I started sewing when I was 9. My mom was making several Halloween costumes and I was fascinated by the process. I immediately went to the library to learn what I could, but my mom was by far the best teacher I had for many years. I'm currently enrolled in 16 Craftsy.com classes. My favorites are: "Patternmaking Basics: The Skirt Sloper", "Pant Construction Techniques", "Fashion Draping", and "The Couture Dress". I'm also excited to finish a couple garments so I can start on one of my bag making classes, since I think those will be particularly useful as far as integrating technology and fabrics goes, and learning how to work with new materials.
Note to self: I need to add video of the pants I made with LEDs controlled by a mercury switch in 2011, and the LED cat vest I made for a Wearable Technology class in 2012.
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| Just the kind of thing that got me sewing in the first place |
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| We had a couple hours to put something together for a photo demonstrating our course project. We made this robot and my goofy outfit! |
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Astra Starr alien doll art project in 2011. The assignment in my art class was to create something to leave out in the world. I created this alien doll out of gold lame (you should have seen the mockups. Horrifying things.). With it, I wrote a in the first page of a notebook that attached to it. I explained that its name was Astra Starr and he/she/it was visiting Earth to learn what it meant to be human. I directed the finder to Astra Starr's Facebook page to post pictures teaching Astra what it meant to be human to them. I passed Astra around a group of friends to get the ball rolling before setting him/her/it free in the wild. That was successful, but once he/she was free in the world, we never heard from him/her again.
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| I realize I need to work on my lighting and garment photography. I made those pants from a beautiful wool in 2011. |
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| This here was my first attempt matching polka dots and fashion fabric design elements during the pattern cutting process. It was also my first long back zipper, so I was pretty proud when everything aligned. 2009. |
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| I ordered Tula Pink fabric to make this skirt in 2009. I spent many hours looking for matching contrast fabric and trim and altering the lace underneath. A friend wanted to use it for a photoshoot, hence the picture above. |
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| I can get a little carried away sometimes. This was my second pair of pants, first real success with a zipper fly thanks to my mom's help in 2006. |
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| My first pair of pants that I made as part of a sewing class. The teacher was a bit confused by the zipper construction, but my good ol' mom chimed in and fixed it. She refused to admit she knew more than a professional seamstress, however. |
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| Matched up the stripes! |
In 2003, I made a corseted prom dress I wore to prom and a dress for Halloween. Alas, I didn't have a digital camera back then and don't have photos now.
