Hello Everyone! It’s been a long…long…LONG…time since I’ve been here. I apologize for my absence. 2020 has been one hell of a year. As I stand here in 2021, making plans and goals-yes, I’m still making plans even in February. I can’t help but reflect on the teachings and changes of 2020. 2020 was a […]
Making a pattern can be easy yet time consuming. However once you have worked out the kinks and perfected 1 pattern, you can turn that 1 pattern into several different tops. In today’s blog post, I will teach you how you can make 3 different tops by simply using one pattern. Basic Pattern For starters, […]
Since quarantine started, I know I haven’t been as active on here. I apologize for that. The quarantine threw me into a loop for a second there, but I’ve stayed positive through my projects. With my most recent project, I added a touch of Hmong. What is “a touch of Hmong”? Well as a Hmong […]
Recently I had the opportunity to create a design for my sister with zero room for mistakes. What design could be this intensive? A tattoo. Creating designs for clothes and tattoos are similar in the drafting stage. You can change and alter designs before committing to them. By committing, I mean before cutting the fabric […]
Hey Seamers. I hope that you all are doing well and staying safe. In the midst of the virus pandemic, my family and I have been social distancing ourselves. As a result, I’ve been absent for the past two weeks. As we all are going through tough times at the moment, don’t forget to be […]
Today, I want to share with you a personal post on self-care. On my journey to rediscovery, I found that I have been subconsciously neglecting myself. I say subconsciously because it was something I did without even knowing I did it. It didn’t seem like it at first, because I enjoyed doing things for others. […]
Recently, I have been working on numerous Hmong dance costumes. Hmong dance costumes are not the typical dancewear costumes that you would see on dance moms or dancing with the stars. Hmong dance costumes mostly consist of multiple woven fabrics and trims layered on to each other. Although woven fabrics/trims are great, they are limiting […]
DISCLOSURE: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS, MEANING I GET A COMMISSION IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE A PURCHASE THROUGH MY LINKS, AT NO COST TO YOU. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. Career and Life Choices In a previous blog, I wrote about the many careers you can have in the fashion industry. […]
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATED LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. My Sewing machine all started… Earlier this year, my beloved Singer sewing machine that was passed down to me by my mother broke. This sewing machine was given to me as a gift when I was in high school. My mother saw […]
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATED LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. Today, I will share with you my secrets on how to avoid stress when it comes to making multiple outfits that are due on the same date. I will also share some tools that I use to achieve this. Learning and utilizing […]
