tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74480330133606288542024-03-05T08:10:50.047-08:00wildturkeysforumAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-59558684310702381802015-03-29T20:58:00.000-07:002015-03-29T20:58:00.930-07:00CPA GRIP list and get a quick dollar<div style="text-align: center;">
CPA GRIP list and get a quick dollar</div>
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this post I will share how to handful and get dollars from the CPA
Grip, since recently also many mastah mastah are uploaded tutorials grip
on ads cpa-id.<br />
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For those who do not understand whether cpa grip it?<br />
GRIP
CPA is one of the great websites that will pay each member of each lead
that they produce, whether it leads? leads can we interpret as well as
surveys. So cpa grip will pay us in every survey that we get from
others.<br />
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Well, how do I get this survey? also be
explained on its website at cpagrip there are several tools and
techniques to get a survey or lead earlier, including by:<br />
<ul>
<li>Content Locker (locked content, has recently conducted a survey of visitors to open content)</li>
<li>URL / File Locker (url or file locking, has recently conducted a survey of visitors to open URL or file)</li>
<li>Video Locker (video lock, has recently conducted a survey of visitors to open video)</li>
<li>Referral</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ul>
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How to Capture Dollar of CPA Grip 100% Success<br />
The reason why choose cpa grip:<br />
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1. CPAGRIP is one CPA network that good reputation,<br />
2. Earnings per LEAD / The survey sizable<br />
3. Many offer or advertisers<br />
4. Proven continue to pay each member<br />
5. Payment can be on schedule.<br />
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Easy tricks like this to get dollars from cpa this grip.<br />
<ul>
<li>You must have a website / blog</li>
<li>Next create or contains files that are needed people</li>
<li>Key content or files earlier with menetization tools cpa grip.</li>
<li>If the keywords in the website you can hang out at page one google it will be a lot of leads you get.</li>
<li>In conclusion increasingly crowded web / blog you have monetiz with this grip cpa then your income will be BIG</li>
</ul>
Immediately register yourself in <b><a href="https://www.cpagrip.com/admin/panels_register.php?ref=38024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWW.CPAGRIP.COM</a></b><br />
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There are few ways to increase traffic to you :<br />
<ol>
<li>Increase your website or blog seo</li>
<li>With spread the link on youtube</li>
<li>Utilizing social media such as facebook, twitter, etc.</li>
<li>Uploading in forums abroad.</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ol>
In 2015 she seh NO PICTURE IS a hoax, yes it is true, therefore we show the income of Indonesian people to you.<br />
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opportunity for you immediately register yourself in <b><a href="https://www.cpagrip.com/admin/panels_register.php?ref=38024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WW.CPAGRIP.COM</a></b><br />
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Hopefully
a little share this knowledge gives you a sense of motivation and
spirit in reap dollars on the internet, not just from google andsense,
but of cpa grip ready in suction, Thank <a href="http://chiliczywanilia.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-capture-dollar-of-cpa-grip-100.html" target="_blank">how can the dollar from cpagrip</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-37369413887729950402014-12-17T15:00:00.000-08:002015-01-19T07:13:42.936-08:00See you next year!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi all!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My work is on the move again. Earthquake strengthening has been completed on an old building in Te Aro (Wellington central) so we're moving back into town again - yaaaa! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, because I've packed up my camera cables already, I'm recycling an old image.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wish you all and your friends and families a safe and happy holiday season.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See you all in the new year!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnbUuq_05miLU2tsLDv4XHqZKITQpYkSYJ0PVuDWlJPYlomrj0LGge1DaZuCZxn6ZIRoLmPedWPat0587-1IxYmbjPVJM_eKwJkADOjprrwNuRd3ukkQoOsIF9_7jg9gLkNY5EuZUoI4d/s1600/pohutukawa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnbUuq_05miLU2tsLDv4XHqZKITQpYkSYJ0PVuDWlJPYlomrj0LGge1DaZuCZxn6ZIRoLmPedWPat0587-1IxYmbjPVJM_eKwJkADOjprrwNuRd3ukkQoOsIF9_7jg9gLkNY5EuZUoI4d/s1600/pohutukawa.jpg" height="554" title="Meri Kirihimete!" width="640" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-50635515546828588792014-11-04T15:50:00.000-08:002015-01-19T07:13:42.945-08:00Vintage McCall's 3932 and the Purple Rain Dress<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Y'know how sometimes something starts off a bit wrong, and then just gets progressively worse? Well, that happened here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLhhsm3v2Y0nlJn1sZQnRkaW3Qu3TRTPVt6e9NrWNKhuMxHZbmlHUbomtFLVP2UPaKDEncxHLLwktDJ3lIscDKknxXvWve_eO6_q1ZpoKt7P3aSGkh9DYfyEXmxgFwdZTsOye5EK9FzG8/s1600/purple+rain+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLhhsm3v2Y0nlJn1sZQnRkaW3Qu3TRTPVt6e9NrWNKhuMxHZbmlHUbomtFLVP2UPaKDEncxHLLwktDJ3lIscDKknxXvWve_eO6_q1ZpoKt7P3aSGkh9DYfyEXmxgFwdZTsOye5EK9FzG8/s1600/purple+rain+dress.jpg" height="540" title="Purple Rain Dress - Vintage McCall's 3932" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mistake No.1 was buying fabric on TradeMe I had an inkling wasn't quite what it seemed. When it arrived, instead of being a lovely rich burgundy, it was a shabby dusky pink. Inkling had me ask <i>"Is colour true to image?"</i> before I purchased (assured it was – it wasn't). Don't get me wrong, dusky pink is a gorgeous on the right complexion; however it's my 'nude', thanks to a good smattering of Irish in my bloodline. So, the ghastly thing went into the pot with the next round of dyeing—purple. Success – a much better colour for my skin tone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L7gmiAb0iG1OqOc9JmrU00TuCiK5y7GnGKW81_s0CZj-r6CW2Ifq_c4DtHS-bWdCgU5B0pG3UYSHRenqsRabI7WoMZMtzsRwdNvPo0gjgiDr1-5sllMgxiWEbirFlsrpUbg_O07xEofG/s1600/McCalls+3932+f&b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L7gmiAb0iG1OqOc9JmrU00TuCiK5y7GnGKW81_s0CZj-r6CW2Ifq_c4DtHS-bWdCgU5B0pG3UYSHRenqsRabI7WoMZMtzsRwdNvPo0gjgiDr1-5sllMgxiWEbirFlsrpUbg_O07xEofG/s1600/McCalls+3932+f&b.jpg" height="640" title="Vintage McCall's 3932 front and back views" width="486" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fitting was Mistake No.2. This pattern is a little too small all over for me, but I must have carried the 1 too many times while working out how much extra to add because it ended up 10 cm too large. And of course I'd put in the pockets before discovering this – oh joy, more to unpick!</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, thought it was all finish, and tried it on to check everything looked ok, turned around to see the back view – and instead of the bodice blousing nicely at the waist, I had an ugly poochy back roll. <i>ARRGH!</i> The back neck to waist measurement needed to be shortened by 3.5cm – yet more unpicking.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So at the moment, I'm feeling a little ho-hum about this dress. Can't even be bothered taking decent photos of it. It might have to hang in the naughty corner of the wardrobe for a while until I forgive and forget. </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sigh</span>.</i></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the plus side, I'm chuffed with the belt I made for it using the wrong side of the fabric, topstitched in black thread. One little spark of genius in that big gloomy cloud.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXTEihscj1RdE8hjwVVbKpbI7799Vek78lGPB1jJrS7dT0QcIY-mbErAN4RfqJn7aI4yKtJYdJ3QglBaTx6Ix4esc4QPnxxY8e6bBV6_-fZLcOutsDZ1RiBB5T5sMw877gzRNZCPJeLPk/s1600/snagglepuss+asleep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXTEihscj1RdE8hjwVVbKpbI7799Vek78lGPB1jJrS7dT0QcIY-mbErAN4RfqJn7aI4yKtJYdJ3QglBaTx6Ix4esc4QPnxxY8e6bBV6_-fZLcOutsDZ1RiBB5T5sMw877gzRNZCPJeLPk/s1600/snagglepuss+asleep.jpg" height="478" title="Snaggle-Puss sleeping" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wish I could join Snaggle-Puss today, it's so dreadfully wet outside. Awww, isn't he sweet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Had issues imbedding this video of <a href="http://www.mojvideo.com/video-prince-purple-rain-1984-complete-video/192cc3f9a076974a3585" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Prince singing <i>"Purple Rain"</i></span></a> from the movie into the post, but click on the link if you'd like a trip down memory lane. The costumes are fabulous!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Update 04/12/14:</i> forgiven and forgotten. Incredibly practical dress -</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> always looks elegant and polished with minimal effort - just </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slip it on, step into shoes and I'm on my way!</span></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-70127765340161951232014-10-20T13:48:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.958-08:00Viva Las Vegas top - Simplicity 3790<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfdJ_P_xgKLi01rOI1kCnL56JJhz96ua7CaiNtt3srSfEe90_-Tu4OTtQZp13b1dmQWXzfMtyVPMDTVxsjt4CunEW8FSSiiqPumJYK9gutX-x9G6djyYBzs5ZuPY1mWHm-617N6UWCoAO/s1600/vegas+topsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfdJ_P_xgKLi01rOI1kCnL56JJhz96ua7CaiNtt3srSfEe90_-Tu4OTtQZp13b1dmQWXzfMtyVPMDTVxsjt4CunEW8FSSiiqPumJYK9gutX-x9G6djyYBzs5ZuPY1mWHm-617N6UWCoAO/s1600/vegas+topsz.jpg" height="480" title="Simplicity 3790 with self drafted back yoke" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Years ago, I spent a few memorable days in Las Vegas with the girls. Of course, outlet mall shopping was on the agenda, but unuse to the pace and heat, I started to wilt after a couple of hours. The solution was to change out of jeans into a newly purchased bright and breezy sundress. However, a new problem soon developed - as the fabric was super stretchy, the shoestring straps kept on stretching to the point of indecency! By the end of the day the straps were a tangled mess of knots tied in an effort to prevent a complete wardrobe malfunction.