Joys of Doily Collars

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Spring Fever

Winter's fashionably late appearance has been nothing but inspiring for my spring collection.  Until last week, I was convinced that New England was skipping a season this year.

I fell in love with the material of this vintage men's rugby shirt, it looks so elegant converted into a dress!

I've been playing with embroidery, and trying to compliment the frilly doily collars.

Spring 2012 Preview

For a portion of Where's Spring line, I plan on making many dresses out of vintage and second hand men's shirts, and continuing to experiment with the style of dress that emerges.

This one is enchantingly frilly...

The doily collar and lace trimmings are antique; the doily was collected and the lace inherited from a family member way down the line.

Believe it or not, this used to be a Tiger Woods for Nike Golf Championship shirt, ha!  Nice print Tiger, it's a splendid material, too.

This Winter is Warm

Opossums have never inhabited VT before but are now here because of the warming seasons.  Their coats are thin and not capable of handling our harsh winters. Even though it's been freakishly warm here (50-60 degrees in December?!!??) I decided I better boost my doily sweater inventory, so we can all be warm when the weather finally turns.

 

These sweaters are for sale at Revolution

I found the original sweaters at the Richmond Thrift Shop.  Amazingly, this little gem of a store is right down the street from my house.  The appliqued doilies are ones I have collected over time, all are antiques, some date back to the 1800s!  

 

 

Sweet Applique

 

I found these cloth calendar wall hangings with some great graphics on them, all months from the year 1969.  I cut out a few of the best and created some sort of living room on this thrifted sweater.  This is for sale at Clothing Line in Burlington, VT.

VT Irene Recovery Fund

50% of proceeds from this dress will be donated to http://www.vtirenefund.org/ to help out small businesses that were damaged from the flood! My home state was hit hard, many homes and businesses were destroyed. This is just one of many things I can do to help. 

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I made this dress out of a vintage sweater. It is super stretchy and comfortable, and looks great with leggings or tights! I appliqued a vintage wall hanging of a snowy covered bridge that reminds me of Vermont on to the dress.

This dress would best fit a small or medium, and someone under 5'6". Hand washing is recommended, to preserve the age and delicacy of the applique.

Vests are fantastic because....

...they are multi-season!!  Imagine this over a tank top or a long sleeved shirt... it works.  I had to post this one because of the front pocket detail; it's an amazing vintage hankie I scored.

This vest is for sale at Revolution in White River Junction.