Here are some of the sewing projects I've been working on. the first two photos are my interpretation of a Khamu jacket I brought back from Laos in 2011. I had to size the pattern up. The green jacket is hand woven Lao silk lined with Robert Kaufman polished cotton. The blue jacket is indigo dyed hand woven Lao silk lined with purple polished cotton.
The third Chinese style jacket is hand woven Lao silk lined with purple, again. the cuffs of the jacket are pieces of a hand woven silk skirt border from Laos.
The black jacket is a rough bengaline style silk, hand woven, bordered by Kaufman's silk/cotton blend in a bright peacock blue. It is fully lined and generously sized. Very elegant.
The last piece is my own pattern for a steampunk/circus vest made with kutnu,a cotton silk ikat woven fabric from the Gaziantip area of Turkey and long used for folk costumes, jacket and traditional yeleks. It is lined with red silk/cotton.
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