ToDo: First Project with Garment Designer, Susan Van Campen

Handwoven Garment 

Susan Van Campen, Inland Empire, California

Susan won a door prize called Proportioned 4 You (an e-Book of patterns) from my business at Stitches West this past February. 
Below is a garment she made using the Cape Coat pattern in the E-book.

Front View

Susan say:

I wove the fabric on a four-shaft loom with ten dent reed. The warp yarn is an 8/2 Cotton and the weft is chenille.

Back View

A Little Bit About Susan

Susan is a retired LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has been weaving for a couple of years now.

One of her retirement goals has been to learn to weave fabric with the goal of making clothing. Susan is the co-president of the Inland Empire Handweavers Guild.

Project Convergence: Day 1

Day One
On our first day, after Introductions, students shared their fabrics. Below, meet members of the class, and her/his fabric.

Peggy, from Buffalo, New York



Eileen, from Ithaca, New York



Annette, from Pedrickton, New Jersey



Joyce, from Hamilton, Ontario



Claire, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Claire sews for a living and create costumes for theatre.



Mickey, from Austin, Texas



Audrey, from Perth, Australia



Sharon, from Hillsboro, Oregon



Ann, from Los Alamos, New Mexico



Carl, from Thousand Oaks, California



Mimi, from Tacoma, Washington



Lindsay, from Stuart, Florida



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