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in New Zealand, the straps unpicked from the dress, a piece of blue lycra from the scrap bag found to make new ones, it was all tied together ........ and became a UFO for several years.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkZzzTwfMAEmgNj2pjZKGPlcSkx3hB8y1RT9WS2bxqFYEaUdUP2vRgf8ABkzF0ReH54H5XjV0qK-Ur5ZQEJCjzDU9kyYXkTLIpPNvkZjdwyrG2MwufCK1BtBSyvOb67n3pA8AsmZfrecO/s1600/Simplicity+3790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkZzzTwfMAEmgNj2pjZKGPlcSkx3hB8y1RT9WS2bxqFYEaUdUP2vRgf8ABkzF0ReH54H5XjV0qK-Ur5ZQEJCjzDU9kyYXkTLIpPNvkZjdwyrG2MwufCK1BtBSyvOb67n3pA8AsmZfrecO/s1600/Simplicity+3790.jpg" height="640" title="Simplicity 3790 image" width="444" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter my wardrobe gap of work-appropriate tops. Looking at the fabric again, I decided I would get more wear out of it if it was a top. Choosing Simplicity 3790 (view F, sleeves view E) from my recent <a href="http://www.svdp.org.nz/shops" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">St Vinnies</span></a> haul, I laid it out to cut, then realised the pattern doesn't have a back yoke, only one in the front. Because the yoke would be in the contrasting blue lycra, I wanted it to continue around the body, so whipped up my own back yoke pattern. I also cut contrasting strips of blue for the sleeve hems, and left as much of the original sundress length as possible.</span></div><br /><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The result is a lovely floaty tunic, casual yet smart enough for work, which has now been worn more times than when it was a sundress!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-72890807090967305532014-10-06T19:39:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.961-08:00Art nouveau water lily top - New Look 6754<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The warming weather (and dodgy aircon at work) lead me to discover a major gap in my wardrobe—I have a lack of nice, work-appropriate tops. Knowing summer tops use very little fabric, and before heading off to the shops to buy </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more, </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to have a ferret around in my scrap bag (aka dump its entire contents on the floor). The first fabric I spied was a piece of cotton printed with art nouveau inspired water lilies, left over from a sunfrock made many years ago. At some stage I'd tied a similarly coloured scrap of plain cotton to it because there wasn't quite enough to make a top by itself (my navel-exposing days are long gone!).</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPrI4uo7W6vpdiRVmQSD7Wju06tVYRLyxY58cBS3rjLnIFyNcyG9yJkhUOTK0WiJwa_V5WXOIMI1BUeTfty1-QWhgBbTEfnGiSnCPmQTHz50WCuSQ_HVsFs8YTEx8Z-2LH0TEIFpWaOI3/s1600/NewLook+6754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPrI4uo7W6vpdiRVmQSD7Wju06tVYRLyxY58cBS3rjLnIFyNcyG9yJkhUOTK0WiJwa_V5WXOIMI1BUeTfty1-QWhgBbTEfnGiSnCPmQTHz50WCuSQ_HVsFs8YTEx8Z-2LH0TEIFpWaOI3/s1600/NewLook+6754.jpg" height="640" title="New Look 6754" width="442" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few days later, I stopped by the Petone </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.svdp.org.nz/shops" target="_blank">St Vinnies</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and bought three patterns for 60¢ (paid them $3—they're a charity, after all). I decided on New Look 6754 for a top in this fabric, view D with sleeves from view C.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtNgQbMbapIxSJq8hH7ZzWaza3LgN6_XS-FyyLcTmJlPyyqZ8QOPl4B5kbrceytI-tJmISA3A-UPSmt6zbR_TiXg1KKMBnB_Psz8CJ68WDB7TCvYZx162b-g3zUWtwqzuvxQRlY0X4Ixh/s1600/waterlily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtNgQbMbapIxSJq8hH7ZzWaza3LgN6_XS-FyyLcTmJlPyyqZ8QOPl4B5kbrceytI-tJmISA3A-UPSmt6zbR_TiXg1KKMBnB_Psz8CJ68WDB7TCvYZx162b-g3zUWtwqzuvxQRlY0X4Ixh/s1600/waterlily.jpg" height="640" title="Art nouveau inspired water lilies - New Look 6754" width="482" /></a></div></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because there wasn't quite enough water lily fabric for the length of the top, I made a contrast band of the plain fabric at the hem, then also used it for the neck binding and lastly, as visual balance, bound the sleeve hems as well.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very happy with the results, and it looks awesome with my <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/camel-riding-shorts.html" target="_blank">camel riding shorts</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if I'd known about <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sewcialists.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/kicking-off-scraptember/" target="_blank">Scraptember</a> </span>... </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh well, maybe next year!</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-68723438684455307342014-10-02T15:09:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.954-08:00Another Tara - Vintage Vogue 1103 in burgundy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnPOtkuExq1vvgwxiYrXKetGbvBcyIdoawEQfvhtIqCYA8Y-f2Q-uVI8ZYjIEVJ3lGCT5BiIgVLipvrDhmVUN6lMzm42GhU2Kknst6QgzUDuU-y1cyeAOkGVFa1w-bNS2_zjz2abRvj3d/s1600/Vogue+1103+sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnPOtkuExq1vvgwxiYrXKetGbvBcyIdoawEQfvhtIqCYA8Y-f2Q-uVI8ZYjIEVJ3lGCT5BiIgVLipvrDhmVUN6lMzm42GhU2Kknst6QgzUDuU-y1cyeAOkGVFa1w-bNS2_zjz2abRvj3d/s1600/Vogue+1103+sz.jpg" height="640" title="Vintage Vogue 1103 by Fabiani of Italy" width="496" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Previously, I've mentioned <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/for-taras-mother-tie-dyed-vogue-5558.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">buying vintage patterns via TradeMe from Tara</span></a> and her mother. Vogue 1103 was the very first. The instance I saw the jacket I fell in love and hit "Buy Now", knowing there was a piece of fabric in the stash that would be perfect for it.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdKakw2fKQRa7c-9JxNO9xbD6LEwvUrqEyMJ-TPWBqGExmKoAlTuCxCoakarMN6tRsoVwFRJEtbLW4WoUnFQZ06bT2xAFKPbY6z0vcFTJXutAJ7nUu00i1vekKZkbnRkbCxh8X4Ehy_t1/s1600/burgundy+jacketsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdKakw2fKQRa7c-9JxNO9xbD6LEwvUrqEyMJ-TPWBqGExmKoAlTuCxCoakarMN6tRsoVwFRJEtbLW4WoUnFQZ06bT2xAFKPbY6z0vcFTJXutAJ7nUu00i1vekKZkbnRkbCxh8X4Ehy_t1/s1600/burgundy+jacketsz.jpg" height="640" title="Vintage Vogue 1103 in burgundy wool cashmere" width="482" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I wasn't sure what to use for closures, it remained unmade for nearly six months. Eventually, I spying the large hook and bars in </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fabric-Warehouse/251975710004" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Warehouse</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, which is also where the wool/cashmere fabric and rayon lining had come from sometime earlier.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once cut, it took only an afternoon to sew together, even those eight slashed-pivot point seams <i>(see image below)</i> weren't as tricky as I thought they would be. So I felt it justified <a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/32606/threads-essential-techniques-how-to-sew-a-pickstitch" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">prick-stitching (or pick stitch)</span></a> the facings by hand.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7XRLORtFxjSpmlmPscCHJmzRq955uu4bwwAL2MN2HUhTqdQOrYuZjsmy_1t13_qyZrFAKPYkQ2PF2svWNtzlUwOLxL2mWXpV6x-lkFxdg9rgkX_Ll9-vlSH5hsA6KbtRKFUTIRzzpL3y/s1600/burgundy+jacket+details.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7XRLORtFxjSpmlmPscCHJmzRq955uu4bwwAL2MN2HUhTqdQOrYuZjsmy_1t13_qyZrFAKPYkQ2PF2svWNtzlUwOLxL2mWXpV6x-lkFxdg9rgkX_Ll9-vlSH5hsA6KbtRKFUTIRzzpL3y/s1600/burgundy+jacket+details.jpg" height="478" title="Details of vintage Vogue 1103 in burgundy wool cashmere" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finished jacket is every bit as good as I hoped it would be. I'm wearing it daily at the moment </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(explains the rumpled lining!).</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's terrific for this time of year when the mornings and evenings are still chilly, but not so much you need a full winter's coat.</span><br /><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And while I was taking photos, this was happening at my feet...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82cjlNfquiN5H-Fuf6-vhPHK1ny7IGIGG7HHQfy9vuDnzBpw6tV8IoJYrTsXm0iiezOOSewr0ofzt3RdmvbROoVQW2YT0s-pcVwtSWz48TvahqH9-iTE5xGvr4J8nEv5V1T4G2i0dCOxQ/s1600/madamesz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82cjlNfquiN5H-Fuf6-vhPHK1ny7IGIGG7HHQfy9vuDnzBpw6tV8IoJYrTsXm0iiezOOSewr0ofzt3RdmvbROoVQW2YT0s-pcVwtSWz48TvahqH9-iTE5xGvr4J8nEv5V1T4G2i0dCOxQ/s1600/madamesz.jpg" height="640" title="Madame Velvet Paws - "Tickle my tummy!"" width="482" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-15923898711718914232014-09-29T13:20:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.921-08:00Vintage Simplicity 3107 in a teal striped wool<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Towards the end of winter, I made a dress using vintage pattern Simplicity 3107 in a teal striped wool. However, because I went to Brisbane for a wedding at the end of August, then the weather was warming up once I returned, I kind-of put it in the wardrobe and forgot about it. Until it got ridiculously cold last Monday. It was a nice suprise to find something new and fresh on a miserable "what-am-I-going-to-wear?" morning.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDh4BXICVwZcvcpc4yqPbZClNV41CW7fNhtiGw-Z7AhwmJfaZNBDRbtFYP5Z1Xd8_O9-gd8Ckjpqz5fq9QNZHTz3A6wsUHwCWZM7l1-0jVcO8z8cqbdCHgXE10jmrX1FhRR5cI-s1U4bf/s1600/teal+dress1sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDh4BXICVwZcvcpc4yqPbZClNV41CW7fNhtiGw-Z7AhwmJfaZNBDRbtFYP5Z1Xd8_O9-gd8Ckjpqz5fq9QNZHTz3A6wsUHwCWZM7l1-0jVcO8z8cqbdCHgXE10jmrX1FhRR5cI-s1U4bf/s1600/teal+dress1sz.jpg" height="480" title="Vintage Simplicity 3107 in a teal striped wool" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black patient leather belt from <a href="https://www.veronikamaine.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Veronika Maine</span></a>.