A Cloth Merchant

Datura Blouse to Dress : A Tutorial

Debbie

Remember when I said I would make another dress from the Deer & Doe Datura Blouse? Well I did that, almost immediately after I committed myself to it. Unfortunately, making something and blogging about it are two completely different kettles of fish. Why can’t projects just blog about themselves? Anyway, we’re still out of stock […]

Datura – Blouse to Dress

Debbie Christensen

For a very long time, I’ve had this image in my head of a woven dress, one that’s pretty casual and easy to wear–like, no zippers or buttons. Something sort of blouse-y and loose, but that didn’t look like a pillow case, and I also wanted it to kind of fit. And I finally had […]

Violette Fields Ginger Sundress

Debbie

I can see why so many people love to sew for kids! I think I spent more time deciding on fabric than on actually constructing this dress! And you don’t have to finagle with fit very much, so that’s a huge plus. We have a relatively new dressform, but not many pieces that fit her. […]

Dyed Dobby Chantilly Dress

Debbie

Last week, I wrote about that super cool dobby weave fabric that I dyed. And, as promised, it is now a Colette Chantilly dress! Here it is! The Little Italy Artwalk was this past weekend, but despite all that craziness I managed to get it done! I’m pretty pleased. Although I usually determine how much […]

Dyed Dobby

Debbie

I have a really awesome warm-weather project for you! My friend and I did this many, many years ago, and I wish she lived closer so we could do it again. We saw some dresses in Vogue that were splattered with color, and of course they were like a thousand dollars or something, so we […]
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