Colleen Patterson

Couture Skeletel

Material: Silk Blend, Satin, 5 yards of boning

Technique:

• Trace (in illustrator) magnified bone from a picture found on the internet.
• Laser cut  pieces of silk blend using magnified bone marrow file.
• For top: Cut piece of satin to use as backing for the silk blend, spray fabric adhesive to silk blend and adhere to satin.
• For bottom: Sew several silk blend pieces together on the long (24") side. These go on top of the satin for the skirt.
• The "ribs" (on the back): Make tunnels by sewing two strips of fabric together and putting boning in them.

Size: Small dress

Date completed: 2/2009

Instructor: Suzanne Fessler

School and department: Woodbury University Fashion Design Department

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