Up next is Kate.  Kate’s base garment is actually a previous “me made” two piece ensemble from the Japanese Pattern book Stylish Party Dresses by Yoshiko Tsukiori. The fabric was originally  second hand fabric, scored in her local charity shop  which makes this a double whammy for refashioning and thrifting!

Her inspiration was this dress was worn by Zoé Colotis, lead singer of the French electro swing band, Caravan Palace during a performance on Jools Holland’s New Year television special .

I think she’s done a brilliant job of recreating this look using an existing handmade garment! Those ruffles and that fit!

If you would like to read more about Kate’s inspiration and processes (and where she intends to wear this little beauty!) then you can find out more here 🙂 Loads of detail to devour over your morning coffee!

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with the blogger element . For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Check out the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

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