tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42925730096372319772024-03-17T12:05:24.896-07:00The Sewing Experience30 years of amateur sewing experienceMertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-6816944877798769022024-03-17T10:15:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:15:30.894-07:00Cotton Tartan Saraste Shirt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZnJk1f83l0HuYomdqgQvqMQj-Ij-G4Wo7eX0fScr_OCRkyBfJOFoc2fnaPl4v7PxTc0fS3v6H7GKWyJyYrk-Bi43ZCJAIspYb3isMytGO4ZruWyqJ7ey0PJ5PYs-NP7fv_sNyTV4pgbsE2_g-EKll-CtClSmPCObFzwetT2vpC1CXSLO7Bs4lWdD8E82/s1753/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZnJk1f83l0HuYomdqgQvqMQj-Ij-G4Wo7eX0fScr_OCRkyBfJOFoc2fnaPl4v7PxTc0fS3v6H7GKWyJyYrk-Bi43ZCJAIspYb3isMytGO4ZruWyqJ7ey0PJ5PYs-NP7fv_sNyTV4pgbsE2_g-EKll-CtClSmPCObFzwetT2vpC1CXSLO7Bs4lWdD8E82/w328-h640/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%202.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> I bought this fabric in the Utrecht textile market, when we visited it almost one year ago. It is a thick, checked cotton, in beautiful red, black and white tones. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I decided to use again the Saraste shirt pattern from Breaking the Pattern book by Named, as I did in this <a href="https://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2021/05/blue-and-black-checked-riverside-cotton.html">other checked shirt I made</a>. The only change from that project was to make the sleeves longer, as they ended up being in the short side then. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0XBL2OQApEagNlr25rm-RHGQZGEfXA6pxK2_OY2UxN577xfdSUpfH5L9ru2PToo62hYt4XOv_8okYWj5HBvMxYj26fokf9g_jkYOYGcgArO0NyC_1DQ_AUDIqnT7BL6253FtVpil5FJkIjULCxPmsfI8zS6nkn9WaigSRnfebDd2lGLNhrf6zo2C5kDV/s1694/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0XBL2OQApEagNlr25rm-RHGQZGEfXA6pxK2_OY2UxN577xfdSUpfH5L9ru2PToo62hYt4XOv_8okYWj5HBvMxYj26fokf9g_jkYOYGcgArO0NyC_1DQ_AUDIqnT7BL6253FtVpil5FJkIjULCxPmsfI8zS6nkn9WaigSRnfebDd2lGLNhrf6zo2C5kDV/w340-h640/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%201.jpg" width="340" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Everything was going smooth, the fittings were great, until I realized the bust darts were beginning in different places of the checked pattern. At first I thought the problem was the darts, but finally I learnt the sad truth: I had cut the pattern pieces on the folded fabric thinking one of the white lines run over the one in the bottom, but it went 10 cm down, to the next white line. I made this huge mistake when cutting the fabric because I rushed the process, in my rush to get things done. This is one of my sins as a seamstress, sometimes I rush and speed the process, and these are the consequences: the shirt is totally askew, the plaid goes down unbalanced instead of being horizontal. It is a disaster. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNUCsOnr9WpikE7UuRMTsbKK4QbFHsPrib1aJxh6XLBSMoc86W9vq1fT4N30syEGpzE1EiYfznzj7mPNwl2iQ663kNslbCFzAC-TxCe9sBovsU5XhB1TkPs5tNCpkbtUiZwRAURKFgnFlBm01V9hI_dMFfu-8T8dkr7DYAOJ_KvrVNiiIdoS0gt7_s0WL/s1807/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNUCsOnr9WpikE7UuRMTsbKK4QbFHsPrib1aJxh6XLBSMoc86W9vq1fT4N30syEGpzE1EiYfznzj7mPNwl2iQ663kNslbCFzAC-TxCe9sBovsU5XhB1TkPs5tNCpkbtUiZwRAURKFgnFlBm01V9hI_dMFfu-8T8dkr7DYAOJ_KvrVNiiIdoS0gt7_s0WL/w318-h640/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%203.