Tessuti Awards 2010
Linen and Lace, by Tash M Dwyer
About my Linen and Lace
- Pattern Used: My own design
- Fabrics Used: tessuti heavy linen, tessuti lace, tessuite's neck lace peices, dollies and other trims.
- Time To Create: 6 weeks on and off.
- Dress Influenced By: When I think of Linen and Lace, I think fresh, sweet, young, romantic. I wanted to show this through the creation I made. I was also influenced by beautiful Kate Middleton's wedding dress. The design took shape by draping over a mannequin and learning what the Linen would and wouldn't do. The dress was done in several stages. 1st: tea dying: neck peices, dollies, trim and fabric. 2nd: making a fitted bodice and hand pleating/gathering the top front and inserting the front neck lace peice. 3rd: I wanted the dress to be modern also, so I created what I like to call a V hemlined draped skirt. 4th: appliqueing the skirt by hand stitching lace, dollies and trim to balance out the neckline, it's like a peice of wearable art!. 5th: The back key hole was created by turning the tea dyed neck peice upside down and hand sewing it to the back of the dress- and wella!!, you have a masterpeice!!
- Additional Information: This peice is an artwork, absolutley beautiful detail.
About Me
- Name: Tash M Dwyer
- State: NSW
- Sewing Since: 2002
- My Experience: I am one of those people that finds sewing relaxing and enjoy the outcome. I studied st St George Fashion design college with some amazing teachers, who taught me all I know!.And since than have built a small business designing and making unique peices, which I sell at The Rocks markets.
- My Sewing Goals: My sewing goal is to make an amazing gown and have a fabulous performer like Lady GaGa wear it. I wouldn't mind making a peice for our own girls Kate Blanchet or Nicole Kidman either.
- Additional Information: I am passionate about mixing colour, prints, texture and coming up with unique combinations. I also love shape in garments- creating unusual lines. So often when Im thinking about a design, I try to bring these two together and come up with something really original and unique.
