tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19916087718929055412024-02-28T07:49:20.265+01:00Of Dreams and SeamsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-45468042069700880772014-10-21T15:21:00.000+02:002014-10-21T15:21:48.661+02:00Recycling Shoes? Why yes of course!Why am I wearing two different shoes?<br />
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Well, I'm actually not! I made the one on the left out of the partner from the other one! Not that I didn't like the blue polka-dotted ones, no - in fact, I liked them so much, that they ended up looking like this:<br />
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Yikes!!<br />
Turn something bad into something good? Yes, of course!<br />
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<b>Recycling shoes</b> makes perfect sense. Other than in worn clothes, where the "important parts" are usually the most worn-down ones (collars, cuffs, zippers...), in shoes it is quite the opposite. The inner parts are usually completely intact! This is also great because these parts can hardly be found in stores or online, which makes shoe-making at home difficult.<br />
And for shoe-making beginners recycling is perfect, because while taking apart the shoes, you see exactly how they were made. You could even copy the exact pattern and re-make them just as they were:<br />
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I will make and post a tutorial video, but I just wanted to give you a quick preview here, since I probably won't get around to making the movie for another three weeks or so... But here are some quick glances at the making-of:<br />
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Oh and the best thing: No special equipment or tools needed! This is what I used (and you could do with even less different kinds of cutting instruments!):<br />
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And these are the materials needed (but you could easily make fabric shoes instead of leather ones, too):<br />
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So I'm off to making the second shoe, I'll be filming and putting together the tutorial asap, promise.<br />
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In the meantime, take care and be creative!<br />
All the best,<br />
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Well I am finally back, after lots of work and some vacation, and I got around to doing another refashion for <a href="http://refashionco-op.blogspot.co.at/" target="_blank">refashion co-op</a>.</div>
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I got this old - but good-quality - dress shirt from my husband, really too good to throw away, and I needed some short-sleeve tops for myself anyway. But of course I thought what probably most of you are thinking: another men's dress shirt refashion, just cutting off sleeves and collar and turning it into a women's short-sleeve blouse? Yawn! </div>
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A bit of brainstorming later I came up with this so-simple twist. One thing I learned: Less is more, most of the time. So I went for ONE eye-catcher on this one:</div>
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It sports a cute "cut-in" shape sleeve (as opposed to "cut-outs"....). The "sleeve" being just the yoke from the men's shirt, left entirely "intact", in front as well as in the back:<br />
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What is great about this re-fashion is that it gets rid of the parts that usually are worn down most in men's shirts: Collar, cuffs, and even the arm-pits will be cut away if you are using a shirt that is way too big on you...<br />
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Cut off sleeves along the yoke, take off the collar, and - if necessary, the pocket (mine would have been in the way for the new side-seam)<br />
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Put on the "remaining" shirt and decide on the new width, giving it some shape around the waist and determining where the seam will stop and the slit will start... (where my safety-pin is). Note that the new arm-pit has to be up fairly high!<br />
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Cut off the excess on one side, leaving in an extra-large seam allowance:<br />
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Lay it onto the other side and use as template; this way the shirt will come out symmetrical:<br />
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Sew the new side seam, not forgetting to stop where you decided the slit will start...:<br />
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Iron apart the (extra-large) seam allowance and fold the seam allowance under itself, ironing it down:<br />
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Now you can sew down the seam allowances from top of the seam (at the armpit) down to the hem, and you have a nice slit (sorry, no extra picture).<br />
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Determine how far in you want the triangular cut-in at the "sleeve" to go. I decided to make mine so that I can still wear a normal bra and not have the strap seen. Cut in along the yoke up to that point (in front and back):<br />
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Fold under from armpit to that point and cut away excess (no seam allowance necessary):<br />
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Prepare the collar, cutting it as you want it, and also bind with bias tape.<br />
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I did some extra steps here, first cutting in and ironing down a seam allowance:<br />
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...then I bound it with a cute bias tape on the inside:<br />
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....and sewed it down. While I love the inside of it:<br />
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...I didn't like what it looked like on the right side. So I just bound it with white tape... The whole extra-steps procedure gives it a very nice, crisp, stable edge though...<br />
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Oooh, and I forgot; I added a dart at the front "sleeve-line", as you can see well in this picture (it was gaping a lot without it):<br />
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I like it, because it has that special touch that makes you look, but isn't overworked...</div>
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It can be combined in a million ways. Here I am sporting a more business-style look with the shirt tucked in:<br />
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...pairing it up with a <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/04/me-made-mittwoch-3.html" target="_blank">refashioned skirt I made</a> with a men's tie...:<br />
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Or it can be more casual with the skirt worn out<br />
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I love how I can even put my hand in a pocket, thanks to the slit:<br />
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And just for fun I am sporting a fully me-made look, with <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/05/me-made-mittwoch-7.html" target="_blank">a knitted skirt</a>, <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/12/quick-beauties-perfect-gifts-full.html" target="_blank">a necklace made from a tie (tutorial!)</a>, and <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/03/i-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">my London shoes, yes, made by me</a>!<br />
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...and it really wasn't a difficult thing at all! I had the soles already made - see my post <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/shoe-shortage-making-soles-for-house.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmrjjFUuvYQ" target="_blank">video-tutorial on YouTube.</a></div>
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These are definitely more than house-shoes, since I added some rubber soling to make them durable.<br />
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...as well as a sewing machine and an iron.<br />
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I made my pair pretty complex, with a lining and some extra padding on the insole. Many store-bought ones aren't lined and actually constructed much simpler than mine, but I figured I might as well add some extras.<br />
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Everything is in the video, but if you don't feel like watching it now, or if you just want a quick preview, here are some stills:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...the inside of my uppers...</td></tr>
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Now just think of all the possibilities, not only for interesting, creative Espadrille-uppers, but other shoes using the braided soles...!<br />
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If there was more time in my days, I'd start another pair immediately! But for now, I'll dance off in these...<br />
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Best, KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-8711147803515946212014-04-21T19:51:00.003+02:002014-04-21T19:53:35.514+02:00Smartphone-Gloves!Just a quick little something for you to smile at:<br />
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I knitted a pair of gloves for myself this winter, and I think it was actually my husbands idea to make a little cap for the right index finger. Depending on what kind of smart-phone-user you are, you could of course also choose to make this for your thumbs...<br />
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It actually proves to be more than a silly gimmick - now I don't always have to take the whole glove off, with the danger of dropping and loosing it...<br />
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You can't really see it from the top, and it's not bothersome from the inside, either.</div>
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When you aren't on your phone, you can just put the hoodie back on and enjoy winter wonderland.<br />
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If you are a knitter, you can figure this out by yourself for sure. If you are not, my following sketch is probably not going to be of much help. I am showing you anyway:</div>
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Voilà , hand-knit gloves of the new generation. :-)<br />
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Other than that, I am totally looking forward to summer!<br />
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Take care,<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-56619675326447143422014-04-20T16:22:00.001+02:002014-04-20T17:55:15.808+02:00Backpack No.2 - The Summer VersionAh, Easter is such a great time to catch up on my posting. Don't worry, I'll quiet down again soon...<br />
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Maybe you remember my blue backpack that I made a while ago. Well, it was a winter version, and I used it A LOT.<br />
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So I decided it would definitely be worth making a summer version. Here it is:<br />
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It was such a quick sew, especially since I already had the pattern ready to go. <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/05/cut-backpack-with-leather-details.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> is my post about the first version I made. It got a lot of compliments from people. The pattern is from <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a href="http://www.cut-magazine.com/en/" target="_blank">CUT Nr. 8 01/13</a>. This is what the winter version looks like:<br />
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I really like backpacks - they are so much nicer to carry than bags, and since I bike around a lot they are perfect for me. However, I don't wan't the sportive ones - those are great for hikes out in nature. I want city backpacks that are cute, stylish and don't have a lot of side pockets (those only invite people in crowded subways to reach right in and empty them out...). This one is the perfect size, too, so there wasn't much to alter.<br />
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It has a little leather pocket on the inside, perfect for a smartphone, or pens/pencils, kleenexes or the likes...<br />
I also made the flap out of leather this time, since the rest of the material isn't rain-proof. And I lined it, because this time I used a material which frays:<br />
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What I omitted this time were the faux-closures on the front. I just placed big buttons over the magnetic closures, for better handling.<br />
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What I improved since the last version are the shoulder straps. This time around, I padded them. I cut some foam rubber from an old pillow (works easily with scissors) and made a fabric casing for them.<br />
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They are much more comfortable now! They are adjustable in length, too.<br />
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As you see in the above picture, the bottom is made of leather, too. I used a regular sewing machine and it worked like a charm. The previous backpack post has a lot of information about working with leather and preparing the paper pattern, so again, <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/05/cut-backpack-with-leather-details.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> is the link to it...<br />
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Isn't it cute?<br />
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Alright then, that's that for now. Tomorrow, we will re-visit winter for just a quick little funny thing...<br />
