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Top honors
It turns out that I took quite an array of prizes: my “Black Jewel” and “Ocean Sunset” shawls took first and second place in the accessories division, my “Lava Flow” scarf won second place in the neckwear division, and my wedding-dress won…ta-daaa…Best in Show in the Fashion Show!
I can’t resist sharing some photos of the [...]
Appraised!
Got the appraisal back. You ready? Replacement value for the coat is $9,900 and the dress is $16,800. (The actual value, of course, is “priceless”.) That’s time and materials only, no retail markup. In this particular case there is no retail equivalent, so T&M made sense. Total value, $26,700. That’s as [...]
Finis
Both coat and dress are done now. Woven, cut, sewn, hemmed, lined – DONE, DONE, DONE!!! Sharon and I broke out a bottle of champagne to celebrate last night, and then (for the last time) I took the garments home. They are carefully folded, stowed safely in garment bags, awaiting their appraisal this weekend and [...]
That magical moment
Yes!!! The dress is finished.




Wedding bells