Craft in the picture A few months ago, a group of five enthusiastic women started the professional training Broderie d'Art at the Dutch Couture Academy. Under the heading "The Couture & Craftsmanship Concept" they not only discover the beauty of …
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Flowers in Fashion (2) Romantic?
For me, flowers in fashion are synonymous with romantic floral dresses. Wide and flowy, a little long, you often see them now as a bohemian-style maxi dress, but I still call them 'Little House on the Prairie' dresses, after an 80s TV series about …
Mannequin Half Scale
Ever heard of a half-scale mannequin? It's a full-size copy of a mannequin, but everything is half the size. The strange thing is, that a half-scale mannequin looks really tiny. And despite (or because of) this half-size, this idea of a small …
Basics of Al Aire Embroidery
When you delve into embroidery, you discover that certain principles are found everywhere. This is also the case with Al Aire Embroidery! Where Al Aire embroidery is very valuable as a supplement to Broderie d'Art, it also works well as a …