tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86755141768620249402023-11-16T12:13:31.595+01:00Sew EwellynEwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-59345359819094937202017-04-22T13:44:00.000+02:002017-04-22T13:44:56.857+02:00Wide leg pants and making a pants sloper!<div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
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So, I've been keeping busy, even though the blog has seen little of it!<br />
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One thing that my wardrobe has been missing is well fitted high waist pants. I've had a couple that I made in the past but sadly the last six or seven pounds I put on are stuck right on my belly... so I can wear them... but I can't breathe at the same time.<br />
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I decided what I needed most of all was to make a basic sloper block, a pants pattern fitted just for me that I could use to alter other patterns for a great fit every time!<br />
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It took quite a bit of time but resulted in these great wide leg 1970s pants! (See below for more about the sloper!)<br />
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Making the sloper, I decided to use Simplicity 6572, which I had used once before, making the <a href="http://sewewellyn.blogspot.se/2011/11/awesome-hippie-pants-or-look-i-got-my.html">"Awesome Hippie Pants"</a> which fit me fairly well... back then. This pattern is also from 1974! (And how cool is that jacket? I really have to make it someday!)</div>
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All I did was to grade one size up. </div>
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After a long good gathering of knowledge courtesy of circa five different vintage sewing books, I went ahead and changed quite a bit.</div>
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I altered a few things: lowered the curve of the crotch, both front and back. Added more fabric to the inseem, a little bit more on the front than the back. Curved the center front seam a tiny bit to make room for my belly (not pregnant, just chubby - would work nicely for fitting early preggers tummy too though!)</div>
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And in the end, they turned out quite good! There is still some wrinkling in the front (going the opposite direction - I altered the crotch curve a bit too much!) but it looks lots better than before.The zipper is a little bubbly because the fabric is lightweight cotton and doesn't hold its shape all that well. But overall, a good start. And it did really help when making the wide leg pants pictured above! I can see a lot more pants, jeans & trousers happening in the future! I sure do have a bunch of fun sewing patterns to choose from!</div>
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Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com2Hyringa, Grästorp, Sverige58.2999583 12.8043802tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-34414958242264324662017-04-03T20:43:00.001+02:002017-04-03T20:43:17.521+02:001960s mini dress for easter<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KvvWOZQxEr4/WOKXulWz0cI/AAAAAAAACRs/sJiTRFX_GGU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KvvWOZQxEr4/WOKXulWz0cI/AAAAAAAACRs/sJiTRFX_GGU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMcZdFTyAwE/WOKXvJdyxxI/AAAAAAAACRw/fzuhG1xAO4I/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMcZdFTyAwE/WOKXvJdyxxI/AAAAAAAACRw/fzuhG1xAO4I/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eu_iTXAQ97Y/WOKXvpXpZYI/AAAAAAAACR0/OW_Py4ho6hk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eu_iTXAQ97Y/WOKXvpXpZYI/AAAAAAAACR0/OW_Py4ho6hk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VuyGqnLr3Sg/WOKXwe2JuJI/AAAAAAAACR4/-BOOT76tFUo/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VuyGqnLr3Sg/WOKXwe2JuJI/AAAAAAAACR4/-BOOT76tFUo/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-djLLDhj7l38/WOKXxEM5IYI/AAAAAAAACR8/mq8M4erjrSg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-djLLDhj7l38/WOKXxEM5IYI/AAAAAAAACR8/mq8M4erjrSg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>So, I have not been very active here for a while, but here goes!<br/>
<br/>There has actually been quite a bit of sewing, some small mending projects and some bigger things - here's the latest!<br/>
<br/>Swedish "Stil"-pattern from circa 1967-1968<br/>
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<br/>Lots and lots of zigzag and rolling of hems<br/>
<br/>And it's done!</p></div><br/>Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-38646874787639206282016-07-17T21:12:00.001+02:002016-07-17T21:15:54.551+02:00Gingham Dress<div class="blogaway-section"><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YFfy3TDaAP4/V4vYoAudiMI/AAAAAAAACOY/okKtgVeQhFU/1468781947789.png cursor: pointer;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YFfy3TDaAP4/V4vYoAudiMI/AAAAAAAACOY/okKtgVeQhFU/1468781947789.png"></a><br/>
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<br/>Latest sewing, a variation of the classic 1950s Brigitte Bardot style gingham dress.<br/>
