As it is International Wear a Dress Day I had to finish some dresses for three girls - all unrelated - who live in the same house with their families and get on so sweetly. I cut them out a week ago, but finished them in time last night.
Remo, in the pink shwe shwe chose some heart buttons and light pink ric rac to adorn hers, Tsulu in the lovely blue chose some flower buttons to go all the way around the bottom ( and practiced sitting nicely so that she would not disturb the buttons). Rosalia is always so classy and elegant that I chose the brown shwe shwe for her dress. She agreed that some clear sequins on the bodice where the pattern has dots would match her regal stature more than colourful buttons.
Will try get a picture of them again with all the trimmings done. Rosie wanted to learn to sew and sewed the neck buttons on for me while I did the buttons on Remo and Tsulus dress. She also took the sequins and some cotton home as it was getting late to finish hers off herself.


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Posted by: Geography Dissertation | November 02, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Adorable!
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Trendy kids fashion made-to-measure: KuNa label is African kiddy chic
Handcrafted with love in South Africa
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Custom-made to fit irregular sizes
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Posted by: Shingai Netshipise | December 16, 2009 at 08:22 PM
They look amazing. Nice work you put into there. Love to see more photos.
Posted by: Samantha Keys | November 29, 2010 at 12:56 PM