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To order designs, inquire about embroidery & digitizing services, or simply to reach Ann, please email her at taoknitter@gmail.com.
This is a gallery of Irish dance dresses I have made.
Nancy’s Solo
Designer, Patternmaker & Dressmaker: Me
Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Celia’s Solo
Designer, Patternmaker & Dressmaker: Susan Gowin
Digitizer, Embroiderer & Secondary Dressmaker: Me
Shani’s Solo
Designer: Shani Brandt
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Teelin School of Irish Dance
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Tiny Teelin Dancer…so amazing!
Undershirt so the dress can be worn sleeveless.
Katelyn’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Liz’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Re-vamped skirt…much better!
And here is the very lovely young lady…
…with Hunter and the flower dress, no less!!!!
Dana’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
This is the totally separate, totally soft underskirt. I am particularly enamored of this pic…I call it “Skirt with Tail.”
This is a pic of the dress before the pink panels were attached. This works, too!
Shaylah’s Dress
Design: Gina Foster
Design clarification & vector graphics: Susan Gowin
Embroidery digitizing: Me
Embroidery stitch out: Me
Dressmaker: Gina Foster
(Her friend is Caitlyn McGuckin also from Drake.)
This is one side of the back skirt…it will have a reversed pleat. There will be panels on the front of the dress, each one with one of these embroideries on it.
Here are the 2 crowns.
And the rest…
The bodice.
The sleeves.
Feisdress presents: The Emily 9-panel Solo!
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for panel skirt)
(Please excuse the crud on the crown…had to take pics before I was done trimming.)
Aislinn’s Teal Solo
Designer: Dancer/ Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for swoop skirt)
Flower Solo Dress
Designer: Dancer/Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for swoop skirt)
Fire & Black solo dresses in action!
Meave’s beginner dress
Designer: Me
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
I love the woman’s expression behind Meave. Never failed…Meave was so tiny and she could really dance! Seemed to catch people off guard and they would laugh, getting the biggest kick out of her!
Webmaster’s Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmakers: Susan Gowin & Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece bodice and panels)
Shani’s Fire Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece)
Molly’s Ice Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece bodice and panels)
Soft Performance Dresses
Designer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Dudney School of Irish Dance School Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Dressmaker: Me
Darby’s Star Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Patch digitizer & embroiderer: JoAnn Connolly
Dress embroiderer: Me
Crown digitizer & embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress
Megan’s Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Crown digitizer & embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress
Colleen’s Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress
Ani’s Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Crown digitizer & embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress
Black Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Crown digitizer & embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress
Molly’s first solo dress.
Designer: Alison Young
Digitizer, embroiderer, dressmaker: Me
DRESS RE-DESIGNS
Originally made by Donegal Dancer, Mexico.
I added color, lace, shaped hems, soft shawls, modified bodices and sleeves.
To order designs, inquire about embroidery & digitizing services, or simply to reach me, please email me at taoknitter@gmail.com.
This is a gallery of designs that I have digitized and embroidered.
AD 14
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Mary Jo Farr
AD 22
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Mary Jo Farr
Dressmaker: Katherine Tucker
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me (SG 7)
Nancy’s Solo
Designer, Patternmaker & Dressmaker: Me
Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Janet Demakos et al
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Design by Caroline Vermuelen: CV 1
Celtic set
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Kathy Micale
AD 31
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker:
AD Braids
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Linda Greene
AD 21
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Colleen Pompel
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Colleen Pompel
SG 8
Designer: Susan Gowin; Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Maggie Ropp
Designer: Susan Gowin; Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Maggie Ropp
AD 5: Stars
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me (AD 5)
Dressmaker: Rose Kennedy
Except for the bodice, belt and sleeves, the rest of these are patches. They have fusible web on them so they can be fused into place to keep them stable while Rose then uses a clear monofilament to sew them to her fabric. There are near 40 patches in this set.
Now, this pic below was an idea we tried instead of the design embroidered on the velvet:
It is a free-standing “lace” patch. Turned out nicely, but we both agreed that by the time she finished going around these edges to attach this, she might as well have embroidered the whole thing herself! It worked better against the black velvet as well.
