tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33858429609622842762024-03-14T04:38:59.236+01:00Dear Lizzie...Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-57937855078947689212018-03-09T12:56:00.000+01:002018-03-09T12:59:26.216+01:00Dreaming of Dresses: Juniper Cardi Pattern Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On this icy cold and snowy "spring" day, I bring you what I think will become a wardrobe workhorse once the weather gets a bit milder. Let me introduce: the <a href="http://jenniferlaurenhandmade.store/product/the-juniper-cardigan/" target="_blank">Juniper Cardi by Jennifer Lauren Handmade</a>.<br />
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My summer and winter wardrobes are far from identical. In the summer period, I wear 50's style summer dresses whenever I can, with the occasional tunics and leggings for more practical wear. In the autumn, winter and most of the spring, however, I almost exclusively wear skirts in 40's, 60's and 70's styles with different sweaters and blouses.<br />
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By this point, I am sick of all my skirt options. Pants are non-negotiable. I LOOOONG to wear my pretty, pretty dresses, and that means cardis. Lots and lots of cardis. In the spring and autumn, they provide warmth and in the height of summer, they provide protection from the sun.<br />
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The Juniper Cardi is a classic cardi but with a fun saddle back shoulder detail. It comes in both a cropped and a longline version and with several sleeve options.<br />
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For my first go, I made the cropped version with 3/4 length sleeves, as this is my favourite length to wear with my dresses. I am between a size 10 and 12 in the size chart, but went down to a straight size 10, and could perhaps have gone even further down or sewn the side seams with a slightly bigger seam allowance for a more fitted look.<br />
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I sewed the cardigan in a beautiful <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/shop/fabric/dress-fabrics/ritual-scarlet-john-kaldor-ritual-plain-stretch-poly-spandex-jersey-dress-fabric-scarlet-red-per-metre" target="_blank">"Ritual" jersey</a> from John Kaldor via <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/" target="_blank">Minerva Crafts</a>. It is a poly/spandex blend and has a good drape. Almost too good, actually, as it is a bit thin and flimsy to work with. This stuff is not for beginners!<br />
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The construction is very simple, but still interesting due to the saddle shoulder. With a bit of careful pinning, going slow on the overlocker and some clever nothes on the pattern it, went together beautifully ;)<br />
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I did have problems with my buttonholes, so I took it as a sign to try out some press studs instead. These are from Stof&Stil.<br />
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All in all, this will be a great little layering cardi. I <i>would</i> change the fabric type for next time to beef it up a bit, but in this weight it will be perfect for summer here in Denmark.However, the length is perfect for my full dresses and skirts and I love all the little details. I might sew up an entire rainbow of these :)<br />
I have also seen some cute colorblocked cardis with a similar sleeve in Hogwarts House colors that would be fun to recreate! Should I go with Rawenclaw or Gryffindoor?<br />
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Disclaimer: I did receive this pattern for free in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-17325363931447087362018-01-06T13:00:00.000+01:002018-01-06T13:00:26.187+01:002018 Re-Sew-LutionsHappy New Year, Dear Reader!<br />
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New Year is a time to reflect on the passing year and looking a head to the new year, setting up goals and resolution. On wednesday, I showed you my Make Nine collages for 2017 and 2018. Today, I am back with my Re-Sew-Lutions for the new year.<br />
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I am not good at keeping up with challenges that require you to make something on a monthly basis to fit a particular prompt. Therefore, I will not try to participate in the Historical Sew Monthly or the Sew My Style challenges this year, but have set some more universal reSEWlutions.<br />
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So, without further ado, I'd like to present my reSEWlutions for the coming year:<br />
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1) No Buying RTW Clothing! Sew All The Things!<br />
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I have joined Sarah Gunn of <a href="http://goodbyevalentino.com/" target="_blank">Goodbye Valentino</a> and about 1000 other sewists for the <a href="http://goodbyevalentino.com/invitation-2/" target="_blank">2018 RTW fast</a> and mean to keep to it. It is a sewing community set up to support each other in sewing your own clothes instead of buying RTW, pushing yourself to learn new techniques on the way and to save money.<br />
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2) Sew With What I Have!<br />
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The <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2017/09/sewing-statistics-part-i.html" target="_blank">stash-downsizing</a> is not going too well. Since September, I have added about 50 meters of fabric from various sources and have only sewn about 40. As a result, I now have more fabric than when I started, about 410 meters. 110 meters to go before September 1st!<br />
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I will not but a direct ban on myself, but I will be more conscious about what I add and perhaps spend my fabric-money on patterns, better notions and tools instead. Also, I will clean out my stash around Easter, when my sewing room gets a fresh paint-job.<br />
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3) Sew More For My Boyfriend!<br />
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Like so many other seamstresses, I am notoriously bad at sewing for my significant other. Inspired by the <a href="http://lovetosewpodcast.com/" target="_blank">Love To Sew</a> podcast episode where Caroline and Helen <a href="http://lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes/episode-20-a-very-special-episode-with-sam-and-shea/" target="_blank">interviewed their husbands</a>, I am in the process of sewing my boyfriend a pair of <a href="http://shop.truebias.com/product/men-s-hudson-pant" target="_blank">True Bias Men's Hudson Pants</a> and hope to follow up with a few sweaters, hoodies, boxers, chinos and dress shirts.<br />
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And that's it for my resewlutions! I hope you have had a nice start to your 2018. I will be back shortly with another make. In closing, here is my #2017BestNine from Instagram:<br />
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Happy New Year, Dear Reader!<br />
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New Year is a time to reflect on the passing year and looking a head to the new year, setting up goals and resolution.<br />
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Today, I will start by looking back on 2017 and then ahead to 2018 in the form of the Make Nine Challenge. This is a "gentle challenge" for makers created by <a href="http://luckylucille.com/2017/12/2018-make-nine/" target="_blank">Rochelle of Lucky Lucille, now Home Row Fiber Co. </a>You choose 9 patterns that you haven't made before to try and make throughout the year.<br />
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As shown above, only 2 of the nine patterns from 2017 were sewn up. You can see the Zinnia skirt <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2017/10/charming-chica.html" target="_blank">here</a> and the Elmira cardigan <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2017/09/a-slice-of-black-forest.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The corset and 18th century dress were postponed, as my historical events got cancelled.<br />
The vintage shirt dress and the Mimi blouse got postponed due to the fabric being missing after our move last year.<br />
The bras and the backpack were postponed due to the number and cost of the specialty materials.<br />
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For the 2018 Make Nine, I have chosen these 9 patterns:<br />
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- <a href="https://butterick.mccall.com/b6031" target="_blank">B6031</a> - Gertie for Butterick.<br />
- <a href="https://butterick.mccall.com/b6380" target="_blank">B6380</a> - Gertie for Butterick<br />
- <a href="https://shop.orange-lingerie.com/products/boylston-bra-pattern" target="_blank">The Boylston Bra</a> - Orange Lingerie - Carried over from last year.<br />
- <a href="https://butterick.mccall.com/b6217" target="_blank">B6217</a> - Gertie for Butterick.<br />
- <a href="https://charmpatterns.bygertie.com/shop/lamour-dress/" target="_blank">The Lamour Dress</a> - Gertie for Charm Patterns.<br />
- <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/new-look-pattern-6107-misses-sportswear/6107.html" target="_blank">New Look 6107</a><br />
- <a href="https://sewoverit.co.uk/product/rosie-dress-sewing-pattern/" target="_blank">The Rosie Dress</a> - Sew Over It<br />
- A Pencil Skirt - Pattern TBA<br />
- <a href="https://sewoverit.co.uk/product/vintage-shirt-dress-sewing-pattern/" target="_blank">The Vintage Shirt Dress</a> - Sew Over It - Carried over from last year.<br />
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I hope to do a little better this year, making more that 2 of these patterns. So far, I have written them all into my excel planning sheet and packed some of the fabrics for a post-exams sewing holiday in late January. Wish me luck!<br />
