Posted in fabric, inspiration, sewing, skirts, tops on Sep 25th, 2008
Here’s what I’ve been up to this week - two skirts and two jackets.
The two skirts are both made from Alexander Henry fabrics.
The left hand one is “Carnaby Stripe”, and it’s a knee-length skirt with an elasticated waist and broderie anglais trimming around the hem. The right hand one is “The Rose Tattoo”, and it’s an [...]
Posted in skirts on May 6th, 2008
Remember the scalloped skirt that I started working on the other day?
I’ve just finished it, and I’m really pleased!
(Please excuse the gormless squinty face - that’s the first time I’ve used the self-timer on the camera, and I couldn’t tell when it had taken the picture!)
Ta-daa! Two views of the same skirt. This is [...]
Posted in skirts on May 2nd, 2008
I’ve been wanting to make some kind of a scalloped skirt for ages.
I bought this reproduction vintage Butterick pattern a few years ago:
I never got around to making it, because the tutor on the only sewing course I’ve ever taken deemed it unsuitable for a beginner. I’d already cut out the pattern though, and by [...]
Posted in skirts on Apr 29th, 2008
This is my latest experiment - a circle skirt with an elasticated waistband. For those of you who read my elasticated a-line skirt tutorial, this one is made in exactly the same way. Instead of being triangular, the pattern piece is a quarter circle, which you then cut on a double fold in the fabric.
You [...]
Posted in skirts on Apr 21st, 2008
I had been planning to make some slippers today, but I realised that I was missing a vital ingredient - the soles! I’ll work on those another time.
Instead, I fished out two pairs of my fiancé’s trousers, which had been in a box destined for the charity shop. They were made from a really nice [...]
Posted in skirts on Mar 18th, 2008
I’ve seen the doctor again, and have been diagnosed with “secondary viral labyrinthitis”. Sounds more exciting than it is, I promise! I have been instructed not to stay in bed feeling sorry for myself, but instead to “potter about” doing a few gentle bits and pieces.
And so, I present to you another skirt:
This one’s made [...]
Posted in skirts on Mar 11th, 2008
This morning I’ve made a skirt, as a surprise for my Mum. Who probably won’t be very surprised by the time she receives it, given that she reads this blog!
We had just one small piece of this fabric at work, and it was exactly enough to make one of my elasticated waist skirts. I thought [...]
Posted in skirts on Oct 1st, 2007
This skirt is another commission for Lisa. I wasn’t sure whether the print would be too big for it to work properly, but I’m actually really pleased with the way it’s come out.
Considering the age this duvet cover must be, the fabric’s in absolutely excellent condition. I’ll probably make another skirt out of what I [...]
I haven’t posted anything for a while, so I thought it was about time I showed you what I’ve been up to!
I’m working on some cravats for my sister’s wedding, although I don’t have any photographs of those yet. I need a stylistic opinion from my sister before I can complete them. I have to [...]
Posted in skirts on Aug 3rd, 2007
This one’s a commission for - she saw the fabric on the website, and couldn’t resist!
The print goes in all directions so it’s inevitable that something’s going to be upside down. I decided it was probably safest to make sure that Darth Vader was the right way up though!
Here is also a sneaky [...]
