"SLICE
AND DICE"
Pieced
recycled handwoven fabric of rayon, cotton, and silk; wool crepe trim and
binding; antique jacquard cotton casement fabric for lining, adapted from a
Butterick pattern 2000
This garment appeared in Handwoven Magazine, Issue 102, November/December 2000 "Slice and Dice Those Old Castoffs for a New Look"
"EVENTUALLY"
Handwoven
wool fabric circa 1978 (my first yardage); machine quilted cotton contrast
fabric; cotton lining; adapted from a Burda pattern 2002
"SURGICALLY TIED"
Handwoven, handbrushed recycled plain weave fabric (it used to be a skirt, circa 1982) of mohair, rayon, cotton; cotton velveteen upholstery fabric ( leftover from a job circa 1970's) for lining; Kumihimo braid front closure; adapted from a Vogue pattern 2003
The making of the Kumihimo braid inspired the "Endnotes" essay in Handwoven Magazine, Issue 115 May/June 2003
"SOFTENED
EDGES"
8
Shaft deflected double weave (Weaver's Fall '97) handwoven of rayon;
reversible; silk jacquard contrast fabric; pattern adapted from Paw Prints
Pattern Company "Kanji Coat" 2003
This garment appeared as part of the Spring/Summer '04 fabric forecast in Handwoven Magazine Issue 117 November/December 2003
"COMPLEX
WANDERINGS"
Handwoven
8 shaft 2-block Point Twill (Strickler #165) of cotton and rayon; machine
quilted to fleece backing; dyed animal skin for accent fabric;
polyester sari for lining; adapted from Design and Sew Pattern #325 2003
Originally designed as a sectional warping demonstration, the first five yards of fabric came off the loom and was exhibited at Convergence '96 "Lengths of Time" yardage exhibit in Portland, Oregon. It took another six years to clear the remaining 6 yards from the loom. Everything has its season.
"GODDESS
CABARET"
Handwoven, handbrushed (during weaving) mohair fabric in a 4 shaft rib weave on a straight draw; trim and coordinating jacquard wool skirt fabric from Pendleton Woolen Mill (field trip during the ANWG 2003 conference); pewter buttons; cape and skirt adapted from Vogue patterns 2003
This garment appeared as part of the Fall/Winter '04-'05 fabric forecast in Handwoven Magazine Issue 119 March/April 2004
This garment also received the Lois Fronk Award for Sewn or Tailored Garment, Convergence 2004 Fashion Show Exhibition, "Fibers with Altitude, Garments with Attitude", Denver, CO
"RISING
SUN"
Handwoven 8 shaft twill variation silk, cotton, polyester, and metallic. Silk coordinating fabric. Adapted from a Vogue pattern. 2004
This garment appeared as part of the Fabric Forecast Year in Review, Handwoven Magazine Issue 120 May/June 2004
"BUTTERFLY
COAT"
Handwoven four shaft inlay (Theo Moorman technique). Wool, acrylic, Pendleton Woolen Mill blanket edges. Trimmed in wool jersey. McCall's pattern. 2004
This garment appeared in a feature, "Theo Moorman Goes Big", Handwoven Magazine, Issue 127 November/December 2005
"FRINGE
JACKET"
Handwoven
cotton and rayon, broken twill, polyester lining. Adapted from a Burda
pattern. 2004
This garment appeared as part of the Fabric Forecast in Handwoven Magazine Issue 124 March/April 2005
"PASSION
FRUIT"
Pieced
vest from handwoven rayon, cotton, and silk, silk trim, rayon lining.
Original vest pattern from "Making a Pieced Vest from Leftovers" Workshop.
2005
This garment appeared as part of the Fabric Forecast Year in Review, Handwoven Magazine Issue 125 May/June 2005
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