<br/>Decided to go with the Stil 9743 pattern from my stash, I've never used it before so of course it needed a whole bunch of tweaking (because tall + big boobs). It took circa seven fittings to get the fit quite right (and now the dress looks good but I can't breathe wearing it!) <br/>
<br/>The fabric is a vintage find from the local thrift store and I had just enough to make the dress... as long as I omitted the sleeves and the belt... but this simple variation looks fine too I think!<br/></p></div><br/>Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-28888420429133260892016-03-21T18:57:00.001+01:002016-03-21T18:58:00.283+01:001930s inspired grey pencil skirtI got something done! Yay me!<br />
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I decided to pull myself out of the "omg I have too much fabric and patterns and don't know where to start panic" by going for whatever would be the answer to: What do I need most right now? Well, a simple but great skirt to wear at the office! So, pulled out the grey vintage mystery fabric from the pile and begun! (I remember buying the fabric in a thrift store waaayyy back, and it feels like a wool/cotton mix of some sorts... maybe. Hence - mystery fabric.)<br />
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Of course I was about 2-3 inches short of fabric for using any of the skirt patterns I've been longing to use - surprise! So, decided to draft a super simple, fairly long straight skirt /pencil skirt design based loosely on these inspirations:<br />
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Unfortunately, since I took the pictures right when I got home from work, in the hallway... they are not so fancy: weird light, skirt looks a bit wonky (my face looks more than just a bit wonky) and my shirt is all creased from two hours on public transportation... But I am now in my sweatpants and don't want to change back, so you'll have to live with it, heh! ;)<br />
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Next time (when I have more fabric, perhaps!) I'll give it a bit of flare at the bottom, since the 1930s skirts often did... I just didn't have enough fabric for that this time! Anyway, my favorite part about the skirt is the detail I added with the vintage trim sewn into the waistband.<br />
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I also folded in the waistband - along with that awesome white vintage trim - (sorry for gushing, I love it) to make the zipper as invisible as I could. The seams look all crooked on the inside... as usual. But it gets better with more sewing, and as long as the outside looks great, who cares?<br />
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...and although I sewed the zipper on the machine I hand stitched to make the fabric lay flat on top of it. (It still doesn't - especially not in this picture - but I <i>tried.)</i><br />
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Also I hemmed the skirt by hand. Not my favorite thing to do, so mark my surprise when that was a quick and easy procedure! And no it's not super uneven, it just looks like it in this picture... perspective...<br />
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Days go by so fast and still no sewing! Instead I've spent hours upon hours of looking through my patterns, pattern magazines and trolling Pinterest for even more inspiration (like I need more...? I need <b>less</b>! Don't know where to start...)<br />
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Anyway, since I promised little over a week ago (in my inspiration collages post, <a href="http://sewewellyn.blogspot.se/2016/03/inspiration-collages-for-spring-2016.html">here</a>) I would share what fabrics and patterns are in the plans for spring, here goes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey, beige and brown with a hint of pink for skirts and pants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light, bright and cute cotton and polyester in stripes, florals and gingham for tops, shirts and dresses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pops of color and more luxe fabrics for even more tops and such. From top: black peachskin polyester, blue crepe georgette, hot pink silk charmeuse, bright red chiffon and then one more silk (that is much brighter orange irl than in the picture!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late 40s to 50s skirts. I also really want to make a more 1930s type of slim skirt and I have no pattern for that but I think I will make a pattern myself referencing some pattern envelopes and fashion plates from the period.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorable 1950s blouses!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wide pants to wear at the office... patterns from early to late 1970s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a dress maybe... don't really need anymore dresses but... yeah. I most of all want to make the McCall from 1949, love love love the look!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also there's the pile of new and semi-new burda magazines... I think these are good for relaxed tops, patterns where I get to use stretch fabrics and some current ideas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaaand of course the pile of old burda and neue mode magazines, the ones I've got span from 1969 to 1982 so lots of reat ideas there as well...</td></tr>