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I realized my mistake I considered the possibility of throwing it away, but by then it was almost finished, and my partner said it was unnoticeable to the unknowing eye. So I decided to finish it and wear it. It is nice and comfortable to wear, but I will always know it as the askew shirt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1BS8ShhRsye6hfoBf3ObYfpKvXU-CjESn9dJL_4_kmGsZsrozp1U5PNLihlmKT1qEe0fnwN5fJ-fzTbrNbGz8Zs-CXX_1GLurWTfiJl1Hji0tHNSK1v4krDyDxEAzKjA_kgptutif2b384oaxsf5mHPZ4UNBdlb0tjypduRqdGR_xHvjaB_9Ll9bLsbM/s1818/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1BS8ShhRsye6hfoBf3ObYfpKvXU-CjESn9dJL_4_kmGsZsrozp1U5PNLihlmKT1qEe0fnwN5fJ-fzTbrNbGz8Zs-CXX_1GLurWTfiJl1Hji0tHNSK1v4krDyDxEAzKjA_kgptutif2b384oaxsf5mHPZ4UNBdlb0tjypduRqdGR_xHvjaB_9Ll9bLsbM/w282-h640/Checked%20Cotton%20Saraste%20Shirt%204.jpg" width="282" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Errors are an opportunity to learn, and I have learnt to cut the patterns on unfolded fabric, matching the checks carefully in this kind of fabric. </span></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-67495726700662949072024-02-11T12:04:00.000-08:002024-02-11T12:04:04.475-08:00Non Glamourous Sewing Projects<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1dXEjVa1RA1J8BXfQzOlN91kmBZxkiR9EU_pcTk2EYM4LFzLWFxWL0Vpgwm9jUBo5Q1kECo-X_vOf1WGZDIfLu_HHghlsT9IR5c98Mfl8qkSJDVAxhfSs2zBzvO2QV2kAeoDIGfcKGUC5EATTfpQQqy2h057LdHAK8RcUPu8ooeLZqEs4AZG2SJx8jW7/s2988/Organic%20Pink%20Cotton%20Long%20Loungewear%20Dress%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1dXEjVa1RA1J8BXfQzOlN91kmBZxkiR9EU_pcTk2EYM4LFzLWFxWL0Vpgwm9jUBo5Q1kECo-X_vOf1WGZDIfLu_HHghlsT9IR5c98Mfl8qkSJDVAxhfSs2zBzvO2QV2kAeoDIGfcKGUC5EATTfpQQqy2h057LdHAK8RcUPu8ooeLZqEs4AZG2SJx8jW7/w398-h640/Organic%20Pink%20Cotton%20Long%20Loungewear%20Dress%201.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Sometimes one has to make necessary items that are not that special. Recently, I've been making some of them, like a pair of work trousers for my boyfriend, replicating an old pattern in thick corduroy. Sadly, I lost the back pattern piece, so I had to make a new back pattern by the rub-off method. Either I did not get it properly, or he gained some small weight, but they are too tight and not comfortable, so I will have to make another pair soon. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh929Z3s54KE5JWeA8-5qIU0xDDcp7p13DfQBoJWKvZkHz8ATfWWOsSPM27J1vCbkpYp9wJr0K2_jNXjV9nZFhCS3aPRr8bj7NXefTTwFXaBKAQqlquzmro4RHHQvV5fzMNmAOoIsMEHfeozxyz-dzJearBWD7n-rRE7sGYUWpYI-82eq85z8pmZw4eNN34/s1000/silk%20pillowcases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1000" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh929Z3s54KE5JWeA8-5qIU0xDDcp7p13DfQBoJWKvZkHz8ATfWWOsSPM27J1vCbkpYp9wJr0K2_jNXjV9nZFhCS3aPRr8bj7NXefTTwFXaBKAQqlquzmro4RHHQvV5fzMNmAOoIsMEHfeozxyz-dzJearBWD7n-rRE7sGYUWpYI-82eq85z8pmZw4eNN34/w640-h302/silk%20pillowcases.