Category: skirts

New job, new skirt…

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 say that they are quite possibly the fiddliest thing I have ever made, and I’m having to do them in stages so that they don’t make me cross-eyed and drive me crazy. Still, I’m seeing my sister in a week’s time, so as soon as she’s seen how they’ll fit together I can finish them off.

You may have gathered from the title of the post that I have a new job! As of Tuesday I’m going to be working with my partner, , as a part-time web content manager. I’ll still be working at the bookshop until my notice period is up, so I’m just about to embark on a very busy four weeks! If you don’t hear from me, please don’t panic. I’ll be checking my journal and my email as often as I can, and I’ll be able to catch up with everything properly at the beginning of September.

This is the skirt that I’ve made to wear on my first day at work:

Yoda a-line skirt

I have a bet with that nobody will even notice that it has Yoda all over it until at least lunchtime. He thinks all the geeks my new colleagues will notice straight away. We’ll see… 😉

It’s made from cotton flannel and fully lined, so it’s not really a summer skirt. I’ll be working in an air-conditioned office though, so I’m sure it’ll be okay.

Star Wars Skirt!

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!

Star Wars a-line skirt Bambi dress...

Here is also a sneaky peek at one of the next projects I’m going to be making for myself. The Bambi duvet cover arrived this morning, and the printed front is backed with plain brown cotton. That makes it perfect for this dress with contrasting trim, I think.

Erin would be proud.

More space…

Remember the space bolero?

Now it has a matching skirt.

The waistband is bomber-jacket elastic, simply zig-zagged to the top of the skirt. The hem is bound, partly because I wanted it to match the bolero and partly because I couldn’t find any other form of navy trimming which was actually nice.

Space Outfit Space Skirt

I like elasticated waistbands, because my waist size varies by up to four inches depending on my health (long story), and this way I know that I’ll be able to wear it whenever I like.

I think it might be time to investigate a new camera though. This one is extraordinarily fussy about what kind of batteries it will eat, and it seems to have completely forgotten how to focus. It’s a Canon Powershot A95 which I inherited from Paul. I love the flip-out viewfinder, and the zoom and macro functions are excellent, but I really don’t need the dozens of different settings, and the shutter delay (on a digital camera? why?) makes it really frustrating to use. I’m quite tempted to replace it with something smaller, which I can stick in my handbag and carry around with me all the time. If anybody has any recommendations, I’d be very interested to hear them.