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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Today I have been mostly sewing an outfit that I planned almost a year ago, when I was offered my current job. I bought three men’s shirts from Marks and Spencer (lilac, pink and lemon), and bought some poly-cotton and broderie anglais trim from Fabric Land to make three matching petticoats. Here’s the first petticoat [...]
The Art Market went really well on Sunday – I sold a few things, and came home with a lovely print of a girl with pink hair! The skirt above is another cherry print circle skirt for Tiger Lilly in the Harris Arcade, to replace one that was sold a few weeks ago. I’m going [...]
I made a new skirt to wear for Valentine’s Day. It’s a full circle with an elasticated waistband. I didn’t have enough fabric to make the skirt as long as I wanted, so I added a ruffle at the hem instead. The ruffle isn’t as, well, ruffly as I would have liked, but considering it took just [...]
Catching up with myself…
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 [...]
Scalloped skirt – finished!
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. [...]
The Scalloped Skirt – an Idea.
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, [...]
Koi circle skirt…
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. [...]