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had the fabric for a good 20 years, another gift from Jeannie. It was pale grey - a colour I'm a little unsure about with my colouring, especially now I'm letting the silvers grown out on my head. So I dyed it teal, and love it, although it didn't take quite as much dye as I hoped, so it must be blend of some discription. It has a subtle diagonal stripe, which I cut to form a X on the front.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't remember where the pattern came from (TradeMe? OpShop?) but I followed the handwritten advice on the envelope (<i>"straight skirt gd. fit"</i>) and made version 2, with version 1 sleeves. The only thing I changed was putting the zip in the front instead of back - there's a seam there anyway, so why not us it, right? Really like the finished dress, nice and comfy yet still looks professional. A definite "keep me" pattern to be used again in the future.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-46046493366187269772014-07-28T21:15:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.938-08:00The inkblot test blouse<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fabric-Warehouse/251975710004" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Warehouse</span></a> had a pop-up store on Lambton Quay last year and I couldn't resist this ultra cheap cotton/silk blend. I've been hankering for <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/stashbusting-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">another blouse like this one</span></a>, which I wore constantly last summer.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH-WbWRYYkLmldU7psrF2liFxazYGDBW8xV32mefDHYceNYAKXvy5jCvEl93CKKFbiBNvlbsPH6pGrAcotti67ejmb3p_GR6NlStxg0hykQn4Quf2-e-XnKZ6f6aflnLxOE3w4gIzMxXZ/s1600/inkblot+blousesz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH-WbWRYYkLmldU7psrF2liFxazYGDBW8xV32mefDHYceNYAKXvy5jCvEl93CKKFbiBNvlbsPH6pGrAcotti67ejmb3p_GR6NlStxg0hykQn4Quf2-e-XnKZ6f6aflnLxOE3w4gIzMxXZ/s1600/inkblot+blousesz.jpg" height="640" title="The Inkblot Test blouse" width="484" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-8073-misses-dress-and-belt.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">New Look 6144</span></a> was used, shortened to blouse length and without front and back waist darts. This time I eliminated the centre back seam and put a zip upside down in the side seam, so the hem opens.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from the fabric snagging on multiple needles and pins, it went together quickly in one afternoon, thankfully – after the DK skirt debacle I needed a success! And they look terrific together.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sdH3uUtSu8Hk1fyqpvYjDEkWPINrVZd28o7yRnNr2ojw6VBtsrKJ67eiYzSKNtRD9Tv331CtgDEGrSJ2bzEhqtiB9BlpRoOtc_6PyCOsYhWyJ8XF_zc-is3fXiKfXZMhjq_yfaUAZO3B/s1600/skt+blse+sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sdH3uUtSu8Hk1fyqpvYjDEkWPINrVZd28o7yRnNr2ojw6VBtsrKJ67eiYzSKNtRD9Tv331CtgDEGrSJ2bzEhqtiB9BlpRoOtc_6PyCOsYhWyJ8XF_zc-is3fXiKfXZMhjq_yfaUAZO3B/s1600/skt+blse+sz.jpg" height="640" title="Blouse and DK skirt together with pearls" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pearl necklace from Singapore</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, when I tried it on after completion, I pulled it straight over my head without opening the zip, so will remove it in the future because it's a little bulky. Also, I didn't have quite enough fabric for a decent tie belt but as I'll probably wear the blouse tucked in, I'm not too worried. Anyway, for some reason <a href="http://www.letusdiy.org/html/diy/diy_shishang/20090910/1456_2.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">I made a flower</span></a> out of the remaining scraps, so that rules out putting in an extension. Maybe I'll look for a buckle...</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-86490804688908322422014-07-28T16:50:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.973-08:00Donna Karan – U.O.Me 1 reel of topstitching thread – black. Thank you.<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boy, oh boy, oh boy! <a href="http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v1324-products-27097.php?page_id=311" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">V1324 from the Donna Karan collection for Vogue</span></a>. What can I say?</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because the first garment I made for an actual human (not a doll) was a skirt; because I've been sewing a very long time, and have literally made hundreds over the (gulp!) decades, I thought if there's any garment I can make without a toilé, its a skirt. WRONG!</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I was wise enough to check online reviews of imminent projects before launching gung ho into them. If I'd read <a href="http://kaythesewinglawyer.blogspot.ca/2012/12/a-bad-blogger-attempts-to-bring-you-up.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this</span></a> or <a href="http://mezzocouture.com/2012/11/18/vouge-1324-the-skirt/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this</span></a> or even <a href="http://sewinginstyle.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/the-skirt-from-v1324-wearable-if.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this</span></a> I'd have been weary. But I didn't. And ended up with this:</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGCQOWWOSd1umCuslkElxz9Nm0rs8a3xdK4i1TR_ETCCR8_C41DV_th2j_oqEhpM5DPgja6HTv27ZJDE4eAXdr5YtxU8GWrm3mXuYQbNamxu9bFWcdRiwPg0cAwy9Tgd3CZx41_WoRgBM/s1600/DK+poochy+sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGCQOWWOSd1umCuslkElxz9Nm0rs8a3xdK4i1TR_ETCCR8_C41DV_th2j_oqEhpM5DPgja6HTv27ZJDE4eAXdr5YtxU8GWrm3mXuYQbNamxu9bFWcdRiwPg0cAwy9Tgd3CZx41_WoRgBM/s1600/DK+poochy+sz.jpg" height="640" title="Poochy!" width="482" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What the...? I'm sorry, Donna, if you're going to offer up your designs to the masses (especially at Vogue Designer premium prices), you need to toilé them on real women. 6ft tall models are the exception, not the median.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, after unpicking row after row after row of black topstitching and wacking in enough safety pins to rival </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2214277/Elizabeth-Hurley-wore-Versaces-safety-pin-dress-Lady-Gaga-Claire-Coleman-wears-Bernshaw-replica.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Liz Hurley</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, I had this:</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLdGm77Upat0k3V2dz5tLlYYe37i1EYOVWHz9KFl15J_b2XoUZYs1OaIFvz-B6s0ecBRdb6nBFGCeJDKtWtDZb-0cA-ZLdw0x726zQfAzhBQ6kc9c-3jwWMILii1a_j0dmxazFXNLuuwL/s1600/adjustments+sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLdGm77Upat0k3V2dz5tLlYYe37i1EYOVWHz9KFl15J_b2XoUZYs1OaIFvz-B6s0ecBRdb6nBFGCeJDKtWtDZb-0cA-ZLdw0x726zQfAzhBQ6kc9c-3jwWMILii1a_j0dmxazFXNLuuwL/s1600/adjustments+sz.jpg" height="480" title="Please excuse the dustiness, I'd flung it on the floor in frustration!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To remove the poocheness, I've dropped the entire front by 2cm, curving the front seams back into the original seam allowance at the point where the two seams meet. Plus the darts have been eliminated entirely as they became unnecessary. Chalk marks denote the finished stitching lines. While I was at it I ripped out the zip and dropped the centre back by 1.5cm - have a slight sway back which usually doesn't need adjustments but this pattern seemed to emphasis it. Also, all seam allowances below the hips were decreased from 1.5cm to 1cm so I can actually walk in the skirt.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it didn't end there! Trying it on after all those adjustments, I spied the hem dipping down in the front. Fortunately, last week I picked up a chalk puff hem marker for $10 from the Sallies, and 5 minutes later was loping a massive 3cm off the front hem, sloping back to nothing at side back seams.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, one year later, I have this:</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOLxnz2cnc24y8-Yz-b0zCcQDSXebUSI20HKZBmH3cqg5-4RsDskxz-0WRQu1eZB7tadT8sxasrGwBgLlhBQV_JDa7LuPZRKghf3eY1JSa1gdkXSCeXLfhniws0aP_tylkwSPoaZjTLWc/s1600/DK+blk+sktsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOLxnz2cnc24y8-Yz-b0zCcQDSXebUSI20HKZBmH3cqg5-4RsDskxz-0WRQu1eZB7tadT8sxasrGwBgLlhBQV_JDa7LuPZRKghf3eY1JSa1gdkXSCeXLfhniws0aP_tylkwSPoaZjTLWc/s1600/DK+blk+sktsz.jpg" height="480" title="V1324 Donna Karan collection for Vogue - Black wool skirt finished" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, I like it. May even make it again in denim. (This time it's made in Italian worsted wool, but because I've lightened the pix so the details are more visible, unfortunately it look washed out.)</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UFO over and out.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-48063813343504018452014-07-21T19:49:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.943-08:00I sew slow and I like it that way<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, I read a blog post by a very prolific seamstress on sewing fast. I need to express a different view point. You see, I'm a leisurely crafter, and have reasons for being so. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly capable of sewing fast – use to earn a crust doing so, after all. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes, there are "fast" garments made in between the ones you'll find here. I just personally find them about as interesting as a stack of dirty dishes, and therefore can't be bothered blogging about them.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The garments I do blog about are the ones I enjoy sewing, garments of quality that take time to construct. All are one-offs; all are hand-finished; most are fully lined; many are my own design, while others are from tricky vintage patterns; many are also made using vintage fabrics and trims that demand careful handling.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love discovering and employing new/old couture techniques which help garments fit and hang beautiful, techniques you would never see in mass producted "fast fashion". Techniques such as <a href="http://sewaholic.net/sewing-a-waist-stay-in-a-full-skirted-dress/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">waist stays</span></a>, <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/06/how-to-make-your-own-removable-dress.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">dress shields</span></a> and <a href="http://mimigoodwin.