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Are you participationg in the #2018MakeNine?Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-66882755712303205982017-12-18T20:47:00.000+01:002017-12-18T20:47:21.410+01:00Winter Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me start by saying - this dress has been a long time coming! The fabric was bought during our trip to London in 2015 with this particular project in mind. Then, the first muslin was made back in March 2016 and the fabric was cut out last winter. The dress was mostly constructed back in February and March of this year and was then halted because I needed a different purple fabric for the collar.<br />
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This is, of course, the <a href="https://www.christinehaynes.com/products/emery-dress-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Emery Dress by Christine Haynes</a>, the quintessential classic late-50's-early-60's dress and the ultimate blank canvas pattern to use with crazy printed fabric. I fell in love with this pattern when I saw some beautiful versions online, <a href="http://www.starsandsunshine.com/2015/04/29/dino-dress/" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://dollyclackett.blogspot.dk/2014/07/i-found-aliens-scary-too-that-sigourney.html" target="_blank">this</a> in particular.<br />
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Now, everybody has had rave reviews of this pattern and the miraculous fit straight out of the envelope. For me, this was only the case with the back piece, which to be fair might also just be the best fitting back piece I've ever sewed.<br />
For the rest of the dress, I have so far gone through 4 muslins of the bodice and 5 of the sleeves, whereof the last 3 sleeve versions have been self-drafted. I think the bodice fit is on point by now, but I might never be truly happy with the sleeves.<br />
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My struggle with fit is in no way the patterns fault, but instead a consequence of my weird "body quirk" combination:<br />
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Notice how these all affect my back, shoulder, and chest. Together, they make it almost impossible for me to be comfortable in woven sleeves without the addition of gathers or pleats. Add to the list, that my arms are super skinny and anything with a bit of ease around the bicep makes my arms look almost sickly thin.<br />
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Well, enough about the fit. This dress was always meant to be a "wearable muslin" for the bodice and sleeves. and by that it has met its purpose and I will still wear the dress occasionally.<br />
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The fabric was, as previously mentioned, bought during our trip to <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2015/06/fabric-shopping-in-london.html" target="_blank">London in 2015</a>. I got is from a shop on the shopping street in Walthamstow. The fabric was sold as a cotton bedding fabric and was 220 cm wide with the beautiful rose borders on both selvages. I got 1,5 meters for about 4 £.<br />
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I used both of the borders for the skirt and cut the bodice and sleeve pieces from the middle part of the fabric. I had to compromise a bit on the skirt length in order to allow enough fabric for the bodice pieces, and the skirt is a smidge too short because of it. For reference, my pink petticoat (24") shows a bit of petticoat at the hem, as shown in these pictures, and my black petticoat (20") gives a bit of a lampshade effect at the bottom. It seems like I need a 22'' petticoat in lilac or perhaps sew a little purple ruffle on the hem ;)<br />
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The bodice is interlined in a white cotton batiste, as the bedding fabric is a bit sheer. The pink petticoat shows a bit through the skirt, but it is not too noticeable thank to the gathers.<br />
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All in all, I have mixed feelings about this dress. I love the fabric and the bodice fit, but I feel like the sleeves are a bit too restricting for it to be comfortable. I prefer to wear sleeveless dresses and layer them with cardigans when I need the warmth and coverage of sleeves. I will modify the bodice to be sleeveless and report back soon!<br />
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This is the first of a new blog series that I'd like to call "Archive Posts". I have a few things and pieces that never got blogged due to my long blogging hiatus, and this is my way of finally getting them here.<br />
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Today, I'll show you these lovely potholders & matching kitchen accessories I made for my boyfriend's mom 3 years ago as a Christmas gift. I am currently in the process of making her a new Christmas-themed set, as these potholders got badly burned on her stove after just 3 weeks in service. She still has the tea towel and tea pot cozy, though.<br />
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All materials and patterns came from Stof&Stil. The pattern is 90197, a kitchen essentials set including 2 styles of potholders, a bread basket and a tea pot cozy. I changed the pattern a bit by eliminating all the patch-work and by changing the shape of the potholders to have a round top, as I wanted a more traditional look with a fabric strap instead of the curtain rings. I did not make the long potholder (yet!) or the bread basket.<br />
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The main fabric of the set is a heavy weight linen-look cotton fabric with a traditional fluted design printed in dark grey. A coordinating heavy dark grey yarn-dyed cotton, some darker grey bias binding and a few scraps of natural colored linen completed the fabric palette.<br />
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Thermal isolation interlining is recommended for the potholders and I went a step up and added 2 layers of interlining on the hand palm side (the big layer) and 1 layer on the back hand side (the partial layer) of each potholder.<br />
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The interlining was quilted to the fabric, but the 2 layers of interlining made it too thick to quilt in one go, so for the hand palm side, the inner and outer fabric layer was quilted separately to 1 layer of interlining. This also made it possible to have separate quilt designs for each print/color, so that the plain grey is quilted in a diamond pattern and the print fabric is quilted along the grey lines in the fabric.<br />
For the partial back hand part, a fabric-interlining-fabric quilt sandwich was quilted to the outer fabric design.<br />
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The partial layer was bound in grey or linen bias tape and all outer edges was bound in the grey bias binding, first by machine and then with hand sewn top stitching in linen thread and grey yarn over the machine stitching as an extra hand-made touch.<br />
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The tea pot cozy was sewn in the grey cotton quilted with 1 layer of thermal isolation interlining in a diamond pattern, lined in a thin layer of soft linen and bound in the dark grey bias tape. It was decorated with a band of print fabric bordered by more bias tape and hand-sewn linen top stitching. <br />
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The tea towel is just a 45*60 cm rectangle of the print fabric with narrow double turned hems and a bias binding loop for hanging. I mitered the corners for a nice finish.<br />
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All in all, it was a lovely gift for my boyfriend's mom. The print was very much to her style and the dark grey color is very understated and trendy. The most time-consuming step was the quilting, and such small pieces didn't actually take very long time to quilt.<br />
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I hope I have inspired you to make a pair of kitchen accessories for yourself or someone you love.<br />
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Do you sew Christmas gifts?<br />
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Hi again, I'm back today to tell you that my 3rd project for the Minerva Craft blog just went live! Read it <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/blog/projects/christmas-love" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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This dress is the ultimate combination of my love of cute vintage dresses and my love of Christmas. I LOOOOVE Christmas and always have. I love the food, the treats, the music and of course spending time with friends and family. Christmas for me is the essence of what we in Denmark call "hygge".<br />
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For my fabric, I choose 3 meters of <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/shop/fabric/dress-fabrics/design-1629-cream-m-christmas-baubles-print-polycotton-dress-fabric?colour=Cream" target="_blank">this</a> fun and festive polycotton with red and silver baubles on a navy blue background to make a fun and festive holiday dress. I underlined the dress in brushed cotton and it feels very luxurious next to the skin. I have a mini tutorial for doing the underlining in the Minerva blog post, so head on over there for that or see my <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2017/10/giga-gingham.html" target="_blank">Giga Gingham dress</a> - the technique is the same, it's just a bit more thoroughly explained in the Minerva post ;)<br />
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The pattern is the boatneck bodice from Gerties Ultimate Dress Book with a gathered dirndl and a hem ruffle (It is a current obsession - see my <a href="http://mydearlizzie.blogspot.dk/2017/11/trick-or-treat.html" target="_blank">Halloween skirt</a>). I also added some red piping to highlight the design lines.<br />
