SHE LIKES IT, OH YES!

We walked down the block to her neighborhood fabric shop and our almost-10-year-old spotted this fabric.  Well, it was fairly radiating color from the racks, how could it not catch the eye?

The fabric is a heavy drapery-weight strobe light of color-rich pure cotton.  So now it has become the frock that transforms her into The Queen of The Mod Look.  Long live 1968!

My original design Mod Dress:  raglan long, slim sleeves; trapeze silhouette; deep curved-edge pockets in the side seams; fancy front zip with circle-pull; easy fit style.

I think she likes it.  < big smile! >

Would the young one in your life like a dress similar to this one?  Please let me make more of these dresses! (check it out here)

This wondrous design would work very well for anyone; I can use pretty much ANY fabric for this design and can craft it to any measurements, with any variations you can think of.

You are looking for a fun dress, right?  Let's do this!

To start the ball rolling, comment here or check out my other contact spots: KathleenTempleTailor@gmail.com, text at 540-574-4311, KathleenTempleTailor.Etsy.com, etc.

White linen top (which could be a DRESS!), cut with raglan sleeves and ON THE BIAS

Peasant Top 

OR DRESS?!?

You bet.

I want to make your dream version of this top (or dress, yes).  Please contact me so we can get started!

Trapeze Tunic, similar to my slip dresses

TRAPEZE TUNIC in black cotton stripes

Over the past few years, I have created quite a number of slip dresses with adjustable, tie-any-which-a-way straps.  If you look around my Etsy shop you are sure to find a number of slip dresses, any of which could give you ideas for your own Dream Slip Dress.  And I would LOVE to make one for you on a custom basis, to fit your own style and shape!

This time, I am showing off my TUNIC-length version of the slip dress.  My black cotton-with-stripes tunic is about 28" from the top of the shoulder to the hem edge.  In the photos, I am showing the trapeze tunic with the V-neck in back, but the V can be worn in front just as nicely.

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Dark Ocean Blue Silk Top

Time for a new top?

I'd love to make some version of this beautiful top for you, on a custom basis.  I may be able to obtain more of this very fabric in dark ocean blue; there are uncountable various alternative fabrics as well.  Please contact me to initiate the process.  I am eager to make your custom top and will do so with your direction at every step.

You may contact me via my Etsy shop.

I provide care for the clothes you ALREADY own!

So many reasons to LET ME REMODEL THE GARMENTS YOU ALREADY OWN. I love all sorts of repair, alteration, re-sizing, and transformation projects, and after reading the attached article, I am going to enjoy economical garment rehabilitation even more! Please contact me from anywhere around the world about remodeling your too-small, too-large, damaged, and in-need-of-update garments. KathleenTempleTailor [at] gmail.com

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Glad Legacy

Ever had this convo?

Mother: "Oh look sweetie, your grandmother's wool skirts! They'll fit you perfectly! She'd be sooo happy to know that you'll wear them now. How speeecial! Try them on!"

Daughter: "Oh. (gulp, eye roll) How ... nice."

I have. Sometimes what's precious to one generation, is truthfully only precious to that one generation.

A client recently brought us three wool skirts made from the family tartan design. After a bit of cutting and sewing, these skirts emerged as Christmas stockings. A charming re-purposing of a legacy gift! (For the record, this client's wool intolerance is the real reason behind the re-purposing of the skirts.)

At the studio today, we're thinking about all kinds of re-purposing possibilities.

A childhood blankie into a pillow?

A moth holed linen table cloth into everyday napkins?

Silk handkerchiefs into a sassy halter-top?

An old wool jacket into a stylish baseball cap?

A doily into a sexy bikini?

What can we help you re-imagine?

See our Etsy Shop at Kathleen Temple, Tailor
kathleenTempleTailor@gmail.com 

Then something happened

one + one = three

Really? Yes, we are professional tailors and we know math. Garment math. Seriously, it's a thing.

The story begins with two identical pairs of men’s dependable, hard-working pocket pants. 

After years of faithful service, a blotchy blue stain appeared. The knees were worn. Repeated hot washing and drying resulted in a bit of shrinkage. The owner cast them into the "give-away" bin.

Sad!

The pants had been washed and worn into a such a comfortable state of being ...

front

Then something happened. 

With a bit of addition and subtraction, the two pair of straight legged men's pants became one woman’s casual A-line skirt, with a touch of elastic to snug in the waist, and a front slit with matching topstitching.

back

"pocket" bags

And two playful shoulder bags for a couple of stylish school girls. 

Thankfully, advanced math wasn't necessary. But this is proof that just about anything can be recycled into a new life.

(No pockets were harmed in the transformation of these pants. In fact, almost everything from the original pants was used in the skirt and shoulder bags, or will be reused in other projects. Reuse, recycle, reduce ...)

What’s in your give-away bin?

Let us help you with some garment math!

See our Etsy Shop at Kathleen Temple, Tailor
kathleenTempleTailor@gmail.com