Have a great day,<br />
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KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-74563190977583727102014-04-19T17:39:00.001+02:002014-04-19T17:39:38.719+02:00Concert Dress Refashion: From Drab to Fab!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As some of you know, I am a professional singer. A while ago, I refashioned a concert dress for a series of concerts around New Years Eve. Finally I am getting around to posting!</div>
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While I would definitely not ever order very cheap dresses from China over Ebay anymore nowadays (...!), I decided to transform this drab thing into a glamorous dress. In my defense: I didn't used to get paid enough for one concert to be able to spend hundreds of Euros on the dress alone...</div>
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Let's zoom in a bit. The old version had really cheaply made flower decorations. Nothing about it looked fancy, except that I really liked the shape in general, and it fit me perfectly, since I once even had a seamstress alter it for me...</div>
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Funny thing is - for the concerts this dress was for I got paid a lot of money. I originally wanted to buy an amazing robe for them. But then I just didn't find anything I considered worth the money, which is why I ended up refashioning.<br />
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I bought expensive embroidered lace fabric, which cost about the same amount a cheap new dress would have cost...<br />
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More zooming in from old (strange yellow stain-lines along the stitching...):<br />
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...to new:<br />
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Here is the back before and after...<br />
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As I said, this fabric was really expensive... But isn't it gorgeous?<br />
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I bought the width I needed at the hem of the dress. Then, forming the shape of the skirt part, cut out some of the motifs "on the way up" and carefully stitched the tulle together again. Up close it looks a little Tim Burton-esque...<br />
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...but with the green skirt behind it and moving around it is really not bothersome...<br />
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This way I didn't have to cut through any of the embroidery.<br />
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There was A LOT of hand-sewing in general, and I really tried to be careful and precise. Look at the stitching along the zipper...<br />
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In the front I cut out the embroidery and stitched it on directly to the old dress, cutting away the tulle around the edges. It wasn't easy placing the flowers, since the motif isn't symmetrical, and since I had to cover up those strange stain-lines...<br />
Here you see it pinned in place before I hand-stitched it on...<br />
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I am especially proud how I handled the sides. I left the tulle run to the side-seam, and cut out the motif which lapped over to the front, stitching it on carefully...<br />
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I placed some gold trim along the diagonal in the front, and more gold around the neck... - yes, all by hand.<br />
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For the first concert, the gold trim around the neck wasn't finished, and I discovered a safety pin and some un-stitched places afterwards too, haha!<br />
After that, the dress did a fabulous job and got many compliments...<br />
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This is the Musikverein in Vienna...<br />
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I'd say an amazing venue like this definitely needs a fabulous dress!<br />
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With all the gold around me, the dress looked perfect. Here is a somewhat unusual view of me in action...<br />
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It's a bit late to wish you all a Happy New Year now, so I'll just say Happy Easter instead ;-)<br />
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Take care,<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-62602491528360059472014-04-15T17:31:00.001+02:002014-04-16T12:07:51.873+02:00A Green Dream - my first draped dress...Yes, I do wish I went about things more systematically sometimes... To choose a very luscious, expensive silk for a first draping project might not have been the most reasonable thing... However, I have discovered that I work much better on the spur of the moment, the whatever-the-heck I feel like doing in a given moment, and that can barely ever be planned.<br />
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In my defense though: I DID buy and watch the draping classes from Paul Gallo over at <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/?_ct=wberqbdql-bewe" target="_blank">Craftsy</a>, as well as the "Sewing with Silk" class with Linda Lee - both highly recommendable.<br />
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I definitely want to do more/mostly draping in the future. I find the process much more creative and fun from the first moment on. I have never cared for the tracing and cutting out paper patterns...<br />
This green ombré silk was just amazing to begin with. It looked so good just thrown over the doll! Which ended up being one of the biggest challenges - not overworking it, so the fabric itself could speak...<br />
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However, there are definite draw-backs to draping... Let me elaborate...<br />
With an expensive fabric like this, you don't want to cut right into it. And you even have to stay away from pinning too much, since pins leave little visible holes in fabrics like this...<br />
But you need fabrics that drape similarly, or actually, exactly the same way, which well, will you ever happen to have them? I obviously didn't, but went with a cheap synthetic satin and a light cotton.<br />
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My draped dress is made up of only two pieces - yes, like I said, I didn't go easy on myself. Worst of all, one side didn't even have a seam, but I let the fabric run from the front around the waist to the back...<br />
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On the other side, the fabric from the front gathered with pleats into a side zip.<br />
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While I now knew roughly how I wanted the draping to be, I still didn't dare cut into my silk. I draped it on the doll without cutting, just folding under the edges and then slip-stitching along what was to become the shape of the final dress:<br />
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Using clothing pins I draped the zipper side and again fixed everything with slip-stitches.<br />
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Finally I was ready to take it off the doll and carefully cut along my markings, leaving some extra seam allowance wherever possible (above all, I didn't really have much extra fabric...):<br />
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Above is the front part with the skirt part to wrap around to the back...<br />
Below is the second part of the dress, which makes up the back bodice. The white selvage edge got folded under to form the back neckline.<br />
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The other side is a bit of a crunch where the back bodice part "corners" into the waist... But most of the time my right arm is pretty much in front of all of that, so it's really not too bothersome...:<br />
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A definite draw-back to constructing garments this way is that you can't really plan the finishings on the inside very well. In my case, I had no idea how to finish any edges when I started. It also turned out that I didn't want any hard edges, which basically meant hand-sewing a lot.<br />
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Since there is a traditional way of hand-rolling hems in Switherland, I feel obliged to give you a mini-tutorial.<br />
Fold your edge over about 1cm. Right at the fold, take about 5mm of fabric on your needle and pull it through:<br />
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Now go right under the fold and take about 1mm, or really just 2-4 threads worth of fabric on your needle, and again, pull it through, <b>but don't pull it tight yet</b>!<br />
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Repeat these two steps about 5 times or so, always leaving the thread quite loose:<br />
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Now pull on the thread carefully:<br />
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And voilà , the edge rolls under magically!<br />
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This is what the front looks like. I used this for my sleeve:<br />
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For the hem I used catch stitches:<br />
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I am curious to hear your opinions about this dress! I have to say, I think it doesn't photograph too well - the satin moves so swiftly, causing shadows that bother me much less in real life than in the pictures... and the draping in the photos is NEVER in the right place, while in real life it is "allowed" to move however it wants to...<br />
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The back is a tiny bit crooked, due to the wrapping action on one side. But hey, it is an asymmetrical dress anyway...<br />
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Ah, what I wouldn't have given to have this outfit finished when it was boiling hot here in Austria... But well, it was the other way around.</div>
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The weather inspired me to make this outfit, and by the time it was finished, the heat had also vanished. But chances are I will still like it next year...</div>
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This is the Maxidress from BurdaStyle 5/2013, it can be downloaded <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/printed-maxi-dress-052013" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br />
As other people experienced, it takes a little longer to make than one might think. My decision to make it out of this fabulous silk had nothing to do with that though...<br />
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Look at this italian silk, isn't it amazing?! And working with it was very easy!<br />
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...and if you look closely, you'll know why I've called it the wonderland dress... It's Alice and the rabbit!<br />
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The bust draping is the trickiest bit on this dress, well, along with the general fitting of it. It's worth making a muslin, and it's worth spending time on the draping and stitching it into place nicely. The latter I did, the muslin, uh, not. So it ends up being a bit of a wonder that it turned out so well anyway...<br />
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Fitting this dress on yourself is very difficult. If you have a friend who can help, it would be a lot easier! I had to shorten the straps a lot in order for the bust part to be in the right place. Ideally though, I would have had to change the whole shape of the straps slightly, too, but getting that right on myself was nearly impossible. In the pictures with me wearing the dress you can see that the straps are not exactly the right shape, because they warp just a little bit.<br />
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Another difficulty was making the under-bust-band the right width. I made it too tight at first and had to let it out in a bit of a rescue action (picture of that later in the post). But you don't want it loose either, because then you wouldn't be covered... So this pattern really takes a lot of custom fitting!<br />
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As you see, the straps are so short that they pull up the under-bust-band a little bit, but in the end, I feel covered safely even without wearing a bra, and that was pretty much my goal. These pictures can't show how amazing it feels to wear this dress - it's so light and flowy, simply fabulous!<br />
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And here is my rescue action! I had to put in extra fabric, which I did at the side zip, where it is hidden quite well and unobtrusive. I also tried to make it look "on purpose" as much as I could...</div>
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I also made the hat, the pattern is from Anna June 2009, but I used the instructions from a very similar hat in BurdaStyle 2/2010, which has a wire in the rim.<br />
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Last but not least, I also made the sandals myself, and I posted a full tutorial on this blog, to be found <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/home-made-fabric-sandals-with-full.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a> They are quick and easy to make and I only used materials and tools I had at home or found in a regular hardware/DIY store!</div>