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A big thank you to Minerva Crafts for sponsoring the materials for this dress, I cannot wait to wear it for dancing around the Christmas Tree on the 24th!<br />
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/Angelica<br />
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Halloween is a relatively new holiday here in Denmark, and only few adults celebrate it. Last year, I hosted a small tea party on the 31st of October, using the holiday as an excuse to bake some themed cakes and see my friends on a weeknight.<br />
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While I was planning the cake menu for another Halloween Tea Party this year, I suddenly felt inspired to make an outfit for the occasion. The final outfit is slightly goth-inspired (lolita Wednesday Adams, anyone?), but each piece also works great on its own.<br />
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In the end, however, I wore my Alice cosplay for the tea party, as I ran out of time to finish the skirt.<br />
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The blouse is my second <a href="https://charmpatterns.bygertie.com/shop/rita-blouse/" target="_blank">Rita blouse by Charm Patterns</a>. I lengthened the sleeves to 3/4 length and sewed it up in a black Duchesse satin from <a href="https://www.stofogstil.dk/metervarer/satin/party-satin/party-satin-sort" target="_blank">Stoff&Stil</a>. I used only little more than 1 meter of fabric.<br />
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The satin is not really ideal for this kind of top, as it is kind of heavy and doesn't drape or iron very well. Also, I need to replace the elastic, as it has stretched out while being pulled into the channel and will not spring back when steam is applied.<br />
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The skirt is a gathered dirndl skirt with a straight waistband, a short hem ruffle and 2 lines of black cotton piping. The fabric is 1,5 meters of a mid-to-heavy weight cotton with black skeleton parts printed on white from <a href="https://www.stofogstil.dk/metervarer/boerne-metervarer/bomuld-hvid-m-moerk-kranie/skeletter" target="_blank">Stoff&Stil</a>, and I used every last bit of it. Again, the fabric was a little too heavy for the project, but the print was too good to pass up. It closes at the side with an invisible zipper.<br />
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I love how the feminine shapes in both the blouse and skirt are contrasted by the monochrome color palette and the somewhat macabre print.<br />
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Next up in the sewing queue: Christmas!<br />
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<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-37616921963670785952017-11-17T12:00:00.000+01:002017-11-20T22:19:07.772+01:00Review: Hand Made PetticoatsIt is no secret that I love a nice petticoat/crinoline to wear with my 50's style dresses and skirts. And I'm happy to say that I've found the perfect tried-and-tested source for these petticoats. Today, I will share my source with you, dear reader!<br />
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Let me introduce: Hand Made Petticoats (on Etsy).<br />
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First off, this is NOT a sponsored post, I just really like these petticoats/crinolines and want to pass the word on and support a fellow sewist in her business adventure #girlboss.<br />
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The company is owned by Maria, and each petticoat is handmade by her in her home in Wales, UK, and sold via her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/shop/HandMadePetticoats" target="_blank">shop on Etsy</a>.<br />
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The petticoats are made with tiers of sparkling "snow" organza on a waistband of a nice, smooth polyester satin and have a narrow elastic at the waist.<br />
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The petticoats come in 4 standard sizes (S-XL), 6 standard lengths (19, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 27 inches), a different number of layers (2-4) and a total of 19 colors:<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black, White, Red, Baby Pink, Fuschia, Ivory, Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Turquoise, Emerald Green, Forest Green, Hunter Green, Yellow, Gold, Copper, Silver, Purple, Lilac, and Plum.</span></span><br />
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Besides the standard sizes, lengths, and number of layers, you can also build your own combination or have a petticoat custom made to a specific waist measurement, length or design.<br />
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I first found HandMadePetticoats on eBay back in 2014, when my grandmother gifted me money for petticoats for Christmas and I specifically wanted organza instead of tulle or netting. Back then, the options weren't as many. Luckily, I found HandMadePetticoats and got my first two petticoats. I've since added a third petticoat to my collection, this time ordering from the shop on Etsy.<br />
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I've worn these petticoats SO much, for parties, dances, costumes and more, and have always gotten compliments on them.<br />
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Next on my wish list is a few 1-layer petticoats for daily wear with my full-skirted cotton dresses.<br />
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What I love most about these petticoats are the material and the finish. The "snow" organza is very light, crisp and has a subtle glitter in it. I am always amazed at how much volume only 2 layers of this stuff can create.<br />
The petticoat is made so that the seam allowance of the tiers is hidden between the layers, making them completely non-scratchy.<br />
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Even the price is good! At 20 USD/15 GBP/130 DKK for a 2-layer petticoat, I want to eventually have one in every color!<br />
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As an extra bonus, Maria has offered a 10% discount for you, my reader, with the code ANGEL10 [valid from midnight GMT on November 16th to midnight GMT on November 30th 2017].<br />
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I hope this post has been helpful for those of you in search of petticoats. Do you wear petticoats and where do you buy them?Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-22230793690254614952017-11-16T22:32:00.003+01:002017-11-16T22:32:31.705+01:00Autumn Layers - MCBN Guest Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am just popping in today to tell you that I have my second blog post up on the Minerva Craft site today! A big thank you goes to the Minerva Craft team for sending me the fabric and supplies for this project.<br />
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<a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/blog/guest-posts/the-jenna-cardigan-by-angelica" target="_blank">Go there</a> to read all about my dream cardigan and how I had to make it twice to get it as I wanted.<br />
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In the spirit of Halloween, I'd like to show you a cosplay I finished back in February. It also just happened to be what I chose to wear for my Halloween Tea Party on Tuesday.<br />
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This is my first ever cosplay, and I went sweet and simple with Alice from Disney's adaption of Alice in Wonderland. To be even more precise, this is a cosplay of the costume that Kathryn Beaumont wore for the live-action filming that the animators used as a reference while making the Disney Classic. I was lucky enough to find a collection of on-set photos of her <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/alice-wonderland-drawing-animation-technique-kathryn-beaumont/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The bodice is a modified Christine Haynes "Emery" dress bodice. I made the neckline higher and drew a new collar for it. I also modified the sleeves to be puff sleeves.<br />
I had muslined the pattern beforehand and made quite a few fit changes, but that will be a story for another day. The bodice is fully lined and closes in the back with an invisible zipper.<br />
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The skirt is a full circle skirt drafted from my hip measurement and gathered to fit the bodice.<br />
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Both the dress and apron fabrics are eco cotton broadcloth from Stoff&Stil in the colors "baby blue" and "white". I think I used 4 meters of blue and 1 meter of white.<br />
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The bib part of the apron was draped on my dress form, and the rest (belt, skirt, and bow) was just squares. All edges are hemmed with a double-folded baby hem. The bow is permanently attached to the belt, and it closes with 5 press studs hidden by the bow.<br />
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The stockings came from my 18th-century wardrobe and the headband is made out of a few pieces of fold-over-elastic. I am wearing both my 26-inch white petticoat and my 22-inch black petticoat with the dress, as well as a pair of drawers with elastic and lace at the hem. Unfortunately, I made the drawers about 5 cm too short, and they are only visible while twirling, jumping, etc.<br />
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So far, the cosplay has been worn for a Carnival party at Uni, as a Carnival helper at our community center, at Hydracon 2017 and for my Halloween Tea Party. I have felt very cute every time, and have gotten lots of compliments on it. <br />
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I feel like my dress is very accurate to the original costume and the Disney movie, despite it being my first ever cosplay. I have been invited back to Hydracon next year and already have a gazillion ideas for more cosplays. I guess only time will tell if I will get something done in time?<br />
