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Give your wardrobe a couture upgrade! Update a button-down shirt with this modern couture technique for a fresh look!Students will take a plain Ready To Wear shirt and add Tumbling Blocks to create a unique garment that showcases your sewing and piecing skills. With this workshop there’s no need to fuss with fitting a shirt, easing the sleeve heads, sewing buttons and buttonholes. We’ll jump right to the fun part: embellishing the shirt to make a fashion statement!
About the teacher: Ellen has a deep passion for sewing elegant clothing, ranging from simple to ornate designs. With a wealth of experience as a couture seamstress and a seasoned teacher of fashion construction at the college level, Ellen authored the book "Creating Couture Embellishments," published by Laurence King Publishing, London, in August 2017. Since founding her company, Ellen Miller, Seamstress, in 1983, she has tailored and created custom garments for numerous discerning clients. Ellen approaches each design as a unique challenge to transform concepts into wearable works of art.
Students should expect to bring: Their own ready-to-wear shirt.
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