Kim Williams Teacher/Artist/Designer/Maker: November 2011

Kim Williams Teacher/Artist/Designer/Maker

Friday, November 4, 2011

Salvage from the past to make your life richer in the present.

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New design going to Etsy, historicallyhaute@etsy.com

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Cameo and Crucifix

Cameo and Crucifix

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Cameo and Crucifix 2

Cameo and Crucifix 2

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Three Sisters

Crown Necklace

Crown Necklace

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Twin sisters shoe clips

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Asian Object Necklace

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......this and that

......this and that

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Ashton House

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Auction Offering for Sweet Pups Foster Care

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Ringy Dingy Bracelet

Ringy Dingy Bracelet

I am suddenly crazy about red backgrounds!

Restoration of a Beauty

Restoration of a Beauty

Spring has just about slipped away and summertime is calling my name. School will be done in just two weeks and I will renew my devotion to my jewelry work. While teaching these past months, there have been a few projects that have taken the forefront during a rare stay at home spring weekend. This April I acquired a vintage dress form while shopping Marburger Farms at the annual Spring Antique Market in Round Top, Texas. What a find! I had been researching and looking around for a dress form to use to display my jewelry for some months now. I found my girl torn and tattered but structurally sound. She was in my price range. I convinced myself I had the ability to restore her in a way that would not detract from her authenticity, age and purpose. Following are the steps I took to redress my form and adorn her for display. The damage was limited to the area from the neck and chest to her waist. There was just enough shredded fabric on the bib area remaining to reconstruct a paper pattern.

Step One

Step One

Carefully peeling away the outer layer allowed for inspection of the under covering.

Dress form side view

Dress form side view

Step Two

The first task was to recreate the look of the aged fabric. Using strong tea brewed from tea bags, I soaked new muslin overnight. Next came the sewing project to rebuild the tattered front.

dressform

dressform

Dress form finished neck

Dress form finished neck

Dress Form close up sewing

Dress Form close up sewing

Replacing the completely lost neck padding and covering proved to be challenging. I found that hand stitching was not possible with a standard needle. I had never used a rounded needle, but in this case, it worked to perfection.

Steps Three and Four

Steps Three and Four

After stitching the new dyed fabric in place new seam binding replaced the worn binding. This step required dyeing the seam binding to match using tea for stain and hand stitching to ensure that the seams would hold when stitching to the older, fragile fabric. I used a small paint brush to brush each seam with a thin application of no fray. Once the stitching was complete, it was necessary to brew more tea. I discovered using the tea bag as a brush created the tonal look of aged fabric. This was messy, but the effect was perfect.

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Adorned

Dad

Dad

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Contessa

Contessa

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Assemblage Necklace

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Madonna and Child

Blue Lily

Blue Lily

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Urban Chic Photo Shoot

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Happy 4th Everyone!

I love this but aren't we all glad we won't be wearing it to the celebrations this evening!

My Collections

Forever Yours Walter

Forever Yours Walter

The closing from a letter my grandfather wrote to my grandmother in 1930 becomes the background of the bezel.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

Casey snagged this one!

Beautiful Light

Beautiful Light

Religious Theme Earrings

Religious Theme Earrings

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Coral Beauty

Tangled Glory

Tangled Glory

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