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Until next time, here is a picture with Alice and her beloved cat, Dinah, aka Marie.<br />
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I love buying fabric and haberdashery items as souvenirs while on holiday, as it is something that I treasure both as a stash piece and as a finished garment once sewn up. I have a very good memory of fabric pieces that I've gotten as gifts or souvenirs, and I will forever remember the person or trip from which I got it just by touching or wearing it.<br />
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I had most of the mornings and early afternoons to myself and spent them wandering the inner city. I came across 2 fabric shops, KiloCentro and KiloMetro. I have marked them on the map below:<br />
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While most fabric shopping guides to Málaga are praising KiloCentro as the #1 and/or only fabric shop, I actually liked KiloMetro the best. I felt they had a bigger selection of garment fabrics and frankly, it was less crowded and the service was better.<br />
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From KiloMetro, I got the two fabrics shown above. The first is a beautiful italian swiss dot with florals on a black background. I got 2 meters which is enough to make a flowy blouse or skirt.<br />
The second is a soft cotton lawn with a 40's inspired floral print on a cream background. I got 1,5 meters and will make a sweet little blouse out of it.<br />
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Next up is the fabric from KiloCentro. The first of the two are a white cotton poplin with a vintage-inspired cherry print. They had it on a black background as well, but I made myself choose between them. I have 1 meter for a Rita Blouse.<br />
The second one is a "Carneval Foam" that I got for bag interlining. I have been looking out for an alternative for ByAnnie "Soft&Stable", as it costS a whopping 250 kr (30 GBP or 40 USD) per yard here in Denmark. 1 meter of this Carneval Foam cost 5 euros in comparison. I will let you know how it performs as bag interlining, when I have tried it out.<br />
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I also managed to get hold of a few sewing magazines, as shown above. I have included the fashion shots and line drawings of a few favorite designs.<br />
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And lastly, I got myself a few accessories in the form of 2 fans (the pink one was identical on the 2 sides), some hair clips and a satin scarf.<br />
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Do you buy sewing souvenirs home from your travels?Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-89576740387563063402017-10-20T12:00:00.000+02:002017-10-20T12:00:07.867+02:00Charming Chica<div>
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Today, I bring you the last of my holiday outfit photos. These pictures were taken on an early morning tour of the Alcazaba of Málaga, a beautiful eastern-influenced castle ruin from the 11th century. </div>
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It is a well-known fact, that when a seamstress is going on a holiday, no matter the duration or destination, she needs a fresh, new wardrobe to bring with her. And being the seamstress that she is, she is going to make it herself in a matter of days before departure.<br />
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Luckily, I had a stack of new, fresh summer dresses that hadn't been worn due to the crappy summer weather, so I told myself I only really needed to make this <i>one</i> outfit. </div>
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I made this blouse back in September, just a few days after the pattern was released. It is, of course, the Rita Blouse from <a href="http://charmpatterns.bygertie.com/" target="_blank">Charm Patterns by Gertie</a>.</div>
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The fabric was a small scrap of floral cotton poplin bought in a sweet little fabric shop in Flensburg a few years ago. I had about 30 cm of full-width fabric and a handful of medium-sized scraps left and I used every last bit to cut out this blouse. In fact, I had to piece the sleeves, but it is not too noticeable once they have been gathered. </div>
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I made a straight size 6, and I am very happy with the overall fit of the blouse. I can wear it both on and off the shoulders (mostly on the shoulders) and still move around comfortably in it. My measurements were between the 6 and 8, but I sized down after consulting the finished measurement chart and facebook.<br />
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I did have to shorten the elastics quite a bit but didn't make any other adjustments.<br />
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The skirt is the <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/zinnia" target="_blank">Zinnia skirt</a> by Colette Patterns. I recently had a lot of unused SeamWork credits burning in my online pocket and used a couple (3 to be exact) on the Zinnia skirt, as I had had my eye on it for a while. I sewed a size 6 and the only adjustment was to swap the waistband pattern piece out with my beloved waistband interfacing tape for a clean look and a slightly narrower width.<br />
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I sewed it up in a wonderfully soft, hot pink linen fabric that has been in my stash for about 5-6 years. I had 2 meters of linen and just about managed to save some large scraps for another planned project.<br />
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The buttons are from Stof2000. The pattern calls for 10 buttons, but I omitted the last button because I felt it was placed too close to the hem to be really useful.<br />
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All in all, I love both Rita and Zinnia, and they make a very cute outfit when put together. I will be making more of both of them, but especially the Rita! I have a lot of ideas for pattern hacks, including long sleeves, dress variations, and neckline ruffles!<br />
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Do you also sew last minute garments before a holiday or is it just me?<br />
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I'm back with another new dress and more gorgeous pictures from my recent holiday in beautiful, sunny Málaga, Spain.<br />
These pictures were taken in the Jardines de Pedro Loui Alonso, a beautiful rose garden located next to the Town Hall and also in the Parque de la Alameda, just across the street.<br />
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This dress is my 2nd version of B6453, the best-seller dress pattern by Gertie for Butterick. While the original design is based mostly on the Pinup Girl "Jenny" dresses, I based this dress on the The Pretty Dress Company "Priscilla" dress in pink gingham, as shown below:<br />
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I didn't originally intend to copy the dress quite as literally as I did, but when I saw the perfect large-scale pink gingham fabric at the Stoffmarkt Holland in Flensburg earlier this summer, I simply couldn't resist.<br />
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The fabric cost me a whopping 2 euros (2,5 USD/1,75 GBP/15 DKK) per meter, and I got 4 meters to play around with. In the end, I used about 3,5 meters in order to match the gingham and to cut around a small flaw in the fabric.<br />
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I swapped the dirndl skirt of the pattern out with the box pleated circle skirt from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book, as it looks exactly like the skirt on the Priscilla dress. I have used this skirt pattern before, and since both bodice and skirt patterns fit me well, I didn't make alterations before cutting out.<br />
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I did fiddle around with the side seam pleats of the skirt to make the 2 parts fit in the end, but it was very easy to do so and it is not too noticeable.<br />
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I think I might prefer this skirt shape over the included dirndl, as it has less bulk around the waist and less weight to it. The weight of the tightly gathered dirndl has a tendency to flatten my petticoat out over the course of the day, while this skirt and other circle skirts seems to just float above it, making the skirt more bouncy and flirty.<br />
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I also changed the straps from fixed to tied. I had seen a few people in the facebook sew-along group to this with great result and wanted to try it out. I love the dainty look and the ease of adjusting the straps as well as the ease of sewing them.<br />
On my other versions, I've had to sew the neckline in 3-4 sections because the straps were too short to allow for smooth sewing around the armholes.<br />
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I finished the ends of the straps with little knots.<br />
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The dress is unlined, with a simple facing around the neckline in white cotton batiste, as the gingham would have shown through. I used some leftover interfacing from my grandmothers' stash, but it turned out a little bit stiffer than my normal interfacing.<br />
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As with most of my tight-fitting dresses, I interlined the bodice with more white cotton batiste to add a bit of structure and opacity, while enhancing the white color of the print. I did this by hand in my usual way, as illustrated below:<br />
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The finished dress feels very "me", and I love wearing it paired with this white parasol I got for my birthday from a few friends.<br />
