Stitching, Pattern Making, Dying and Craft

hand stitched 7 ft round, silk charmeuse and apricot Japanese silk bolt

graded and stacked knife-pleats through the bias

material/ silk organza

hand and machine stitched

graded and stacked knife-pleats through the bias

material/ silk organza

hand and machine stitched

graded and stacked knife-pleats through the bias

material/ silk organza

hand and machine stitched

draped and drafted jacket torso with a collar/ belt detail, and 16 graded darts

muslin toile

draped and drafted jacket torso with a collar/ belt detail, and 16 graded darts

muslin toile

draped and drafted jacket torso with a collar/ belt detail, and 16 graded darts

muslin toile

draped and drafted silk double georgette gown with cascading graded pleats and inset circle detail

Dance project: draped and drafted corset structure with baby doll embellishment and silk organza draped cape.

Smocking on the organza is done with elastic thread

spiral boning structure

Dance project: draped and drafted corset structure with baby doll embellishment and silk organza draped cape.

Smocking on the organza is done with elastic thread

Silk voile shift for the wind

drafted pattern

hundreds of hand dyed, embellished and stitched bias strips form this skirt (inspired by a mermaid tail splitting into legs)

hundreds of hand dyed, embellished and stitched bias strips form this skirt (inspired by a mermaid tail splitting into legs)

Inspired by a historic 1765 pattern for stays, these have two fronts. One remains closed while the outer can gape open without compromising structure

materials/ cotton drop cloth, silk rayon velvet, silk satin-faced organza, interfacing, rigiliene boning

Inspired by a historic 1765 pattern for stays, these have two fronts. One remains closed while the outer can gape open without compromising structure

materials/ cotton drop cloth, silk rayon velvet, silk satin-faced organza, interfacing, rigiliene boning,

glass beads, pearls, hand-stitched lacing holes

materials/ sterling silver, 14k gold fill

Front Theatre Ink’s production of “Eurydice”, the three stones as conjoined triplets. Costumes were designed and constructed to include unconventional materials like:

woven steel, bird feathers, bird head, bird feet, snake skins, porcupine quills, chains and antique lace.

made with plaid mohair

an example of fur work,

piece was hand-stitched with sheep-skin, silk organza, and crinoline netting

Back-laced corset made with hand dyed silk organza, and a draped pattern

For Bodell’s Junior Thesis “Tarrare” , a combination of dying and painting on woven silk

Hand dyed and painted leather (headpiece), silk rayon velvet and silk chiffon

Hundreds of hand dyed silk “cells” stitched to each other and the corset understructure

Plain-weave linen stitched into silk charmeuse

Concentric circles of linen and silk layered and sewn into each other for this 9 ft round textile piece

Made from two vintage piano shawls, this 3 ft diameter textile is entirely hand-stitched. Embroidered appliques layered upon countless appliques layered upon embroidery for a three dimensional appearance, finished with pearls