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I also made some sateen silk pillowcases for our bed. They are supposed to be a real game changer for your hair, and they might be. My hair used to become more and more rough and entangled between washes, and now it is soft and loose for days... so they were worth it, even at 70 € the pair, and eventually I will need another pair...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-Q0qbQ9q7bLExbrRyHqBTDbK8owdpnPw4l8JC8hLJ7Dmh_E_Y788K9FesgD6-_gj6KevlpzWwVkGiVJWI82KzsB030ySLV6-B4u054wi8JnmTtYv-AbtGNN5K30K1NFe2UNUOrNldOzKYf9AWan7XwP4kfkKvaABcd_YPeqg3tKFtiV2GHSkrMVnk_Eb/s3012/Organic%20Pink%20Cotton%20Long%20Loungewear%20Dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-Q0qbQ9q7bLExbrRyHqBTDbK8owdpnPw4l8JC8hLJ7Dmh_E_Y788K9FesgD6-_gj6KevlpzWwVkGiVJWI82KzsB030ySLV6-B4u054wi8JnmTtYv-AbtGNN5K30K1NFe2UNUOrNldOzKYf9AWan7XwP4kfkKvaABcd_YPeqg3tKFtiV2GHSkrMVnk_Eb/w390-h640/Organic%20Pink%20Cotton%20Long%20Loungewear%20Dress.jpg" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I also made some dress as lounge-wear. I love wearing long jersey dresses at home, and this pattern, an old one I hacked from Burda magazine, is perfect, and it will probably get more renditions. </span><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-78859056953896108882024-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:002024-01-28T11:51:39.092-08:00Grey Silk Pussy Bow Blouse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-JCAb_vF5EithZ24PnK4MrLx4nL4c9Om7J4Ga_GUzlfJDUSZOVM1mzrOjvsYhSBWuCs-qDmlMo_3rSdJ5okuvwgxuLhR2PBvyMm6MV3_ZC6FH7QwxVjtnPId3qZu7qWr7At-ukted8UrkXj_Ghe6JFacBg3Sy__1joyR1l_tYahYyWzGC_a1E-TstYb/s1853/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-JCAb_vF5EithZ24PnK4MrLx4nL4c9Om7J4Ga_GUzlfJDUSZOVM1mzrOjvsYhSBWuCs-qDmlMo_3rSdJ5okuvwgxuLhR2PBvyMm6MV3_ZC6FH7QwxVjtnPId3qZu7qWr7At-ukted8UrkXj_Ghe6JFacBg3Sy__1joyR1l_tYahYyWzGC_a1E-TstYb/w310-h640/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%201.jpg" width="310" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is my <a href="https://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/search?q=pussy">second</a> rendition of this wonderful pattern. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkLzYJT1Ck_An53E9JaaTOujyJTFISIv6NJt-KF1hM_e2a_JFdAubpdXVXQG7AsC5FtaCy9UCvF-yLKrhzTC9A2NK2Q-C7li78lAnhlA35MiqQ1KHVmvIWXmHu9s_VQLOuzCd1ZPSlXmDsnnNDT2cDreWLE457eRGC8RarQOCOgtQQlMgpgYLXJS5c18G/s1710/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkLzYJT1Ck_An53E9JaaTOujyJTFISIv6NJt-KF1hM_e2a_JFdAubpdXVXQG7AsC5FtaCy9UCvF-yLKrhzTC9A2NK2Q-C7li78lAnhlA35MiqQ1KHVmvIWXmHu9s_VQLOuzCd1ZPSlXmDsnnNDT2cDreWLE457eRGC8RarQOCOgtQQlMgpgYLXJS5c18G/w336-h640/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%202.jpg" width="336" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I got the fabric <a href="https://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2017/05/london-shopping-ii.html">7 years ago</a> in Goldhawk Road, London. It has been all this time in my stash waiting for the right project, and this sure is a perfect match. I needed a thin blouse for my Mitchell trousers and also for under smart jackets, and this is spot on. </span><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1Z70JxqDQ7EvkR_uQQFBJnbWI0zq46UKAeuobmYedzLnjQIlegMwFH5H6m1KV1SWKntCIyDU8B5F7idhcF3fSRxAZTNMMNSv6Vs2J08eoS64nTVGGjvUZ2-9_VKu6fF8sb2eittCU2R2pMpeWMulkY_ZNjCBA9xwZlBXM2Fo4kZVBzVnvCbMTK8gO_ka/s1622/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1Z70JxqDQ7EvkR_uQQFBJnbWI0zq46UKAeuobmYedzLnjQIlegMwFH5H6m1KV1SWKntCIyDU8B5F7idhcF3fSRxAZTNMMNSv6Vs2J08eoS64nTVGGjvUZ2-9_VKu6fF8sb2eittCU2R2pMpeWMulkY_ZNjCBA9xwZlBXM2Fo4kZVBzVnvCbMTK8gO_ka/w356-h640/Grey%20Silk%20Pussy%20Blouse%203.