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Unfortunately, it is not a very practical dress for the Danish autumn/winter. As my holiday is now over, and autumn has come to Denmark for good, I am a bit sad to pack this dress away. Let's hope for a mild winter and an early spring, so we can all wear summer dresses again :)<br />
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Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-27435254934798187442017-10-10T14:00:00.000+02:002017-10-10T14:00:30.912+02:00Fabric Haul - Neumünster 2017Today, I am here to interrupt my own self-imposed fabric downsizing project with a teeny tiny fabric haul. Wooops. #sorrynotsorry<br />
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In late September, a friends couple, my boyfriend and I went to Germany for a weekend of shopping, relaxing and the bi-annual Stoffmarkt Holland fabric market in Neumünster.<br />
The relaxing part got kind of canceled, as I got sick with the flu on the morning of departure, but I powered through it like a <strike>fabric addict</strike> champ.<br />
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I used to go to these markets with my mother and grandmother, but it has been impossible to go for the last few years because of some insane illness history in my family (don't ask). Anyway, it was so enjoyable to be back at the market, this time with good friends and my boyfriend as company.<br />
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I went into the market with only a limited budget, as I didn't want to add too many meters to my Cora count. Let's see how I did:<br />
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Starting with some un-selfish purchases, the 2 pictures above shows some lovely wool knits destined to become a pair of Thread Theory "Finlayson" sweaters for my boyfriend. The fabric was cut into coupons of 1,5*1,4 m, so I got 2 coupons of each color. The colors are olive green and charcoal grey, respectively.<br />
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Next up, home dec! These 2 coupons of thick wool felt will be sewn into a new blanket for the couch. I am thinking of cutting them into strips or squares for a slight patchwork-y look?<br />
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Onto knits for meeee! Both pieces are soft cotton jersey, 1 m each. The upper picture is navy blue with white anchors while the bottom one is a medium grey with white hearts. Both will probably become cardigans or t-shirts.<br />
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The above-shown fabric was the splurge of the trip. 3 meters of soft wool cloth in a "salt & pepper" weave. I really want to make this Lena Hoschek dress, and luck would have it that Burda made a pattern for it! <br />
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The last piece of fabric is this gorgeous lining fabric with a woven paisley motif in bright pink. It was a bit expensive at 8 euros/m, but it will look SO cool inside a winter coat that I just couldn't leave it behind.<br />
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And lastly, the haberdashery! I got 4 cones of overlocker thread in both off-white and blue. I also got some fresh needles and a new seam gauge as well as some elastic and buttons. For an up-coming bag project, I got some tap closures in brass.<br />
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All in all, I got 15 meters of fabric. Woooops. I DO have projects for all of it, and less than half of it is for myself, so I'm trying not to be too hard on myself over it.<br />
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Do you ever buy fabric at a market or do you prefer in-shop or online fabric shopping?<br />
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Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-71092099118239996182017-10-06T14:00:00.000+02:002017-10-06T14:00:05.019+02:00Paradise RosesGreetings from Paradise, aka Málaga, Spain!<br />
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I'm currently here on holiday with my boyfriend and took the opportunity to snap a few pictures of some recent, summery makes, while out and about in the city.<br />
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This is my 4th version of the super popular B6453, a Gertie for Butterick pattern heavily inspired by the Pinup Girl "Jenny" and/or The Pretty Dress Company "Priscilla" dresses. While being my 4th version of this pattern, it is my first non-hack, as the rest has different skirts and/or neckline variations. They will come to the blog in time, so keep tuned in to see those.<br />
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The fabric is Liberty of London cotton poplin in the gorgeous "Carline" print in the pink on cream colorway. I got 3 meters of it as part of my birthday gift from my boyfriend and I am very happy to have sewn it up this fast (only took me 4 months, lol). I still have about half a meter left over, and I might turn that into an accessory of some kind, but I guess only time will tell.<br />
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If you have ever had the opportunity to work with Liberty of London fabric, you'll already know what a pleasure it is to work with. It is thin and crisp, very opaque and insanely soft to the touch. It behaves well under the machine as well as both scissors and the iron.<br />
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I did a few minor adjustments to the pattern. First, I made fixed straps out of personal preference. I also cut the skirt on the lengthwise grain as opposed to the crosswise grain as the pattern says. I did this by cutting 2 panels of the entire fabric width and 1 panel half the width. The smaller panel is at mid front with the side seams at the side front. The skirt has the same hem circumference as the original.<br />
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I made a toile before sewing the first dress, and took 2 tiny wedges out of the front armscye and the underbust seam on the size 10 bodice. No other fit adjustments were made.<br />
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From a bit more wear, I think the bodice could be shortened about a cm or so, with the straps being lengthened by the same amount. In my fitting, I must have shortened the straps a bit too much to compensate for the slightly too long bodice, and as a result, the princess seams sits just a bit too high and doesn't lay as nice over my bust as it could have.<br />
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I interlined the bodice in a soft, brushed cotton. The bodice isn't fully lined, and the interlining adds the opacity and comfort of the missing lining, while supporting the bodice fabric, giving it a bit of extra structure. The interfacing is an extra fancy lightweight woven iron-on interfacing <strike>stolen</strike> borrowed from my mothers stash. Thanks, mom!<br />
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I absolutely LOVE the finished dress, and have already worn it for a few occasions. For now, I'll enjoy swanning around in it here in warm and sunny Paradise, but I have a RTW cardigan in the exact green color of the print to help me wear it year-round in not-quite-as-sunny Denmark.<br />
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<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-43827001122618341212017-09-21T16:00:00.000+02:002017-09-21T16:00:07.876+02:00Sewing Statistics - Part ISo, I recently "inherited" this iPad 2 from my boyfriend. He had bought it used from my twin brother around Christmas 2 years ago and found that he just didn't use it enough. So I got to play around with it, MWAHAHAHA.<br />
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And what did this sewist do? Installed some nifty sewing apps, of course! And one of them was Cora.<br />
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Now, if you don't know Cora, it is most likely because you have Android on your phone. Me too. And Cora only works for iTunes/AppStore/Apple products. Like the iPad 2. Aha!<br />
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It is a fabric stashing app, where you can catalog your fabric and then browse through or search it. You can filter your stash by type, weight, wash status, star-markings or by the minimum length your next project will need. The fabrics are beautifully displayed and a long tap on the picture will show the photo in full size while a short tap will show all the details you cataloged it with, including type, fiber content, location, design, length, price, source, colors, wash status and more.<br />
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Now, I quickly got addicted to the Cora app. It does cost money to get past the first 5 fabrics added, but it has been worth every penny so far. And 251 fabrics later, I still love it!<br />
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It does have 1 little drawback, though. It will tell you just how much fabric you've REALLY got. And it told me that I got a total of 400 meters! Yikes!<br />
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At this point, I was halfway in denial. How the h*** do I have 400 meters of fabric?!!! Then, a week later, when the hard truth had settled in, I made a plan.<br />
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And then I went crazy in Microsoft Excell. I have charts and graphs for everything now, stash size, type, and color distribution and spreads just for planning makes and blog posts.<br />
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Above - stash data taken directly from the Cora app is put in and processed to give a net flux for each month as well as a total for the time period until Doomsday, aka Sep 1st, 2018.<br />
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Above - A stash size in meters over time plot with the pink being total, blue being wovens, purple being knits and light pink being others. The points at February and June shows "stash size goals".<br />
