My Open House

Over the past few days I have had Open House so that friends and clients could come to look at some of my latest ready-made clothes.  It is fun to see people trying the clothes on and to work out who will like which items.  Here are some photos.

Some of the clothes on racks.

Some of my fabrics. 

The skirt rack.

Jane in cotton circle skirt.

Kathryn in tunic top and knit skirt. 

Jenny in black linen dress.

Marion in Thai silk jacket with Kimono fabric trim.

Jenny in cotton caftan.

Wilma in Aboriginal print jacket.

Susan in commissioned linen top and mesh jacket

Wilma in a commissioned skirt made from fabric she purchased in Vietnam.

Wilma in tunic top with kimono fabric panel.

Thanks to all the wonderful women who come and try my clothes and enjoy having unique and different garments.

Sew.....

This week I finished the Indian dance costumes, made some linen mix pants for a friend and made these.

Retro skirt from op shop fabric.

Pieced evening skirt for summer collection.

Polycotton shirt for a client.

Pieced knit skirt for summer collection.

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Cropped jacket for summer collection.

Lovely Lace

The navy Table 8 lace on the left was 

purchased at a factory outlet in the early 1990s.  

The lace on the right was purchased from

Chic Fabrique for a dress.

I have never worn a lot of lace but I love collecting it.  Here are some of the pieces currently in the sewing room collection

This piece of vintage lace was given to me by a friend

This crocheted lace was made by my great
grandmother.  It has been stitched on and
taken off garments over a period of more than sixty years.

This spider web lace, purchased at Tessuti's in Sydney,
formed the outer layer of a wedding dress made
earlier this year.

These tatted sleeve pieces were purchased
at an op shop.

I made this crocheted lace collar in the
late 1960s.  It has been on and off several
garments.

This tatted lace collar was made by my
grandmother in the 1950s and has been
on several garments.

Lace pieces purchased from op shops.