Wow!

Long time no see, bloggers! I know I haven't updated in a while - this semester has been really stressful and I haven't really had time for sewing.

One thing I did have time for was making my dress for this year's Performing Arts Formal! I started the dress less than twenty-four hours before the final, now THAT is Project Runway speed!



Beginning to drape the fabric.



Having problems with a puckering side seam at T-minus 20 hours






Experiments with the drape of the bodice at T-minus 10 hours.





Settling on a bodice drape at T-minus 4 hours.



Added straps, a zipper and doublestick tape about 30 minutes into the dance, good thing I don't mind arriving fashionably late!



It's backless! :O



Playing around with ways to drape and wear this so I don't flash the world!



Aaaaaand finished! Phew! There was a lot of scrambling at the last minute to find shoes, and a zipper, and something to use for straps, but I got it done and I rocked it out!

More coming soon, hopefully :)

Project Runway speed, go!

I head back to New York on Sunday, so right now I'm on a mad dash to hopefully get some things finished before I lose access to my dress form. I started this today! I kind of can't believe how fast I'm working sometimes.

Here's the sketch. This is the first in a lot of pieces I'll be making that are inspired by the antebellum aesthetic. This is a winter dress, and as I was working on it I thought it looked like something you would go out caroling in!

"Caroling, Caroling"

I'm using a gorgeous red taffeta with a check-striping pattern as the skirt. The cutaways will show a white satin (good satin, not marshmallow satin, no worries) underneath. The collar and the ends of the sleeves will also be in the satin.

The picture doesn't really do the taffeta justice - it's a dark red with a brighter shift. The velvet is also stunning - since it is antique. I'm a little scared just throwing it up on the dress form but it seems to be working out so far! I have to steam it tomorrow to get the wrinkles out.

I'll have more progress tomorrow!

Spoonflower fabric!

The sample fat quarter for my Spoonflower fabric came in! I'll take a picture and post it later today. For now, have a picture of the headbow to go with an outfit I'm almost done with:

Welcome!

Welcome to the Farasha Fashions update blog!

The first order of business are some big announcements - the Farasha Fashions website has been redesigned, and we now have a Facebook group! Join us to keep track of our convention calendar and generally promote us across the web.

Secondly, the seamstress is currently working on some interesting projects involving Spoonflower Printing. Expect to see some new ready-to-wear items popping up with exclusive, one-of-a-kind prints!

I hope you all are excited about our progress as I am!

- Emma