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Above - Fabric type distribution in stacked percentages. Purple is wovens, pink is knits and blue is others. I have no end goal for this one, I just thought it could be interesting to see. My mother has roughly the reverse distribution of knits and woven than me, for instance.<br />
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Above - Color distribution. I didn't know I had so much blue?<br />
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Above - A chart of finished make by garment type and recipient. The chart calculates a "selfish rate" that I'd like to keep around the 85-90% as well as a make count for the entire period for each garment type. Joost is the name of my boyfriend, BTW. </div>
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And lastly, my Makes Planner. The dark pink makes are finished. Light pink ones have been cut out and/or is in progress. White ones are only temporary plans. I love how I can move the cells around as plans change, and how I can see ahead to upcoming projects. It makes pre-washing fabric and buying notions so much easier to do in advance. </div>
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One of the most important things to get ready for the new school year, besides books and stationery, is, of course, a chic and stylish autumn-appropriate wardrobe. And what is more appropriate than tartan? Nothing, that is!</div>
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A big thank you to Minerva Craft for all the materials used for this project. If you want to read more about the making of this skirt as well as see a lot more pictures, head on over to my post on the <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/blog/projects/mccalls-6707-tartan-school-skirt-by-angelica" target="_blank">Minerva Crafts Blog</a>!<br />
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Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-81599159764898581462017-09-16T17:00:00.000+02:002017-09-16T17:00:00.160+02:00A Slice of Black Forest....... with a cherry on top! This is what this me-made outfit reminds me off!<br />
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And who wouldn't like a slice of cake with the weather we have here in Denmark at the moment? There was rain and thunder outside during my little photoshoot :(<br />
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Cake and weather aside, this skirt is the How To Do Fashion "<a href="https://www.howtodofashion.com/no-8-svaneke-home-1" target="_blank">No. 8 Svaneke</a>" skirt with 6 panels and the box pleat hack as described in <a href="https://www.howtodofashion.com/blog/no-8-svaneke-pleat-skirt" target="_blank">this blog post</a> from Nanna. In these pictures, I am wearing it with the zipper at the side, but it can also be worn with the zipper at the back, as shown on the dressform below, depending if you like the pleats meeting at mid front or not.<br />
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I made it up in <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/shop/fabric/dress-fabrics/design-1506-m-cherry-print-polycotton-dress-fabric?colour=Black" target="_blank">this cherry print polycotton</a> from Minerva Craft, a birthday gift from my boyfriend back in April. I got 14 m in total for my birthday, so expect to hear that phrase again soon, lol.<br />
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I used some waistband interfacing tape from my moms stash (thanks, mom!) for the waistband instead of the included waistband pattern piece, as I prefer the look of it. For the length of the waistband I just measured the waistband of one of my beloved Hollyburn skirts and added 1 cm of seam allowance on each end.<br />
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To add some extra interest to the skirt, I added 2 rows of bright red cotton tape to the hem of the skirt. I REALLY love how it turned out, reminds me of the navy and white trimmings on vintage sailor dresses.<br />
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The black color of the fabric did fade a bit during washing & drying and it shrunk a bit under too hot an iron, but I love it anyway. Using polycotton like this is fast becoming my go-to for 50's inspired dresses and skirts because of the slight stiffness and fun prints and also for wearable muslins because of the cheap price tag.<br />
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The top is the SeamWork <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/elmira" target="_blank">Elmira Cardigan</a>. I have wanted to make this since it came out and finally found the time to sew it.<br />
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The fabric is a wonderfully soft <a href="https://www.minervacrafts.com/shop/fabric/dress-fabrics/mf-100247-m-plain-viscose-lycra-stretch-jersey-knit-dress-fabric?" target="_blank">viscose & lycra jersey</a>, also from Minerva Crafts. Somehow it is opaque enough as one layer on the back and sleeves while being thin enough not to be too bulky for the double-layer fronts and tie pieces. It was a bit fiddly to work with, though, but I would not hesitate to buy it again.<br />
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At first, I made the cardigan up as written in the instructions, but I absolutely HATED the way the left front tie sat in the side seam. It weighed the side seam down and made it impossible to adjust the waist using the ties. In the end, I chopped the left tie off while taking the side seams in anyway, cut it 30 cm shorter and sewed it back on at the short edge of the front piece.<br />
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I made a size small despite being a medium in the size chart. I will recommend sizing down in all knit patterns from SeamWork and Colette if you have narrow shoulders and/or an A/B cup like me.<br />
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I will leave you with this cute picture of Marie sitting on the cherry skirt. Have a nice weekend!</div>
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Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-34601785891918770812017-07-29T15:00:00.000+02:002017-07-29T15:00:10.159+02:00Long Time, No Blog...So, turns out my 2016 sewing plans went sideways. Life happened.<br />
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Now, 1½ years, 2 house-moves (one being across the country), 1 year of my new dream education, 5 cm longer hair and 1 cat later, I am ready to make sewing plans once again.<br />
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I did not stop sewing in the past 1½ years, however, so I might have a bit of catching-up to do ;)<br />
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I'll leave you with a picture of my earlier mentioned cat, Marie, sitting on top of a recent sewing project, while I'm off to take pictures of some pretty little me-made things.<br />
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This is M6696, the #1 sewing blogger pattern of 2015. It's a classic and cute shirtdress with both vintage- and mens-wear inspired details and variations, perfect for the intermediate or advanced sewist. </div>
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It may not look that special from afar, but this dress is full of little hand-stitched details.<br />
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The most striking feature is perhaps the yoke, being covered in navy sashiko-style embroidery. I first saw this kind of embroidery on <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/create/2008/01/19/sashiko/" target="_blank">Purl Soho</a>, and liked the idea of the simple lines of stitches creating a much more complex pattern. I drew the pattern myself based on the "hana bishi" design and transferred it to my fabric with a transfer pencil. I found the stitching very calming and meditative - just what I needed.<br />
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All topstitching is also done by hand with a running stitch to mimic the embroidery. I used a contrasting navy broadcloth to make the piping, bias tape and inner facings for the yoke, collar stands and waistband.<br />
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The main fabric is a cotton chambray from my stash, bought 2 years ago at <a href="http://www.stoffmarktholland.de/" target="_blank">Stoffmarkt Holland</a> as 2 coupons of 1,5 m each. I used one up entirely and a small corner of the second. I think one piece of 1,7 m had been enough for the whole dress. The buttons are from <a href="http://citystoffer.dk/shop/frontpage.html" target="_blank">City Stoffer</a> here in Aarhus.<br />
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This was not my first time making this pattern. Last summer I had a week long sewcation with my mother and had her help me with the fitting before I made a full, wearable muslin. My measurements put me between size 14 and 16, but based on the flat pattern I made the muslin a size 10 bust with 12 waist/hip. For this version, I took the waist in making it more like a straight size 10.<br />
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My only other fit alterations was to remove 3 inches of gathering from center back, rounding the vertical bust dart a smidge and to take a 1 cm wedge out of the bottom corners of the yoke to fit my naturally protruding shoulder blades. In fact, the gathering is not very blousy at all when worn because it sinks into the vale between my shoulder blades. Genetics can be a fun sometimes.<br />
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I used the "burrito" method to finish the inside yoke and <a href="http://foursquarewalls.blogspot.dk/2013/09/sewing-collar-different-order.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> for the collar. The side seams are the only visible seams on the inside, and they are finished on my overlocker.<br />
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I really love the finished dress, and more importantly, enjoyed every minute of making it.<br />
