My last post was about the first pillow I ever made. This post is about the last pillow that I made (perhaps latest is the better word… Read more “A Tale of Two Pillows, Part 2: A Wedding Anniversary Gift For One of My Brides”
Category: My Sewing Stories
A personal history as told through my childhood and adolescent experiences with sewing and fashion. Many of my life “firsts” had to do with sewing in some way; it was more than just a hobby back then, and it is much more than a career to me now.
Mother’s Day Tribute: A Tale of Two Pillows, Part 1.
I made this pillow as a Mothers’ Day gift for my mom when I was really little. It’s literally the most important thing I’ve ever made.
Avi’s Moroccan Inspired Wedding Gown
When I first met Avi she told me the sweetest story of how her fiancé had proposed to her: he had taken her on a surprise trip… Read more “Avi’s Moroccan Inspired Wedding Gown”
What’s a Design Consultation Like?
Since people often ask me how do they go about having me make a gown for them I thought I’d write about a particularly memorable bridal consultation… Read more “What’s a Design Consultation Like?”
Grandma’s Tatting
I recently went to my aunt’s house in Florida to get some much needed sunshine in the middle of winter. In one of her guest bedrooms she… Read more “Grandma’s Tatting”
Sewing History, Part IV: The first time I ever got laughed at by adults…
After my mom had found out that I had been secretly sewing Barbie clothes with her old green Bernina (without having ever been taught how to use… Read more “Sewing History, Part IV: The first time I ever got laughed at by adults…”
Remembering September 11th, 2001
September 11, 2001 was a Tuesday; the second Tuesday of my sophomore year at Parsons — and because the first week of classes never really counts —… Read more “Remembering September 11th, 2001”
Sewing History, Part III: The First Time I Ever Got Busted…
As with any criminal, addict, or person engaging in some kind of unscrupulous behavior, I got sloppier and sloppier about covering my tracks. (My tracks, of course,… Read more “Sewing History, Part III: The First Time I Ever Got Busted…”
My Very First Wedding…
People always ask me how I got into making wedding dresses, have I always been obsessed with weddings or something? Not that I could think of; I… Read more “My Very First Wedding…”
My Grandpa Komm was a Tailor
I like to think that I got sewing genes from both sides of my family. My mom used to sew her own clothes, her mom made beautiful… Read more “My Grandpa Komm was a Tailor”