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/weighing-down-hems-trousers-coco-chanel.html#.U83DyYCSzfw" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">weights</span></a> I use on a regular basis. Then there's <a href="http://www.coutureschmiede.com/2014/04/couturegram-underbust-stay.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">techniques like this</span></a> which get my creative juices flowing: —how did they do that? —what difference does it make to a garment? —how can I incorporate this technique into a future creation?</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But most importantly, I wear ALL the garments I blog about. Regularly. Which is why I take time constructing them. They're built to last. I like to dream they'll eventually pass to someone who understands the effort thats gone into their creation, and will treasure them as much as I do. However, my wardrobe isn't overflowing even though I'm always making something. Because I focus on quality, not quantity.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As tempting as it may be to to churn out a whole heap of "fast" garments for the sake of having more regular blog posts, thats not what I'm trying to acheive. Yes, I should post images of couture techniques I use - generally they aren't visible unless you climb right inside the garment. I should also link you to tutorials explaining these techniques. But I won't re-invent the wheel by create my own tutorials unless I can't find a good one already online (such as with my <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/how-to-make-spanish-snap-buttonholes.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Spanish Snap Buttonhole tutoria</span>l</a>).</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, if you're a slow sewer like me - hey! It's OK! Don't beat yourself up about it - sewing isn't a race. Take all the time you need. You and your garments are worth it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKdMz3Uxme9BTn06AKk5jzYCy5Y9iLIMVvTx9V__RS7tkQ2mkv3yd7W1RKNarFJcVbAX_RmtvtbNieSmyT3NXli0T2Qc6Yaf9mZygORzuGyUBJSHobRwL1KCDhabbptXu7OfClZvuu9vg/s1600/selectionsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKdMz3Uxme9BTn06AKk5jzYCy5Y9iLIMVvTx9V__RS7tkQ2mkv3yd7W1RKNarFJcVbAX_RmtvtbNieSmyT3NXli0T2Qc6Yaf9mZygORzuGyUBJSHobRwL1KCDhabbptXu7OfClZvuu9vg/s1600/selectionsz.jpg" height="468" title="Selection of garments on this blog" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qY4HjYWSC8Y?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/u_RC9Cxjqig/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/u_RC9Cxjqig&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/u_RC9Cxjqig&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-2745948171128687982014-07-02T16:53:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.932-08:00For Tara's mother – tie dyed Vogue 5558<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From time to time I buy a pattern off TradeMe. It can be a bit of a gamble; you never know what condition they are in, and unfortunately I have received incomplete patterns. Some, I suspect, are commodities from dealers who don't know (or care) much about sewing. Others are from crafters like ourselves, who cherish their patterns like precious jewels.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tara's mother was one such lady. I was lucky enough to strike up a little rapport with Tara during our trading, and discovered her mother had won Benson and Hedge Fashion Design Awards in the late '60's (in the "High Fashion" and "Evening Wear" sections). I didn't like to ask why she was selling off her mothers patterns, but they arrived in terrific condition, a testament to her mother's care.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrjo-WJ_nlqSU-QZQu25VRVDfEFwGWWCYj-SHyzNPQyscrBiZ3Vhgn7wUTQN1O6cgleTHPupKwucrRIVK2UnFBjsC2fRCHhTcn3greDkPZNLG6x7GtdQ2MveFumm4_BtvIeCiNgkmsgb-/s1600/vogue5558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrjo-WJ_nlqSU-QZQu25VRVDfEFwGWWCYj-SHyzNPQyscrBiZ3Vhgn7wUTQN1O6cgleTHPupKwucrRIVK2UnFBjsC2fRCHhTcn3greDkPZNLG6x7GtdQ2MveFumm4_BtvIeCiNgkmsgb-/s1600/vogue5558.jpg" height="640" title="Vintage Vogue 5558 - Blouse pattern" width="416" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue 5558 is one of the patterns. As usual, I made a wearable toilé - luckily, because thinking the pattern would be a bit too small I added ease, only to find I really didn't need to. I prefer the neck to tie on the right so flipped those pattern pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2r8Bc0zP00-gCMaLUFv79PpgmnoGz7Nntdu4lBBLv721SgoIJj5UNtfWg4YR5k4R3RNXQrBCPmy9ho8dPx2HKxfifEQo6vgxnRYz31BjHO8Q9dRhe4R3s95FjfPmY5lIF4RLDZJCinag/s1600/tiedyetop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2r8Bc0zP00-gCMaLUFv79PpgmnoGz7Nntdu4lBBLv721SgoIJj5UNtfWg4YR5k4R3RNXQrBCPmy9ho8dPx2HKxfifEQo6vgxnRYz31BjHO8Q9dRhe4R3s95FjfPmY5lIF4RLDZJCinag/s1600/tiedyetop.jpg" height="640" title="Tie-dyed Vogue 5558 blouse - Nana's pearl brooch" width="486" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric is lightweight wool, the remnant of a bulk purchase from The Fabric Warehouse many years ago (already made into two shirts). It was originally very pale salmon pink in colour, which is a terrific base colour for dyeing, as it slightly "muddies" the new colour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEAhwzlMseNmZFPtKYJlHVRnMYk8K_GVO25dZjuc6ijhAaFjGGgXfgecV-kwafEmwBtbZQuxXgBQTDrlJXNwejNS-pBoatBivD5uk1OZqK6r3F3gasDxW3ylRno-6d0TyQHOtDUI0VLkR/s1600/tiedyefabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEAhwzlMseNmZFPtKYJlHVRnMYk8K_GVO25dZjuc6ijhAaFjGGgXfgecV-kwafEmwBtbZQuxXgBQTDrlJXNwejNS-pBoatBivD5uk1OZqK6r3F3gasDxW3ylRno-6d0TyQHOtDUI0VLkR/s1600/tiedyefabric.jpg" height="640" title="Fabric pleated and tied for dyeing" width="486" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The remnant was already dyed blue, but since I was making a toilé I decided to have a little fun and tie-dye the piece. Using the book </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Batik-Tie-dye-Creative-Crafts/dp/0047300221" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Contemporary Batik and Tie-dye</span></a>"</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Dona Z. Meilach</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as a guide, I roughly pleated the fabric, then tied in a fairly even criss-cross style. Next time to allow more dye to penetrate, I won't tie so closely or tightly, but I'm happy with the result for this toilé. So, a win-win!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-51812295548400462992014-06-25T16:01:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.947-08:00How to make dress shields - removable and reusable!<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dress shields attach to the underarms of a garment protecting it from perspiration stains. I make and use them regularly for garments made in precious fabrics I don't wish to wash/dryclean more than necessary, such as "<a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/vogue-5782-in-jeannies-houndstooth.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeannie’s wool houndstooth dress</span></a>".</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Claire B Shaeffer briefly describes how to make them on pages 132/3 in her book<i> "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Couture-Sewing-Techniques-Revised-Updated/dp/0942391888/ref=pd_sim_b_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=0K2N3ZY5FMB71DT84PP2" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Couture Sewing Techniques</span></a>" </i>but I have a slightly different technique worthy of a tutorial.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, gather your materials. You'll need a dress, blouse or jacket pattern (any womens' size, armhole scyes are pretty much consistent), pen or pencil, paper (newspaper will do), pins, soft cotton fabric (I'm using old pillowcases here), thread, sewing machine, sewing needles, and 8 domes (sew on snap fasteners). Plus a garment to attach them to!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKrfw2Fvot9Ab0zmzypbf0sZKTApIb9eAgjgMb1F_6Uo_T_yz3mwUXvb18P8oAgGhTVUEAR1Z0R4atKbXPd9PjTwwI5f1AiJyCZ8T8BqpfLc1U269bzGH7ahyAIcTehENIt7998qvO5DB/s1600/shields1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKrfw2Fvot9Ab0zmzypbf0sZKTApIb9eAgjgMb1F_6Uo_T_yz3mwUXvb18P8oAgGhTVUEAR1Z0R4atKbXPd9PjTwwI5f1AiJyCZ8T8BqpfLc1U269bzGH7ahyAIcTehENIt7998qvO5DB/s1600/shields1.jpg" height="480" title="Trace pattern underarm seam from front to back notches (points A to B)" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take the front and back bodice pieces of your pattern and pin them together at the side seam. Pin onto the paper (newspaper) and trace the underarm seam from front (B) to back (A) notches (approximately 18cm/7 inches).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgZL6LVOR6OyYxg84KV_QQ5UIoLtf44gJ566s9XwLGvdmlHk-S70CnWf72hYOAB3IoEBfP3K5oUr09sjZ7Adgu3Xm5Xs4EbkR6C7dfSBe_aUflpHYejK6zSmu142Mh5iMDGYpblb54wXp/s1600/shields2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgZL6LVOR6OyYxg84KV_QQ5UIoLtf44gJ566s9XwLGvdmlHk-S70CnWf72hYOAB3IoEBfP3K5oUr09sjZ7Adgu3Xm5Xs4EbkR6C7dfSBe_aUflpHYejK6zSmu142Mh5iMDGYpblb54wXp/s1600/shields2.jpg" height="482" title="Freehand draw a nice scoop between points A, D and B" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remove pattern pieces and from the centre point (C), mark down about 10cm/4 inches (D). Freehand draw a nice scoop between points A, D and B. It doesn't need to be perfect - no one's going to see these! When your happy with the shape, cut it out.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIudgaDHokgqFIXcUUJ0K9Ok0SIIZm7bOR3FfkqYJqTI0r36BjxXolDf_UVLPbgiUKcEfjqdywlUcUGh_R_6bBs6TgjilmWf-NvlOYYJ7LqPXg9ALQuqOwc_X3qBIL6d-_DIHmR-QJE04/s1600/shields3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIudgaDHokgqFIXcUUJ0K9Ok0SIIZm7bOR3FfkqYJqTI0r36BjxXolDf_UVLPbgiUKcEfjqdywlUcUGh_R_6bBs6TgjilmWf-NvlOYYJ7LqPXg9ALQuqOwc_X3qBIL6d-_DIHmR-QJE04/s1600/shields3.jpg" height="480" title="Cut shapes out of cotton fabric" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut 4 of this shape out of your cotton fabric. Add an extra 1cm (or 1/2 inch) to the scoop edge and cut another 8 - if you're making shields to use in a jacket, you can cut half of these out of lining. This will make one pair of shields.