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There is no denying that my poor little blog was neglected a bit in 2016, with only a handful of blog post being spread thin throughout the year.<br />
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Looking back at my "resewlutions" for 2015, I DID manage to sew almost everyday and used mostly stash fabric for my projects. My fabric stash size sadly does not show signs of this, as I bought a bit of fabric in London and got to shop the "trash" when we culled and cleaned my mother and grandmothers stashes this summer.<br />
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Both the Historical Sew Monthly and the Vintage Pledge turned out to be major fails for me. I managed to finish 6 historical items covering 3-5 HSM challenges, but only 2 have made it to the blog so far.<br />
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Hello 2016!</h4>
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My goals for this year are mostly the same as last years. I will continue to sew a bit every day and use stash fabrics and notions whenever possible, and will participate in the Historical Sew Monthly as time will allow me. My biggest new goals will be to photograph and blog my makes more regularly, and to be less critical of myself and my sewing (see these posts by <a href="http://didyoumakethat.com/2016/01/01/abolish-ablogogising/" target="_blank">Karen</a> and <a href="http://closetcasefiles.com/just-make-it-already-how-to-boost-your-sewing-confidance/" target="_blank">Heather</a>)</div>
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Also, being inspired by <a href="http://luckylucille.com/2015/12/nine-new-projects-for-the-new-year/" target="_blank">Rochelle</a> and <a href="http://gingermakes.com/2016/01/03/make-9-in-2016/" target="_blank">Ginger</a>, I have made a list of 9 new-to-me patterns I'd like to try in the coming year. </div>
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1) <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/195959838/longline-bralette-sewing-pattern-ohhh" target="_blank">Ohhh Lulu "Sarah" Longline Bralette</a><br />
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2) <a href="http://www.orange-lingerie.com/product/boylston-bra/" target="_blank">Orange Lingerie "Boylston Bra"</a> (Christmas gift* from my boyfriend)<br />
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3) <a href="http://www.namedclothing.com/product/asaka-kimono/" target="_blank">Named "Asaka" Kimono</a> (Christmas gift* from my boyfriends parents)<br />
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4) <a href="http://www.christinehaynes.com/collections/pdf-sewing-patterns/products/emery-dress-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Christine Haynes "Emery" Dress</a><br />
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5) <a href="http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v9040-products-48764.php?page_id=174" target="_blank">Vogue 9040 Jacket, view A</a> (with help from the Craftsy class)<br />
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6) <span id="goog_1696682378"></span><a href="http://www.lekala.co/catalog/women/dresses/4263" target="_blank">Lekala 4263<span id="goog_1696682379"></span> Dress</a><br />
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7) <a href="http://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/2014/05/love-at-first-stitch-patterns.html" target="_blank">Tilly's Love at First Stitch "Mimi"</a> Blouse<br />
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8) <a href="http://boutique.deer-and-doe.fr/29-tops-plantain-t-shirt.html" target="_blank">Deer&Doe "Plantain" T-shirt</a><br />
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9) <a href="http://sewsweetness.com/2013/10/free-bag-pattern-kennedy-bag.html" target="_blank">Sew Sweetness "Kennedy" Bag</a> (or another bag)<br />
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* I also got a straight stitch needle plate, a piping foot and fabric shopping money for Christmas.<br />
<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-22525199745274152182015-11-15T10:00:00.000+01:002015-11-15T10:00:01.995+01:00Dirndl DaydreamsDoesn't we all daydream about sewing? About dreamy fabrics and shiny new patterns, about silk and linen and wool, about trimmings and drafting and tailoring and, most importantly, dreaming up an endless list of things we would like to make and wear - like yesterday.<br />
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Lately, I have been daydreaming about sewing the perfect dirndl.<br />
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I think it started when <a href="http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2015/09/dirndl-mania.html" target="_blank">Gertie</a> <a href="http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2015/09/dirndls-and-boning.html" target="_blank">posted</a> <a href="http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2015/09/dirndl-trim.html" target="_blank">about</a> <a href="http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2015/09/dirndls-and-wearability.html" target="_blank">her</a> new obsession with the garment, planting a seed in my sub-consciousness. Then my boyfriend started talking about going to Vienna for New Years Eve. Burda had a full-on dirndl feature in the september magazine. Suddenly, I found myself looking through entire pinterest boards full of beautiful dirndls by Lena Hoschek, Julia Trentini and Gössl. Octoberfest came and went, filling Instagram with pictures of beautiful dirndls. Then late one evening, in a moment of weakness, I purchased a pdf version of Burda 7057:<br />
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Then I spend an entire evening pulling fabrics from my stash, and came up with these combinations:<br />
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In the end, I have settled on the orange/plum color combination (the big picture, top left), as it feels more grown-up and winter appropriate to me than pink, and uses fabric from <a href="http://handmadebyheatherb.blogspot.dk/2015/04/anatomy-of-fabric-stash.html" target="_blank">deeper stash layers</a>. I plan on using the orange linen for the body, the plaid for the full skirt with the beautiful scalloped edge as the hem and the plum taffeta as the apron. The purple linen will become part of the pretty neckline trim and perhaps some matching accessories.<br />
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This dirndl has a similar feel and color scheme:<br />
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So far, I have printed and taped the pattern together and have cut and sewn the first muslin in my usual size 38. I have a good feeling about this one!<br />
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Are you sewing any special occasion dresses for the holiday season?<br />
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<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-4472141297848526062015-11-11T15:00:00.000+01:002015-11-11T15:00:06.807+01:00Feeling Fancy: HSM "Blue"<div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Georgia, '\'Times New Roman\'', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">
So... I finished these stays back in february in good time for the HSM challenge, got some decent photos and then promptly forgot about the blogging part. I thought about blogging them this summer after their first official outing, but that obviously didn't happen. Then my historical sewing "club" started talking about stays, and I remembered to write this post.<br />
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Long story short, let me show you my finished stays:<br />
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I love them. They give me the fashionable 18th century shape while still being deceptively comfortable and undeniably cute to look at.<br />
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The outer fabric is a heavy cotton upholstery brocade I found as a remnant at <a href="http://stof-sycenter.dk/" target="_blank">Videbæk Stof-Sycenter</a> (my favorite fabric shop). It is a beautiful periwinkle blue with small tulip-like flowers in dusty pink and pale green woven into it (see picture below). It is still available at <a href="http://historicum.eu/stof-/4730-romance-2-farver.html#/farve-stovbrun" target="_blank">Historicum</a> for anyone interested. I used about a half meter. This particular length was bought for me by my boyfriend as part of a swap.<br />
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It is interlined in a heavy tan linen/viscose blend from my stash. I made the coordinating pink binding with half a meter of <a href="http://www.stofogstil.dk/Katalog/Bolig.aspx?group_id=4487&ArticleId=31149" target="_blank">cotton broadcloth from Stof&Stil</a> in the color "antique rose". I used 25 mm binding for covering the inside seam allowances in lieu of a separate lining, the 18 mm for binding the edges and the 12 mm for decorating/highlighting the seam lines on the outside.<br />
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The pattern is Butterick 4254 view B. I had to make a few modifications, mainly due to the weird big-4 sizing and the pattern being very short-waisted. I had the size 12-14-16 packet, but the recommended size (14) was WAY to big for me. The 12 was a little better, but not ideal. I ended up taking it in a couple of cm at each center back edge, lower the back neckline, moved the front strap toward center front, adding height to the front neckline and narrowing the straps.<br />
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The boning is made up of 98 separate pieces of zip-ties, all cut and filed down by hand with a nail file. Each zip-tie was only 0,5 cm wide, so I put 2 ties in every boning channel marked on the pattern. Only the channels and main seam are sewn by machine, as all binding, lacing holes and finishing is done by hand. I LOVE my thimble!<br />
