My Design Process

Need: A collar or lapel or some way to finish edges.

Solution: From my stash of collected textiles some recycled silk yarn made from Indian saris and gold-colored sheer fabric made into a layered wrap-around lapel.

Color, texture and fiber fuel my design process.

Found: Very small hand-block printed silk remnant

Found at Consigment Store:

Very small remnant of hand-blocked printed silk -only enough for a size small jacket with 3/4 length sleeve.

Added Challenge:

To maximize wearability and use, design the lapel and sew the jacket to be reversible as the other side was a solid and beautiful color fabric as well.