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Have a great week, hopefully next time I post I will actually have sewn something!Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-2955858855966093172016-03-04T11:59:00.002+01:002016-03-04T11:59:55.396+01:00Inspiration collages for spring 2016<div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<br /><span style="text-align: start;">So, I've been spending some time planning what I want to make for spring! I realized that even if making dresses is great fun, what I really need is separates. Something that works an ordinary day at the office or just when I want to look great for a date with the husband but not wear a dress! Blouses, shirts, skirts, dressy pants... All those things that are a bit more tricky to sew than just another shift dress. But I figured, if I pulled off making the wedding dress last year, a buttoned blouse couldn't possibly be any worse.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I have some great "new" sewing patterns from the 1940s and 1950s that I am coosing between, and some old and new issues of Burda Style for more current fashion ideas... (and perhaps one or two 1960s/1970s patterns as well) so um, lots more than I actually need and have time for...</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I managed to snag some absolutely fantastic fabrics from the thrift store located next door to my current workplace... I have never been so tempted to compulsively shop everyday in my life! Have to stay at work long enough to make sure I more or less have to run to the train to make sure I don't "just pop in for a quick look"... Plus everything is embarrassingly cheap! Also I just bought some new fabrics online that are being shipped right now, cant wait too see them!. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">While waiting for fabrics and deciding which patterns to use, I thought I'd share some inspiration from my newly acquired Pinterest account and boards, here: </span><a href="https://se.pinterest.com/ewaelsavictoria/">https://se.pinterest.com/ewaelsavictoria/</a></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #999999;">(All following pics are (c) their respective owners and found on Pinterest. Had the "embed function" still worked on Blogger I would have done that, but sadly, I tried and nope.)</span></span></div>
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This is where I'm at right now, but it'll most likely change a bit here and there, and then comes summer and I'll probably want even more colours and prints. But anyway, finding inspiration is great fun!</div>
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I'll be back to show you my new patterns and fabrics soon! Until then, have a great week and hang in there, spring IS coming!Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-3191738386290664292016-02-24T18:15:00.000+01:002016-02-24T18:15:32.144+01:00Peplum blouse (wearable muslin)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, for a very long time I've been wanting to make a late 1940s style peplum blouse. I just love the look and I do have a few store-bought ones but they really don't fit so well on my tall and big-boobed figure. The waistline ends up too high and/or the bust pulls up the fabric in the front... Guess how often I use them...? Pretty much never. </div>
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I drafted a pattern based on my standard bodice and this picture i found on Pinterest (here: <a href="http://pin.it/4A7USbS">http://pin.it/4A7USbS</a> ). </div>
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A quick Google search and I found the front of the pattern envelope. Really cute, right?</div>
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I used those pattern pics as a guide and made a simple boat neck and nothing extra on this first attempt, mainly because I wanted to test the basic structure but also since I chose a busy fabric. Also I decided to put an upside-down zipper in the back. You can see the layout from the inside:</div>
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I learned a few things from this muslin! For one I hate zippers (ok I admit I knew that already. I need practice.). The old synthetic fabric scrap I used for the project (some rayon-ish thing) is very stiff and loves to make strange folds and puckers everywhere. Very obvious in the picture below.. (and that's the best pic from the back out of the six I took!) Also I really should have put on some more structured underwear (like, a corset or shaper of some sort) before taking these pictures... but anyway, could have been worse.</div>
