Saturday, March 01, 2008

Piping for the raw silk

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"I'm so excited!" I went shopping today for piping material and got so much more. First of all, when I walked into the Fabric...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Cutting the raw silk

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It is taking some time to cut all the pieces out properly. Here is the upper collar, which I decided to re-cut. It had to be cut on a fold...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

A Chanel jacket

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I've decided on the Chanel jacket for my next project. I'm going to use an old pattern I have made several times before but not rec...
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Monday, February 25, 2008

Shirt finished

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My parental units were late arriving on Friday and since I was worried, I finished the shirt while I paced! Turns out they just had had a n...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Cotton shirt

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I decided to make up one of the cottons - the stripe with a little bit of Lycra in it. It is such a pleasure to sew with fine fabric. This...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The navy wool suit - it's done!

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Buttonholes and it IS done! These two pix don't do it justice. It is warm and fits wonderfully. In fact, it is almost like a coat beca...
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The navy wool suit

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Sarah asked last time if this fabric was boucle. My immediate reaction was, "lovely, expensive fabric could never be boucle!" a...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The navy wool suit

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Sewing with nice fabric in a pattern you have made before makes for an easy go of it. Here is the same pattern, made with some more of Darre...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

The navy wool suit

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I've had a little extra time just to myself, so work on the navy wool is going very quickly. It is also fast because I have made this p...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

And the suit is wearable

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It's 6:30 a.m. and although I got dressed, I haven't put makeup on yet. The nicest thing about the outfit is how comfortable it is....
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Monday, February 04, 2008

Plaid wool suit, finished and starting the navy wool

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I'll start where I left off, which was on my way to Darrell's to look for buttons. I wanted the buttons for the beige plaid to be s...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

The navy wool, finally

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So while I was musing about expensive fabric, I hauled some plain beige corduroy out of my stash to make a plain long skirt for winter. Aft...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Plaid wool suit - jacket

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Now I have to get buttons. I see in the photo that I didn't press the near sleeve very well but the sleeves, they are hemmed and everyt...
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Saturday, January 19, 2008

The plaid wool suit, continued

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So it's still coming along nicely. The front is folded with the "wrong" side over the other - the buttons will go on the left...
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