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Podcast: Creating a Knock-Off Dress « Grandma's Sewing Cabinet
Dear Friends,
While working on The Mister’s bathrobe (you know, the Christmas present from 2010), I realized I needed to do some handwork. So I decided to visit with you as I hemmed the bottom of his robe.
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Knocking Off Madeleine Vionnet « Grandma's Sewing Cabinet
As I mentioned the other day , I am taking a one-credit/unit couture clothing class. It is the last class I need for the Custom Clothing certificate. Because it only meets for two hours each week, most of the sewing revolves around making samples that we will keep in a resource notebook. However, our big project is to create a cocktail dress or ballgown that is inspired by a designer gown. Oh, yes. We also have to learn at least one couture technique that we will incorporate into the gown and teach our classmates how to do. Since I want to make heirloom dresses for Baby Alice (who is rapidly growing), I chose smocking. We also have to choose a couture fabric to use in our garment and teach our classmates how to use (needles, stitches, how to handle it, etc.). I chose chiffon.
Our textbook is The Art of Couture Sewing by Zoya Nudelman and the moment I saw the Madeleine Vionnet gown in it (pictured above), I knew it was the one I wanted to “knock off.” According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website,
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