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Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-60251983586756144332016-02-10T16:29:00.000+01:002016-02-10T16:29:24.521+01:00The 'Pink Experiment' DressFinally a new dress sewn after the Big White Wedding Dress last year!<br />
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I may have broken myself a bit on that one. (Well, ok, perhaps not just on that, considering I am still recovering from my occupational burnout #2 so far in life...)<br />
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Anyway, I've been going over my patterns and fabric stash a lot lately and been really itching to get some sewing done. At last I dared to try something and so I opted for a very simple dress (with only one new constructional detail) and a fabric I think I at some point got for free! In other words: a very low pressure project, seemed like a good idea.<br />
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Here's how it turned out! (and you get a peek of my messy but colorful workspace and fancy dress collection - old, new, homesewn, storebought and inherited - in the background, you're welcome...)<br />
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Since the fabric is striped, I've always known I wanted to use the stripes as a slimming feature, in some clever construction thing... So, I used my absolute favorite pattern making book from 1956 again to alter the darts on my me-made standard dress pattern. This V-shaped dart-design was perfect for my plan!<br />
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I also did a "decorative" double stitched seam on the edges and to highlight the darts. It's hard to see from a distance so here are some closeups!<br />
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The next time I make a dress from this pattern I am going to shorten the bodice back and lengthen the front a bit. I have a bit of a sway back so there is some bunching around the waist mid back. Also since I am "top heavy" i.e. carrying around a (European size) 75F bust, it's always tricky to calculate how much extra length to add mid front to make the waist sit right both front and back... You can see in the following picture that when I move around in the dress there is a lot of unnecessary wrinkling because of this.<br />
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Still, I am pretty happy by the results. I think it's a great dress for both a fancy day at the office (perhaps paired with a short black jacket and some more low-key shoes) or a dinner at a nice restaurant (like I'm wearing it the pictures)! Plus I have more nice fabrics in my stash that I could use for making more versions and perfecting this pattern.<br />
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Not that the work itself has taken a lot of time, I've just been doing other stuff. I love that it came out kind of like a modern hippie thing, all colors at once and quite weird and wonky. <div>
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Here it is!</div>
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The blanket is made from all those jersey tops and t-shirts that had so much holes and wear that they had been downgraded beyond the "slopping around at home"-pile. And since I am one of those people that have a slight inclination towards... um, hoarding I guess... well, I had a lot of them.</div>
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<b>A little bit of <u>How to</u>, for those interested:</b></div>
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First of all, find your "yarn" and from there, pick the size of your project and what knitting needles to use. You can buy very thick yarn resembling fabric scraps and avoid the boring bit that is cutting the fabric, but at least here in Sweden, those yarns are ridiculously expensive. </div>
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Another idea if you don't save your crappy old t-shirts like I do, is to buy some lightweight jersey fabric (these are often very cheap / on sale when next seasons colors come in) and use for making the yarn! </div>
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Some of the tops I could tear instead of cut but mostly they are either woven in a way or have been washed and worn so much that they do not tear in any straight-ish lines at all. </div>
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If you decide to cut up old tops, there is no right or wrong way to make the yarn. I both tried cutting back and forth in a zigzag-pattern and starting from the bottom and cutting in a spiral.</div>
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Since I had, well, loads and loads of fabric that I could use, I just ballparked how thick I wanted my blanket and went with size 15 needles and cut the fabric into roughly inch-wide ribbons. I did not care at all if the yarn varied in thickness.</div>
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There was supposed to be a picture of the needles here but someone (Pippin the fluffball) decided to lie on them when I had the camera out so, no. (Or rather, you can't really see them...)</div>
