TAV Creations<p>This week I'll be cutting out a dress and jacket, co-designed with the Mom of Groom, using the <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/satin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satin</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/jacquard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jacquard</span></a> from her mother's <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/wedding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wedding</span></a> dress and some lilac <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/silk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silk</span></a> her son - the groom - brought her years ago from a trip to Thailand. </p><p>So, <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upcycling</span></a> at it's best, reusing every morsel of this lovely ivory - and she's going to dye it to complement the lilac! And while it travelled the world, at this stage, it's become <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/deadstock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadstock</span></a> as it is at least 5 years waiting to be made into something...</p><p>I'm cutting the pieces and handing them off to her to dye, then I'll get them back to begin the assembly...<br><a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/customSewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customSewing</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/OttawaDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OttawaDesigner</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/sustainableSewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainableSewing</span></a></p><p>Photo only shows some of the pieces as they are split amongst 3 segments of skirt .</p>