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First published 3/28/2014 Easter is just around the corner! This is the time of year when you will find most Ukrainians hunched over their fresh eggs, wax, candles, kistkas, and dyes making their intricate Easter eggs. Ukrainians call these eggs Pysanky. Creating these little works of art requires a lot of time and PATIENCE. Not only are there multiple steps to be taken for each egg, but you can’t erase...
Published 06/18/2014 One of the benefits of selling on the web is reaching people worldwide! I was recently contacted by a bride in Australia about making flower girl dresses for her July (winter) wedding. Instead of a Chantilly lace for the leotards, she chose the alencon lace I had in stock. As beautiful as the lace was, I had never used the lace and was apprehensive about cutting and designing...
Blush Silk Wool Dress Published 6/23/2014 How many times have you gone shopping for that special dress and instead of finding the perfect dress, you find multiple dresses wishing you could blend them all into one.Meet Lisa (then) bride-to-be that faced this dilemma. When we met in May, she brought over several white dresses. Each dress had a feature she wanted, such as fabric, gathered skirt, skirt length, etc. But none...
Ukrainian Hand Embroidered Dress in Honor of My Babcha My Babcha was a special woman. Her story is quite remarkable and the lessons she taught me were even more so. I only hope to be as strong as her and pass on her spirit to others. Aside from her wisdom, her love of sewing was passed on to me. My babcha was an incredible seamstress! She was self taught and...
Published 07/06/2014 Can you remember a childhood fashion mistake? Not that it was a real mistake, because you did mean to wear it. But rather something so badly put together you wish your mother would have stopped you before you got out the door. I can certainly remember mine — and my sister Tess’. My sister really liked to wear vests. There was a period of time when she would always...
Flower Girl Dress with Lace Leotard Bodysuit and Ivory Champagne tulle tutu skirt for winter wedding by couture NYC Nashville Dressmaker and custom tailor