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-24760181379727467412024-01-14T10:37:00.000-08:002024-01-14T10:37:22.063-08:00Pink Sweater and Pirate Jeans<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav2PjzNc8WBmYI-gN0zJvLFOVPrOTUZb_L9H4NB_LxIo9LXFcDOcbyfEHKvveVvMjL6JXdBmYn4jq3n1swt4WHKbHhREm2HX-cOj_N1EGT__938e7afcIPWIWj96RI7sZNdS_n39Ig1uM0i3PipaDVt6ZE2C6Us1lXomXKX4FRoKxoQokrQaicwr_KWOy/s3120/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="1716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav2PjzNc8WBmYI-gN0zJvLFOVPrOTUZb_L9H4NB_LxIo9LXFcDOcbyfEHKvveVvMjL6JXdBmYn4jq3n1swt4WHKbHhREm2HX-cOj_N1EGT__938e7afcIPWIWj96RI7sZNdS_n39Ig1uM0i3PipaDVt6ZE2C6Us1lXomXKX4FRoKxoQokrQaicwr_KWOy/w352-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%201.jpg" width="352" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I found this pink sweater fabric in <a href="https://guthrie-ghani.co.uk/">Guthrie and Ghani</a>, a fabric shop in Birmingham that we visited last summer. It has a small white thread that gives it a lighter shade, beautiful. The denim, I bought online in Denimlab. It has 2% elastic in it. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uaWOMj3o00mrjVnowymyA_Hcl6jZhBSxiEmUIWxLRH-vWRcWch4gkxlbTPxOq2O23X2rS9Twxc8EDCb3EhOSxEp8MkKmK9K1LJO0wUklx5el6etFcvoLHEeeF_U-GWeoZkD8F3O4TkoUa00EL8gazrrUaUy1W6ulY_UkOu4we_9J10YzEKq_8S7S3fmN/s2928/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uaWOMj3o00mrjVnowymyA_Hcl6jZhBSxiEmUIWxLRH-vWRcWch4gkxlbTPxOq2O23X2rS9Twxc8EDCb3EhOSxEp8MkKmK9K1LJO0wUklx5el6etFcvoLHEeeF_U-GWeoZkD8F3O4TkoUa00EL8gazrrUaUy1W6ulY_UkOu4we_9J10YzEKq_8S7S3fmN/w338-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%202.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used my old <a href="https://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2015/08/coco-dress-knockoff.html">Coco pattern</a> for the jumper bodice, and then I hacked the sleeves using Aldrich's book method. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XxDYStwOiCFXz_D_EbuEeWT8Gkm142cCkSAqk3Sr1ZB0bGx9WgbL-Csai5pXy-3xKVP9OfHPvfxeoKVHiszjS41BkfQByZlSPrOQii9TbyWcqbYBcnM8LlR-Y1Q-jNAZmgE8gAKO8pVpFhxWn8ckg_avnnH7j82rxLjRus5eMt-SQzITXdDP6ynOPt0P/s3084/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="1704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XxDYStwOiCFXz_D_EbuEeWT8Gkm142cCkSAqk3Sr1ZB0bGx9WgbL-Csai5pXy-3xKVP9OfHPvfxeoKVHiszjS41BkfQByZlSPrOQii9TbyWcqbYBcnM8LlR-Y1Q-jNAZmgE8gAKO8pVpFhxWn8ckg_avnnH7j82rxLjRus5eMt-SQzITXdDP6ynOPt0P/w354-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%203.jpg" width="354" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For the pants I used an old pattern from BurdaStyle that I love, my <a href="https://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2018/02/concert-black-cotton-twill-pants.html">Concert Twill Pants</a>, although I had to take 1 cm off the external seams (x4!). Still, they kept falling down when I wore them, so I had to undo some self encased seams and take some 2cm more at the waist piece and the top of the sides seams. