Everywhere you look, nowadays people are using the words denim and jean interchangeably but they, in fact, have different meanings. To start off let’s look at the definitions of each word. Denim is pretty straight forward, but the confusion arises with the word jean as it has two meanings. Denim: A warp-faced fabric with a […]
The Skinny on Denim
What is Denim? I am pretty sure that almost everyone in Canada owns at least one piece of clothing made of denim. Heck, they even call wearing a denim top with denim trousers a Canadian Tuxedo. I’d take offense, but I love denim so much I’ll take it as a compliment. Plus, it would be […]
Which Design Will You Vote for in the Denim Challenge?
Voting is Closed Design One was the winner of the Denim Design Challenge. Learn more about the two designs below and revisit the blog to see the progress on the hooded denim jacket. Denim Love I have been looking forward to this month’s Denim Challenge for months. About this time every year, when the leaves begin to […]
The Creative Process with Emily of A Pop of Red
The following is a guest blog post from Emily of the blog A Pop of Red detailing the creative process she used while working on our collaboration from last month’s accessory challenge. Thanks, Emily. I’m Emily from A Pop of Red, a blog full of recipe and craft ideas! Last month, I joined Dawn on […]
Denim Design Brief
Denim Design Brief Yup, you guessed it, for this month’s Design Challenge we will be using one of my favourite fabrics-denim. The brief for this challenge is pretty straightforward. I must make a garment that fits me, using denim. The only other requirement is that I use denim from my fabric stash. Normally I would […]
Finished Jacket for the Second Chance Design Challenge
Hello Yellow What a fantastic month. Looking at the photos from this month’s photo shoot I cannot help but think of how far we have come. Everything from photography, photo editing, and even the garments themselves have improved. As you can guess, one year into blogging and I am feeling as bright and happy as these […]
Curves Ahead – Patternmaking for the Second Chance Design Challenge
Patternmaking for the Second Chance Design Challenge I have found that many of my designs have unanswered questions that I am eager to answer during the patternmaking stage of the challenge. I often wonder how my pattern manipulations will affect the fit and the look of the garment. But this unknown is part of why I […]
Accessories Design Challenge with A Pop of Red
Duelling Designs First Collaboration As I mentioned in the brief for the Second Chance Design Challenge, this month I would be collaborating with the talented blogger Emily from A Pop of Red. I met Emily at the BConnected blogging Conference and loved her DIY necklace. I thought it would be lovely to invite her to work […]
Second Chance Design Challenge
Second Chance Design Challenge I have really enjoyed my first year of blogging. My favourite part of each month’s design challenges is the interaction I have with readers of the blog, followers on social media and viewers on my live broadcasts on Periscope. Each month I post two illustrations of garments on the Duelling […]
Zero Waste Design and Patternmaking
As I have mentioned before, I love patternmaking. I love how taking a 2D illustration and creating a pattern that will be worn on a 3D body is a puzzle for my brain. Zero Waste designing by its nature offers the similar type of challenge for my little grey cells and cuts down on the […]
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