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_gEOhWXFBoqGiEgS-iM2xMjhXXELCq2Ees5QVa7yvEb56-qfjZHKCEAzDiPUkLfUlcHBVkRefv3FEzs8gIh3BUbsySiuvihMgMdSR_woaPvCUdzxVn_1OJWJg6jBqxwWDrzx82Tykxj8/s1600/shields4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_gEOhWXFBoqGiEgS-iM2xMjhXXELCq2Ees5QVa7yvEb56-qfjZHKCEAzDiPUkLfUlcHBVkRefv3FEzs8gIh3BUbsySiuvihMgMdSR_woaPvCUdzxVn_1OJWJg6jBqxwWDrzx82Tykxj8/s1600/shields4.jpg" height="484" title="Sew, clip and press" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place a small piece onto a large piece, matching armhole seams and sew around scoop edge. Do this to all 4 small pieces. Then sew 2 of these pieces together along armhole seam; and again for the other two. Sew the remaining pairs (without smaller bits) together along armhole seams. Clip and press seams open.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-svtDNmkneWiFAyi_7AiVzZD1UUaN9E_dH8kFuqM8WoxahDCTFhKF_iGntcNL5sEW9N3SdjOi9mPudjq17b-XnQySvxnoSarfWsrCkDprH5jTDJ1-nYins7YqafBdt1vmACHPbzZES8Lm/s1600/shields5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-svtDNmkneWiFAyi_7AiVzZD1UUaN9E_dH8kFuqM8WoxahDCTFhKF_iGntcNL5sEW9N3SdjOi9mPudjq17b-XnQySvxnoSarfWsrCkDprH5jTDJ1-nYins7YqafBdt1vmACHPbzZES8Lm/s1600/shields5.jpg" height="480" title="Overlock/serge or zigzag around the outside edge" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now make a pair of shields by matching the halves with smaller bits to the halves without. Make sure the smaller bits are sandwiched between the layers. Overlock/serge or zigzag around the whole outside scoop edge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw-VpnlxOQnjRFu3yrBgAdm8Rd6d3Pvw6Pq2R5G5zgSOIvXkpOanYyo87rS-9NWgImb3UuUvgganaJ2cEW2F8jMoTrYdV3GoGFyGM81x6Lt8H7DDhsHPKyxnUA86CB7jbY39aXDE3bT0C/s1600/shields6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw-VpnlxOQnjRFu3yrBgAdm8Rd6d3Pvw6Pq2R5G5zgSOIvXkpOanYyo87rS-9NWgImb3UuUvgganaJ2cEW2F8jMoTrYdV3GoGFyGM81x6Lt8H7DDhsHPKyxnUA86CB7jbY39aXDE3bT0C/s1600/shields6.jpg" height="482" title="Hand sew domes (snap fasteners) onto shields and garment" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, make a cup of tea, put on your favourite DVD and put your feet up for some hand sewing! Sew one side of domes (snap fasteners) at points A, B and D (there will be double D's<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (</span></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>tee, hee</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span> on each shield) and its partner onto the garment in the corresponding points, which should be approximately 10cm down each side seam, 10cm down each underarm seam, and at front and back armhole notches. Snap together and you're done!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0O1U7qqoVaqWUImCHaqxdXXTHfsvy0NqWUxiFdTAlujrI48On79o96g5bbzpHmg7Bxs7yfzALVJ6PjQl3CKYkE_88I5Q2GweyfJ377b-7OCarlTMJAjwkxBmTeFDJcLawlNIkxr_nE5a/s1600/shields7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0O1U7qqoVaqWUImCHaqxdXXTHfsvy0NqWUxiFdTAlujrI48On79o96g5bbzpHmg7Bxs7yfzALVJ6PjQl3CKYkE_88I5Q2GweyfJ377b-7OCarlTMJAjwkxBmTeFDJcLawlNIkxr_nE5a/s1600/shields7.jpg" height="480" title="Snap together and you're done!" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need a bit more protection you can increase the number of smaller bits sandwiched in the middle, or use a layer of winceyette or light towelling instead.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, sewing the shields in thread the colour of your garment makes it easier to match back to the correct garment when they come out of the laundry.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-20631385163305828272014-05-27T15:04:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.925-08:00Merino cardigan from the scrap bag<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some time ago I made this <a href="http://therightsideoforty.blogspot.co.nz/2009/09/on-mannequin.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">tunic top with lace inset</span></a>. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure where the merino came from originally, but it must have been relatively cheap, because there was quite a bit left-over in the stash, enough to make a semi-fitted cardigan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4zdM0cNaPjR9WDUqMcVMl91Q7u6RC1eBOs02fY7e-xSVHB3P1GOuODKNXl-P7rdJtO311AXytrBcmycaHf5gRcWfsdqqYqisz2dXnk-tGFV1fvh7DLQTQTtcmPBag-qGkQSojFsFrmQ_/s1600/bluecardisz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4zdM0cNaPjR9WDUqMcVMl91Q7u6RC1eBOs02fY7e-xSVHB3P1GOuODKNXl-P7rdJtO311AXytrBcmycaHf5gRcWfsdqqYqisz2dXnk-tGFV1fvh7DLQTQTtcmPBag-qGkQSojFsFrmQ_/s1600/bluecardisz.jpg" height="640" title="Blue merino cardigan with Czechoslovakian glass buttons" width="482" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I made the pattern by tracing a sweater onto paper, then cutting a bit off the bottom of the pattern for a hip band, a bit off the centre fronts for front plackets (mainly because there wasn't quite enough fabric, otherwise I would have extended the fronts to create fold back facings), a bit off the sleeves for cuffs and did some dodgy arithmetic to work out how long the neckband needed to be. If you try this method for yourself, remember to add seam allowances before you cut your fabric.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Czechoslovakian glass buttons complete the cardigan - a wonderful find in Taupo of all places!</span></div><br /><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your wondering why my mannequin is covered in black lycra, I've finally put a little junk in her trunk, using <a href="http://thenewnew.blogspot.co.nz/2009/03/wardrobe-refashion-how-to-make-your.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this tutorial</span></a> and a bunch of old shoulder pads. Garments hang much better now she has a realistic shape!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-76844059229566761682014-05-27T14:58:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.966-08:00Merino cardigan from a snagged jersey<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my cats is a “<a href="http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/polydactyl-cats-facts" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Hemingway cat</span></a>”. Amazing as his big paws are, he has problems shedding the claws on his extra digits. If they haven’t been clipped in a while, he snags soft furnishings, carpets, clothing. Demonstrated here.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMf3cg849mGRcQB7JkQy2Ryq2k7FMyBnPKm5ko_-rzVZq_WFC47JIqqnlkzZEiM-WyLl-_IMro0gQvVXmrZTWOzFT8NFMR9Pa6qmNnXxYzGPT5PKrqGpxSptY3uoBaG37oAVSAn2fveFO/s1600/snagglepusssz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMf3cg849mGRcQB7JkQy2Ryq2k7FMyBnPKm5ko_-rzVZq_WFC47JIqqnlkzZEiM-WyLl-_IMro0gQvVXmrZTWOzFT8NFMR9Pa6qmNnXxYzGPT5PKrqGpxSptY3uoBaG37oAVSAn2fveFO/s1600/snagglepusssz.jpg" height="640" title="The lovely snuggly snagglepuss" width="430" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, a fairly new jersey of Sunny's fell victim to a loving cuddle with snaggle-puss, and was rendered unwearable by a big hole and ladder down the front.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too good to throw out, I recut it into a bolero style cardigan for myself. The pattern is one of my own, adjusted to fit the confines of the original jersey, including extra seams in discreet places (like the facings) because there was only just enough fabric. I’ve got no idea where the fastenings came from, they've been hanging out in "the trims stash" for so long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMTrN1SgU3q1zCw4Vn5KN1FEMRrSgxRXk8P8lcMvJMIkdUScIOPD4n_gywJEB3-iCJyG26Fk4R-C9OmJ4SZOaJ04cFt8hR3BcK1wZwjsULcCKmA9n7U22quZYurasig47s_tfmtAty75i/s1600/browncardisz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMTrN1SgU3q1zCw4Vn5KN1FEMRrSgxRXk8P8lcMvJMIkdUScIOPD4n_gywJEB3-iCJyG26Fk4R-C9OmJ4SZOaJ04cFt8hR3BcK1wZwjsULcCKmA9n7U22quZYurasig47s_tfmtAty75i/s1600/browncardisz.jpg" height="640" title="brown bolero cardigan" width="482" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since finishing last week, I've wore it several times already, it's so versatile. A welcome addition to my wardrobe.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-84935107131565180992014-04-30T15:47:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.970-08:00Indian adventures<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between Sunny and I we amassed so many beautiful photos of our time in India, we decided to create a separate blog to share them with the world.</span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a look - <a href="http://akiwiinindia.blogspot.co.nz/"><span style="color: blue;">akiwiinindia.blogspot.co.nz</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here are a few shots as a preview.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElwsCDk9h2eRtYs5Shf2mzKrihWlprXrjVDJ4MTA_3c3rjIjO70MW0o23Xf0KCWGNg4VEaWnbewEqAPtA4KMTzXUKY_YMIsgwcfgQmh9TjKKt0iRmnIBcwkPbI9gAqjI-hnm0Edp4qgbm/s1600/delhi+trafficsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElwsCDk9h2eRtYs5Shf2mzKrihWlprXrjVDJ4MTA_3c3rjIjO70MW0o23Xf0KCWGNg4VEaWnbewEqAPtA4KMTzXUKY_YMIsgwcfgQmh9TjKKt0iRmnIBcwkPbI9gAqjI-hnm0Edp4qgbm/s1600/delhi+trafficsz.jpg" height="640" title="Delhi - street traffic in Old Delhi" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_4XIRVwS72q82oDFxs068bw8KZqCnMMPETXA8I1Nl3RigNvLdXey-P34B7cUuwkVI2iZtSKalNdiJdefJfIpf3othGRPmqViyyI55A7dbWN442iKAXEKGBPZQNZ4eglk3sMGssXiV9oh/s1600/krishnsz1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_4XIRVwS72q82oDFxs068bw8KZqCnMMPETXA8I1Nl3RigNvLdXey-P34B7cUuwkVI2iZtSKalNdiJdefJfIpf3othGRPmqViyyI55A7dbWN442iKAXEKGBPZQNZ4eglk3sMGssXiV9oh/s1600/krishnsz1.jpg" height="640" title="Pushkar Camel trekking - Krishna the camel" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dXOsjn4gQLIGh3aP0KQ5CGjXMXj6IX7t2yMCSaUFH6g8Wq1HzBC7BNf5Uwe-mnmZ2HApm5il-k7O5kgmrj7OYdw-Ri_IJKRyy_7ih4lnvtu3pB83TGpmDV-Lsshy0RyfzCnooak6W39B/s1600/4asttajsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dXOsjn4gQLIGh3aP0KQ5CGjXMXj6IX7t2yMCSaUFH6g8Wq1HzBC7BNf5Uwe-mnmZ2HApm5il-k7O5kgmrj7OYdw-Ri_IJKRyy_7ih4lnvtu3pB83TGpmDV-Lsshy0RyfzCnooak6W39B/s1600/4asttajsz.jpg" height="478" title="Agra - Taj Mahal in the evening light" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUhlcshaMwjM8GWzHI2jHBi9EIBHWV98xC0RHK5LsPkPiUk11knIzEPrwQjXALxTfRhouQsnneTJHEIQ1QMyhtIh03KT8uZIk7___1vio5dKwQgqIwPVYazDMpiApwUWCQH0p5ZoQa9c5/s1600/cityscapesz.jpg" height="478" title="Udaipur cityscape" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BU1LUqPCTR56rIrn9lFjOY7WQzgZMG_BeDzkCCVSliZDOEawMP3QlUPxsdBOkgVk0bwTGrCi8Rdax6PvL48zkLczhgHCyL47-1UH-yd5EOx5xkP1-t9zXEq4OF2LrRbBBPv57fwDaLpg/s1600/j%2526sfortmadhogarhsz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BU1LUqPCTR56rIrn9lFjOY7WQzgZMG_BeDzkCCVSliZDOEawMP3QlUPxsdBOkgVk0bwTGrCi8Rdax6PvL48zkLczhgHCyL47-1UH-yd5EOx5xkP1-t9zXEq4OF2LrRbBBPv57fwDaLpg/s1600/j%2526sfortmadhogarhsz.jpg" height="480" title="Fort Madhogarh - Jux and Sunny at the courtyard entry" width="640" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-10612597825797388162014-04-28T22:03:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.919-08:00Vogue 5782 in Jeannie’s houndstooth<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in September I toiléd <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/vogue-5782-meets-andy-warhol.