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Web Gallery / Project Ideas

In this ideas section of our Web Gallery we offer a place to "speak with" our designer, Marlis Kuusela. Based upon her years of experience, Marlis will discuss project ideas and offer her picks of fabrics, color combinations and embellishments that go so well together. We will also proudly showcase here our customer's projects and winning creations from our challenge competitions. The content of this page will be updated often, and we welcome your questions and comments.


Project Idea- Cindarella transformation:

 

Do you have a dearly loved garment which needs a different look? A wedding dress that needs disguising? A stain that needs covering? Custom airbrushing can transform unusable garments. The only limit is your imagination!

 

Project Idea- Heron Vest:
The Heron Vest piecing idea is a continual favorite among our customers. The pattern we show is a generic vest front, so any of your favorite vest styles will work. The airbrushed fabric will provide one full front or backside of a vest. We recommend the use of our matching solid fabrics to augment the piecing of your garment.

Materials needed:

Matching Solids:


Artist's Picks:
Certain solid colors and embellishments go exceptionally well with the Flair color families. These combinations have been hand picked and matched with a sense of pizzazz that comes from knowing the products as I do. This first "Artist's Picks" section will feature all of our color families with matching selections from our silks, rayons, cottons and buttons chosen for their great color and textural support. I have offered this coordination of fabrics and finishing touches with color families to assist you in product selection and custom ordering. I hope this proves helpful!

Color Family: Antique Blush- AB
Buttons:
Cottons:
Black
Wheat
P. Putty
Cotton/Linen:
E. Putty
E. Natural
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Mushroom
Lt. Mushroom
Black
Dark Taupe
Lt. Loden
Toast
Charmeuse:
Rayon:
Natural
Dark Taupe

Color Family: Cat Match- CM
Buttons:
Cottons:
Navy
Ash
Dusty Blue
P. Putty
Cotton/Linen:
E. Navy
Silk Noils:
Dark Taupe
Navy
Light Grey
Mushroom
Charmeuse:
Rayon:
Natural
Light Navy
Dark Taupe

Color Family: Driftwood- D
Buttons:
Nat. Abalone
Cottons:
Black
Charcoal
Ash
P. Putty
Cotton/Linen:
E. Natural
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Black
Charcoal
Dark Taupe
Mushroom
Lt. Mushroom
Natural
Charmeuse:
Rayon:
Charcoal Black
Natural

Color Family: Hummer- H
Buttons:
Pink Abalone
Mint Abalone
Cottons:
Black
Sage
Clay
Mauve
Cotton/Linen:
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Black
Rose
Charmeuse:
Rayon:
Plum
Wine

Color Family: Mallard- M
Buttons:
Mint Abalone
Cottons:
Dark Teal
Mallard
Moss
Alpine
Cotton/Linen:
Silk Noils:
Olive
Jungle
Jade
Evergreen
Chartreuse
Charmeuse:
"Lt. Teal-Jade-Black"
"Olive, Maroon"
Rayon:

Color Family: Orca- O
Buttons:
Olive Czech
Blue Czech
Cottons:
Black
Charcoal
Dusty Blue
Cotton/Linen:
E. Black
E. Putty
Silk Noils:
Lt. Blue
Mushroom
Lt. Mushroom
Dark Taupe
Loden
Robin's Egg
Charcoal
Black
Charmeuse:
"Lt. Blue-Beige-Grey"
Rayon:
Natural
Charcoal Black

Color Family: Raku- R
Buttons:
Cottons:
Gold
Cinnamon
Windsor Blue
Bark
Cotton/Linen:
Silk Noils:
Chamois
Toast
Charmeuse:
"Beige-Gold-Rust"
Rayon:

Color Family: Rose Magic- RM
Buttons:
Pink Abalone
Cottons:
Black
Mauve
Clay
Charcoal
Cotton/Linen:
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Black
Charcoal
Rose
Charmeuse:
Rayon:
Wine
Charcoal Black

Color Family: Sage Magic- SM
Buttons:
Mint Abalone
Cottons:
Black
Sage
Bark
Cotton/Linen:
E. Putty
Silk Noils:
Black
Mushroom
Lt. Mushroom
Loden
Evergreen
Charmeuse:
Rayon:

Color Family: Salish- SA
Buttons:
Olive Czech
Cottons:
Black
Maroon
Red
Cotton/Linen:
E. Putty
E. Natural
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Black
Red
Wine
Lt. Mushroom
Olive
Lt. Loden
Charmeuse:
"Olive-Maroon"
Rayon:
Wine

Color Family: Seaside- S
Buttons:
Mint Abalone
Pink Abalone
Cottons:
Navy
Mauve
Sage
Grey
Cotton/Linen:
E. Navy
Silk Noils:
Navy
Rose
Evergreen
Charmeuse:
"Lt. Teal-Jade-Black"
"Turquoise-Lavendar"
Rayon:
Plum
Wine
Lt. Navy

Color Family: Southwest- SW
Buttons:
Cottons:
Sage
Ice Peac
h
P. Putty
Black
Cotton/Linen:
E. Natural
Silk Noils:
Black
Mushroom
Lt. Mushroom
Robin's Egg
Taupe
Peach
Charmeuse:
"Lt. Blue-Beige-Grey"
Rayon:
Natural
Dark Taupe
Buckskin
Charcoal Black

Color Family: Summer Neutral- SN
Buttons:
Cottons:
Tan
Mocha
Espresso
Taupe
Cotton/Linen:
Silk Noils:
Chamois
Dark Taupe
Mushroom
Toast
Brown
Charmeuse:
"Beige-Gold-Rust"
Rayon:
Buckskin
Dark Taupe

Color Family: Titanium- T
Buttons:
Purple Abalone
Tortola
Cottons:
Magenta
Cerise
Hyacinth
Purple
Cotton/Linen:
Silk Noils:
Periwinkle
Eggplant
Bright Purple
Magenta
Charmeuse:
"Bright Purple-Blue"
Rayon:
Periwinkle

Color Family: Winter Neutral- WN
Buttons:
Blue Czech
Cottons:
Black
P. Putty
Dusty Blue
Ash
Cotton/Linen:
E. Black
Silk Noils:
Black
Dark Taupe
Lt. Blue
Mushroom
Charmeuse:
"Light Blue-Beige-Grey"
Rayon:
Charcoal Black
Natural
Dark Taupe

Color Family: Woodsman- W
Buttons:
Cottons:
Hunter
Ash
Olive
Cotton/Linen:
E. Putty
Silk Noils:
Lt. Loden
Olive
Wine
Charmeuse:
"Olive-Maroon"
Rayon:
Olive
Natural
Wine


Customer Creations:
We love to share your ideas. If you would like to see your work using Flair products featured here, please feel free to submit a photograph for consideration.

 

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