Tag: Flounces

Teaching Ritzy Ruffles & Fabulous Flounces

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Join me in Raleigh, N.C. to learn about Ruffles and Cascades!
Do you know your way around a Ruffle? How about a Flounce? And what makes a Ruffle different from a Flounce? I’ll teach you this and more about ruffles and flounces on October 19, 2025, 1:30-5:30pm at the Assoc. of Sewing & Design Professional’s annual conference. Join us for 1 class or for 4 amazing days of sewing classes.

A cinnamon colored flounce encircles the neckline of a woman's bodice, getting larger and more opulent as it circles from center back around to front and back to center back.

The cinnamon flounce bodice.

for more info: https://asdp.regfox.com/2025-conference

Going to Ohio & England!

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I’m going to Ohio & England!

Hello!  It’s been ages since I wrote a post and I bet you thought I had just given up posting.  Nope, just super busy!   I’ve preparing to go to Ohio to tape two 10 minute segments for It’s Sew Easy!  A sewing program broadcast on PBS. http://www.itsseweasytv.com/

I will be explaining Sashiko and Circular Flounces.  You would think that after writing about these 2 techniques it wouldn’t take long to prepare for the segments. But to squeeze all the information into a 10 minute talk meant making a full sample for each step, as opposed to the book, where I had to make 1 perfect sample and take a photo , then move to the next step on the same perfect sample and take the next photo.  Live and Learn! The taping in Cleveland, Ohio will be February 9th. I will be in Cleveland for most of Feb. 8th with little to do, so any suggestions for fun things to see/do are welcome.

On February 12th, my husband and I are going to London U.K .for a week!  WooHoo!  While we are there I will be talking at Ray Stitch on February 14th, 6:30-8:30 pm!  This will be my official book launch in the U.K.!  I will be explaining some combination of:   Sashiko, Circular Flounce, Bias and Embellishing RTW shirts.

https://raystitch.co.uk/sewing-classes-london/creating-couture-embellishment-with-ellen-miller

My husband and I don’t have many plans for our week in the U.K. so  suggestions are very welcome.  Of course the V&A Museum and the British Museum are on our list , but any other suggestions?

Last but least, I have not forgotten that I still haven’t posted photos of the Mother of the  Groom dress!  I will have some down time in Ohio, so I hope to post those photos next week.