Feathery Frays

I  have started my panel for a "Feathery Frays" vest.  I hope you have started on your's as well.  On Wednesday we will be working on putting the garments together and I will demonstrate a few tips for making it easy and finished looking. 

 This is 18" wide by 36" long.  I divided it in half so I could have left and right panels for a vest.  There will be some left over which I hope to use on the back.  One side is stitched and one is cut.

Here are the "Kissing" panels presses and brushed.  They still need trimming and neatening.  Then I will cut the panels out.

The Silk hand dyed ribbon just arrived.  I will be sending out e-mails as soon as I get it sorted into your orders.  Some substitutes had to be made, but it all looks good.  I will bring it Wednesday, if you have your base fabric bring it so we can check the colors just in case they don't work.

Class is Open

For those wishing to make a ribbon jacket we ordered the ribbon today.  If you missed today and still want ribbon contact me ASAP and I will tell you what to do.  We want to start the jackets or vests on Feb 5 so we have to order right away.

Example of ribbon jacket

 Next week we will do samples of "Feathery Frays" and start on a garment using the technique.
This list of thing to bring is below on the schedule.

SEWING SESSION Diane Ricks

bobbydi@charter.net

blog:  wonderfulwearables@blogspot.com

Week 1   Jan 8          Planning and Playing

ordering Hanah Silk Ribbon 

Week 2     Jan. 15 Feathery Frays Sample

Bring: sewing machine 

          thread rotary cutter

small sharp scissors cutting board

ruler with 45 degree mark

chalk marker

stiff nail brush

Silk Dupoini if you are making a garment

Week 3   Jan 22 Work on Feathery Frays Garment 

or  Work on own project

Week 4   Jan 29        Ribbon Jacket  Demo

Work on Ribbon Jacket  or own project

Week 5    Feb  5 Demo and Sample making

Continue work on projects

Week 6    Feb 12                 Show Lineup   Bring what you will be showing

finished or not.

continue finishing work on projects

SATURDAY   FEBRUARY 15, 2014     HUGHES CENTER PADUA ROOM 

WAC  FASHION SHOW 

Week 7    Feb  19 Field Trip to FIDM and LA

Week 8   Feb 26 Special techniques class   

Bring Sewing Machines etc.

Time to get going again.

Almost time to start a new session.  But there are a few things to consider first.

WHAT?       WHY ?          HOW?

WHY?   The WAC Fashion Show is coming on February 15th and we (I ) want a good showing.

WHY?    It is fun to sew and wear wearable art.  

WHAT?   What fabric do you have that you want to work with?       BRING IT ON WEDNESDAY

WHAT?   What Garments do you want to make?  
                                     IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR PATTERN BRING IT.

 Almost everyone probably has chiffon they haven't sewn yet.

 How about those marbled pieces?  What can we do with them?

Scrunch and run, painted, or parfait let's sew it up.

HOW?      That is a question with lots of possibilities and techniques.
                  I will bring some boards for us to choose things we want may to use and do.
                 

Plus I have found a few new techniques we have never tried.

Several students have asked to make the Silk Ribbon Jacket  and also learn the Feathery Frays technique.  Some know it, but it has been a long time since we did it, so a re-visit is good.

DO NOT BRING SEWING MACHINES JANUARY 8th    WE WILL PLAN FIRST THEN SEW!

Sad News

If you had not heard our dear friend and fellow student Julia Beers passed away.
Julia was the most enthusiastic student and always positive as she battled her way through cancer and chemo.  She always started big and bold and often with the help of Pat Congelton turned disaster into
success.  We will always have a spot in our heart for Julia, and we will miss her.

I' m Back

 Cuba was a great experience,  and yes. there are 1950's cars.  Mostly in Havana.

 The cathedral square in Havana

 Beautiful old mansions going to ruin.

 Private enterprise at work.  People can now sell their excess to others privately.

 THe music and dancing was so colorful.

 My painting at the Bay of Pigs.

Me and Che.  Well a bush trimmed to look like him anyway.  I have  paintings to finish and will hope to do so over the holiday break.  I will post them as I get them done.
It was a wonderful experience, but there is no place like home!

GOOD NEWS

I got an e-mail from Hoffman Textiles.  They had charged me for someone else's shipping so they are refunding money to my credit card account.  It means a return of about $10 per bolt back to you.

If you are not in class on Wednesday I will send it to you.  I knew there was something wrong with the shipping costs!

This is the Dior Rose, we will paint the satin in your favorite rose color and then put it together.

I will bring each of you a kit to make one rose and the dye (Jacquard Green Label)  to color the fabric.  You need to bring scissors, a few pins and a needle and thimble.

All the paints we have been using are still available in the room if you want to continue working with them.  I just thought that something new might be fun for the last day.  See you Wednesday.

Sun Prints

I had some time on Saturday to put Seta Color onto fabric and make some sun prints.

Several years ago I had printed sun prints of blue and white and used the fabric to make a quilt 

called "Rice Bowls"  by Kaffe Fassett,  I always liked the quilt and said "someday I will make another

quilt like that since I had given the first one away.  Now I have made fabric and can get going on another "Rice Bowls" quilt.

 I used some square plastic stencils for the sun prints on the right and lower row.  The top left are nuts they were tall enough to make a shadow.

 Washers and popsicle sticks made the images above.

 I folded the wet fabric in pleats to get the stripes.

 These are toothpicks and twists

The bolts of PFD Cotton are here.  I will bring them Wednesday see the last post for more details on the cost.