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Well that's all for now. This should definitely be my last summer outfit. I need to learn to work in advance of the seasons. So I guess I'll take out those knitting needles...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNWfoRMFX3gzPEJBNs4Kf8rLcHOc0ZdU8ObXzQ9-aAWrCSkudN3dOGTkTe9tgoFFufiJl9m9QrsLFsGWS7iGZH8zRBv7Og-Wy6C5SF1EJ9IspzkSs0GsgMGLmdGEhB3-wnk5PQKhJKlM/s1600/Fabric+Sandals+%25E2%2580%2593+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNWfoRMFX3gzPEJBNs4Kf8rLcHOc0ZdU8ObXzQ9-aAWrCSkudN3dOGTkTe9tgoFFufiJl9m9QrsLFsGWS7iGZH8zRBv7Og-Wy6C5SF1EJ9IspzkSs0GsgMGLmdGEhB3-wnk5PQKhJKlM/s400/Fabric+Sandals+%25E2%2580%2593+02.jpg" width="400" /></a>No, I don't really want to say goodbye to summer yet... So I made this pair of sandals... it's a surprisingly quick project and I am giving you a full video tutorial on it... The other side of the world is just getting to the warm season after all!<br />
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I hope this inspires some of you to give it a go! This kind of shoe, which is not made over lasts, is really quick and fun to make and you don't need to run after stuff that's hard to find...</div>
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So off I go, enjoying the last summery sunrays out there - I will post about this fabulous maxi dress very shortly!</div>
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It's been a while since I last participated in a <a href="http://memademittwoch.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Me-Made-Mittwoch</a> (Mittwoch is German for Wednesday), but I think this outfit is worthy for a return.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Es ist schon eine Weile her, dass ich bei einem <a href="http://memademittwoch.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Me-Made-Mittwoch</a> mitgemacht habe, aber ich glaube dieses Outfit ist für eine Rückkehr würdig.</span><br />
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Hat, Blouse, Pants and yes, Shoes are all made by me.<br />
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Let's start at the top: The hat is actually a children's hat from BurdaStyle 07/2010. I added only a little bit of width, since I have a pretty small head. I couldn't decide on a band, so I just might keep changing it, according to the outfit of the day... Today, it will have to be more of a rain hat though...<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Beginnen wir oben: Der Hut ist eigentlich ein Kinderhut aus der BurdaStyle 07/2010. Ich habe den Umfang nur ein kleines bisschen weiter gemacht, weil ich einen ziemlich kleinen Kopf habe. Ich konnte mich nicht auf ein Hutband fixieren, und werde es wohl einfach je nach Outfit auswechseln...Heute muss er allerdings mehr für einen Regenhut herhalten...</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The blouse is the first thing I have made from my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drape-3-Hisako-Sato/dp/1780671008" target="_blank">drape drape 3 book</a> and is called two-piece v-neck blouse. I adore it. It was a bit fussy to make, especially transferring all the pleats from the pattern to the fabric. Probably even more so because I was using this super-light-weight cotton. But everything was oh-so-worth it! This blouse is just lovely to wear and will be a new favorite for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Die Bluse ist mein erstes Projekt aus <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drape-3-Hisako-Sato/dp/1780671008" target="_blank">Drape Drape 3 </a>und heisst two-piece v-neck blouse. I liebe sie. Es war ein bisschen mühsam, die vielen Falten vom Papierschnitt auf den Stoff zu übertragen - besonders weil ich eine wirklich super-leichte Baumwolle gewählt hatte. Aber es hat sich gelohnt! Diese Bluse fühlt sich an heissen Sommertagen einfach fantastisch an und wird wohl ein neues Lieblingsteil.</span></div>
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The pants caused some discussions over at BurdaStyle. The pattern is from 05/2013 and you can download it <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/tie-up-pants-052013" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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They made it in a pink-flowery version and it really looks like pajama pants - which might have been intended, since that was supposed to become the fashion item of the season. However, I wondered whether I could get it to look a bit more edgy and cool, but still have the comfort and sewing-quickness of the pajamas...<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Die Hose hat einige Diskussionen aufgewirbelt bei BurdaStyle. Das Schnittmuster ist von 05/2013 und kann <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/tie-up-pants-052013" target="_blank">HIER</a> heruntergeladen werden.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Sie haben sie dort aus einem rosaroten Blümchenmuster genäht und sieht wirklich wie eine Pyjamahose aus - was wahrscheinlich beabsichtigt war, weil das ja das neue in-Teil des Sommers werden sollte. Ich fragte mich aber, ob es nicht möglich wäre, diese Hose ein bisschen cooler zu machen - und trotzdem die bequeme Form und schnelle Näh-barkeit zu bewahren.</span><br />
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I chose a real light viscose and added black satin bias at the pockets and around the hem. I think they look pretty cool, also with the top tucked in...<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Ich nahm eine ganz leichte Borkenviskose und habe die Hosentaschen und Säume mit schwarzem Satin-Schrägband eingefasst. Nun schauen sie eigentlich ganz cool aus, auch mit dem Top drin...</span><br />
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Because the fabric is so light, I decided to line them around the top (with the same fabric). I simply took the pattern pieces from the outer pants, minus the pull-through top, and down to about mid-thigh.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Weil der Stoff so leicht ist, habe ich die Hose gefüttert (aus derselben Viskose). Ich habe einfach das Schnittmuster noch einmal zugeschnitten, ohne die Teile für den Durchzug, bis etwa zur Hälfte der Oberschenkel, und mit dem Taschenteil direkt am Vorderteil angeschnitten:</span><br />
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Then put the pants inside the lining, right sides facing each other, and sew them together at the top. Afterwards, continue the instructions from the pattern.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Dann gibt man die Hosen ineinander (rechts auf rechts) und näht sie oben zusammen. Danach fährt man mit der normalen Anleitung fort.</span><br />
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Now I will give you a back shot... I think there is a great danger with pants without zippers to end up looking pretty horrible in the back. This one works ok, I think adding backpockets would be a really good idea though. Main thing: thanks to the lining, no underwear is showing through... :-)<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Jetzt zeige ich euch noch ein Von-Hinten-Foto... Ich finde dass Hosen ohne Reissverschluss von hinten oft furchtbar ausschauen. Diese geht eigentlich, aber ich denke, Taschen würden sich hinten sehr gut machen! Am wichtigsten ist aber erst mal, dass dank des Futters keine Unterwäsche durchblitzt...:-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Die Hose schaut auch mit einem hineingesteckten Oberteil ganz cool aus:</span><br />
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But back to the original MMM outfit! The shoes are also made by me, and you can read a lot about them in <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/shoes-i-did-it-again.html" target="_blank">THIS POST</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Aber nun zurück zum MMM Outfit! Die Schuhe habe ich auch selber gemacht, und ihr könnt jede Menge darüber lesen in <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/shoes-i-did-it-again.html" target="_blank">diesem POST</a>.</span><br />
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So a whole outfit made by me. Yes, I am pretty proud. This was pre-planned which it isn't easy, because you never know for sure whether the pieces will actually work out together. Especially since it is so hard for me to sew basics... But I'm learning slowly...<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Also ein ganzes me-made-Outfit. Ich bin eigentlich ziemlich stolz. Ich hatte das so geplant, was gar nicht so einfach ist, weil man nie sicher sein kann, ob die Teile dann auch wirklich gut aussehen zusammen. Besonders weil es mir so schwer fällt, echte Basics zu nähen... Aber so ganz langsam mache ich Fortschritte...</span><br />
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Now I'm looking forward to checking out all the other <a href="http://memademittwoch.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Wednesday Outfits</a>! Best to all of you,<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Jetzt freue ich mich schon auf all die anderen <a href="http://memademittwoch.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Mittwoch-Outfits</a>! Alles Liebe an euch alle,</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-51859487004945229532013-08-25T16:59:00.000+02:002013-08-25T17:07:44.070+02:00Shoes - I did it again!Street shoes. Real street shoes made by me.<br />
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I am so proud - even though this pair might look a little less professional than <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/03/i-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">the first one</a>, but those were made in a course and these here all by myself, <b>at home, without the help of a teacher and without many of the special machines and tools.</b><br />
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So yes, it is possible! I will show you pictures of the making-of-process, though not nearly with every step of the way. It is a bit too soon for a tutorial - right now I am just <b>gathering information and experience</b> for that to come up at some later point.<br />
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However, I am going to give you<b> a lot of pre-tutorial-information about what tools and materials</b> I used, so you know what you definitely need and what you don't. For me, that was the most important thing to know, just so I could get started... You will be surprised how few specialty tools you need, and how you should be able to find most of it in regular hardware stores...<br />
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<b>THE LAST, HEEL and INSOLE</b><br />
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For this kind of shoe you need a last<b> </b>- actually a pair of lasts, a right and a left one. I am stressing that point because they are sometimes sold separately as decoration-objects, so don't go for those. You can find old lasts on ebay - usually wooden ones (make sure the detachable center piece on top is included!), newer ones are hard plastic. Both is fine.<br />
The last determines how high the heel can be. <b>There can be only one specific hight of heel for a last</b>, because of the shape of the arch. Read on for more information about the right hight of the heel...<br />
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<b>Heels and insoles for flats</b> are a easy to come up with. You can make a stacked heel (layers of leather glued on top of each other) and you can make the insole out of leather or any other sturdy material.<br />
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For higher heels it is all a bit trickier. I was lucky to score a box full of wooden heels on ebay, but they are rarely sold. What you can do is find an old pair of shoes that has the right hight of heels (and a shape you like) and deconstruct it (deconstructing a shoe isn't that easy without breaking the important elements, so I will post a tutorial on that at some point, too).<br />
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And while you have started de-construction on that old pair, continue and take out the insole. It has a metal enhancement which you really need to have on shoes with a high heel, and it is very hard to find seperately. The insole has to have the right shape for your last, or you can trim it a bit to make it fit.<br />
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The right hight of heel allows your shoe to have a "spring". This means that when you put the last on the heel, the toes are off the ground just a little bit (about 0,5 - 1cm), while the ball is touching it. If you look closely, should see that in the picture below. Also, the last needs to rest flat on the heel, and the heel flat on the floor. If anything is wobbly, maybe you can sand it down to the right shape and angle. Spend a lot of time on getting all of that right, or else all your work that follows won't be worth it!<br />
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I made the pattern by putting masking tape over the last and drawing on it, later taking it off, sticking it on paper and flattening it out. Here were my pattern pieces, lining included...</div>
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I have a Vigorelli <b>sewing machine which can sew upholstery and leather</b>. Of course you could hand-sew everything, too. I am not completely happy with my seams, they are a bit wobbly and uneven in places, but at least it worked...<br />
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What I am also not completely happy with are <b>the toe- and heel-stiffeners</b>. I used cardboard, which isn't really the way to go. As you can see in the later pictures, the edges from the stiffeners show through the upper quite strongly, which isn't so great. A better solution would have been just an extra layer of leather.<br />
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The leather I used for my uppers wasn't quite right either. It had the right thickness, but was too soft. Thickness isn't as important as the sturdiness. It should feel a bit more like cardboard than like fabric to be suitable for shoes. Maybe you could deconstruct a sturdy leather bag like a briefcase! The lining leather on the other hand can be quite thin and soft, like fabric. In fact, you could also use fabric...<br />
