulle? No, not the city Tulle in France, the net fabric called tulle… I like it… the stiff nylon tulle is often used for short tutus, it reminds me of circus, theater, cabaret and ballett. But tull can also be elegant, floating , falling heavy. A new combination with tulle was made…
What creativity can do….
Creativity is what I see everyday, when people attend the classes in my atelier. But the working process on this blouse was pretty amazing! We first started with adjusting a M sized simple blouse pattern to Lorna’s meassurements. The long sleeves of the blouse had to be cut as short as possible, let’s say on…
The Kawasaki Power Plant
If you have passed Kawasaki on a boat, you might have seen this. It is the Kawasaki Power Plant. Gary took this fabric out of a FOR SALE textile bin and made this amazing jacket for his wife! What a great job! Gary made also the apron that I blogged @ tiptoe~tiptoe~ Excited to see…
Pantsmania : the Result
March 4th of this year (2012) I blogged Pantsmania. My friend Kaori made one pair and my student Gary as well. We started from scratch, from the pure pattern, planning the zipper location and the pockets, did the tailoring, the fitting and cut off the threads short. Kaori finished the pants within a week and…
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