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin-5xSCvD60VvOUd1nSmKoFrARfXRpLbSdhcSZtw5rPuB9viEZ336_9zPECN4YWibAHOLQPxT0VMI825b8J2na2q1HJwtQRiRp9Enc8gDzSQNz22IHCsv_NYK6nOTHaivXaTNXZadgGi3FArq5UGSIq8zO8R6zYPPqS8BfuzkxJYKPUoaULWYqwQ2A8a1/s3048/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="1476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin-5xSCvD60VvOUd1nSmKoFrARfXRpLbSdhcSZtw5rPuB9viEZ336_9zPECN4YWibAHOLQPxT0VMI825b8J2na2q1HJwtQRiRp9Enc8gDzSQNz22IHCsv_NYK6nOTHaivXaTNXZadgGi3FArq5UGSIq8zO8R6zYPPqS8BfuzkxJYKPUoaULWYqwQ2A8a1/w310-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%204.jpg" width="310" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is a wonderful pattern, the perfect crotch length, tight at the hips and straight wide from the hip down, I really love this pattern and I will use it again. </span><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iaPyP-obQfYb_3F10sNeRO3MJ9QyPOvAWIlYMhVO4OAG8S3ZFrj2kIoasv_rvqzy62iNpVQKUJqZD4vEOSAOyQow5_w98LmWn00-_8PmEMTtst-4QZuha_HABrJAgdlCD6tNxC2oVCrolNBfw0E6yA5tazFQyxlaPSDwCCtIRCJicojfBij2PQXfdZjW/s3120/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iaPyP-obQfYb_3F10sNeRO3MJ9QyPOvAWIlYMhVO4OAG8S3ZFrj2kIoasv_rvqzy62iNpVQKUJqZD4vEOSAOyQow5_w98LmWn00-_8PmEMTtst-4QZuha_HABrJAgdlCD6tNxC2oVCrolNBfw0E6yA5tazFQyxlaPSDwCCtIRCJicojfBij2PQXfdZjW/w308-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%205.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa6JNIxIcLJebPxDlOO-VKRuIH6EAYhZxLZ5MV1nFX9YJRjoCC4WK0p02pJNQVZHLQmSx1tWNpz1iqMubFi4igH04g-4l76UJ6-JYQTmNlIy4HKWkf742MzafRVXoi3upiE3OlZZCfUkVhBmWBAvS6NdiQzdoQxUJ0DEHELzNEnLDtCl0YgQ-5bpAiZBW/s2736/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa6JNIxIcLJebPxDlOO-VKRuIH6EAYhZxLZ5MV1nFX9YJRjoCC4WK0p02pJNQVZHLQmSx1tWNpz1iqMubFi4igH04g-4l76UJ6-JYQTmNlIy4HKWkf742MzafRVXoi3upiE3OlZZCfUkVhBmWBAvS6NdiQzdoQxUJ0DEHELzNEnLDtCl0YgQ-5bpAiZBW/w346-h640/Pink%20Sweater%20and%20Pirate%20Jeans%206.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-62192261992860892142024-01-07T12:35:00.000-08:002024-01-07T12:35:54.851-08:00Tartan Minishorts Suit<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh4fLPBCpkwFWN-LgAr6Q90UWJ_fXfwI44SBes8hJNit2gQBG-Es0HyKfJ1GtYJFtvkSxazB42LTlg407uBMpPQ0pkQT-li7RL-LRHPZv2xreDhAniXXKTMtneaDjDcQXWMN8tbZRNO0eID-Mrm2tADvVGa_qjRVaJEPXyHLuJRSGkRIbWkz22JVW_JjT/s4032/Minishorts%20Suit%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh4fLPBCpkwFWN-LgAr6Q90UWJ_fXfwI44SBes8hJNit2gQBG-Es0HyKfJ1GtYJFtvkSxazB42LTlg407uBMpPQ0pkQT-li7RL-LRHPZv2xreDhAniXXKTMtneaDjDcQXWMN8tbZRNO0eID-Mrm2tADvVGa_qjRVaJEPXyHLuJRSGkRIbWkz22JVW_JjT/w302-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%205.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I bought this fabric online and it was adisappointment, because it has quite a lot of a sparkle, although cameras do not take it. The sparkle also meant it was not 100% wool (as advertised in the website), so I wrote to them, and they confessed it had 20% plastic in it. They also offered half a refund, so the sin was done, although unintentionally, and the cut fabric was on my stash. