My approach generated one pair of Valencia pants and a lot of inspiration/information. The fabric is a cross-dyed gray linen. It's that signature flat front found in the Plaza, Urban and Trio pants. The Valencia is the most basic of those four pants patterns. Not much to show for 3 days, eh?
I'm back home and I still need to tweak the length a bit.
But I had fun trying things on and taking pictures to extend the inspiration/information plunge once home.
This is an example of something that was fun to try on. This is a sample of the Tosca dress. It does not do much for me. Good to know. |
One of my favorite activities at Sew Kansas is exploration of their basement. They store *vintage* Sewing Workshop garments here.
There are an assortment of details in these older garments that are always appealing to me.
Inventor Shirt |
Joplin Pullover |
San Diego jacket |
Mix It shirt as a vest |
Please note that except for the boring gray pants in the first picture, these are samples from the Sewing Workshop, NOT my work. But I can dream.
Lucky you! Very inspirational--I think I would be totally overwhelmed by all that inspiration! Thx for the great post
ReplyDeleteThanks for photos of "vintage" garments. I'd love to see them all in a book, online or hard copy.
ReplyDeleteI would be a wandering note-taker too! So much to look at--
ReplyDeleteOh, how fun to explore the archives! I would feel like I had died and gone to heaven to see that!
ReplyDeleteOH! I want to go there sometime!!!
ReplyDeleteSO COOL!!! I've actually visited the Alabama Chanin' Factory...it's about an hour and a half or so from my house. Jaw dropping gorgeous stuff and I'm determined to give it a try...someday. :-) Love the look through the archives; SW has some gorgeous garments in their history.
ReplyDeleteOh, Lisa, you are so close! I would be going there and watching for some kind of discount. So, so tempting!
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