![]() Her wool jumpsuit took about two weeks to design and make, working on and off. While other people look at dyslexia as a disability, I want to use it to my advantage.” “I have dyslexia,” said Dowler, “so I’m able to flip everything around in my head (to create the other half of the pattern). It needs slight angling and tapering, and a round top with room for the shoulder.” “An arm sleeve, for example, is not just a square you sew up the side. It’s super cool to draw something out and make the pattern.” And the translation from a 2-D sketch to a realized garment is a challenge she excels at. “I really like making clothes, and do mostly my own designs. Dowler took lessons with a friend’s grandmother and fell in love with sewing, she said. She and her sister would play with their mother’s old box of needles and sewing trim. “I’ve been sewing since I was 8 years old,” Dowler said. Dowler competed in last year’s contest, creating a fur-lined wool jacket and pants, which earned her third place on the national level. It’s part of a national contest which encourages contestants to create outfits using at least 60 percent wool fabrics or fibers. Her jumpsuit earned her third runner-up in the state for the junior category. ![]() “You have to have your body completely covered in wool,” she said. As part of the contest, Dowler had to model her outfit for the judges, while answering questions about its construction. ![]() ![]() The 16-year-old created a wool plaid jumpsuit using fabric she discovered at the Pendleton Woolen Mills in Washougal. The Vancouver teen competed in this year’s Washington State Make It With Wool Contest, where wool knowledge is just as important as the design. One of the best things about working with wool fabrics is that “you don’t have to worry about it catching on fire” while ironing it, said Miranda Dowler. ![]()
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