{"id":10873,"date":"2026-06-23T12:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=10873"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:35:38","slug":"studio-updates-may-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2026\/06\/studio-updates-may-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Updates &#8211; May &#8217;26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQw2-iAaJf8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s Up at Studio Davina?<\/h4>\n<p>Hello-Hello! As I write this, it&#8217;s already mid-June and I&#8217;m so deep in the rewrite of &#8220;Costuming From the Hip&#8221; my world has narrowed.<\/p>\n<p>As I work on the June edition of the &#8220;Studio Davina Updates,&#8221; I realize that my hobbies have been set aside. Simple things like reading and travelling around the city have given way to long coffee-shop afternoons, with walks around the same places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2026\/06\/studio-updates-may-26\/pink-for-pinky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781865554&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pink-for-pinky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?fit=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10874\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pink-for-pinky.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Making &amp; Design Demos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When not in coffee shops writing, I spend my time at the work table making a series of samples for my little dress stand, Pinky.\u00a0 She&#8217;s been my &#8220;muse&#8221; since I got her as a gift in 2003.\u00a0 The new iteration of &#8220;Costuming From the Hip&#8221; has a recipe section, a series of tried-and-true costuming formulas.\u00a0 This is the &#8220;all over applique&#8221; example using materials left over from past projects.<\/p>\n<p>Above is the example of the &#8220;Applique&#8221; formula.\u00a0 In this configuration, the appliques are creating visual lines on the bra. My next move is to sew down the appliques and take photos of this stage.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, I look forward to creating a luscious wardrobe for Pinky!<\/p>\n<p>Now, To the sewing studio!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>~ Dawn\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>June &#8217;26<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2026\/06\/studio-updates-may-26\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>What&#8217;s Up at Studio Davina? Hello-Hello! As I write this, it&#8217;s already mid-June and I&#8217;m so deep in the rewrite of &#8220;Costuming From the Hip&#8221; my world has narrowed. As I work on the June edition of the &#8220;Studio Davina Updates,&#8221; I realize that my hobbies have been set aside. 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