2016 in pictures I make this 45 garments [I thought it would be more, but hey-ho, some were extremely time-consuming] 11 for Dawn, 4 for other family members…and 30 for me. Ahem. Selfish sewing alert! Of that thirty, only 6 items weren’t steampunk or dress-up. Hilarious! On the extrememly positive side, I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading Monthly Making
Oh my poor digits! Around the neckline: I row of black lace edging, two rows [actually one long loop] of purple velvet ribbon, 1 row [applied in two pieces so the directions balance] of the shell-smocked ribbon. It’s taken AGES. I’ve also finished the tweaks to the silver skirt: I smooshed out that annoying droop … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#22:Tail bodice completed!
Up…I’m making good progress on trimming the purple tail bodice, and only have to do a bit more round the neckline [but I keep changing my mind on the actual arrangement…] Down…It is [of course] taking longer than I’d hoped Up…The combination of trims is, to my mind, working really well, as all the … Continue reading Swings and roundabouts
I spent some time wrestling with those ruddy pleats. The centre one is easy, fold fold, tweak tweak, press press. The two at the sides though were driving me mad. No markings, double box pleats, a very long tail. Turned out that I was trying to make the pleats balance along the ‘side’ seam, which … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#21: All the trimmings…
Two days of misery later, the ruddy skirts are done. I don’t like making lots of identical items, it’s too much like work, and these were also BORING…so boring that I wandered off and made Anzac biccies just to relieve the boredom. Nom! Anyway, I cut them out ages ago, just a load of rectangles … Continue reading You can leder a horse to water…
Serves me right doesn’t it? I said ‘easy as pie’, and predicted the rest wouldn’t take long. Ha! The sewing gods heard me, sniggered, and rolled up their sleeves. They lulled me into a false sense of security by letting me find all those oddments of co-ordinating silk for the lining. They let me cut … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#20: Pie in the face
Well that was fairly painless- I zoomed up the ready-pinned seams, pressed them all open, trimmed the extremely wide darts, and herring-boned the seam allowances of the sleeves down flat. I inserted the sleeves, and trotted off to tidy up a bit [holiday time, I rarely get dressed or brush my hair, slovenly old bat … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#19: Easy as Pie
Onward and upward! This afternoon I cut out the penultimate SWAP item, a second use of the Truly Victorian Tail Bodice, TV#462. Version 1 was the short-tailed version, in green tweed, for pack #1, with long sleeves and a keyhole neckline. This is the long-tailed version, and should be even nicer, as I’ve nailed the … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#18: Long-tailed bodice
Thread tracing the pattern onto the back of the riding jacket. This embroidery design from Urban Threads just caught my eye…I ummed and ahh-ed and then just pinned it on and stitched straight through it. As you can see, I’ve started to cut the paper away here and there. Because of tall the twisting and … Continue reading Loose threads: SWAP Pack #2 and Wildcards update
Pack 2 is my purple ensemble. While pack 1 is a day outfit, inspired by xmas markets and other outdoor events, pack 2 will be set aside until we go to either Asylum or Whitby Weekend next year. Evening events require finery, and my plans are getting ever fancier. In stash I already had 5m … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2-#1: Purple plans
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