I’m getting ready to be one of the exhibitors at the Paradise City Arts Festival! It will be in Northampton at the Three County Fairground from Saturday, October 10 through Monday, October 12. I’ll have corsets, necklets, bracelets, scarves and more. Stop … Continue reading
Red and white cotton bustier. It has spiral steel bones and underbust wires. The under-corset skirtlet is made from two layers of 7-inch lace.
Silk scarves, hand painted and then manipulated during the drying process to create a marbled effect
I am really enjoying making these scarves. I think it’s related to my love of batik fabrics and watercolor paintings. I wanted to recreate the free flowing design aspects in wearable art, using silk fabric. The scarves are painted (not dyed), … Continue reading
In the process of making corsets, I wind up with little bits of fabric left over. Looking for a way to use the scraps, I decided to make little bags, and I think it was an excellent idea They are … Continue reading
6″ x 8″ lined drawstring bags, with nylon cord lacing.
Made from cotton batik. I used stencils to overprint with gold metallic fabric paint after sewing the pieces together. It reverses to the burnt orange batik (picture below).
Reverse side of the blue stencilled waist cincher. Almost all of the corsets I make are reversible.
Cotton fabric, nylon trim and silk binding.
Gold metallic silk brocade waist cincher. It uses spiral and flat steel bones for stability and shaping.