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In the picture above you see the metal enhancement on the insole of the shoe on the left, which is so important... On the shoe on the right on the other hand you see the edge of the toe stiffener showing through...<br />
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Below, you see the tools I had used thus far. Simple! (Actually, you don't need the gaffer tape. Just a masking tape will do. The tin can next to the tapes is glue. Under the knives is a block of styrofoam with a piece of leather glued to it, with diamond paste on it - used to re-sharpen the knives. Also not a must - you can just change the blades...).<br />
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Not in the picture: a sewing machine or a hand-stitching awl and thread.<br />
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A pair of lasts, an insole, something for the outer sole (thick leather, rubber, even old tires...), material for the upper (here leather) and the lining (also leather in my case, but thinner than the upper...), whatever closure you want to put on your shoes...<br />
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I got very excited when I had my shoes all done and taken off the last. So I decided to put on <b>real rubber soles</b>. I ordered the materials from <a href="http://www.langlauf-schuhbedarf.de/" target="_blank">Langlauf Schuhbedarf</a> in Germany (they also have an ebay store), but your local shoe maker would have it too, or other online shoe supply stores. I used black ones, but took a picture of the brown... a piece for the front (thinner and softer, and a special rubber for the heels, thicker and harder):<br />
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I also ordered some other cool supplies and tools...<br />
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...but you could also just use a lot of elbow grease and sandpaper, or a Dremel (which I also used for detail work...).<br />
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Last but not least I waxed the edges (also with the specialty supplies) and used leather paint for the rest of the soles (the black hides the imperfections much better!).<br />
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You can go ahead and zoom in - there are plenty of wobbly looking spots on these shoes, but they are special to me anyway...<br />
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It's definitely a dream come true to have made my own shoes in my living room. I am by no means a pro at this, and any suggestions and corrections are welcome. I am learning by doing and very happy to share my experience with others, so feel free to comment! Also let me know if the bold print here and there is annoying you - I think it makes the long textblocks a bit easier to follow. Yay or nay?<br />
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All the best to you, and thanks for reading!<br />
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KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-3420187106020865272013-08-18T16:16:00.000+02:002013-08-18T16:26:14.490+02:00A Shirt and a Skirt getting married... (with step-by-step)Here it is, this months contribution to the <a href="http://refashionco-op.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/a-shirt-and-skirt-are-getting-married.html" target="_blank">refashion co-op</a>!<br />
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I had this skirt in my closet for a long time, having only worn it once. It was really pretty and all, just not the right length for me, and gaping a lot at the waist (see picture below). And then there was this top which was such a perfect fabric match - they were just meant for each other:<br />
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Oh let's just have a little more fun! Here goes:<br />
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NOW you understand why I never wore that skirt!<br />
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So <b>I measured my underbust width and cut the skirt to that width</b> - on the side where the zipper was. I also measured how long I needed the shirt part to be in order to just cover my bust and cut it there. In both cases of course leaving enough seam allowance - especially on the skirt side, for the new zipper...:<br />
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The skirt was lined. I cut the waistband and zipper off and the two layers came apart. I made sure the crochet part was going to be below the waist where I wanted it - I didn't want it at exactly waist hight - in summer I often prefer not to have very tight waist bands... and it would have turned out too short in general anyway.<br />
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<b>I made pleats under the bust and on the back piece of the top until the skirt and top part had the same width, and sewed them together.</b><br />
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<b>Next I installed a zipper</b> - the old one would have been too short now, so I had to use a new one - alas, mine came from an old pair of pants, so real re-fashionning here!<br />
I optioned for a very regular covered zipper, no hand-picking or anything, but I really think in a side seam like that it is good enough.<br />
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<i>By the way - please excuse all the badly ironed pictures! it is simply too hot to have the iron on right now!</i><br />
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Next I took the skirt lining and sewed it to the seam allowances on the inside, covering those up nicely in the end:<br />
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I also sewed the lining to the zipper and seam allowances on the left side. I only wish I had something to cover up the top of the zipper, where it is sewn to the top part...<br />
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Then I pulled a band through the crochet part of the skirt:<br />
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...and finished it off with beads:<br />
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I could lie and tell you this was all a plan, but I actually thought I was going to be finished by that point. But the top part didn't fit right between underbust and hip, so I added this band closure. Sometimes the best things happen by chance, if you just let it...<br />
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I also sewed the band to the top band of the shirt for extra loveliness:<br />
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And - ta-daa, done!<br />
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But enough with the dress form! Once again I am pleased to say: I think it looks better on me than on her!<br />
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Another dress for zero money, and I have gotten rid of two more pieces that clog up the closet and aren't ever worn. I just fell in love with re-fashioning again.<br />
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Make sure you check out the <a href="http://refashionco-op.blogspot.co.at/" target="_blank">refashion co-op</a>! Lots of cool people show lots of great re-fashions. It is a truly inspiring place!<br />
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Best,<br />
KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-77429313406773833542013-08-17T14:46:00.000+02:002013-08-17T14:46:33.108+02:00A pair of pants and the turning point in London
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<span lang="EN-US">Pants! At
least I konw I am not alone in my struggle of finding pants that fit well, are comfortable and
look good... Whether I buy them or make them myself, they are tricky to get
right! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This pair
came out quite to my liking, they are from Burda Style 2/2010 and were actually
made for extra-tall women. Which is funny, because if you’d put me into any
special-sized group, I’d be in the extra short one. It was amazing how much
length I had to take out of those legs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was too good to pass up though – it sports great style lines and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pants that have room around the hips, but get narrow at the ankle...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #38761d;">Hosen! Wenigstens bin ich nicht alleine mit dem Problem, Hosen zu finden, die gut passen, bequem sind und gut ausschauen... ob ich sie nun kaufe oder selber nähe, es ist echt schwierig Erfolg zu haben damit!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #38761d;">Diese Hose ist ganz gut heraus gekommen, sie sind aus der Burda Style 2/2010 und waren eigentlich für besonders grosse Frauen gedacht. Was lustig ist, weil ich eher in die Gruppe der besonders kleinen Frauen gehören würde, wenn man sich mal ans Sortieren machte... Es war schon erstaunlich, wie viel Länge ich aus diesen Hosenbeinen nehmen musste!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #38761d;">Das Schnittmuster gefiel mir aber zu gut, um es nicht auszuprobieren. Es hat interessante Naht-Verläufe und ich liebe Hosen mit genug Platz in der Hüft-Gegend, die dann gegen die Knöchel enger werden.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I enrolled in <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/pant-construction-techniques/126" target="_blank">Sandra Betzinas „PantConstruction Techniques“ class on Craftsy</a>, but since I didn’t like the pattern
that was included there, I used this one. And I have to say, it was a great class
especially for all the zippers! I’ll keep referring to it for the fly-front
until I know it by heart, and it also helped greatly for finally taking the
little left-over fear and guessing out of the invisible zippers. Ironing the zip open is key!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I habe mir auf <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/pant-construction-techniques/126" target="_blank">Craftsy den Kurs "Pant Construction Techniques“ von Sandra Betzina</a> gegönnt, aber da ich das mitgelieferte Schnittmuster nicht mochte, habe ich dieses hier verwendet. I muss sagen dass der Kurs besonders für das Einsetzen der Reissverschlüsse wirklich toll war! Bis ich es auswendig kann, werde ich für jeden Hosenreissverschluss wieder dort vorbei schauen. Ausserdem half Sandra auch, das letzte Stückchen Angst und Mysterium vom unsichtbaren Nahtzip zu nehmen. Den Nahtzip aufzubügeln war ein Aha-Erlebnis!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, you see me sporting the pants here combined with my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/03/vintage-pattern-plaid-blouse.html" target="_blank">little library blouse</a> and the <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/05/blazer-matching-my-me-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">CUT blazer</a>...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Nun, wie ihr seht kombinierte ich hier die Hose mit meiner <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/03/vintage-pattern-plaid-blouse.html" target="_blank">little library blouse</a> und dem <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/05/blazer-matching-my-me-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">CUT Blazer.</a>..</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Something
happened while I was there. I was enjoying that shoe-making week so much, it
really gave me an incredible high to be able to make my own shoes. My lust for shopping vanished completely because of that (quite remarkable in a city like
London!). Yes, I liked to look into shop windows, but whenever I saw something
I liked, my brain started working on its construction and my own spin on it.
This wasn’t entirely new to me, but it carried me to a new level <b>until I
decided not to buy anything anymore. Well - nothing that I couldn’t make
myself.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I didn’t
take any kind of oath, and I didn’t give myself a time limit. I just wanted to
see how long I would be happy trying this. The course was in March, and I still
haven’t even been tempted. Somehow it has turned into a whole new philosophy
about clothing and consuming, which feels really right to me at this point in
my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Als ich dort war, geschah etwas mit mir. Ich genoss diesen Schuhmacher-Kurs so sehr, dass es mir ein richtiges Hoch bescherte, meine eigenen Schuhe machen zu können. Meine Lust aufs Shopping verschwand dabei komplett (in einer Stadt wie London doch ziemlich bemerkenswert!). Klar, ich schaute gerne in die Auslagen, aber immer wenn ich etwas entdeckte, das mir gefiel, fing mein Kopf sofort an über die Herstellung und meine eigene Version davon nachzudenken. Das war mir nicht ganz neu, aber es erlangte in London ein viel stärkeres Ausmass als je zuvor - <b>bis ich beschloss, nichts mehr zu kaufen. Nichts, das ich nicht selber machen könnte.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Ich habe keine Schwüre abgelegt dies bezüglich, und mir auch keinen Zeitrahmen vorgenommen - ich will einfach schauen wie lange es mich glücklich macht, das auszuprobieren. Der Kurs war im März, und seither kam ich nie in Versuchung. Das Ganze ist in eine neue Philosophie übergegangen was Kleidung und Konsum in meinem Leben bedeutet, und fühlt sich derzeit einfach richtig an.</span></div>
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<b>Less is more!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You’d think
the thought of not buying clothing anymore would make you want to hoard things.
Well, somehow I did the opposite - First thing I did was clean out my closet!