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I tried to get some great pictures of what it actually looks like, on me, in my favorite chair. This is as good as it got after, um, way too many takes. The blanket is cozy, Speedy the cat is looking chubby and majestic, and I am making a very weird face. But it's all good. </div>
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Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-87486672023619442942016-01-16T15:57:00.002+01:002016-01-16T15:57:44.552+01:00New lookSo, no sewing to show right now, I just wanted to comment on the fact that the blog has had a fairly big makeover!<br />
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I had been tired of the old look for quite a while now, but it wasn't really a priority. However, since I have been home on sick leave now for almost three months due to a massive occupational burnout (don't really know why the call it that when often this comes from too much in all aspects of life, not just work, right?!) I figured it was time to try and get back to creativity!<br />
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The new face of the blog is a lot more clean and simple. The messy background and extra add-ons are gone. I figure the blog photos are the important part anyway, so they should be the center of attention. I guess it reflects the things I'm going through at the moment, cleaning out the old mess, finding whats important and starting over from there.<br />
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I am currently working on a heavy knitted blanket made from old jersey tops that I have cut into yarn, I'll give you an update with lots of pics and perhaps a how-to-make as well soon!<br />
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I wish all of you a great and happy creative new start to the new year!Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-33064382169619413552015-12-16T18:26:00.002+01:002015-12-16T18:26:49.546+01:00Finally, the wedding dress pictures!So, I kept procrastinating this over and over, thinking I'd put some pictures up here when I had done more photo editing, or that I should take more pics of the details first, or after we send the thank you cards, or, you know, something else. I've been married for over six months now! Where does the time go?<br />
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So without further ado, this is how my self-designed, self-sewn wedding dress came out:<br />
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It had a few fit issues that I wish I would have realized in time. (But you don't get a trial run, you just look in the mirrors, right?)<br />
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One thing is that because I made it a two-piece, figuring it would be easier to get in and out of, the top hikes up, bunching in the back waist and at front under the bust.<br />
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Also I apparently have a much - much - better posture standing in front of a mirror than when not thinking about standing straight. Lots of weird hunchback moments according to the pictures! Darn! You can see it in the following detail pic of my flowers and side/front of dress - those folds/wrinkles under the bust are not supposed to be there!<br />
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The back looked quite nice though, I especially love how the lace, gold trim and button details came out! And by the way, yes, that is the same gold trim incorporated in my hairdo! Also: The sleeves were once part of 1970's curtains!<br />
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The skirt is four layers full circle! It was hard work, but the feeling was pure princess! The vintage lace detail on the waistband was a last minute decision but came out nice. I put two sets of hook and eye on the inside of the waistband to take some pressure off the zipper (God forbid it would break after one slice of cake, right?). And yes, the zipper seams are crooked, but by then I was so tired I just figured that what the heck, it's a side zipper, no one is gonna see that!<br />
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Hemming seven meters of hem per layer was... tiring. Not to mention the one layer with all that trim, took a good couple hours, actually!<br />
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In the end, I am 90% happy with the outcome. Not bad I think!<br />
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I had a few questions about what this cost me. Materials came up to around 2000 SEK (that is circa 235 USD today), the shoes (I had two pairs, flats and these pretty awesome five-and-a-half inch heels), the clutch and the lace umbrella came in at circa 700 SEK (about 82 USD). I also had to replace my old dress form, so there was another 1500 SEK (176 USD).<br />
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Then there's the amount of time spent sewing... After finishing the dress I know I wrote the approximate number down someplace... somewhere I can't remember. But as far as I can recall we are talking around 70-80 hours of cutting and sewing. Maybe 20 hours of research, sketching and planning preparations.<br />