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Vogue 5782 in polished cotton</span></a> for <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">TMS</span></a> “Vintage Patterns” challenge. This months ‘Sewing Double’ challenge has given me the incentive to finally make it up in the very precious piece of vintage wool houndstooth I talked about then, which has been lurking in my stash for <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(ahem)</span></i> a good couple of decades. It was given to me by my favourite tutor - <a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34419/housewives-class-wellington-polytechnic-1965" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeannie Gander</span></a>* - when I studied Fashion Design years ago; goodness knows how long she had it for. While I appreciated what a beautiful piece of wool it was, it wasn’t particularly fashionable at that time, hence being stashed for so long.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0FqdRlPPMOFV4tnyJI0aA1H0wF9HKRq1dp51y_o2a2DhIjxaNYHrw58Cnaid3XyW3c2016ysqIHFOJgWMmY4_8xAfs1zvyEku-iLMPKz5zNljVPEndFs6-e6xvsGUqz4ahKOlfVFp0BZ/s1600/houndstooth+fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0FqdRlPPMOFV4tnyJI0aA1H0wF9HKRq1dp51y_o2a2DhIjxaNYHrw58Cnaid3XyW3c2016ysqIHFOJgWMmY4_8xAfs1zvyEku-iLMPKz5zNljVPEndFs6-e6xvsGUqz4ahKOlfVFp0BZ/s1600/houndstooth+fabric.jpg" height="480" title="Vogue 5782 and vintage houndstooth wool fabric" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time I cut the whole dress on the bias, made the sleeves 3/4 length, and pleated the skirt in the front (darts in back) rather than gathering it onto the bodice as per pattern instructions. It’s lined with a liteweight ruby coloured silk satin, bought from Arthur Toyes last year. I also eliminated the sash belt, as this time I think the leather belt works better.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHNuYQIrVjDGuMVYX7tqyEwLGCAYUfVmDCWORSw090TncqwgA7VPmW7y-mbZtMTLIhTI1NFxKl6sm2Itu8cH3qtv_Wl4IcZpp3UPB-Gkiu0iNOLCMg0Ii3VAf0zcHA_gilI0ZHV1QW-v1/s1600/jeannie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHNuYQIrVjDGuMVYX7tqyEwLGCAYUfVmDCWORSw090TncqwgA7VPmW7y-mbZtMTLIhTI1NFxKl6sm2Itu8cH3qtv_Wl4IcZpp3UPB-Gkiu0iNOLCMg0Ii3VAf0zcHA_gilI0ZHV1QW-v1/s1600/jeannie.jpg" height="640" title="Vogue 5782 made in Jeannie's fabric" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhcspn44pWwh9ltXoye_0sZw4lsyMoU4YOXoXBu_P0mpnLRs__ysQs2g7n91YPXX3Ud_ADqt8KBPbGIMuzRqVxpJ2lNYj81F5OvujyrFyjT_70Re-QALwvZ1ZcrIs10GyS2HU9pqoVNAm/s1600/jeannieandandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhcspn44pWwh9ltXoye_0sZw4lsyMoU4YOXoXBu_P0mpnLRs__ysQs2g7n91YPXX3Ud_ADqt8KBPbGIMuzRqVxpJ2lNYj81F5OvujyrFyjT_70Re-QALwvZ1ZcrIs10GyS2HU9pqoVNAm/s1600/jeannieandandy.jpg" height="480" title="Two dresses made in Vogue 5782 " width="640" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Jeannie Gander established the clothing design course at Wellington Polytechnic which over the years evolved into the popular Massey School of Fashion. Ever stylish, Jeannie mentored many young men and women, including several of todays leading New Zealand fashion designers. Sadly, she was forced from the course she created, loved and nurtured for decades when it was taken over by Massey University. You see, Jeannie was from the old school of life, and had no tertiary qualifications suitable to hold a position at a University. Ironically, these positions would be filled by students she trained.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you, Jeannie, I may no longer be working in the clothing field myself, but I think of you and use skills you taught every time I pick up a needle.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BTW, had a fantastic time in India. Check out the pix here - </span><a href="http://akiwiinindia.blogspot.co.nz/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">akiwiinindia.blogspot.co.nz</span></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-68757511646410755402014-02-27T19:42:00.000-08:002015-01-19T07:13:42.956-08:00Camel riding shorts...<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...or maybe not.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waaay back in Froctober, you may remember, besides a frock, I was also busy making a pair of shorts to wear camel riding in Pushkar during my trip to India (which was AWESOME, btw!) </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, I read a travel guide during packing, because it advised women travelling in Rajasthan to keep their shoulders and knees covered.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLX-OSFLH1tghwCYdlUYk57NN1GF0bol6VVyUu9t6gfBVc9i9g1v4pZIBaA1_VJtFesbq1FXF_VqZ6UK1LQLhSURIW53cC7FSPpJwiF2WBLijcqV1ZiB31vsubNVdm3tDBhJS4SNUvidrH/s1600/pleated+shorts1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLX-OSFLH1tghwCYdlUYk57NN1GF0bol6VVyUu9t6gfBVc9i9g1v4pZIBaA1_VJtFesbq1FXF_VqZ6UK1LQLhSURIW53cC7FSPpJwiF2WBLijcqV1ZiB31vsubNVdm3tDBhJS4SNUvidrH/s1600/pleated+shorts1.jpg" height="640" width="488" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeap, those are my knees. </span></div></div><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HyLA7WM4hT7a85079vnZ63euERPo36viYTxLUeWmtWb0KMAcs_wpT7cV5UGjYc27Waf_6Gz-DjXZ21gT_NETL2C7h02sPZS-qqWouYQkx00w_TYAgkQFEGKxUtXyePZ040VNWfFt2Utl/s1600/pleated+shorts2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HyLA7WM4hT7a85079vnZ63euERPo36viYTxLUeWmtWb0KMAcs_wpT7cV5UGjYc27Waf_6Gz-DjXZ21gT_NETL2C7h02sPZS-qqWouYQkx00w_TYAgkQFEGKxUtXyePZ040VNWfFt2Utl/s1600/pleated+shorts2.jpg" height="640" width="490" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nowhere to hide them it these shorts. </span></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They didn’t make it into the suitcase.</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All is not lost though, they’ve slipped quite nicely into the work wardrobe and are being worn on a regular basis this summer.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-168774528277027042013-10-30T20:44:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.923-08:00 Away to the camels!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camels? WTfudge?</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m off to India for a month at the end of the year, and my journey includes a camel trek into the desert at <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=pushkar&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=r31wUqKeBoOErAf-uYDwCA&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1274&bih=1130" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Pushkar</span></a>. It seemed the perfect opportunity to make a pair of 'camel riding' culottes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI3B2oC-zfSbNv5UznVWbKHLTru8DnlgRB30Mpw3zy7l2daD_yrl9tZAzXEKLcfVLpQtbOZjzguOS1K6eQ5d_TH8yT4Fwlu1YhOo8atNWxCRZcDLDFWYJMQ2o49YhC6CvNYE0aVHBzYpg/s1600/culottes+pattern.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI3B2oC-zfSbNv5UznVWbKHLTru8DnlgRB30Mpw3zy7l2daD_yrl9tZAzXEKLcfVLpQtbOZjzguOS1K6eQ5d_TH8yT4Fwlu1YhOo8atNWxCRZcDLDFWYJMQ2o49YhC6CvNYE0aVHBzYpg/s640/culottes+pattern.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I found this pattern - </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity 9787 - in <a href="http://www.svdp.org.nz/shops" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">St Vinnies</span></a> earlier this year, it seemed like divine intervention, as I'd been hankering after</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a pair of seaside culottes I'd seen in a movie set in the 1930's. View 2 fits the bill perfectly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsT-PP-e0bpiblrrLO6u40P8si8kRsbhfsZHv5S6QjavWjCZ_rB3gubcNl8Lk3oWYzJU09k4iffldjBuFGxiBm4_Pb6h8UGskoHE9XdLuVz7P5V9E0q76TFOgIIc_9JKUByOvaKpA5k9bP/s1600/camelridingshorts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsT-PP-e0bpiblrrLO6u40P8si8kRsbhfsZHv5S6QjavWjCZ_rB3gubcNl8Lk3oWYzJU09k4iffldjBuFGxiBm4_Pb6h8UGskoHE9XdLuVz7P5V9E0q76TFOgIIc_9JKUByOvaKpA5k9bP/s640/camelridingshorts.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The linen was picked up from <a href="http://www.arthurtoyefabrics.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Arthur Toyes</span></a> for 50% off during their summer sale, but is now gun-metal grey, thanks to another bout of dyeing. Finishing them very, very shortly!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_5CYZ9EHSkbQgyqz32WCa2jFhGphHakw8atDnUKJjcu1FLhUDVxlExhp-llBe8rDGGtV8STAFMHvjUmS9CTPDjZ0g2qUJf7qyFwyN7jqP0e6dASNFYi3oXX-vufROYgxSUWv53x1WVTy/s1600/camel+shorts+grey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_5CYZ9EHSkbQgyqz32WCa2jFhGphHakw8atDnUKJjcu1FLhUDVxlExhp-llBe8rDGGtV8STAFMHvjUmS9CTPDjZ0g2qUJf7qyFwyN7jqP0e6dASNFYi3oXX-vufROYgxSUWv53x1WVTy/s640/camel+shorts+grey.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-25639038301357793022013-10-30T20:04:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.929-08:00New Look 6071 and the floral sundress<div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buying fabric is exciting. The little thrill of creativity that strikes when you see it. Touching it. Getting inspired to make that something you can’t live one more moment without. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Often I buy fabric with only a vague idea of what I’ll make from it. When I get home I race to hunt out the perfect pattern, hoping there’s enough.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first time I made </span><a href="http://www.simplicitynewlook.com/6071/#.Ulsi9xYoBJ0" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">NL 6071</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> two years ago I used an old </span><a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/thoughts-of-summer-past.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Indonesian batik sarong</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It quickly became my favourite summer frock, so comfortable and easy to wear, with just enough va-voom at the décolletage for me. Now it’s getting very thin its been worn so much. Time to make a new one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQTyvAGT2IoIIbh9Ix2HaORrysMqKdY9reVCSfRE1xb-IAZvUqIRKqNdbtwC8Cj6fqA8NDAOAjiaqPje4bnHRwLgHDU7a4h9NflDJAPcTBGzbVVyMgYX-2Re_MqR3zk9iGy_4ETkYTHr6/s1600/nitsy+for+froctober.