And the next thing: clean out my fabric stash! True, I had a lot of stuff in my
closet anyway. So much in fact, that I never had anything to wear… Do you know
how that is? The truth is that you might actually have too much! That was the
case with me. I had all these great things that I never wore. And at the same
time, these not so great things that I kept anyway. Jeans that only fit
half-well, shirts that go with nothing I own, too many prints, not enough solid
colours… The truth is, you don’t need much but you need the right things! And I needed to clean out to realize what I really needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>…if the quality is right!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Key is
quality. Having less, but only good stuff. Also having some basics – a few
pairs of really great pants rather than lots of ill-fitting ones, some basic
shirts that go with colorful pants and skirts, the right balance of basic wardrobe staples
and wow-pieces that stand out and show personality…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also cause a little change in my sewing. It means if I make something, I make
it right. A new pair of pants suddenly has much more value than before, and it
is worth really thinking about what I could use most and investing in the right
fabric for it. And it is of course worth to put in that extra time to make it
great, rather than to make it fast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Weniger ist mehr!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Man würde ja denken, dass man automatisch zu hamstern anfängt und alles anhäuft, was nur im entferntesten mit Kleidung zu tun hat, wenn man sich vornimmt, nichts mehr zu kaufen. Aber ich tat das Gegenteil. Erst einmal mistete ich meinen Schrank aus, danach meine Stoffvorräte! Ich gebe zu, mein Schrank war übervoll. So sehr, dass ich nie etwas anzuziehen hatte... Kennt ihr das? In Wahrheit hat man aber vielleicht zu viel! Bei mir war das so - lauter tolle Sachen, die ich gar nicht anzog, gleichzeitig lauter nicht-so-tolle Sachen, die ich trotzdem behielt. Jeans die nicht so perfekt passen, Shirts die mit nichts zu kombinieren sind, zu viele gemusterte und zu wenige uni-farbene Sachen... Man braucht nicht viel, aber man braucht das Richtige! Und ich musste erst einmal ausmisten um mir klar zu werden, was ich wirklich brauchte.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">...wenn die Qualität stimmt!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Das Wichtigste ist die Qualität. Weniger Zeug haben, aber nur gute Sachen. Auch einige gute Basics - wenige Hosen, die aber dafür richtig gut sitzen, statt viele halbwegs-gute. Ein paar schlichte Tops, die mit gemusterten Hosen und Röcken zu tragen sind, die Balance zwischen schlichten Garderoben-Basics und wow-Teilen, die Persönlichkeit zeigen...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Das bedeutet für mich auch eine Veränderung beim Nähen. Wenn ich jetzt etwas nähe, dann richtig. Wenn ich kein t-shirt mehr kaufe, muss das, das ich nähe perfekt sein. Ein neues Paar Hosen hat plötzlich mehr Bedeutung, und es lohnt sich wirklich zu überlegen, welche Art Hose ich nun am ehesten brauche und den wirklich richtigen Stoff dafür zu kaufen. Es gut zu machen, statt schnell zu machen...</span></div>
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so much stuff since that pair of pants which I haven’t posted... T-Shirts,
dresses, hats, I even knitted three pairs of socks! I will post about them in
time, but it will be similar in my blogging as in my sewing philosophy– I’d
rather post less but with higher quality content for you guys. That means I
won’t post every meaningless, wardrobe-staple shirt I make, but when I have
enough experience gathered or come across a great pattern, I’ll write about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my next pair of street shoes, this one all on my own at home – without the
special machines and the help from the course, and I will definitely post about
that! Sooner or later, shoe-making tutorials will be popping up, as soon as I
feel fit enough to share my experiences!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #38761d;">Ich habe seit dieser Hose viel genäht, über das ich hier nicht berichtet habe... T-Shirts, Kleider, Hüte, ich habe sogar drei Paar Socken gestrickt! Ich werde darüber schreiben, wenn die Zeit dafür stimmt, aber auch hier mache ich es so, wie beim nähen - lieber weniger, dafür qualitativ besser. Also nicht über jedes langweilige Shirt schreiben, sondern erst dann, wenn es wirklich etwas darüber zu sagen gibt - ein tolles Schnittmuster, ein gutes Tutorial.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #38761d;">Ich habe bereits ein zweites Paar Strassenschuhe gemacht, dieses nun ganz alleine bei mir zu Hause, ohne die Hilfe der Spezialmaschinen und des Kursleiters, und ich werde sicher darüber berichten! Wenn ich soweit bin, gibt es hier dann auf jeden Fall auch Schuhmacher-Tutorials, sobald ich selber genug Erfahrung gesammelt habe.</span></span></div>
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a while, but eventually I will definitely start making those, too. I have
already bought a great book and most of the bits and pieces required, so that
should be popping up around here, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Zum Glück habe ich derzeit noch genug <b>Unterwäsche,</b> aber irgendwann fange ich natürlich auch an, diese selber zu machen. Ein gutes Buch habe ich dafür schon gekauft, und das viele Zubehör sammle ich auch schon, also ist es nur noch eine kleine Frage der Zeit...</span></div>
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It was a quick project and gave me the chance to finally start using some of those pressure feet I never use, as well as some specialty stitches from my machine.<br />
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At the first fitting I folded the collar under to see how I liked it with just the collar stand (and to see whether it was in good enough shape to be used as my future collar. Then I checked how much narrower the shoulders needed to be for the sleeves to sit in the right place. I like to use safety pins for stuff like that:<div>
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I also determined how far down I wanted the pin-tucks to go. It should probably be somewhere around the waist line. A little higher would be possible (as in my case), but don't go too low. You want the full width of the original shirt around your hips.<br />
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You don't want to rush the de-constructing! Be careful not to cut or rip parts you might want to use later! In this case, I took off the collar and the pocket carefully with a seam opener. The sleeves I cut off somewhere around elbow hight.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Now measure how much narrower the shoulders need to be and calculate approximately how many pin tucks that would make - in case you are making wide ones... In my case, I made very small ones with the pin-tuck pressure foot, as well as some wider ones. You can also just start somewhere and keep measuring/fitting it until you get to the desired shoulder width...</span><br />
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<b>3. Pin-tucking!</b><br />
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Now the fun starts! Pintuck away! But be careful - measure and mark the very first one very straight along the grain line (center front). All the others don't have to be marked as they will be oriented along the first one, so that is why you have to pay special attention in the beginning. Go slowly across the shoulder (in my case, the fabric was double there) and make sure to stay parallel to the grain line in the back, too!<br />
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Always, <b>always</b> do test runs on the original fabric until you get the effect you want. I used somewhat thicker thread, a double needle and my pin-tuck pressure foot. I had to turn up the tension quite a lot. Double needles come in different versions, closer together, or further apart. See what you like best...<br />
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<b>4. Add more decorative stitching if desired</b><br />
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I decided to add some decorative stitching between my wider pin tucks, just for fun. It only peeks out a little, and I used red thread for it.<br />
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Do a second fitting to see what shape of sleeve looks good on you. Fold under the sleeves and pin in place. This might not work with all shapes of sleeves - you have to cut the sleeve open along its seam almost all the way to the arm scythe. If the shape of your sleeve still doesn't have the right shape to fit snugly, you can make a normal hem along the sleeve. In my case, I folded it under all the way to the arm scythe, so the fabric is actually double. Then I sewed along the stitches from the former sleeve seam... (the pins along the arm scythe). Make sure to finish the edge - either before or after. I sewed the first stitching line, then cut back the seam allowance, finished it, and stitched a second line, also along one of the former seams, thus tacking the finished edge down.<br />
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Stitch closely along the open edge as well as the folded edge and cut it into the right lengths - depending on how wide a belt you want. But don't forget that you will fold under the ends about 3/8th inches and sew them on with a square of stitching on each end, possibly with an "X" through it, so don't make them too short! It means that you need the desired width of the belt (plus a little ease), plus four times 3/8ths! </div>
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In my case, I had already a perfect little belt for this shirt, but you could just make one out of your fabric, basically the same way you made the belt loops...<br />
Do another fitting to determine where the belt loops need to be placed! You might also decide the placement of the pocket, so you save yourself an extra fitting for the next step. However, I love to put things on pretty much after each step of the way...<br />
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Also - if you haven't done so yet - sew the collar stand closed along the top edge. I also added a detail on the top button by using red thread and making a little "x" with it. I could do the same treatment for all the buttons, but can't decide if that would be too much... Input, anybody?<br />
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The back is lovely, I really like the shape of the hem - all unchanged from the original!<br />
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Here it is as I wore it the next day:<br />
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If anything isn't clear, if you have problems or questions, feel free to ask! I can't always answer immediately, but I make sure to answer all questions sooner or later!<br />
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Best,<br />
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The blue fabric is more vibrant in real life than in the picture above. Construction was surprisingly simple! The underlying bodice is made first, I only had minor fit alterations to make, which is very simple now that I finally own a dressform with my measurments...<br />
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It is made with boning-tape (not sure what the correct english term is), which is a little less stiff than steal boning and the machine can actually sew over it. It's really cool stuff, I used it for the first time and am thrilled with the result!<br />
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Then the lace is put together...<br />
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I wasn't so happy with how the neckline looked - my lace didn't have a wide border and it looked a bit flimsy...<br />
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...which I fixed by making it look "on-purpose" with some glass beads. This also takes care of the fact that you can't really wear a necklace with this dress :-)<br />
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Of course, seeing the front is only half the thrill of this dress...<br />
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It's the back that is really oh-la-la!<br />
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It really fits like a glove, is comfortable, elegant and special. All in all: A success!<br />
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This dress is exactly what I needed now. No, not because I can actually wear it right away - for summer hasn't arrived yet where I live (Vienna). Indeed, it is so cold that I almost made a fire yesterday evening. But this dress has a promise, a hope, and even a special purpose for warmer weather. I will be wearing it for my next opening night - it will be on July 18th, a summer festival, and I shall be twirling in it like in the photo at the end of the post. Summer HAS to arrive until then!</div>
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I did not make this from scratch. My aunt gave it to me and it looked like this:<br />
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A beautiful white eyelet fabric, a dress meticulously sewn, a fit just perfect!<br />
Yet, I couldn't have worn it like this.<br />
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It might not be that obvious in these pictures, but to wear it like that, you'd really have to be courageous and willing to attract a lot of attention. It had no lining at all, so it is basically see-through. I am wearing a skin-toned bra and little hot panties underneath. I would never have gone out on the street like this.<br />
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While I might not be known as very hesitant about cutting into vintage garments (see: <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/01/the-amadeus-coat.html" target="_blank">Amadeus Coat</a>, <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/the-london-coat.html" target="_blank">London Coat</a>, <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2012/02/fab-coat-now-wearable.html" target="_blank">70's Coat</a>, it was different in this case. The dress is just fabulous, mainly hand-sewn with absolute perfection, and I really didn't want to make permanent changes on it. And I didn't. Not a single one.<br />
I underlined the dress and shortened the hem line.<br />
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I put it on my new dress form <i><b>inside out</b></i>. The new dress form is adjustable and "fits" me perfectly, so the dress also fit perfectly...<br />