AD 5 Freestanding Star
Designer, Digitizer, Embroiderer: Me (AD 5)
(An experiment that seems to be working!)
Red & White Solo
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker & Designer: Caroline Vermuelen
Themo Kid
Long “emo” story…something I did for the middle Diva’s 13th birthday.
Shayla’s Solo
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me (AD 3)
Dressmaker: Gina Foster
Banach Solo
Designer: Susan Gowin, (SG Swirl Bodice)
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Brenda Banach
Celia’s Solo
Designer & Dressmaker: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Shani’s Solo
Designer: Shani Brandt
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Rose of Tralee – Washington
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
2008
2006
Teelin School Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Tiny Teelin Dancer…so amazing!
Undershirt so the dress can be worn sleeveless.
(The above is the cuff that we are not using.)
Katelyn’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Liz’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin (SG 192)
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Dana’s Tunic Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin (SG 196)
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress Custom
Shaylah’s Dress
Design: Gina Foster
Design clarification & vector graphics: Susan Gowin
Embroidery digitizing: Me
Embroidery stitch out: Me
Dressmaker: Gina Foster
(Her friend is Caitlyn McGuckin also from Drake.)
This is one side of the back skirt…it will have a reversed pleat. There will be panels on the front of the dress, each one with one of these embroideries on it.
Here are the 2 crowns.
And the rest…
The bodice.
The sleeves.
Feisdress presents: The Emily 9-panel Solo!
Designer: Susan Gowin (SG 199)
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for panel skirt)
(Please excuse the crud on the crown…had to take pics before I was done trimming.)
Aislinn’s Teal Solo
Designer: Dancer/ Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for swoop skirt)
Flower Solo Dress
Designer: Dancer/Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for swoop skirt)
Meave’s beginner dress
Designer: Me
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
I love the woman’s expression behind Meave. Never failed…Meave was so tiny and she could really dance! Seemed to catch people off guard and they would laugh, getting the biggest kick out of her!
Webmaster’s Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmakers: Susan Gowin & Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece bodice and panels)
Shani’s Fire Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece)
Molly’s Ice Solo Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Digitizer & Embroiderer: Me
Dressmaker: Me
Pattern: Feisdress (altered for 2 piece bodice and panels)
Dudney School of Irish Dance School Dress
Designer: Susan Gowin
Embroiderer: Susan Gowin
Dressmaker: Me
Molly’s first solo dress.
Designer: Alison Young
Digitizer, embroiderer, dressmaker: Me
Design Pages
A. Donahue Digitized Designs S. Gowin Digitized Designs
G. Foster Digitized Designs C. Vermeulen Digitized Designs
Knots & Other Things Celtic Scrollwork Florals
Digitized embroidery designs for Irish dance dresses. Designed by Gina Foster; Digitized by Ann Donahue.
All designs can be modified (re-sizing, splitting, etc.) for $2-$20 extra. Embroidery services are also available if your hoops cannot accomodate a design size.
All purchases will be made via an invoice from Paypal.
Available in ART, PES, PEC, HUS, VP3, DST, XXX, EMB, EXP and others.
All prices for CV Designs include a professional design fee and the licensing fee for use of the design on one dress only. Please email taoknitter@gmail.com for pricing and further information.
GF 1
GF 1 bodice, $ 50: 8 x 16 in
GF 1 sleeve, $ 50: 10.6 x 14 in
GF 1 skirt panel, $ 30: 6.25 x 8.4 in
GF 1 crown/sleeve cuff, $ 15: 2.4 x 10.8 in
More coming soon!
I am Ann Donahue, aka Taoknitter. You can see a gallery of all the current designs here: Irish Dance Dress Embroidery Designs.
I am an Irish dance dressmaker for FeisDress, an embroidery digitizer, and an embroiderer. My partner in crime is Susan Gowin of FeisDress…she designs and I make it work! Our work can be seen in these galleries:
Gallery Of Irish Dance Dresses
Gallery of Irish Dance Dress Embroidery: Digitizing and Stitch-out
If you are interested in having a design digitized, please email me: taoknitter@gmail.com
Slàinte mhath!
