In The Davie & Chiyo Studio

By Davie & Chiyo
Posted on August 14 2013

With the 2013 bridal season in full swing, it's been difficult to work on anything but bridal orders. Hand-beading, emails, fabric cutting, emails, sewing, emails...

But somehow this week, we managed to steal away just a little bit of time to put on our thinking caps and get pattern making!

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