Here is a close up of one of the amazing things about this dress. The facing on the neck was cut so that all the eyelets overlap perfectly! The seam allowance is minimal, so the see-through effect is left intact almost entirely... the edges on the entire (!) dress are finished with microscopic hand-sewn whipstitches, creating a kind of miniature rolled edges...<br />
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I took a piece of muslin and drew lines on it, parallel to the grain line. I pinned it down the center front first, and then down along the grainline of the dress - in my case, the line I had marked on the muslin went directly through the center of the flower motive, making it super easy to see:<br />
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...this way, the first dart practically fell into place by itself! I just had to position it correctly and was done!</div>
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I continued the same way with the rest of the front bodice and used a pen to draw the shape on it:</div>
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I took it off the form, added seam allowances, sewed it together and checked the shape on the dress. By the way, I shouldn't have only sewn half the bodice, it is a bit risky. It's better to sew the whole thing, but I couldn't take the muslin double, or else I wouldn't have seen through it anymore. I was too lazy to re-cut the whole thing. I would have, if the fit would have been off terribly though... yes, sure I would! ;-)</div>
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The fit looked great (except for the length, which I added on) - the muslin has barely any give, while the eyelet fabric does, so a few little creases were unavoidable. I took it back to the cutting mat, added the extra length and was done! By the way, if you cut away the darts, they are super easy to transfer to the actual fashion fabric (on the fashion fabric of course, you leave them on!)...:</div>
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By the way, we have to take a little tea break and marvel yet again at the craftsmanship on this dress. The zipper is hand-sewn, the facing again matched up perfectly, the symmetry dead-on! Look! What an inspiration!</div>
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Ok, on we go! I folded the seam allowance of the bodice towards the inside, so that the edge wouldn't show up through the eyelets:<br />
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Because I didn't like the look of that, I sewed a tape over the edge along the neck and the arm openings.<br />
Then I hand-stitched that to the dress - but only to the facing, so that not a single stitch is showing up on the outside.<br />
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It was fun and didn't really take that long at all. My hand-stitching might even have improved a bit. Still not comparable to the rest of the dress...<br />
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Along the side seams, I tucked and stitched the green lining under/to the eyelet fabrics' seam allowance. Sorry the picture isn't focused...<br />
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The skirt part of the green lining is just a rectangle which I pleated somewhat evenly along the waist (hip) line and hemmed at the desired length. Then I attached it - by hand - to the seam allowance only, again making sure no stitch showed up on the outside.<br />
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This is the inside of the dress. Not so pretty along the waist line, but I didn't want to add anymore bulk by finishing it with bias tape or such...<br />
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Last thing to be done was to fold under the eyelet fabric and attach it - yes, by hand - to the green lining. It won't win the beauty price on the inside, but it works very well and like I said, no permanent changes were made!<br />
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The back bodice was left un-lined.<br />
I think it is sexy without being in-your-face...:<br />
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The fit of the dress is so perfect that I am not even in need of a bra...<br />
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I love to wear it with a pink belt:<br />
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Now:<b> TWIRL!</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-1651365033963133512013-05-26T11:16:00.001+02:002013-05-26T11:16:06.441+02:00Blazer - matching my me-made shoes...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Usually you buy shoes to match an outfit, but this time it was the other way 'round: I had made <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/03/i-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">these shoes</a> in London and had no jacket to go with them... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In came <a href="http://www.cut-magazine.com/en/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">CUT Nr. 8 01/13</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, containing a cool blazer pattern with leather detail on the shoulder, and I just had to make it. Just like in my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/05/cut-backpack-with-leather-details.html" target="_blank">backpack</a> recently (from the same CUT issue), I was able to use left-over leather from the shoe-course. You can leaf through the CUT magazine <a href="http://www.calameo.com/read/000305515e80c07f9e112" target="_blank">here</a>, I am not getting anything for this recommendation by the way, I just really think it's a cool magazine and leaf-through feature... But enough of this linking-galore, on to the pictures!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I chose a pretty fancy fabric, a petrol colored wool/cotton satin gabardine I believe, with a beautiful shine that doesn't photograph too well...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the last project I sewed with my old machine, and you can see that the stitches are a little too short, causing the seams to be a bit "tight". It shows up much more in the pictures than in real life though, as always with shiny fabrics... Nevertheless, I was impressed how my machine was able to sew the leather without much difficulty! A leather needle is a must, and a walking foot possibly a great help...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All in all, a very successful project. I have worn it already, which is a great sign for a life outside of my closet for this new wardrobe staple... :-)</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-6589863113142987502013-05-21T18:57:00.000+02:002013-05-26T11:16:49.769+02:00CUT Backpack with leather details!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When I saw the backpack in <a href="http://www.cut-magazine.com/en/" target="_blank">CUT Nr. 8 01/13</a> I immediately knew I had to make one. I have been wanting a backpack for a while now - for all the heavy stuff my left shoulder doesn't want to carry alone anymore. Usually backpacks are quite sportive looking... I love sports, don't get me wrong, but I wanted one that looked cute, cool, city-esque! After all, I won't be carrying it for hours at a time, walking over a mountain, but just for those commuting minutes either on the bike or the subway...</div>
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What also tempted me to try this pattern is that it is using leather. A material I want to get to know more anyway, and I have plenty left-overs from my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/03/i-made-shoes.html" target="_blank">shoe-making course in London...</a></div>
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I also used some of the techniques I learned in that course. The tools I used were simple: a rotary cutter for the fabric, a really sharp knife for the leather (this is one that is also used for autopsies...), a ruler with lots of lines and a cutting mat are very helpful. This way, you don't actually have to cut some of the pattern pieces like the straps out of paper, you can just measure them and cut them out using a little geometry...</div>
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Leather shouldn't be cut with scissors. A sharp knife is best, hold it at a 90 degree angle to the mat, using your forefinger to press. Try not to stop and go, just move it swiftly and with determination, and you will get very clean edges. Be very careful though!<br />
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Since I had a suspicion that this might not be the last backpack I am making, I decided to glue the pattern pieces on a light cardboard, so that it can be re-used. It also makes it easier to cut out the pieces, since the knife is guided by the cardboard. I used my riveting pliers and my sharp knife to cut in holes in the relevant places. All the lines can be transferred to the leather/fabric super easily that way! It is such a handy technique, take a look:<br />
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This was the first time I used my walking foot, and I am such a fan! My regular old sewing machine managed all the thick layers with it, including double layers of leather! I didn't buy different thicknesses of leather straps as they suggest, because I wanted to use what I had. So I made the straps from double layers which I sewed together, and I also used a double layer of fabric for the body of the backpack.<br />
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I think it is an extremely cute city backpack! These pictures are after a good month of wear and tear, I had days with extremely heavy loads in it, and it didn't rip anywhere so far! Next time, I will make the straps a bit wider, and maybe pad them a bit, but I am very happy with it. It is funny, it looks much bigger on me than I expected, because for the CUT photo-shoot, a guy is presenting it ;-). You can actually page through that magazine right <a href="http://www.calameo.com/read/000305515e80c07f9e112" target="_blank">HERE</a>, in case you don't know it. I don't think it comes in English yet, but their website does (link at the top of the post). Their patterns are really easy to follow though, even if you don't speak German.<br />
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Isn't it super cute?<br />
Of course an extra bonus is that it matches perfectly with my shoes, since I used the same dark blue leather...<br />
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The bottom is made from leather, protecting it from dirt, and the straps are adjustable, and actually put in place by magnetic buttons:<br />
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Here you see the shoulder-straps, they are adjustable, too:<br />
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The seams you see in the picture above are from a little inside pocket. Oh and I love details like the string-stopper!<br />
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The next one I'll make will be entirely out of leather, since the weather is nicer now and the wool fabric - which is a left over from my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/11/diva-coat.html" target="_blank">DIVA COAT from the Burda Style Book</a>! - is getting a bit too warm now. It will be super quick, since I took my time preparing that pattern! I love it when precision pays off!<br />
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Have a great day and happy sewing!<br />
Best,<br />
KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-70759113224981932492013-03-12T16:31:00.000+01:002013-03-12T16:31:28.577+01:00I. MADE. SHOES.What is a pair of shoes doing on the white linens in my hotel-room?<br />
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Well, this is not just any pair of shoes. I had just finished making them. Yep, that's right. I made them...<br />
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You might already know, that I have a miniature obsession about wanting to learn how to make shoes. Real shoes. In my self-studies I am still on the level of house-shoe-making, but I took a one-week class in London, which catapulted me forward, far, far forward... ;-)<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Aside from different shoe courses <a href="http://www.prescottandmackay.co.uk/" target="_blank">Prescott & Mackay </a> offers bag making, tutu making, belt making and corsetry classes, as well as offering private tuition. After finishing the 5-day shoe making class, I'd love to take every single other class they offer. I had a brilliant time in London (yes, I was wearing <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/the-london-coat.html" target="_blank">the London coat</a>!), even though I didn't have much time to check out the city. But the morning walks to the class, the lunches at a lovely indian health food store and three visits to West End shows sure was enough to leave me thrilled. Aside from the class, which left me exhilarated!<br />
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Five days from 10 am to 6 pm, I learned more than I dreamed I would, and I feel ready to try my first real pair of street shoes at home now.<br />
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<b>The First Day</b><br />
was spent with some introductory talking, then preparing (taping) the lasts (they had three different styles to choose from, and while neither one of them really had a shape that would have been a first choice for me, I ended up pleasantly surprised) and designing the shoe. After that, we cut the tape off the last and flattened it out onto a sheet of strong paper.<br />
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Our tutor Tom was super nice and let me make a much more complex pair of shoes than what is normally done in these classes. They make regular court shoes, which are basic pumps. But instead, I got to make a kind of Derby, with laces and all...<br />
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That was already all for the first day, just making the paper patterns. There sure were lots of pieces! Lining and all, adding the right amount of seam allowances (8mm for overlapping, 5mm for folding, 2 mm for seams...).<br />
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<b>The Second Day</b><br />
was spent cutting out all the many pieces from leather. There are many more than you'd expect, lining, insoles and all... And that was the only day I found a bit hard on my hands. We cut everything, paper and leather, with a scalpel, and if not used correctly, pressure gets a bit much on your index finger...<br />
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We only made minor other things aside from cutting, cutting, cutting on day 2...<br />
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<b>The Third Day</b><br />
was finally spent sewing! We used a lovely old Singer industry machine for leather sewing. I finally know a little bit about leather machines to be able to either buy one myself or decide I don't need one after all. We'll see.<br />
