TAV CreationsMay 5
Finished a fully lined, button front, cotton print skirt for a client .
Many #buttonholes… #printMatching #couture #sewing #easePleat
#customSewing #ottawaDesigner
Show threadLizzieApr 22
Do you want me to make you anything? My links are here, including my email address if you want to commission me directly 😊 https://unwoundbobbin.co.uk/
#FidgetToy #FidgetToys #Lanyard #CustomSewing
Show threadgussetingApr 14
#crochet #balaclava #customsewing #couturesewing #woolworths
TAV CreationsMar 20
Working on some black on black beading on lace in preparation for the end of year fashion show in May. I’ll make this into a quick shoulder and upper arm covering “topper “ over an existing burgundy bustier/corset with either black pants or full length skirt TBD.
#customsewing #makingItPersonal #beadsAndLace
TAV CreationsDec 6
Loving a happy #bride who does the little squeaky happy dance at pick up.
This was an #alteration/#resize through the body and sleeves plus adding the under bustle for the after party!
#wedding #sewing #customSewing #bridalalterations
TAV CreationsNov 30
Received this random text from a longtime sewing client. And the hoodie of which they speak…
#sewing #customSewing #customCouture #frenchbuttonhole #boundButtonhole
TAV CreationsNov 23
Black linen skirt was picked up by client yesterday.
I’m glad that I edge stitched the pleats from waist to hem ( used the stitch to flatten them to the body from waist to hip line).
I had to iron it before she picked up ( on the wrong side worked fine), and the stitching saved me many headaches!
#pleatedSkirt #customCouture #customSewing #sewing #linen #ottawa #designer
TAV CreationsApr 26, 2025
Yesterday the school’s founder came to speak to the 1st and 2nd year Fashion Design program students.
It was such a good thing to have the raison d’être of the #HauteCouture sewing techniques being taught here expressed to these new creatives, who have been spoon fed fast fashion their entire lives.
Hier, Richard Robinson, a donné un vrai cadeau aux étudiantes ( et à nous les profs!)
#customSewing #sewing #slowFashion #loveOfSewing
TAV CreationsApr 15, 2025

Quickly wrote up this today as I finished < fingers crossed, nothing changes at pick up later this week> this client project:
https://tav-creations.com/lilac-for-a-spring-wedding/

#OttawaDesigner #sewist #customSewing #wedding #MotherOfGroom #upcycling #repurposing

Lilac for a Spring Wedding | TAV Creations

TAV CreationsFeb 11, 2025

This week I'll be cutting out a dress and jacket, co-designed with the Mom of Groom, using the #satin #jacquard from her mother's #wedding dress and some lilac #silk her son - the groom - brought her years ago from a trip to Thailand.

So, #upcycling 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 #deadstock as it is at least 5 years waiting to be made into something...

I'm cutting the pieces and handing them off to her to dye, then I'll get them back to begin the assembly...
#wip #customSewing #OttawaDesigner #sustainableSewing

Photo only shows some of the pieces as they are split amongst 3 segments of skirt .