Put Together

Someone was talking to me recently about color blocking--{what's old is new again, right?}--when it hit me that color blocking has been an integral part of my work for some time now. Sometimes on a small scale. Sometimes a bit larger.   Now, I don't call it that, but it's in line what the fashion trend is all about.  

Here are a few representative pieces from some years back:

 

 

 

 

 I like contrast, so this is where my interest in this concept comes from.  Also, in the past I wasn't a huge fan of prints.  The use of prints in my work is a pretty recent phenomenon.  Instead, I stuck to solids and used this contrast technique to break up the monotony and essentially created my own fabrics the best way I knew how!

A few more examples:

 

Available on Etsy!

More recently I've been obsessed with making a style of dress that's also created using blocks of color:

The first of these--bottom left--was created as a gift.  I used the colors that I had on hand at the time and came up with this dress style on the spot the night before it was to be gifted. 

The next one, far right, was created by me, for me. :-) I really do love it.

The white one is available on Etsy {https://www.etsy.com/listing/99106756/flytie-contrast-color-knit-maxi-style}, along with the pink one {https://www.etsy.com/listing/99843522/flytie-contrast-color-knit-maxi-style}.  

So there ya have it! flyTie Clothing's take on what the fashion folk call color blocking.  There will surely be more of this to come. It's what I do.

peace!

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To the Point

May 2...here i am!
In regards to my previous post, it's done!! The drape of the bottom is just what I was going for. I'd been wanting to create this garment for a while and finally sat down and did it.

Now, it's not necessarily how I envisioned it {I'd wanted it to be a dress, and the two contrasting fabrics should both be prints}, but I'm very pleased with how this shirt turned out.

small/medium $28

Here's a another that I made not long after the first:

medium: $28

 Each of these are available over on Etsy.  (See individual links under each photo to go directly to the garments!)

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Recently I received this very pretty piece of batik fabric created by local artist Channel Thomas.

 Last week I was supposed to be using it as the top portion of a top for *myself* to wear to Festival International.  I never got around to it, but I'll be making it very, very soon. 

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Several items are either on sale or clearance in my etsy shop. Take a look!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/flyTieClothing

peace!
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