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6dFxLdaJlWv3N6tWHZO42Yy2nNW5zzjy6WDNDVl1UbDTdqHn5HXbISAmz-ZKN8Bt5eTDcdsEmEoQ5JnNjMlVlybax6BApTBakxZckSMSxgOBNY2D25usLfDe0c1BO87o9JnLhB_jj3stWm9gJSOPrK-54RJHL37fuUt0FiSQj6nT1O34QPL1Ar3iQO0a/s3384/Minishorts%20Suit%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="1656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6dFxLdaJlWv3N6tWHZO42Yy2nNW5zzjy6WDNDVl1UbDTdqHn5HXbISAmz-ZKN8Bt5eTDcdsEmEoQ5JnNjMlVlybax6BApTBakxZckSMSxgOBNY2D25usLfDe0c1BO87o9JnLhB_jj3stWm9gJSOPrK-54RJHL37fuUt0FiSQj6nT1O34QPL1Ar3iQO0a/w314-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%201.jpg" width="314" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Being that the given situation, I chose to go for it and make some tacky thing for christmas time, where a sparkle might be forgiven. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNNhzy7YTJNY-ntls7yiUk0N2178hiYtX3gk1Wd2Gj2vNwWTuij89NAGJBD7g_Big6HDowTxrn5JaGBl8u7Hz9baIsV83D1g3lfn4d2vk1ncGwbsDHr2v1Isf6dlRGkZXH8989v_rWiShv8gSm3GREbR2r-iyAYlJgv589DV2cqSa1SDRBoGq44phO8Ty/s3468/Minishorts%20Suit%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNNhzy7YTJNY-ntls7yiUk0N2178hiYtX3gk1Wd2Gj2vNwWTuij89NAGJBD7g_Big6HDowTxrn5JaGBl8u7Hz9baIsV83D1g3lfn4d2vk1ncGwbsDHr2v1Isf6dlRGkZXH8989v_rWiShv8gSm3GREbR2r-iyAYlJgv589DV2cqSa1SDRBoGq44phO8Ty/w352-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%204.jpg" width="352" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, the pattern of the jacket is from Burdasyle magazine. The construction is fun enough, but I am not a fan of the bust-armscye shaping I got... the jacket is acceptable, but the pattern is not a keeper. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3AYbu1pCRRvuBaByumL6ni7kjyTmMriEXf4sRgdTW2w9rkRSr0SIc6MmEkenC3ldtE8FmkqbV1p9RirHjRe4T0Dq6VfT-ydx1xtr2Lm8jKyyzOa35akeFYvbtYLiVk-1Cu3BsZ22pIIJZruqJfza8lPmERSthSMQTtMBx1AQN1I56zMIQYMzlfW-E4p/s4032/Minishorts%20Suit%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3AYbu1pCRRvuBaByumL6ni7kjyTmMriEXf4sRgdTW2w9rkRSr0SIc6MmEkenC3ldtE8FmkqbV1p9RirHjRe4T0Dq6VfT-ydx1xtr2Lm8jKyyzOa35akeFYvbtYLiVk-1Cu3BsZ22pIIJZruqJfza8lPmERSthSMQTtMBx1AQN1I56zMIQYMzlfW-E4p/w302-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%202.jpg" width="302" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The pants are another matter. I made them before, but I forgot to take the seam allowance off and it made not sense… I am proud of having kept the pattern with some intuition of further use... and then here I discovered I had to take the damn seam allowance off. PERFECTION. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1B9_s-vt3_kaRvboZK5C2lXsC_DLs68zhMyxQ0AUfzxQdefy8CyKCRYysPC_Yj4TVhzWRDXp6Ic0ELFm9gbATkPLmM1n8mbk4vtXK4oRoq-S_RJNhInudREjv3d20lGtyYuIpozUFi67SXqtHjvXwHt5BnEBxty8UED6tAVPR283rNcM8M7dknKmy84s/s3180/Minishorts%20Suit%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="1572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1B9_s-vt3_kaRvboZK5C2lXsC_DLs68zhMyxQ0AUfzxQdefy8CyKCRYysPC_Yj4TVhzWRDXp6Ic0ELFm9gbATkPLmM1n8mbk4vtXK4oRoq-S_RJNhInudREjv3d20lGtyYuIpozUFi67SXqtHjvXwHt5BnEBxty8UED6tAVPR283rNcM8M7dknKmy84s/w316-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%206.