Jean Week: Part 3

Trouser Jeans by Lady Danburry

I feel like I mention my little sister, Lynette, a lot--because she's amazing.

So this post is basically me bragging about her.

{Lynette and I jumping on Grandma's trampoline 1989}

She's 3 years younger than me and an expert seamstress.  

Lynette opened her own tailoring/ alteration business at 21.  She recently sold her business and we've been spending the last 2 weeks with her while my husband works in Salt Lake City.  It's been so fun to see so much of her now that she's not working--we've been sewing a lot and she's teaching me a ton of new skills and techniques.  

Her business was called Lady Danburry, and she's just started a blog (I've thought she should have one for years) here:

Thinking In Shapes

where you can see all the amazing things a real seamstress can sew!  Compared to my mom and Lynette I am such a hacker lame sewer (but I have improved the last few years).  The past few days Lynette has been giving me tips as I've been attempting some clothing that was really intimidating to me.  At one point she asked my plan to sew my lining in my jacket and I explained my plan of attack.  Lynette said: "well that's not correct, but it will work" and helped me hack my sloppy way through.  She's good to be encouraging when I'm sure it looks like crap compared to what she could do!  She just knows a butt-load about clothing construction, for example I had no idea womens' vests are put together completely differently than mens' vests and much more.  It's just always good to have someone a lot better than yourself to look up to I guess.

I could go on about Lynette, but back to the pants she made...