Details are not the details.

The details are not the details. They make the design.  

                                                         Charles James

        

In this post I'd love to share ideas and thoughts I had working on this orange and daisy dress, which I made for my friend Inessa, beautiful lady and great singer. Russian folk with a modern twist was required according to Inessa's repertoire...

We bought fabrics in The Fabric Store (38 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley). We chose orange satin, silk mix, and daisy lace, polyester. We chose lace very carefully. 
                                     
                                                           How to choose lace fabric? 
                         There are few recommendations. 
                                       Lace should be:
                               -Pretty strong. You will see if threads are too thin and weak. Holes won't embellish your dress.
                               -Not clingy to your fingers when you touch it, otherwise it will lose smooth finish very soon. And won't last for long.

Sewing starts with...

 Sewing starts with the proper fabric.

I prefer natural fibre almost always, except some special occasions.
But for everyday wear and everyday comfort natural origin of your material is essential. 

 Everyday garment shouldn’t look plain and simple. Let's use print of the fabric, try some geometric and free forms, add lace of the same colour...

And don't hesitate to put your jacket into the washing machine - cotton lace is OK with washing, if it had passed pre-sewing preparations.

 No symmetry here.
Non-symmetrical hemline and neckline. And embellishments as well... Wait! At least sleeves are the same.

 Helen, who ordered this jacket planned to wear it with black leather skirt.

Snow-white blouse

This is one of my favourite works for beautiful and elegant Alla. It is made of thin and soft linen and cotton lace. Parallel pleats, lace intersewn on the chest and along the sleeves. It is used for cuffs, hem and collar as well.

What makes this blouse snow-white - is small embellishment on the cuffs. Small white beads and larger ones made of natural crystal provide sparkling effect. I brought these crystal beads from Czech Republic.