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Not sure I will ever take on a project as big as this again! (Basically, family and close friends, if I am to make yours, please have less complicated ideas than me, haha!)<br />
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Well, anyway, to finish this post up nicely, here are two of my favorite wedding pictures of me and my husband. I guess we're just not the pose-y couple, we're the happy weirdos!<br />
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<p dir="ltr">Getting closer now, counting the weeks, days. So much to sew, so little time... And so much cursing my complicated construction ideas and thousands of details.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But, I'll get there in time... (Might need a shortcut or two in the end though).</p>
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The friends/family/internet vote is yes so far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it for now! More to come...</div>Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-51091915666016988692015-05-10T18:59:00.001+02:002015-05-10T19:14:36.199+02:00Wedding dress inspiration<p dir="ltr"><u>The</u> wedding dress sewing is slowly coming along. I have been delayed - quite a bit - by the fact that my DIY dress form had, over the past four years, developed a pretty bad case of scoliosis... Or something similar, in the world of mannequins...</p>
<p dir="ltr">So, que panic purchase of fairly expensive new store-bought adjustable dress form, and the five day wait for delivery. Oh well, I guess it's a good investment.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway, no new progress pics, but for those of you interested, here's a couple of my favorite inspiration pics I used when deciding what to make!</p>
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One of the more lovely issues of the moment is which of, and if so how much of these vintage lace ribbons I will use. Also, the heavy woven fabric at the top may or may not become part of the waistband for the skirt of the dress... </div>
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Also I have some leftover gold and silver trimmings from a dress I made for one of my best friends for her graduation a bunch of years ago. It has been sitting in my stash since and I was wondering if this might not be the time to put it to use...</div>
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I have this lace that I most likely will use on the dress... and I think, that with the gold/silver trimming weaved into it, would look even better (second picture)? (Yes I know the lace is "wrong side out", with the nice edge towards the seam. Good thing it's only pinned in place for comparison!) </div>
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Long time since I both sewed and/or blogged anything but it's time to shake some life into forgotten skills... Since I am about to make the greatest of all dresses: my wedding gown! Stay tuned for updates and enjoy some sneak peaks of some of the fabrics I'm using!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBGtZYa54QJ9_zGvJmCMNoCL2A_Xx6vRaIKRnqjubAoUdx3RGrfwns31U-TfTD109Nv02Fnnanv4IHh-IJzgt4ShrT5gTUaHUKAv7JLvkn7dIoJWVlQQrHkUzddMrw6n12hjCtGKXIzj/s1600/IMG_20150425_170907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBGtZYa54QJ9_zGvJmCMNoCL2A_Xx6vRaIKRnqjubAoUdx3RGrfwns31U-TfTD109Nv02Fnnanv4IHh-IJzgt4ShrT5gTUaHUKAv7JLvkn7dIoJWVlQQrHkUzddMrw6n12hjCtGKXIzj/s640/IMG_20150425_170907.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26m5hpKwcfpJVb5OjDCDTWe_2gxcC_eLnLfza3IUl0warrM_Rx19umC__YJHwv5U0uXeaiIU4f5hXTp8BOJNPsphkQ1D1lERerXFNH0QjOExqElNNUFvY6FXR5KkR9EsfhIAnyislAVod/s1600/IMG_20150425_161837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26m5hpKwcfpJVb5OjDCDTWe_2gxcC_eLnLfza3IUl0warrM_Rx19umC__YJHwv5U0uXeaiIU4f5hXTp8BOJNPsphkQ1D1lERerXFNH0QjOExqElNNUFvY6FXR5KkR9EsfhIAnyislAVod/s640/IMG_20150425_161837.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HEuqEWtrbyozjN_Gu1OPdoAyHHC82gu63Kb0tMH23cGqHO3Jcu8hSsKQQqPkWqKKBpuvVl9nDBUj0GFafbF4kGYawe3MCEc9i5B1R3sDMMOQcoO8U0iWTpN91SxftYPchs49cGrB5R0O/s1600/IMG_20150425_162820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HEuqEWtrbyozjN_Gu1OPdoAyHHC82gu63Kb0tMH23cGqHO3Jcu8hSsKQQqPkWqKKBpuvVl9nDBUj0GFafbF4kGYawe3MCEc9i5B1R3sDMMOQcoO8U0iWTpN91SxftYPchs49cGrB5R0O/s640/IMG_20150425_162820.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmZf3PVI6SO_2jjpieNXqvKtBPs11ZGPU2ibGrpaJNo05gvpkPO5I9R-0eR0MpLpWjrAKGqS_9JrmOfsCAB_JQq35YZEgmMR1MRL0cXC0rI-z2qtI7UWuxqu0Nfc3lzaEd-8TEOLD-B6s/s1600/IMG_20150425_170921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmZf3PVI6SO_2jjpieNXqvKtBPs11ZGPU2ibGrpaJNo05gvpkPO5I9R-0eR0MpLpWjrAKGqS_9JrmOfsCAB_JQq35YZEgmMR1MRL0cXC0rI-z2qtI7UWuxqu0Nfc3lzaEd-8TEOLD-B6s/s640/IMG_20150425_170921.jpg"> </a> </div>Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-18656769703076421332013-08-16T17:13:00.001+02:002013-08-16T17:13:22.333+02:00Vacation and post #100<p dir="ltr">Turns out my last blog post, showing my birthday dress finished in all it's glory was my hundredth blog post here! And I didn't even notice until now... Bummer! Guess I'll have to do something special for maybe... number 111.