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The Making of my Mom’s 50th Anniversary Dress
Buddy & Pat Camper 1964 & 2014 During all the transitions and projects of 2014, I created a very special dress that I’d love to share with you. It was for my beautiful mom. She and my dad have...
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Creating Caitlin’s Custom Patterns and Mockups
Once Caitlin said “yes” to the dress… I invited her back to my studio to take some measurements. I take approximately 40 measurements of each bride in order to create custom patterns that fit their...
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Creating Erin’s Patterns and Mockup
After working with bride-to-be Erin in our design consultation and sketching a custom design onto her figure, I couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts. I was so excited when she accepted the commission...
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Adventures in Patternmaking (and Stripes!)
Once the design was approved by the bride, I was ready to roll on Sally’s custom wedding dress! Finding the perfect stripe… Throughout our design process, Sally and I both explored options for...
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Draping and Drafting Deborah’s Patterns
After our design consultation, the custom sketches were approved and Deborah returned to the studio for lots of measurements. I took a set of 40+ measurements and several body photos which I used to...
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My Love To Sew Podcast Interview!
I’m thrilled to share my first-ever interview! The Love To Sew podcast is a fantastic resource for makers interested in creating their own clothes (and my #1 favorite podcast.) I was suuuuuper nervous,...
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A Custom Tool for Tiffany: Creating her Petite Body-Double Dress Form
In my previous post, I introduced a new custom bride named Tiffany to the blog! I also shared about our design process and how I created a custom coqui to sketch a wedding dress to fit her unique body...
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Padding a Dress Form As Your Body Double: A Condensed Guide
This post originally appeared as part of By Hand London’s Creators Collaborative series. An extended guide is available as an eBook titled “Figure It Out”. Hi there! I’m Brooks Ann Camper and I’m a...
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My Sewing Story Pt 4: Pandemic to Present
(If you are new to this series, start with Pt 1: Academics. Otherwise…)It’s THE END of this Sewiversary series! My previous post “Entrepreneur” left off in October 2019, when two of my custom brides...
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