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQTyvAGT2IoIIbh9Ix2HaORrysMqKdY9reVCSfRE1xb-IAZvUqIRKqNdbtwC8Cj6fqA8NDAOAjiaqPje4bnHRwLgHDU7a4h9NflDJAPcTBGzbVVyMgYX-2Re_MqR3zk9iGy_4ETkYTHr6/s640/nitsy+for+froctober.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Two and two came together when I saw this floral cotton in </span><a href="http://www.thefabricstore.co.nz/wellington" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Store</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (previously Global Fabrics).</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both times I’ve made <a href="http://www.simplicitynewlook.com/6071/#.Ulsi9xYoBJ0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">NL 6071</span></a> I’ve completely ignored the pattern is designed for stretch fabrics, because by carefully measuring pattern pieces, cutting a couple of sizes larger than “my size” and adding a zip, it can be made out of non-stretch fabric. I also lengthen the skirt by 10cm to a more “lady-like” length, and this time added short sleeves.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWBlh9rW43vHjQyUAeTC90cr0e5oJ3bqrpvczUVY8CSdmxRe-BSl-u_BASID-Adz05HfCTpbbDn0-6JXd7258etwO34aC2Lpxgg9cgmr2F4m1NiTY9p7P3S-mL0Zel5gnJ_q_w4-jgyPw/s1600/floralNL6071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWBlh9rW43vHjQyUAeTC90cr0e5oJ3bqrpvczUVY8CSdmxRe-BSl-u_BASID-Adz05HfCTpbbDn0-6JXd7258etwO34aC2Lpxgg9cgmr2F4m1NiTY9p7P3S-mL0Zel5gnJ_q_w4-jgyPw/s640/floralNL6071.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Did I mention it’s easy to make? Seriously, the bust wrap twisty thing is no where near as hard as it looks.</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love it so much, I’m even posting a ‘selfie’ wearing it to work yesterday, taken during my lunch break on the Petone wharf in a föhn wind (just caught the tripod before it blew over).</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlv1kkhvlWLdSuWSGK2Zhsf_VmfZ_l5LC4whx9g1q5BsGdJRiXjBRsSKVS0Vu-4CMq2jMGRWz-dgMs7XA8IjRaj_So9LetzwRjpU9BCLMZgxfy6ESXD9yqANdIAnyhJ4C5IX0NwcFtNgt/s1600/juxinNL6071petone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlv1kkhvlWLdSuWSGK2Zhsf_VmfZ_l5LC4whx9g1q5BsGdJRiXjBRsSKVS0Vu-4CMq2jMGRWz-dgMs7XA8IjRaj_So9LetzwRjpU9BCLMZgxfy6ESXD9yqANdIAnyhJ4C5IX0NwcFtNgt/s400/juxinNL6071petone.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">necklace and earrings = <a href="http://www.tradeaid.org.nz/index.php/page/stores/pi_storeid/13" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Trade Aid</span></a>, sunglasses = <a href="http://www.zennioptical.com/?nav_cat_id=2&q=sunglasses&navused=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ZenniOptical</span></a>, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">watch = <a href="http://www.skagen.com/en_US/shop/womens/womens_watches/steel_rose_gold_tone_mesh_watch-358srrdp.html?departmentCategoryId=&solrMetaData=eGZfY2FzX2YzMl9udGtfY3M6V2F0Y2hlczxNVEBTUD5jYXNfZjNfbnRrX2NzOldoaXRlIE1vdGhlciBvZiBQZWFybDxNVEBTUD5jYXNfZjEzX250a19jczpSb3NlIEdvbGQ8TVRAU1A%2BcHJpY2VfVVNEOlswIDI3NV0%3D&N=xf_cas_f32_ntk_cs%3AWatches+cas_f3_ntk_cs%3AWhite+Mother+of+Pearl+cas_f13_ntk_cs%3ARose+Gold&Nf=p_min_price%7CBTWN+0+275&pn=c&rec=4&imagePath=358SRRD" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Skargen</span></a>, purple suede pumps = <a href="http://www.coopersshoes.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Coopers Shoes</span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-61627129017524955852013-09-29T18:26:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.951-08:00Vogue 5782 meets Andy Warhol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWG72lSb2Lm_o2ccMlZO5z6fKvFB9BrQeNmkA2YsE8P54yB0kTxhPPsZIguSmWeZ1MzK9joLFgji9OOMfW2VwpC5EwNYqdqeMHMdqXPy4yLbQMa3CXPIIch2GnXU4yEF_7orDvf9gX1zJ/s1600/andyinvogue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWG72lSb2Lm_o2ccMlZO5z6fKvFB9BrQeNmkA2YsE8P54yB0kTxhPPsZIguSmWeZ1MzK9joLFgji9OOMfW2VwpC5EwNYqdqeMHMdqXPy4yLbQMa3CXPIIch2GnXU4yEF_7orDvf9gX1zJ/s640/andyinvogue.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second choice for <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Monthly Stitch</span></a> September’s “Vintage Patterns” challenge is the truly vintage <a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_5782_A" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Vogue 5782</span></a>. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may recall I’ve toiléd a <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/stashbusting-1-2-3.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">variation of this pattern</span></a> before. My intentions are to make it up in a very precious piece of vintage wool given to me by my favourite tutor a couple of decades ago, but felt I needed to toilé the whole dress properly first. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The polished cotton fabric was bought in the August sale at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fabric-Warehouse/251975710004" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Warehouse</span></a> - the same day I attended the fantastic <a href="http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/exhibitions/Pages/WarholImmortal.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Andy Warhol:Immortal</span></a> exhibition at <a href="http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Te Papa</span></a>. The random splashes of cyan and magenta on otherwise fairly monochromatic grey/olive reminds me of his work.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two changes were made to the pattern. I moved the zip from centre back to sideseam as I find zips easier to do up at the side, and the neckline is wide enough to slip my head through. It does still need a zip - because - as per the pattern - the waist seam is gathered onto tape cut to my exact waist measurement, and - you know - boobs/bum > waist. The second change was to make the ties into a belt, instead of coming from the side seams. This way I can wear it with other belts.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Probably because of my rusty pattern grading skills I also need to look at my armhole scye, as it seems quite tight this time. The sleeve head has plenty of ease so it should be a fairly easy adjustment to cut the armhole a little larger. And I love this sleeve length! Plus, the pattern has pockets in the sideseams. (Yes, I did put the zip in behind the pocket).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitpayhd-O_szBaUTvByeoq3V6tE6VljFEyhKcLd7KW9U_xuGNbpIF9Ag7woV_qZ9WA6Pr4DvnbcmoAnN402B1ZvVrG1ZLyXoOQBbO5pSvc7UlF-qC1w6vqR8Z3nDsGBmshVELO_sDmHug/s1600/nitsy+for+froctober.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitpayhd-O_szBaUTvByeoq3V6tE6VljFEyhKcLd7KW9U_xuGNbpIF9Ag7woV_qZ9WA6Pr4DvnbcmoAnN402B1ZvVrG1ZLyXoOQBbO5pSvc7UlF-qC1w6vqR8Z3nDsGBmshVELO_sDmHug/s400/nitsy+for+froctober.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a bit of a boo-boo last weekend and bought some more <a href="http://www.thefabricstore.co.nz/wellington" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">fabric</span></a>. Never fear, it will become a frock in Froctober! It’s not technically “stashed” if it doesn’t make it into the “stash”, is it?</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-22240239902269016792013-09-23T17:07:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.927-08:00Burda 7253 and the SwirlyWhirly Sackdress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2tbVvMBDCRkRPWspXirD4oij_6LsP1etr4blOmvx7IXTvwNTp426LhH8iFwKpmkC3zg_zX1jD_SJe8oHRQznk2AMZQ_S7jFcR-FtSYqsGYwSIERmrhW3anSg9Xok-MQ7HPnx-thgehdp/s1600/swirlywhirly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2tbVvMBDCRkRPWspXirD4oij_6LsP1etr4blOmvx7IXTvwNTp426LhH8iFwKpmkC3zg_zX1jD_SJe8oHRQznk2AMZQ_S7jFcR-FtSYqsGYwSIERmrhW3anSg9Xok-MQ7HPnx-thgehdp/s640/swirlywhirly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Monthly Stitch</span></a> announced September’s challenge was “Vintage Patterns”, my first choice to make was <a href="http://www.patternpostie.co.nz/webapps/p/96988/287029/690028" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Burda 7253</span></a> - a retro style sackdress. However, even thought the sackdress or ‘waistless chemise’’ - first presented by <a href="http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Balenciaga" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cristóbal Balenciaga</span></a> in his 1956 collection - would be classed as “vintage”, I’m not sure this Burda pattern is. Bought from <a href="http://www.spotlight.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Spotlight</span></a> last year, nowhere on the pattern does it say it is a re-print from the ‘50-’60’s. It <i>does</i> have an extremely tapered hobble skirt just like the original sackdress style from the 60’s, which makes me think it is a re-print, rather than retro-styled.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, once I threw away the very confusing construction instructions, this frock was a dream to make. In fact, apart from the handstitching, it only took a few hours to make. The fabric is from "the stash" - a soft cotton/silk blend from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fabric-Warehouse/251975710004" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Warehouse</span></a>, a little opaque so it’s french seamed and lined with cotton lawn (also from TFW). I shortened the pattern to just below the knee (instead of mid-calf). If (when) I make it again I’ll do away with the zip and centre back seam - it easily slips over my head with the zip closed so why go to the bother!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m looking forward to the weather warming up so it can be worn. Have a feeling it’s going to become a ‘comfy’ favourite like the <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/thoughts-of-summer-past.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">twist-top dress</span></a> from the summer before last.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belt = <a href="http://kinkigerlinki.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Kinki Gerlinki</span></a>, Melbourne.