Tag Archives: Clothing

Coat Rivet Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2018 by bernicefriesen

Sewing leather wrecks your hands. But what are you supposed to do when you find yet another second hand leather coat that fits you perfectly, except of course for the perpetual problem of the sleeves being too short? You … Continue reading →

Posted in Hammer and Nails, Mixed Media, Revisionary Design, Uncategorized, Visual Art | Tagged Clothing, Coat, fashion, Upcycled Clothing, Upcycled Leather | Leave a comment

Margaret’s Magazines

Posted on October 29, 2013 by bernicefriesen

As a Canadian writer, I find it appropriate that my mother’s name was Margaret, as in Atwood, Avison, and Laurence. Though she had some talent in drawing and became a school-teacher, she made a last contribution to the cultural world: … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Art, Feminism, Mixed Media, Revisionary Design | Tagged clothes, Clothing, Digital Art, Dresses, fashion, feminism, Margaret Friesen-Labach, Women's Magazines | 3 Comments

Chinese Dress

Posted on October 25, 2012 by bernicefriesen

I’ve always thought red brocade Chinese dresses were beautiful, but they’re made for hipless women about 30 cm. shorter than I am. I found one second-hand for two dollars, and cut it straight up the back, inserting a kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Revisionary Design | Tagged Clothing, Dresses, fashion, feminism, Surviving Cancer, Upcycled Clothing | Leave a comment

Talon Coat

Posted on October 25, 2011 by bernicefriesen

This is a coat I made from five second-hand coats that cost me about 60 dollars: a purple and orange brocade, a fox fur, two red-orange leather, and a mustard leather. When I cut up the fur coat, I … Continue reading →