Sally’s Mockup Fittings
After the mockup version of her custom wedding dress was ready, Sally visited my studio for her mockup fittings. This is arguably the most important part of the custom process. The mockup is your laboratory. It’s where all the experiments and discoveries happen. With no risk of ruining anything precious, you get to work out all […]
Making a Mockup with Sally’s Stripes
When creating something custom, there’s a lot of trial and error. Every new design is an experiment and so is every new body. I actually find this freeing rather than frustrating. In custom, you don’t have the same expectations for perfection that you would if you had a set of blueprints and directions to follow. […]
Break free of sizes: Learn custom sewing!
As you probably know by now, I am new to “home sewing”. I first learned to sew as an adult in professional theatrical costume shops where all the garments were designed, patterned, and created custom to fit all kinds of styles and all shapes of bodies. (Learn more about me and how I learned to sew in […]
This Summer is for Skirts!
Skirt Skills starts July 11! Registration opens June 3! As many of you know, I recently started teaching my custom sewing and pattern drafting techniques to women who want to make clothes for themselves. I chose to start off in a digital platform and offer the course online. It has been very well received and […]
The Custom Couture Process
Before I get into blogging about my newest bride, I thought I’d write a general post detailing an overview of my process and what to expect when commissioning your custom couture wedding dress. I know! I know! This big long post looks like a lot of work. And it is, but it is also a […]
Creating Erin’s Patterns and Mockup
After working with bride-to-be Erin in our design consultation and sketching a custom design onto her figure, I couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts. I was so excited when she accepted the commission saying “I LOVE the design and how you incorporated all our ideas!” (After I jumped up and down a few times), it was […]
Caitlin’s Custom Wedding Dress Fittings
Continuing the story of Caitlin’s custom wedding dress creation… …it was finally the part of our process where she’d get to try something on! I patterned and made a mockup “test dress” out of muslin and some lace yardage. The dress would eventually be made using some of her mom’s wedding dress fabric, so […]
Creating Caitlin’s Custom Patterns and Mockups
Once Caitlin said “yes” to the dress… I invited her back to my studio to take some measurements. I take approximately 40 measurements of each bride in order to create custom patterns that fit their unique silhouettes. Since Caitlin would be wearing a corset under her custom wedding dress, I took the measurements on her […]
Skirt Skills E-Course: A new way to “learn to sew”
As I start to spread the word about my new online course Skirt Skills, I am realizing that it is causing intrigue and fear all at the same time. When I tell people that I am teaching adults how to sew using their own designs and their own patterns their eyes get big. Whoa… seems […]
