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Tatsu
Amanda Whitlatch
Valencia, California

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Tatsu by Amanda Whitlatch

Japanese for “dragon,” Tatsu is the perfect name for this richly embroidered pantsuit. It started with Amanda Whitlatch’s fascination with embroidery. Her ability to push the creative limits resulted in this dramatic creation. Inspired by a new technique for splitting large embroidery designs, Amanda started with a design from the OESD Dragons I Collection. The original 4” dragon, stitched on the left sleeve, was enlarged 500%, then split into sixteen pieces and embroidered on the jacket back. Almost three feet tall, the giant dragon was stitched with Isacord embroidery thread and contains over ½ million stitches! The loose fitting, below hip length jacket is fully reversible and lined and accented in red silk dupioni. The dragon from the right sleeve was enlarged and stitched on the jeans. A Tribal design from the BERNINA® artista 730E embroidery system was stitched on both the jeans and the jacket. The button closure on the jacket was provided by Amanda’s 105-year-old Great Aunt Catherine. The tapered denim pant is accented with red silk dupioni bands at the lower edge of each leg.

Amanda Whitlatch

Amanda has always loved to create and earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environment, Textiles, and Design from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She currently teaches sewing, serging, embroidery, and software at A- Quality Sewing in Valencia California, specializing in teaching digitizing, and custom embroidery techniques - pushing the envelope of what is possible with embroidery software. Amanda has won numerous national awards and competitions for her creations since 1991. This is her first time to participate in the BERNINA Fashion Show and the garment she entered won an award in The 2006 BERNINA University Fashion Show held for BERNINA dealers and their employees.