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I was pretty quick and even had time to create fancy insoles...<br />
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In the picture below you see the very inside of the shoe. This is a pre-made sole, made exactly for that specific last, and it's the piece that causes most head aches in trying to replace in my home studio. It has a built-in enhancement along the back part of the sole, so the heel doesn't break off...<br />
I do already have some ideas about how I can come up with it at home though...<br />
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After sewing together the lining and the uppers, they finally went on the lasts... By the way, the seams were also glued and/or taped before sewing, just to give everything extra durability...<br />
In the picture below, the bright stripe along the edge of the upper is the lining, which was cut off in the very end. And you also see some double stick tape along the edge of the front part of the shoe, before it was sewn to the rest of it. Oh yes, by now I had already successfully put in 16 eyelets. I was pretty nervous about those...<br />
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The lining is pulled over the last, tacked and glued separately, then a toe puff and a heel stiffener are put in...<br />
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<b>The Fifth Day</b><br />
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One of the reasons for me to take this class was to find out what tools I actually need to invest in, in order to be able to make shoes at home. And I was so surprised at how few there were! Aside from the sewing machine, these are basically all the tools we needed:<br />
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Surprising, right?<br />
What a thrill it was to finally pull the shoes off the lasts! We had evened out the bottoms with cork filler, glued the heel on and then the soles, and once they were off the last, we put two screws into the heels from the top. Then the insoles were given a little heel pad and put in to cover those screws and give the shoes their final look. And that was a wrap!<br />
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They fit me perfectly!<br />
This is by no means a real step by step. There were so many little things to be done! We all finished before 6pm on the last day and they say nobody ever left with unfinished shoes. We were five people, the maximum they take is 6, so everyone gets enough attention and personal assistance.<br />
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I will continue my shoe making with the <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/shoe-shortage-making-soles-for-house.html" target="_blank">house shoes from my old booklet,</a> but I am also jumping ahead and planning my first pair of real shoes all by myself. I need to organize a few things first, and then find the time, but in my head, it is all shaping up nicely...<br />
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Anyone interested in learning how to make shoes should definitely check out <a href="http://www.prescottandmackay.co.uk/courses/shoemaking" target="_blank">Prescott and Mackay</a>!<br />
What a great week! And the funny thing is, making shoes exhilarated me in a strange but very welcome way: I feel like I never want to buy anything anymore, I want to make EVERYTHING myself. I am so tired of always buying stuff, and I am so in love with making. Sure, this is my most expensive pair of shoes, so to say, and it doesn't really look it, but it was so much better than buying anything...<br />
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I hope you all had a good week too, and I hope I'll find some time to catch up with all your lovely blogs and DIY endeavors!<br />
Best,<br />
KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-66569221466268552572013-02-28T14:00:00.000+01:002013-02-28T14:00:03.262+01:00The London Coat<br />
Another coat?! Yes, another coat!<br />
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It's not like I need more coats. But coats are good. Coats are comfy, cozy and make winter more enjoyable. And for whatever reason, coats inspire me. Or how would you say it the other way around... when I see other garments, they often inspire me to turn them into coats. It might be strange, but that's the way it is.<br />
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What would you have made from this great 60's number?<br />
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I was in Berlin for an audition and I like to treat myself to something after things like that. Especially since it went really well. So I strolled around and was bored fast, because there were all the same old stores as the ones we have in Vienna. It didn't make sense to buy something there which I could have just as soon found here. </div>
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Some people might not have wanted me to cut into it, but honestly...:</div>
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...while it fit me quite well (ok, it's too big for a dress, I'm wearing it with jeans under it here) there was no way I would have ever worn it as a dress. The material isn't that nice to feel on your skin (at the neck), I don't like 3/4 sleeves and wouldn't know for what daily go-abouts I could have worn it for.</div>
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Since the fabric is such a loosely woven one, it really needed some fusible help! It was a bit tricky with the big darts...<br />
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I cut them out and then carefully fused it bit by bit to the bodice.<br />
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I used up left-overs, so the piece on the back bodice is gray, the front white...<br />
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The sleeve caps also got some "help" from fused strips...<br />
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...and after taking out the zipper in the back and closing the center back seam while cutting open the front, it already looked - well - coat-like!<br />
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While I originally thought I'd install a zipper I decided to use more left-overs and found the frog-buttons I still had from my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/05/my-1938-coat-rtw-tailoring-sew-long.html" target="_blank">1938 coat</a>...</div>
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The lining came in handy also to copy the pattern for the new lining, except for the sleeves, which I had to copy off the actual garment. I used a satin lining, which was a bit sturdier than a normal lining fabric, again to add some more warmth and stability to the formerly very soft dress.</div>
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Then of course I added pockets!<br />
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The hem needed fusible lining too, so I had to open it first, then hem it again, but it was quick and easy.<br />
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And then came the hood. Ok. I wanted to give you a nice tutorial on how to draft a hood. I went by a really good pattern-making book, but the hood looked so bad I had to re-adjust and re-draft so many times that I cannot tell you anymore how I actually, technically did it. I am so sorry! Maybe next time, if I ever make a hooded-something again... :-)<br />
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Anyway, here it is, in all its glory!<br />
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Why London Coat? Well, after writing this I will go to London for a week, and while you are reading this, I will be making something there. I will not tell you what yet, but it should be something I will post here afterwards...<br />
And yes, this is the coat I will be wearing, as a hood seems to be a good thing to have in England, at least if what they say about the weather there is true. We'll see!<br />
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Here is proof that I lined it. Sorry for taking so few making-of photos this time - I just really thought I'd post the tutorial on the hood...<br />
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While making this there was a big snowstorm outside. It just felt so RIGHT to make a coat...<br />
If you'd like, check out some of my other coats...<br />
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Do you like this cozy wool thing? Well, it was a cozy wool thing before, I've owned it for years, and I wore it a few times every winter. It just was way too wide in the bodice. This is part of what made it cozy, but it was really difficult to put on coats over it, because there was way too much material to be stuffed into it.... So I finally took my courage and cut it up. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture before, so this one will have to do:<br />
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It was just a normal sweater, wiiiiiiide in the torso, and I couldn't just have cut off and taken in the sides, because the sleeves would have ended up being too short.<br />
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So I cut off the sides as you see in the above picture, and cut open the sleeves. And this is what you get:<br />
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What happens now? You turn it 90 degrees and sew the bodice pieces into sleeves, while the sleeves become the bodice. Just like in my other refashion project <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/sweater-refashion-extravaganza-3.html">HERE.</a><br />
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Wool sweaters can easily be sewn by machine! I like to sew bias tape around the seam allowances. In this case, I sewed it to the rough edges first, and then sewed those together. I did this because the sleeves were not quite wide enough to make up the bodice around my hip, so I left slits open at the hem, which were now nice and tidy.<br />
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I cut off the rib knit hem from the former sleeves (now bodice) and added them on the sleeves, to make them longer. And that was it!<br />
I like it a lot - I was worried, because I liked it before, but I actually like it just as much if not more now, and I can wear it under my coats without looking like a stuffed turkey ;-)<br />
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<li>This neat little trick only works if the neck is identical (or almost identical as in my case) on front and back!</li>
<li>The sleeves need to be fairly wide to begin with, or you will have to use insets for the sides...</li>
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Here is a closer shot at the slits, they look like they were meant to be, right?<br />
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So after this super simple 90 degree trick, I have another re-fashion ready for you. I will post it on Thursday.<br />
It is not a sweater re-fashion... this is a sneak peak of the before...:<br />
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I wonder what you would have made from it?<br />
Have fun re-fashioning and wearing your unique clothes - it beats shopping by far!<br />
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Best,<br />
KatjaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-14982131892750422392013-02-18T17:10:00.000+01:002013-02-18T17:11:49.396+01:00Shoe Shortage! Making Soles for House ShoesFinally, here comes my next post about learning how to make shoes! In case you have missed my previous ones, I am using this great old booklet from around the time of the first world war, it's German and called "Die Schuhnot", which can be translated to "Shoe Shortage".<br />
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Upon great request from my YouTube subscribers, <b>it can now be downloaded as a pdf file from the side bar on my blog!</b><br />
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The booklet is in German, but I am going through everything, step by step, so you can also just follow my blog and you won't miss a thing, I promise!<br />
I am also going by a second booklet, from around the same time, which is almost identical, except for a few extra things, which I am also including in my posts.<br />
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If you haven't seen it, you might want to check out my post (with a video tutorial) about how-to make braided soles <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2011/06/making-shoes-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It is one of the versions for soles from the booklet.<br />
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Today, I am covering the rest of the first two pages, which deals with other options for making soles for your house shoes.<br />
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On the first page, they talk about how almost anything can be used, old coats, hats, bags, as long as the fabric/leather is quite sturdy (on top of the second page they show how to best cut out the soles out of an old felt hat). On the second page, they show and discuss a bunch of different techniques for soles, which I have made up and will discuss in detail.<br />
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<li>Shoes can be divided into <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">two groups</span></b>: <b>House shoes</b> and <b>street shoes</b>. The main differences are in the materials used (waterproof isn't important in house shoes, except if you are really clumsy :-)), and in the durability of the soles. However, even in house shoes, the soles need to be given special attention.</li>
<li>A shoe is made up of <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">two main components</span></b>: <b>The soles and the upper</b>. </li>
<li>The soles are always made up of <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>two layers</b></span> at least: <b>an outer sole and an insole</b>. Sometimes, there is another layer - or more - between those two. The outer sole is what will be touching the floor/street, the insole is what your foot will be touching.</li>
<li>Just as in sewing garments, there are <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">two ways to make the upper</span></b>: From a <b>flat (paper) pattern</b>, which is simply sewn together, or it can be made <b>using a last</b>, just as you would drape a dress over a dress form. We'll get to that later.</li>
<li>The patterns can either by <b>symmetrical</b>, so you use the exact same pattern for the left and the right foot, or you have <b>a left one and a right one</b>. You might know the symmetrical ones from espadrilles, but did you know they used to make symmetrical street shoes especially for kids? It isn't done much anymore luckily, as a growing foot needs anatomically correct shoes of course. However, for certain types of house shoes, or soft fabric shoes like espadrilles, it is still done.</li>
