BEI Design wrote:
John wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:56 pm, "BEI Design"
wrote:
John wrote:
On Feb 7, 6:29 pm, "BEI Design"
wrote:
John wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...29010013129330
John
WOW!!! Wonderful work and such a good idea to use up
small
scraps.
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Beverlyhttp://ickes.us/default.aspx
I looked over your site, that is a stunning blue/green
top shown on
the first page of your recent projects.
Thanks, that was a fun project and I have worn the
jacket
several times.

I have to make a
set of Tai-
chi outfits for my wife and myself, and that reminds
me
of the top
with Frog Buttons. I better get busy on them now that
I
have gotten
some inspiration.
John
I wasn't going for authentic Asian style, I just liked
that
pattern because, while it had some shaping, it didn't
have
lots of seams breaking up the print. I competed another
jacket using the same pattern, in Glen plaid printed
silk in
shades of ivory and navy blue. Pictures eventually...

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Beverlyhttp://ickes.us/default.aspx
Not that it looks Authentic Asian Style. I just noticed
the loop construction of the closures, and that is the
same style of closure as
used on Tai-Chi clothing, but theirs is over lapping,
with that style
of loop, but with a knotted element in the anchor point,
and that is
on my honey do list.

Perhaps this will get you started:
http://www.sewingconnection.com/sc10ball.htm
And, seriously, making the narrow tubing with Claire
Shaeffer's method (demonstrated on my site) works
wonderfully well. You can produce extremely narrow, very
strong tubing.

I can vouch for that! I hung a 7 layer chiffon dress of chiffon straps
made Claire's way! Worked a treat.

It was a quiet prod to myself, to
get going on my
list of things that must be done soon.
John

Yeah, I need one of those prods myself...

I need three... And a stack of those round flat tuits rather than the
square and triangular ones I seem to have right now!



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