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-74675749459323750192013-09-02T21:07:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.963-08:00Another round-to-it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFYWtnHuECIz6FUZYJeW6H70qsms3F0Fu6KUJNFhMgQiGViwexuwZmixLF6NHrFyVN1y631qd9Web-1y7kMBJN1fni5QcyiBKkiGM6WlJI0KrdDvr8fcWCiKenOFdhyUGa8YNcCR12Cq9/s1600/black+work+pants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFYWtnHuECIz6FUZYJeW6H70qsms3F0Fu6KUJNFhMgQiGViwexuwZmixLF6NHrFyVN1y631qd9Web-1y7kMBJN1fni5QcyiBKkiGM6WlJI0KrdDvr8fcWCiKenOFdhyUGa8YNcCR12Cq9/s640/black+work+pants.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally finished these pants last week. Original cut and started last winter, I’m not sure why it’s took me so long - I’ve already worn them twice, so there was definitely a need for them in my wardrobe. Oh well.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black wool suiting fabric from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fabric-Warehouse/251975710004" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Fabric Warehouse</span></a>. Ankle boots from <a href="http://www.iloveparis.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">I Love Paris</span></a>. <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/stashbusting-1-2-3.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Red top here</span></a>.</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-29277831024947190612013-08-05T15:55:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.934-08:00The perfectly timed Cape Challenge<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s the perfect time of the year for wearing a cape - too warm for a coat, yet not quite warm enough to go completely without that extra layer.</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’d been thinking about making a capelet since seeing one in Melbourne last month. Upon returning to Wellington, and knowing a capelet wouldn’t use much fabric, I rummaged through the scrap bag(s) and turned up the last of the wool suiting used to make <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/a-beret-for-dawn-parade.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">a béret for the ANZAC day parade</span></a>, some navy-blue rayon lining, and a bag of brown suede scraps I’d completely forgotten about. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An old cloak pattern (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/120030350/butterick-cape-cloak-sewing-pattern-4110" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">available here</span></a>) was the starting point for the capelet pattern plus the pattern piece made for the fur collar on my <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/mad-men-challenge-beths-fur-collar-coat.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mad Men Jacket</span></a>. I simply shortened the cloak pattern in length and rounded the collar points to make them easier to bind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbVbRPwmcbuUeYnGhv_J0yeRHAqDPlBh2mnU9xBa5nrY2NB-9wwef-8UG6G2OjV7tpyK528btpZdLuuRSLcCSSyi6kBB9D4M4Wg2EbBurBCr9XBliy7ijpEQt0JdoC5xY1UyWdP4Pi-aA/s1600/capeletwoolsuedejux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbVbRPwmcbuUeYnGhv_J0yeRHAqDPlBh2mnU9xBa5nrY2NB-9wwef-8UG6G2OjV7tpyK528btpZdLuuRSLcCSSyi6kBB9D4M4Wg2EbBurBCr9XBliy7ijpEQt0JdoC5xY1UyWdP4Pi-aA/s640/capeletwoolsuedejux.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of Sundays stitching, and here it is! The suede fastening is made using a D-ring from </span><a href="http://www.mademarioncraft.co.nz/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Made on Marion</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and a screw back button stud (</span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/bhp/button-stud-screwback" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">similar to these</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) from an old vinyl belt. I actually made two fastenings, but decided it looked better with just the one.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNHZ1gyQQlYvMcZXURo6YAPpbT75NVk1kncfmvzTZLgdJB2i3Km7eCy_6JcKhOqSUCVKg5BO7oWR4rwd5n_tElIaqVrKEqGxfNJiWd98FWuAvtqc-1oCMGSQqFmbQzK0KiQsETFt7g4Zz/s1600/swirlywhirly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNHZ1gyQQlYvMcZXURo6YAPpbT75NVk1kncfmvzTZLgdJB2i3Km7eCy_6JcKhOqSUCVKg5BO7oWR4rwd5n_tElIaqVrKEqGxfNJiWd98FWuAvtqc-1oCMGSQqFmbQzK0KiQsETFt7g4Zz/s640/swirlywhirly.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Burda 7253 and the SwirlyWhirly Sackdress</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzHwm5a3sCRViK-vPeloNYYxB_rLItQc1e4TWmGnwh78Eojpy9xG0Zhj8j7lUjyp6MvENmXrGIxW24dhJU3wv8eo1KQ-cbEKYZjr4decLHoWp7IBJENpo3sruW6snMPA9QXnH0G-FBFMC/s1600/andyinvogue5782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzHwm5a3sCRViK-vPeloNYYxB_rLItQc1e4TWmGnwh78Eojpy9xG0Zhj8j7lUjyp6MvENmXrGIxW24dhJU3wv8eo1KQ-cbEKYZjr4decLHoWp7IBJENpo3sruW6snMPA9QXnH0G-FBFMC/s640/andyinvogue5782.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Vogue 5782 meets Andy Warhol</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to the next Monthly Stitch Challenge - Vintage Patterns. Will it be retro </span><a href="http://www.patternpostie.co.nz/webapps/p/96988/287029/690028" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Burda 7253</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">’s “SwirlyWhirly Sackdress” (lets face it, </span><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9051982/Earthquakes-rock-central-New-Zealand" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Wellington’s been a bit swirlywhirly recently</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) or the truly vintage “</span><a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_5782_A" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Vogue 5782</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> meets Andy Warhol”? What do you think?</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And take a look at <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Monthly Stitch Collective</span></a> to view everyon</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">e's creations.</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvTaWVYUVowtR4gsoXY5ElgxgF6nlKMz5rprHfXu0HCOtHbHdP4KIUKDus34MiaoiPKHwk5DQqgfh7IZEiriTjbi85lea47Ftk0pwLFOZpxW6FK21KZg4-M1xBiMpTyjUchZfCtyoC6dx/s1600/tms_badge_01_200px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvTaWVYUVowtR4gsoXY5ElgxgF6nlKMz5rprHfXu0HCOtHbHdP4KIUKDus34MiaoiPKHwk5DQqgfh7IZEiriTjbi85lea47Ftk0pwLFOZpxW6FK21KZg4-M1xBiMpTyjUchZfCtyoC6dx/s320/tms_badge_01_200px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-47791803373612175112013-07-28T20:00:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.940-08:00Sale madness in Melbourne <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Picked an excellent time to visit Melbourne. Sales on everywhere, 50-70% off in most cases. However, mindful of my baggage limit on the flight home, I didn’t go completely crazy.</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Except for <a href="http://www.buttonmania.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Buttonmania</span></a>. The sale was by weight; below cost Aussie $4.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTw_7Y1f1S9d_Yi040wq99XGtaurmKZqMm43MmP2NaVRSz-Dch8T1fdAcYccCvF-Z3fzPsdliTwke9Qpq5w7ILn8l7PILudZC_-kVqjleVZ6uERI8NuArubzJxHX53A2cbQwrN5BnvFah/s1600/buttonmania.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTw_7Y1f1S9d_Yi040wq99XGtaurmKZqMm43MmP2NaVRSz-Dch8T1fdAcYccCvF-Z3fzPsdliTwke9Qpq5w7ILn8l7PILudZC_-kVqjleVZ6uERI8NuArubzJxHX53A2cbQwrN5BnvFah/s640/buttonmania.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Completely forgot to take swatches of all WIP fabrics before leaving NZ, but luckily did have some swatches with me in a notebook I always carry.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In no particular order:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">green buttons match one of those swatches, couldn’t decide which style I liked best so hey! bought both</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">grey for coat fabric given to me by <a href="http://juxtaposenz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/my-tartan-terror.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Auntie Muriel</span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">black buttons are always useful</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">brown buttons either end because I liked them</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">buckles are for future projects</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and how cute are the little two-toned cream and brown buttons in the centre.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was just so much stock; I had to giggle when I opened a box and found a note inside </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Didn’t get to this box - ran out of time!”</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I know the feeling.</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time, just wait until next time!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448033013360628854.post-84875937949276310612013-07-17T16:44:00.000-07:002015-01-19T07:13:42.968-08:00These boots are made for walkin’<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SunnyJim found some cheap flights and we’re off to Melbourne for the weekend! </span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a treat. Melbourne is my second most favourite city in the world (after Wellington, of course!) but I haven’t visited in about 7 years, thanks to the mortgage. Looking forward to checking out the old haunts and discovering some new ones.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND will still be there on Monday for the start of the <a href="http://www.buttonmania.com.au/news" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Buttonmania</span></a> sale!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So packing the sensible shoes for all the walking I’m planning on doing - sorry beautiful <a href="http://www.superminx.co.nz/home.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">red suede Minx boots</span></a>, you’ll be staying in the closet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmkqJswF9uU3vIwQgx-LepBdiOC40W_oLqn20CTYHOCasnWxhLvV7uOUkzbPsRlVc3ZK5Q5EzRG7QKN5kfpfRWh5g49tguSBJIW3aCoYj3IH96aSTUnwRBs2-GFkLlwnIKiTYiscOALna/s1600/red+boots+sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmkqJswF9uU3vIwQgx-LepBdiOC40W_oLqn20CTYHOCasnWxhLvV7uOUkzbPsRlVc3ZK5Q5EzRG7QKN5kfpfRWh5g49tguSBJIW3aCoYj3IH96aSTUnwRBs2-GFkLlwnIKiTYiscOALna/s640/red+boots+sm.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica LT Std'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5.7px;"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392471300909390708noreply@blogger.com0