Tessuti Awards 2010

About my Linen and Lace

• Pattern Used: My own design
• Fabrics Used: Cream Linen Knit & Grandmother's Vintage Crochet Doilies
• Time To Create: Completed over a month
• Dress Influenced By: * Showcasing my Grandmother's intricate crochet work in a fresh way for wear during our Spring 2011. * The Tessuti linen knit is beautiful and soft and allows the dress to be both unique and comfortable to wear.
• Additional Information: * The linen knit is seamed with elastic to provide extra strength. * No fastenings required: the dress slips over the wearer's head as a result of the great stretch properties of the linen knit fabric. * Macrame has also been used to enhance the crocheted bodice, a technique which has similar properties to lace and crochet in its intricate formations and delicate thread-work.

About Me

• Name: Tia Carrigan
• State: QLD
• Sewing Since: 2002
• My Experience: * Studied at MSIT, Brisbane
• My Sewing Goals: * To design a national and internationally successful womenswear label
• Additional Information: * Print & pattern * Vibrant colour * Natural fibre fabrics * Bold, strong design lines