Lemaire, Vionnet and the Barrel Cut

I was recently shopping online and came across this shirt by Lemaire. But at a cost of almost $500, I decided to try and make it instead of buying it. […]

Couture: It’s just sewing

For many years, I followed industry pattern instructions with high expectations that my garments would turn out well. They did not, and I never wore anything I made. It was […]

What is bias?

First of all, that’s not me. This lovely model is wearing the first garment that I cut and sewed on the bias. What you don’t see are all the mistakes […]