Tutorial for a dress for a young woman

Darling dress! I wouldn't have attempted something so nice at her age and probably wouldn't attempt it now either! She looks so cute in her dress and I know she's a proud as can be as she should be.

She was glowing as her classmates complimented her on it, and gave her big kudos when they learned she had made it herself.

Remember, she had a "tutor" hovering over her almost the way. I was very pleased with her wanting to replicate a design she found online. I'm not sure I was that adventurous at 14 either, I pretty much stuck to whatever patterns I could get.

However, she has since made many Cosplay outfits with no more than phone consultations with me. The lined hood on the Frodo outfit had her baffled, she created the pattern but she could not visualize how to sew it. I sketched out instructions and e-mail the JPEG to her, and you can see the result.

She really loves to sew. She was very unhappy that she could not take trusty old Singer 401A to Juilliard, but there was no room in the dorm. Plus, shipping would have cost the earth! ;-}

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I remember that project, although I'm not sure if I commented or even congratulated you and Blair on it when you posted it the first time. Very prettily done, indeed. And I like Blair's version much better; doesn't look so 'undressed', if you know what I mean. Yes, she had a tutor at her side all the time but still - a very good job. I'm glad that your skill will live on in her (or at least I hope so). I find it sad that knowledge is lost everyday just because it takes time and effort to make things that way or because things made that particular way are not considered modern or useful or whatever. Have you ever been to this site? I know you cannot order from the US (or at least I think so) but the site is great for just looking:

They do have an English version, though. I keep thinking that the 'good times' we're living in cannot last much longer. And then we won't be able to buy three coats a winter and three for the coming, just because they are so cheap. We will long for garments that last for a while and find ourselves in a desert of throwaways. Pass on the flame!

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Yes, sorry, I lost hosting on my original web site, and I was not able to back it up, so I'm re-building a bit at a time. I may post links here which you and others have seen before. :-}

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