Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

It’s early 2010. Michelle, my very first custom bridalwear client, is leaving my home studio after our Design Consultation. I snap a photo of her on her way out the door. My mind is buzzing w...

https://brooksann.com/how-to-create-a-custom-sketching-croqui-from-a-photo/

Contrary to what you might think, I don’t have a lot of clothes and I tend to wear the same (old) things over and over.  Almost all of my custom garment making is for others. Even the custom c...

https://brooksann.com/my-7-year-quest-to-custom-jeans-more-about-those-pockets/

(If you are new to this series, start with Pt 1: Academics. Otherwise…) It’s THE END of this Sewiversary series! My previous post “Entrepreneur” left off in October 2019, when two of my c...

https://brooksann.com/my-26th-sew-iversary-pt-4-pandemic-to-present/

If you are new to this series, start here with Pt 1: Academics. Otherwise… Welcome back! Let’s pick up my sewing story 15 years ago at my own March 2008 wedding, which is where we left off in...

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Welcome back! In this second segment of my Sew-iversary series, I’ll share about the various ways I was employed before going solo. While putting together Pt 1 Academics, I predicted Pt 2 would...

https://brooksann.com/my-26th-sew-iversary-pt-2-employment/

Hi there! I’m Brooks Ann Camper and I love making things. You may already know that I’ve been blogging about making custom wedding dresses since 2009 and have been teaching those who sew solo...

https://brooksann.com/my-26th-sew-iversary-pt-1-academics/

De Nueva Photography It’s the final post in Jenn’s bridalwear blog series! The custom pieces I created in all the previous posts have reached their final destiny: on Jenn!  “Brooks Ann Cam...

https://brooksann.com/jenns-rehearsal-and-wedding-day/

In this second-to-last post in Jenn’s bridalwear blog series, I’ll share the story of creating a custom fascinator headpiece for her to wear during her wedding ceremony. I love making milline...

https://brooksann.com/jenns-wedding-ceremony-millinery/

In my previous post, I took a little aside in Jenn’s bridal blog series to share one of the custom millinery pieces I made for her. But my seven posts prior were about taking her mom’s 1970 w...

https://brooksann.com/finishing-jenns-wedding-rehearsal-top/