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On another note, I am today off for my first real vacation lasting longer than a week in... well a couple of years. Not that I am going far, just off to my parents place to work on some very different construction than I usually do... We're making a front porch! Can't wait to finally be away from my computer and desk, just be outdoors. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Who knows, I might even get some sewing done on a rainy day! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Tomorrow I turn 30 (finally a grownup, at least on paper...) and I'll put some good pics of me in the dress up here then. Oh and by the way: yes, the zipper is on the outside of the dress on purpose.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here are some snapshots of last nights hard work!</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Being me (wildly optimistic, that is) I decided to draft something out of a few fabric scraps that I really love. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I got the top half almost done today... Here's a little sneak peak on the fabrics and inspirations (no high flying plans at all, right?)</p>
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Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-73101060819468620952013-02-22T21:07:00.001+01:002013-02-22T21:10:31.282+01:00Hand sewn Smartphone case<p dir="ltr">So - as usual winter means I lose most inspiration to make things. But yesterday I got off my butt (or not really considering I stayed on my couch sewing this) and made a case for my new Smartphone!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I used a scrap from an old curtain, some green lining fabric and a vintage button. Braided heavy cotton thread closes the case.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It's not much, bit it's cute and I made it, yay!</p>
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Just finished a crochet hat, all made from yarn scraps given to me for free! Pretty much 1970's style/colors... will go great with my new vintage coat!<br />
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I've had the bodices for these t-shirts cut and then folded and put away since... 2006, maybe. Each time I was thinking of what to sew next I would take them out, think "meh, boring" and put them back in the drawer... But not yesterday!<br />
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Here's the result of barely two hours of sewing. Very basic and comfy! I made them quite long, both because I have a long torso (my rtw tops usually have to be pulled back down every two seconds, I do have better things to do, lol) and also so I can wear these both with jeans and with leggings.<br />
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Just before I finished the second t-shirt, I managed to slip with the scissors and make a tiny hole in the fabric in the front... Hence the somewhat random flower applique. Fairly good save, though.</div>
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I used this 1960's pattern for the sleeves and the neckline on the purple t-shirt.</div>
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And of course I had some help from Pippin the cat, who tends to step on everything I'm holding, eat thread and play football with anything that falls to the floor...</div>
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Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-28753011453523900382012-11-27T20:07:00.000+01:002012-11-27T20:07:02.757+01:00Pearl buttons cardi makeoverSo, despite now having a sewing room (a.k.a guest room) again, getting in front of the sewing machine seems... hard. I actually got as far as to choosing a nice classic skirt pattern and taking out a really cool fabric... but then I ran out of energy. Maybe tomorrow...<br />
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A couple of hours later and very frustrated I decided to do something very easy but rewarding, I changed buttons in a favorite cardigan! It only had three of five buttons left, and they were the cheap and boring kind... Solution? Vintage pearl buttons!<br />
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The finished result, modeled by a headless me in gray sweats, very fashionable!</div>
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<br />Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268155250641535766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675514176862024940.post-10071339604055413672012-11-22T16:35:00.001+01:002012-11-22T16:35:28.709+01:00My new vintage coatNo sewing, but I just got this amazing vintage coat!<br />
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Perfect fit, wool, warm, heavy, classic forest green and it's a coat and cape all in one and I love it. From the cut, mainly the sleeves, I think it's from the 1970's but the style is pretty much timeless. What it cost me? Only 300SEK (thats about 45USD)!<br />
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