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I am now making the simplest type of shoe: <b>House shoes</b> made from <b>paper patterns</b>, using the <b>same pattern for the left and the right foot</b> (yes, I can't wait to continue on to the more complex ones, but let's go step by step...). And today, we are only looking at different versions of <b>soles</b>.<br />
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I have decided to make a bunch of guest slippers from these patterns, so I'm basically making them in all different sizes, as the patterns come.<br />
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In the simplest of all soles, you glue and then sew together two soles. I used a red denim and a black wool. The glueing is very important, as it gives extra stability and durability to the sole. After glueing, I stitched them together with an awl. I could have done it by machine, but I needed to practice using the awl, so there you go. It didn't take that long and I was able to use a thick thread that way. In the film below, I am giving a little glueing tip and showing you how to sew with an awl...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Version 2: </span><br />
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This one is a pretty basic version too, consisting of two parts, the outer sole, which is made up of three layers of card board, which are first glued together. Then you cut out some fabric, bigger than the sole, glue it, wrap the edges around and hold it in place with stitches. For the insole, you use the same technique, though one layer of cardboard is enough, and you cover it with some sort of padding (I had some quilting padding in my stock). The insole needs to be cut a bit narrower than the outer, so that it will fit in your shoe!</div>
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Here is a little video where I am showing you this type of sole as well as the loop-crocheted version, which I am describing next:</div>
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I found a tutorial for loop crochet online and had to try this out! I used a nice lambswool and I am so sad that this isn't going to be my size!</div>
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I first sewed the bias tape around the wool fabric sole, then glued a cardboard sole to it. Next I put the crocheted sole on top of that (sandwiching the cardboard sole) and stitching the bias tape to the crocheted insole by hand. It is so cozy!</div>
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This one is very similar to the very first braided sole I made. First you glue two fabric soles toghether, then sew around the edge. Now you make braids from fabric (in my case denim, the strips were about 3.5 cm wide) and sew it to the sole. It creates not only a very durable sole, but is also nicely padded and insulated! Lovely! There will be another layer for the insole needed, since the stitches are showing on the other side now. I guess I could have sewn the braids to only one of the fabric soles, and then glued and stitched those together. But you can actually never have too many layers of soles...<br />
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Very similar in technique as the above sole, in this one you don't braid the rope, but sew it to the soles directly. I used rope that is meant to be used to hang laundry. It is very durable and should last a while. In this one, I also put bias tape around the two fabric soles after glueing them together, to make a smoother edge.<br />
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We are getting more and more professional now. In this version, the braids are used with their narrow side to the sole, standing upright so to say. Again, two fabric soles glued together first, sewn together with bias tape first. I am showing you in the video below how I made that sole. It feels super sturdy and I am happy that this one will be in my own size, so I can find out how durable it will be.</div>
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Here is a video showing you the end product and the step-by-step how-to:<br />
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I hope you are having fun with this! I know it is all still pretty basic, but I promise we are getting to more "professional" shoes very soon! Next I will be making the uppers and add them to my soles...</div>
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But of course, more garment sewing is coming up, too.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-49550409869162953682013-02-03T15:36:00.000+01:002013-02-03T15:36:17.513+01:00Sweater Refashion Extravaganza #3This is the story of how I turned a little Grandma-number<br />
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...into a funky, even casually sexy item - with pockets!<br />
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So I cut it open along the side seams and sleeves, and look:<br />
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Simple, right. And even simpler the re-fashion idea: slide it around by 90 degrees and you get this:<br />
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The front and back bodice become the sleeves, the sleeves the bodice. Of course, they were not quite wide enough, so some re-fashion magic needed to happen...<br />
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First I cut the pocket/style-lines into the front bodice. It took courage and concentration, but they ended up the way I wanted them. Then I copied that shape onto a piece of paper:<br />
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Below you see the already cut-out pattern piece for the front inlay - the left part of the paper, to which I added the shape of the back on its other side...<br />
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This is the piece I came out with:<br />
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...I cut it out of the remaining sleeves from the red hubby sweater...<br />
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I used some of the red rib-knit to finish the top of the pockets:<br />
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...and used the brown rib-knit sleeve cuffs to add width to the bottom of the bodice:<br />
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Then I attached the red "inlay" piece to the cut-out shape of the bodice - the seam goes exactly to the red rib-knit piece. From there, it just hangs all the way down to the hem, to create the pocket:</div>
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On the wrong side, I sewed down the loose-hanging inlay to close the pockets...<br />
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After closing the sleeves, the result was already pretty good, but ended up having a bit too much width, so I corrected the inlay shape a bit, going down straighter than before:<br />
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Now I only added the red hem, making sure not to make it tight, but the same width as the rest of the sweater, because that is the look I was going for...<br />
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Again, this sweater was a good quality sweater, and it finally gets its deserved time outside of the closet...:-)<br />
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With its pockets and loose fit, it's definitely a casual item, great with jeans.<br />
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But you can get a bit of sexyness out of it, if you open one or two more buttons at the neckline and let it fall over your shoulder...<br />
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Yes, this was a bit more time-consuming and tricky than my last refashion, but I have the absolutely simplest refashion yet coming up next, so bear with me!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-28137719593468349432013-02-03T13:16:00.001+01:002013-02-03T13:16:09.983+01:00Sweater Refashion Extravaganza #2So here comes my second sweater re-fashion project. A great example how less is sometimes more. In this case, it really didn't take much to turn this sweater from a boring never-worn item to a favorite cold-day darling. It is 100% cashmere, which is why I really wanted to turn it into something I wear...<br />
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Turtlenecks just never look good on me to begin with. The distance from neck to bust-point is shorter on me than in standard sizes, which is why this sweater also wrinkles in that area. On top of that, I had nasty little glue spots in the lower center front. These facts pretty much sent me on my way, and out came this: A two-color v-neck sweater with extralong sleeves (which, I swear, was entirely intentional!):<br />
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I first cut out the v-neck and pinned it onto the other sweater (turtle neck already cut off at this point). I marked the cutting-line with pins:<br />
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I serged the seam except for the very v-tip, which I did by hand, for precision reasons.<br />
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Then I used a simple running stitch to hold the seam-allowances down and create a smooth seam, as well as to create those little "dimples"(this is before ironing, it looks better after!): </div>
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For the sleeves, I cut off the rib-knit cuffs on both sweaters - you also see the turtleneck it the picture below. These are elements that are highly valuable in other re-fashion projects, so always keep them if they are in good shape!<br />
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Then I simply sewed a stripe of red sleeve to the pale rose ones, and then the cuff back on. I did NOT take out any length in the pale rose sleeves, because I wanted to make them extra long.<br />
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I did the same procedure for the hem, but here taking out the same amount of the pale rose as putting in red. Mainly because that is where the glue spots were, and also because I actually liked the length just how it was.<br />
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Don't forget to iron ANYTHING you sew. Also knit/wool things want to be ironed. It looks so much better afterwards. That is, if you are smart and don't overheat the iron, which, thankfully, I didn't.<br />
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An here it is, simple, but better than before. Much better.<br />
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Of course you can combine it with jeans and casual wear, but with the luscious cashmere I was tempted to try a more elegant combination. It's so difficult to be elegant on cold days, but this might actually be an item for that list.<br />
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Guess what, more of the red sweater from my husband comes to use in the next re-fashion project. It seems to be a never-ending source!<br />
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Thank you for all your lovely comments to my previous posts, and happy sewing to all of you!<br />
Best,<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255132710874351411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991608771892905541.post-85920728118257817122013-01-24T16:01:00.000+01:002013-01-24T16:31:28.088+01:00Sweater Refashion Extravaganza!Yes, this title sounds familiar... Some of you might remember my <a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2012/07/t-shirt-refashion-extravaganza-project-1.html" target="_blank">T-Shirt Refashion Extravaganza</a> from last summer. Now, half a year later, it's time to do the same thing with my sweaters. Here is my first transformation:<br />
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It always blows my mind how many things I have in my closet, yet I don't wear much of it regularly. So I take a really honest look at it and try to figure out why. Then, things land in my refashion bin...;-) A bunch of sweaters had gathered, so another refashion extravaganza was called for!</div>
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For the first project, a knit dress, I chose these three items:<br />
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A white short-sleeve knit jacket, which I ended up not using..., a red sweater from my husband, which had a little hole at the shoulder, and an oversized striped vest, which could look really cool on a very tall, slim model, with really tight clothes underneath. On me, it looked horrific!<br />
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Good for a laugh, but not worth taking up space in my closet! :-)<br />
I played around with the items on my dress form and decided to use the bottom of the red sweater right under my bust (you can see the sleeves hanging down, I had not cut it apart yet at this point):<br />
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I copied down the pattern from a knit dress I own and love, and cut apart the vest:<br />
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The top of the vest didn't have quite enough fabric around the shoulders to be turned into the top of the dress. Also, the armholes were way too big:<br />
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So I had to move the shoulder seams down a bit - which also took care of the width of the armholes - and resew the neck:<br />
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Now I shaped the side seams of my top the way I desired (I used my serger for all the seams)<br />
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...and my top part was taken care of! And all that was left to do was to adjust the width of the skirt according to the pattern and attach the red sweater to the other two pieces.<br />
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DONE!</div>
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Oh, I also sewed a stripe of red fabric to the sleeves, to round off the look.</div>
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This was a super quick and easy project and I love how it turned out.</div>
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The dress is a perfect combination of comfortable yet flattering - the width is just a touch loose, so I don't feel like I need to pull in my belly, yet not anywhere near as oversized as this vest used to be in it's previous life...:-)<br />
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The red hubby sweater gets featured again in my next two refashions - I really don't think you can get more out of one single piece of old clothing! Here is a sneak peak, to be posted soon!<br />
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Have fun recycling and stay warm!<br />
Best,<br />
Katja<br />
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