Archive for January, 2007
Addendum to Business Blog Excitement
Yesterday I posted about installing WordPress.org on my company’s website…and the complete accidental and befuddling deletion of the same website here.
In looking over the possible causes of the total mangling of our website’s file structure, now that it’s been restored, I discovered that the FTP program installed on the local machine is not compatible with [...]
RM by Roland Mouret!
Rumors of a July show by Roland Mouret were published today online by Fashion Week Daily I’m so excited!
Many call Vogue pattern 8280 a Mouret dress because of the detail on the sleeve:
I have been hoping he would gain financial backing and restart his collections since the unfortunate split with Sharai and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Business Blogging Excitements
Since my personal gown sewing is not a source of income I am back to the reality of developing my company and am attempting to create a business blog that will be attached to my company’s website.
We want to offer readers an inside look at what drives our innovative designs. Another goal [...]
Secret Weapon(s)
High hip accented by pantyhose waist:
No underwear:
Oh ho! well, I wasn’t going without underwear but I got an idea to look around for something that would completely slim without the lumps and bumps of long line bras or the waist indentation cause by panty hose.
Spanx High Waisted pantyhose completely improved the dress’s fit and [...]
Aftermath of Silk Obsession
I am not sewing today. Well, maybe not. I do owe some orders at the company. Hello-o-o-o-o-o to reality!!!
But it was so nice not to wake up with a mental list of things to do on the dress.
Things I didn’t do and it didn’t matter:
I didn’t hem the sleeves, left [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )The Final Product
Not perfect, but good enough. I had lots of compliments and found myself wishing I could have redesigned dresses for three quarters of the women at the affair.
Maybe I should open a custom shop to the public after all. It was so frustrating to see RTW on the 302 people who [...]
Glenoit!
My friend Els helped me remember the manufacturer of that fabulous coat fabric: Glenoit!
Wazoodle still has a few yards of the pattern that Els had purchased.
It is a wonderful fabric and very warm, fine stuff!
Quickie Coat
I don’t know if I’ll be able to get pictures of the whole outfit together tomorrow since the home computer is not behaving well, so I’ll show you the Quickie Coat just finished here at The Stitchery
Coat Front:
Coat Back:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 14 so far )Quick and Warm Fleece Coat
Fleece, thick luxurious wonderful fabric from Wazoodle a couple of years ago, this “fleece” is a deep pile with a knit backing. No lining necessary!
The back panel:
The front panel(s):
The sleeves and maybe a hood:
I may use a pattern (if I can find it) or I may just cut freehand. No time to line [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Shoes ~ Oh Bruno Magli!
I am officially no longer a cheap date: shoes that don’t hurt or threaten are expensive. These I will wear til the end of my time.
I did not take the dog and she did fine shut in the house all day, thank goodness. We have only done that a few times in [...]
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