We’ve had Vogue #2890 up at the workrooms a couple of times of the years, and it is always a crowd-pleaser IF you pay attention to what you are doing AND you don’t mind adapting the shape just a bit in the back of the corset and bodice. Read More →
Which black fabric to choose for Claire Shaeffer’s Vogue #8578 and why?Read More →
No, That’s not feminine, THIS is feminine.Read More →
Burda #7202 makes a great introduction to hand sewing.Read More →
Ying works up Vintage Simplicity #6680 as a first project.Read More →
Think outside the box when you are problem solving.Read More →
Kanya works up Vogue #1433 in silk brocade and broadcloth.Read More →
How to think about the planning process behind your next project.Read More →
Nathan’ s Asymmetric Vest with a bonus Byzantine history reference at the end!Read More →
Vogue #2890 – an elegant Bellville Sassoon design. So Debbie Permoda was a student at Tchad for a while. She needed an evening gown to wear when she gave up her title as Mrs. Indiana and came to us with the chiffon confection that Bellville Sassoon has had in the Vogue pattern book for years. She wanted a striking red satin and chiffon dress that would hold up as both pageant wear and as a well-made evening gown. Let’s get started. First off, sorry about the darkness in some of the photos. Debbie was burning the midnight oil more than once on this project andRead More →
Decima, she who conquered Province, called us up wondering if she could fly into Chicago to work on a draped black silk evening gown and beaded collar. We are never ever going to say no to something like that, so with the humility required when students want to fly across the country to work with you, we said: “Yes, absolutely yes.” Decima has already had a good deal of sewing under her belt, and the dress itself was pretty straightforward, so we dove right into it. As Tchad was showing her how to manipulate the draping so that it formed the right slack, it feltRead More →
McCall’s #3830 makes a great first project.Read More →
Gathering fabric for the right effect is easier and looks better when you use a dress form or support.Read More →
Cessane Johnston made this crushed silk show-stopper early on in Tchad LLC’s history.Read More →
Jennifer Ma began classes at the workroom this Spring. Vogue #1153 was her fist project.Read More →
Amie Dowker decided to tackle Vogue #8630 as her second project and threw a tie in for her man as a bonus with the extra fabric.Read More →
