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Posted in knitting, Outfit of the Day, sewing, skirts on Jan 17th, 2012
In the spirit of trying to actually wear the things I make, and to wear more handmade things in general, here’s what I wore to work last Friday. (I don’t know why Paul, who is a good photographer, is incapable of taking a decent picture of me, but never mind.) Cardigan: Colinette “Cate” in Rowan [...]
Please excuse the terrible photo, it’s very dark out here in my Shed! I took a couple of hours off from making theatre costumes, to treat myself to a new skirt for work. It’s made from the same herringbone linen/wool blend as my giant trousers, and I should have enough left over to make either [...]
I thought I might persevere with Vogue 1202, so I started to cut out the pattern for the skirt. And then I realised that there is no space in my house large enough to lay out the pattern. And that if the giant pattern piece has to be laid on the fabric sideways, the stretch [...]
I’d been thinking about making myself a floaty black skirt for a while. My seersucker skirt‘s been worn almost to death, so I thought I ought to have a backup plan for the day it comes out of the washing machine in pieces. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for months, thankfully the fabric’s [...]
Posted in costume, dresses, sewing, skirts on Aug 22nd, 2011
You might have noticed that this is made to roughly the same pattern as the black linen dress. This time the ruffle’s a bit shorter, but that was mostly because I’d almost run out of stripy fabric. The body of the dress is a little longer to compensate. The hem is trimmed with one layer [...]
The title says is all really – this is Simplicity 2207, my striped steampunk skirt! Somewhat eye-bending, but I knew the stripes on the skirt would end up going in all directions, so I deliberately placed them vertically on the front and horizontally on the ruffle. Both edges of the ruffle are finished on the [...]
Starting to work with the organic cottons again reminded me that I’d already put together some designs for skirts that were very similar to the blue cotton tunic dress. Large pockets and a ruffle, although I think I’d go for an elastic waistband rather than darts and a zip. I drafted these little sketches way [...]
To go with the silk corset, I made a satin bustled overskirt. The idea was to have something that could be worn over several different skirts, and could be varied in style. The top layer is from Simplicity 2207, with a bit of modification. Instead of using a single layer, I doubled the fabric to [...]
Right back at the end of last year, my Mum gave me a length of fabric for a new summer skirt. It’s made using my basic gathered skirt instructions, with modifications to the waistband. Instead of being elasticated all the way round, the waistband is flat at the front with the skirt gathered into it. [...]
So, this is a bit of a departure from the type of thing I’ve been sewing lately – in fact it’s a skirt pattern that came from my first business, about eight or nine years ago. There are four layers of skirt altogether, each with four panels for fullness. The inside three layers are black [...]