Bella's Mittens from the Twilght movie with matching hat

Over the summer while I'm off from school I decided to get some knitting done for the upcoming winter. I decided to make these mittens and hat over Spring Break and I finished everything last week! It's impossible to knit during school.

Even though the pictures seem like the mittens and hat are two different colors, trust me, they are the same. The light was just different plus one I took using my computer webcam and the other was my actual nice camera.

NYC semester

Spring 2010 in NYC was a good semester. First off, I have a new website!

KatieRempe.com

Now, lets get to what happened sewing wise in NYC after the 'wetsuit':

100% hand sewn pleated dress. No cuts were made for this dress which is made from 2 continuous yards of fabric.



This Menswear project includes a fur vest, belted, a knit sweater, and denim jeans.

Wet Suit

Well not a functional wet suit of any kind. This was made for the Radicci project where we got a pile of fabrics from their company and were told to make either evening wear, lingerie, yoga, or swim wear. Guess which I chose??

The idea was that you'd go to the beach in the early morning to catch the surf, but by the time noon came it was warm and you were tired. So you zip off the legs, arm, and neck section to make it a swim suit.

Junior Year - Fall 2009 - Florence, Italy

The project are actually in backwards order of how we made them but who cares!!

First up: Bustier Project
Make a dress with a bustier under structure. Ta-daaaa! We made many attempts to accurately describe this dress. My favorite was it looked like the lost souls that Ursula captured in The Little Mermaid. Very short and since gifted to my friend Hannah.


Next, Jacket Project
Wool fabric was provided by the school....in a round about way. Inspired by armor from the King Henvry VIII, Dressed to Kill exhibit in London. Hand embroidered tutor crest applique on the back. Lined with silver silk.


My favorite project as it turned out, the swim suit!
I really enjoyed this one. I'd like to try to make another with a more complex design now that I know it it's limitations. LOOOOVED the fabric, bought from Spandex House online before we left.

Prada Keyhole Knock-off

Last semester (Fall 2008) for our final project we were assigned to find a designer dress with sleeves, a collar, and waist detail to do our 'knock-off' project. I chose this Prada keyhole dress that I LOVED and was able to find this fabric with a print in similar colors. Since the original had less white than my fabric, I chose to change the color of the bias tape from black to white.

If only I could have made the shoes too!

'Circle Project'

This was our first draping project since the beginning of Fall semester. It was a little daunting because we hadn't done draping in so long but I LOVE how everything turned out.

My original design idea was to do something with a big hood and it evolved into a backless dress where the shoulders are attached to the hood and nothing else. I also needed more circles in my design, that was part of the project, so I put one that's folded at the waist in the front and 2 big circles in the back as a bustle.

I love the fabric I found. It's got a great texture and plaid it one of my favorite prints to work with.

Abercrombie and Fitch Project

Spring semester brought our first project where we designed a whole collection in drawing class and then had to make one outfit from that collection in sewing class. This was a group project...which had its share of drama...but I really liked how my stuff turned out. Even though we had NO time to make the final garments everything still came out well and looked very professional.

Pieces include:
- Denim skirt with Fitch embroidery on the inside waistband, moose button, and distress holes backed with pink gingham fabric.
- Tank top with pipping at the empire waist and straps that cross in the back.
- Fully lined jacket with large puff sleeves and wood buttons.