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<strong><i><br /></i></strong>Needless to say, these stays were a labor of love, and OMG I love them! They are so "me", and ohh so nice to wear. In fact, I wore them for 3 full days at the 18th century fair in June, and loved every minute of it. Never will I ever have cut marks on my waist from wearing 3+ heavy skirts all day again!<br />
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As this is my official entry for the HSM, here are the specs:<br />
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<strong><i>The Challenge:</i></strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> Blue (February 2015)</strong><br />
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;">Item:</strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> Half-boned mid-to-late 18th century stays</strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: bold;">Fabric:</em><em style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;"> </em>Blue cotton upholstery brocade with woven flower motif for the outer layer. Heavy tan linen/viscose for interlining. Dusty pink cotton broadcloth for coordinating binding. </div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><span style="font-weight: inherit;">Butterick 4254 view B, size 12, modified for fit</span></div>
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<em style="font-weight: bold;">Year:</em><em style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;"> </em>1750-1780-ish</div>
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<strong><i>Notions:</i></strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> 98 pieces of "plastic whalebone" (aka zip ties), coordinating pink 12 mm, 18 mm & 25 mm single fold cotton non-bias binding tape and coordinating pink poly satin ribbon.</strong></div>
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<strong><i>How historically accurate is it?</i></strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> 50-80 %? The pattern pieces and boning layout looks decent compared to historical garments, despite being laced both in the front and back. The zip ties are also a good approximation to whalebone, and the spiral lacing is spot on!</strong></div>
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<strong><i>Hours to complete:</i></strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </strong><strong style="font-weight: inherit;">Mockup: 2 hours. Machine sewing: 4 hours. Hand sewing, hardware & finishing: 20-40 hours? </strong></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">First worn: </i>For pictures and singing practice at home and at the Oceanos festival in Frederikshavn, DK in June 2015. </div>
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<strong><i>Total cost:</i></strong><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </strong><br />
- Blue fabric: a swap with my boyfriend ~ free!<br />
- pink fabric for contrast: 10 dkk<br />
- pink thread: 16 dkk<br />
- zip ties ~ 10 dkk<br />
- pink ribbon: 30 dkk<br />
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Total ~ 66 dkk or just under 10 USD<br />
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<b><i>Final thoughts:</i></b><br />
Did I mention that I love them? I do. I really, really do. The colors, the fit, everything!<br />
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Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-28436378223861172092015-06-14T18:00:00.000+02:002015-06-14T18:00:06.618+02:00A Rose is a Rose is a Rose - Flora(l) Saltspring Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will start my back-log of blogging with my most recent make, as I was so extremely lucky as to get some photos of it outside last weekend. I find it really difficult to find interesting and public-but-sheltered places for taking photos, and very awkward to go out and shoot the photos, but was lucky with both this time around.<br />
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Back to the dress. This is my wearable muslin of the Sewaholic Saltspring dress, and it ended up exactly as I had hoped it would, if not better! I will confess to not initially liking this pattern when it was released, but my great success with the Cambie, Hollyburn and Tofino made me curious to Tasia's other designs, and I kept seeing really cute dresses Modcloth similar to the Saltspring, so I figured it was worth a try.<br />
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I am still not sure if this silhouette is flattering on me or anyone else with bigger hips, but I like it for being a bit different from my other fancier dresses. It is very comfortable, and I feel graceful and feminine in it, despite the lack of more waist definition. I am wearing a obi-style belt in these pictures to define the waist.<br />
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The shell fabric is some cheap poly chiffon I bought on our trip to Stoffenspektakel on my birthday last year and the lining is an optic white <a href="http://www.stofogstil.dk/Katalog/Mode.aspx?group_id=11043&articleId=33622" target="_blank">crepe georgette</a> with a bit of stretch that I was lucky to find as a remnant at Stof&Stil. The shell fabric has really grown on me since last year, and I am happy to finally having made it into something pretty.<br />
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I made my usual size 10 and skipped the muslin, but made some small adjustments to the pattern before cutting. I lengthened the bodice lining with 2 cm to comfortably fit my longer torso and shortened the outer bodice with 1 cm to remove 3 cm of the blousing in all. I also eliminated the zipper, as other bloggers reported it unnecessary and made adjustable straps instead of the tie-straps (I slaughtered an old bra for the sliders). I am happy to report that the dress fits really well, and that I can get it on quite easily over my head without the zipper.<br />
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The original skirt was also a little slim for my taste, so I used the By Hand London Flora skirt instead. I just made a pleat on the Flora skirt pattern piece until the waist seam fit the Saltspring bodice lower edge, and the skirt width fit my fabric, and cut the hi-low version with an extra 10 cm length. I used the original short skirt pattern pieces for the skirt lining.<br />
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I finished the outer skirt with french seams and a tiny baby hem. Everything else is finished with my overlocker and as described in the pattern.<br />
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Eliminating the zipper makes this a fast and easy project, even for a beginner. Swapping the skirt and making adjustable straps was the most difficult parts of this dress, and those were my own add-ons.<br />
This has definitely been an experiment in silhouette for me, and I might not make another one of these for a while. Until then, I'm off to sew ALL THE COTTON DRESSES! Bye!<br />
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<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385842960962284276.post-71317015420514898642015-06-06T12:00:00.000+02:002015-06-06T12:00:02.114+02:00Fabric Shopping in London <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So - I have a massive pile of finished makes to photograph and blog about, but those will have to wait juuust a tad longer, as I am itching to show you a fabric haul from our recent London holiday.<br />
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We have had a rather blah spring around here due to some un-inspiring and stressful weeks with school, job and some unexpected family issues. Everyone is well, but we needed a break from it all. So, when we suddenly got some money back from our rent, we treated ourselves to a little holiday. The choice fell on a extra long weekend in London around Ascension Day.<br />
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I had spent some time researching where to shop for fabrics in London, and was happy to have enough time in London between all the castles, museums and general entertainment to visit Liberty, Goldhawk Road and Walthamstow Market, although I only had about 1-2 hours for each of those places.<br />
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I LOVE buying fabrics when traveling, as I think they are the perfect souvenirs. In general, I tried to focus on quality over quantity, as I have a bad habit of buying too much too cheap fabric when presented with endless bolts to choose from. I think I succeeded, as I only came home with 7 truly gorgeous pieces of fabric and some trim. Take a look:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 m red and pink watercolor flowers on a cotton lawn from Goldhawk Road<br />for the perfect summer dress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2,5 m blue peacock Liberty-like cotton lawn and 1 m matching blue silky polyester for lining, both from Goldhawk Road for a fancy summer dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1,5 m navy and pink floral viscose from Goldhawk Road.<br />Will become a dress or skirt. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1,5 m white drapy mystery fabric with black stars from Goldhawk Road. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1,5 m very wide (220 cm) cotton bedding fabric with purple rose border print from a fabric store off Walthamstow Market, destined to become my first Emery dress. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2,5 m navy knit lace fabric from The Man Outside Sainsbury on Walthamstow Market.<br />Little Navy Dress, anyone?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 m each of bordeaux and sand polyester lace trim from Walthamstow Market.<br />Trim for a victorian corset. </td></tr>
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I have a few other projects to finish before I can dive into these new, shiny fabrics, so I better get going with those. Happy sewing!<br />
<br />Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283377823224344848noreply@blogger.com0