Posts Tagged ‘symmetry’
My eyes are crossing
A few weeks ago SewingElle posted about a wonderful striped Anthropologie dress. It has several diagonally slanted panels on the waist and skirt with the stripes running in different directions on each panel. The effect is very eye-catching. After reading her post I fell in love with it too and wondered if I could get […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Planning, Sewing, Striped dress | 24 Comments
Tags: Burda, Dressmaking, Sewing, stripes, symmetry
Remember this peacock feather print fabric? I’ve spent a lot of time staring at it over the last few days, trying to work out the best way to make a dress out of it. I swear I will be seeing peacock feather eyes in my sleep tonight. I was originally attracted to the print by […]
Filed under: Burda, Cutting, Fabric, Patterns | 23 Comments
Tags: Burda, Dressmaking, fabric, peacock, Sewing, symmetry
Thank-you all so much for the nice comments on my last post about Vogue 1220. I can report it stands up to wearing at work pretty well. What I’m doing at the moment is making a kimono for my mother. I’ve made kimonos before. The one the one I posted about last year was made […]
Filed under: Cutting, Dressmaking, Fabric, Kimono | 6 Comments
Tags: blue, Cutting, fabric, kimono, maths, Sewing, symmetry
