Comments on: Reducing production costs: Mobius scarf

By: Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:51:11 +0000

Great to see your scarf protos laid out. Thanks for that visual! Years ago, I scaled up Vionnet’s Mobius Dress in Kirke’s book (….to be my wedding dress, it was lovely!). It was surprisingly challenging to figure out how to construct the upper bodice, as the instructions in Kirke’s book are sparse. I didn’t think to twist the bands, now you’ve inspired me to revisit the garment, maybe de-construct and re-construct. Cheers!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:05:31 +0000

Tried making the scarf following the article in Threads November 2000. It turned out way too small….so I don”t know if I made it correctly. Any suggestions would be helpful. Do you sell your pattern (both original & new)?

By: laura

laura — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:29:15 +0000

How did you sew this together??! i was lookin at the vionnet pattern book earlier today tried making this..but i cant understand how you get the right sides of the fabric and all seams encased!!! mysterious…!

By: Lauren McCarthy

Lauren McCarthy — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:36:56 +0000

hi,

chanced upon your mobius article – really excellent. I’m a designer, and my new collection will be based around the mobius technique – I am experienting with scale, so I will take your methods into considereation. Vionnet is the greatest fashion-technician-maker in history, I am greatly inspired by her work. Taffetta works wonderfully for mobius bands- it had body and hold which makes the piece more sculptural.

Lauren in England

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:13:25 +0000

Great pattern improvement Kathleen.

I made one of these Mobius scarves when it appeared in Threads #91 but wasn’t happy with the seams joining either.

Your method makes the seams more artistic. Think I’ll give it another try. Thanks!

By: jinjer

jinjer — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:07:43 +0000

I really lik the last one, low-contrast fabrics and all, but the seams at the ends of the bow on the second one (purple tie-dye) bug me. What did you do differently on the last one to get rid of those?

By: Liana

Liana — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:04:36 +0000

They’re all beautiful, each in a little different way. I love following your thought processes!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:50:04 +0000

Love the scarf! I should make one for my mother. It’s very nice looking. I actually like the crispness of the taffeta sample better than the other 2. It has more body and shape.

By: Suz Summers

Suz Summers — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:53:28 +0000

This is fascinating!
It is exactly the sort of thing I love to go into. Please do continue with your post on the Mobius Scarf.
If you decide to distribute your re-engineered version, I think you’ll have a lot of buyers. (me for one!)

By: Carol Kimball

Carol Kimball — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:22:48 +0000

Using Vionnet as a starting place and springboarding up from there is fascinating and inspiring. Whether the end product fits her canon is beside the point.

I’d love to see anything more you want to post on this.

“…I had the split going the length of the scarf body but twisted…”

Please, please, please.