Sheerness & the lake

Adjective:

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis): "she giggled with sheer delight". There's something riveting & revealing about wearing sheer fabrics. For me I love the drama of  all the tails of fabric flying behind me. I was talking to a student of mine Jas about the new fixation with this style, We talked about how it suited any body type or character, it's like we didn't have to hide behind layers of heavy fabric but to be free flowing.  I brought up the bubble skirt/dress phenomenon, her being almost 15 years younger hadn't really experienced the longevity of the voluminous fabric bubbles. I remembered feeling like a walking tomato.  I've never had a sleek figure, it leans towards the curvy side. So I am drawn to the sheerness & the elegance of it. This Summer in honor of sheerness, I made a Off the shoulder Floral dress with a matching strapless slip for a summer event and I have been making dress after dress of pure lightness. .................................................... Il ya quelque chose rivetiing et révélant au sujet du port tissus transparents. Pour moi, j'aime le drame de toutes les queues de tissu de vol derrière moi. Je parlais à un étudiant de Jas la mine sur la fixation du nouveau avec ce style, Nous avons parlé de la façon dont il convient tout type de corps ou de caractère, c'est comme si nous n'avons pas eu à se cacher derrière des couches de tissu lourd, mais pour s'écouler librement. J'ai fait monter la bulle jupe / robe phénomène, son être près de 15 ans plus jeune n'avait pas vraiment connu la longévité des bulles de tissu volumineux. Je me suis souvenu se sentir comme une tomate à pied.   Je n'ai jamais eu un chiffre élégant, il se penche vers le côté sinueux. Donc, je suis attiré par la verticalité et l'élégance de celui-ci. Cet été, en l'honneur de la verticalité, j'ai fait un arrêt de la robe épaule floral avec un bordereau de correspondance bustier pour un événement estival et j'ai été prise robe après robe de pure légèreté.

Private Sewing & Design Lessons with Nicole Picard

Please see my 2 course descriptions below ( please contact me regarding costs);

Beginner Seamstress:
Course duration: Two hours once a week for six weeks (12 hours)
Fabric, supplies and use of sewing machine included.
In this one-on-one class, you will learn:
Sewing-machine basics
Tools and terminology
How to prepare, mark, and cut fabric

• How to read a commercial pattern
• How to sew a garment that fits

Projects: Bag or A-line Skirt
Week one • Learning your sewing machine • Different fabric and supplies • Measuring yourself • Choosing patterns
Week two • Reading a pattern • Aligning pattern pieces • Marking and cutting your fabric
Week three • Interfacing • Darts • Zippers ( Tote bag: lining and interfacing)
Week four • Waistbands • Hems (Tote bag: Straps and pockets)
Week five • Garment fitting (Tote bag: Add extra details)
Week six • Finish project

Your Own Project :
Course duration: Two hours once a week for four weeks (8 hours)
Prerequisite: Basic sewing skills
Fabric and Supplies: To be purchased by student


In this one-on-one class, you will learn:
• How to copy and trace existing garments
• How to adjust the pattern
• How to sew a garment that fits (Made- to- Measure)

Projects
• Of your choice
Week one • Tracing the garment • Seam allowances
Week two • Adjusting the pattern • Cutting and sewing
Week three • Sewing of garment • Adjustments
Week four • Finishing garment