It’s always encouraging to get repeat business. So when I received a phone call from a previous client I immediately said yes and came out of my summer sabbatical 4 weeks early. The brief is to make 2 complete sets of costumes for 6 dancers…
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Our local hospice put on a charity event called Strictly Learn Dancing. In just 6 weeks you learned 2 ballroom dances then performed them on stage. My (then) boyfriend/partner and I decided to take part in this. We love dancing but had never tried ballroom…
Continue reading Strictly Learn Dancing part 1 – The Quickstep
As I explained in part 1, I was taking part in a charity dancing competition – learning 2 ballroom dances in 6 weeks. Now we are on to the dance of love … The Rumba! For this Emma designed something dark, brooding and sexy. We…
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I love making little things for weddings because sometimes it’s the little things that count. One customer wanted a little ‘something blue’ to be sewn into her friend’s wedding dress, so that’s exactly what she got. I am currently working another ‘something blue’ project. …
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The widower of a regular customer contacted me one day & asked me to make a special gift for the new lady in his life. He wanted a small bag that she could wear while dancing and into which she could pop her dance notes (they…
Continue reading Heart shaped pochette!
In 2007 I made a wedding dress & coat for a lovely couple, Michelle & Stuart (see my previous blog ‘A Celtic Twist’) A few years later I asked to borrow these to show at a wedding fair. In payment Stuart asked…
Continue reading Got to Pick a Pocket
When I have a few spare moments I like to make things for me, friends & family, the house, our lovely campervan. Well, this time I thought our tired old camping chairs could do with a bit of a face-lift. The metal had worn through…
Continue reading His ‘n’ Hers Patchwork
I will admit now, from the start – I don’t like doing alterations! I will alter my own clothes (I’m an awkward shape) and, if I’m feeling kind, I may do bits & pieces for my nearest & dearest but, as a whole it takes…
Continue reading More than just an Alteration
For the last 2 weeks I have been working on the costumes for the National Youth Dance Company. They will be performing the Rashomon Effect and an extract from Vertical Road. Both pieces are by their guest Artistic Director, Akram Khan. They open on Wednesday…
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This couple wanted to lift their elegant wedding outfits with a little subtle surface decoration. We settled on a simple Celtic knotwork design to enhance the deep cuffs of the groom’s coat and the neckline of the bride’s dress.
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