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I have always wanted some classic chino-like pants, with pockets. These are perfect, and can be made in slim or wider legs. The book was worth it only for this pattern. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nmkGi5T_mn3tTN-OvxLzbl6gHXu2FfjECilEIoV5TDSJVcdM8fNDAsuYsO73tmWffY6XGzvKSm3UuaZ6ayaF0KuUlaA0EZnfpAY0zAVXCb9B-b5KcKZRCBbeo1o5TaKlsb_J-xP-qdQgReFqfhEwds9dqdrh66KybLspM1yyVra0k_YbCyr50pCtaUgE/s3000/Minishorts%20Suit%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nmkGi5T_mn3tTN-OvxLzbl6gHXu2FfjECilEIoV5TDSJVcdM8fNDAsuYsO73tmWffY6XGzvKSm3UuaZ6ayaF0KuUlaA0EZnfpAY0zAVXCb9B-b5KcKZRCBbeo1o5TaKlsb_J-xP-qdQgReFqfhEwds9dqdrh66KybLspM1yyVra0k_YbCyr50pCtaUgE/w358-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%208.jpg" width="358" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, all in all, I don't think I will wear it too often, but the fabric was not what I expected and i think I made the best I could out of it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDN7lkz_hNSPl4p-fUJvNs-h_PsnDTZ5bmVVDkLP7vZzkocnJt7T9zjCbub9OJPmQuOJ_OoAd5FE5eWq2Mg5_x1UPRRGINyv1f368pT5WaKj8Vz9Aqs024_tkyi2AOHT501IsjhZmu5vR4C0caC33vwwHz1SRjGJAYMdi0t92czQUYi9xv8X0yDzbvfCV/s4032/Minishorts%20Suit%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDN7lkz_hNSPl4p-fUJvNs-h_PsnDTZ5bmVVDkLP7vZzkocnJt7T9zjCbub9OJPmQuOJ_OoAd5FE5eWq2Mg5_x1UPRRGINyv1f368pT5WaKj8Vz9Aqs024_tkyi2AOHT501IsjhZmu5vR4C0caC33vwwHz1SRjGJAYMdi0t92czQUYi9xv8X0yDzbvfCV/w302-h640/Minishorts%20Suit%207.jpg" width="302" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-88839658615339338422023-12-08T11:00:00.000-08:002023-12-08T11:07:31.341-08:00Clio Dres Replica<p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry7Cx9tIW264Pwc9kuuLTTcp37TXA1Laf74-YOQmjnGB6jZ-Zpv4_rlHRtHSFIBeC1I4VMPJHx7f2lS-BOigm6jWyvPmtJn28mv5pFbsZ5Mdt-uIMiz8oirYbD58FuoyEEHchJONUYcy3jF-q9OYbs7p9CVcl7rnCJkFNVfgID_mC19olW27TpmVWW7Kv/s1563/Clio%20Dress%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry7Cx9tIW264Pwc9kuuLTTcp37TXA1Laf74-YOQmjnGB6jZ-Zpv4_rlHRtHSFIBeC1I4VMPJHx7f2lS-BOigm6jWyvPmtJn28mv5pFbsZ5Mdt-uIMiz8oirYbD58FuoyEEHchJONUYcy3jF-q9OYbs7p9CVcl7rnCJkFNVfgID_mC19olW27TpmVWW7Kv/w368-h640/Clio%20Dress%202.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am proud of this make! </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVbEESNpbW9ylEd7UbQo_cYPhMUOeZPOqNeHoHtZYTr9tAsMu-zne5NcYLQbbN-FsnghxsPOe77Qry5zL5NeG1viocLck2Fh1aAhvYofPFfmQmeiyLwfTseD-B8tEadBXFtXGtHkJbsQK8581PB7ATfsrzcJ5hHenyK6chKvHg3tUDL7ukBGA77eobuLh/s1497/Clio%20Dress%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVbEESNpbW9ylEd7UbQo_cYPhMUOeZPOqNeHoHtZYTr9tAsMu-zne5NcYLQbbN-FsnghxsPOe77Qry5zL5NeG1viocLck2Fh1aAhvYofPFfmQmeiyLwfTseD-B8tEadBXFtXGtHkJbsQK8581PB7ATfsrzcJ5hHenyK6chKvHg3tUDL7ukBGA77eobuLh/w428-h640/Clio%20Dress%207.jpg" width="428" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Fabric and pattern are an excellent match, it is very wearable, becoming and comfortable, versatile, and a free pattern after a good inspired design. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1V-s0Hx1SdsNhzuKBZ9_g5cj4k1L00zqpKg64Y0cp9fRXJV2eDVGnbR5Y3DML4JWSsxoOor8zDeAuWMYvLpLvfot94W11UteCTQH3bqo4HRWHGwv0-ZAz-PA2OYp07jELZhfHEb3PTHPdD9ggSqpyFHwyCgNUCOP4YviBCZ1iUqLQ1M7UlvLmpdttAZh/s1709/Clio%20Dress%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1V-s0Hx1SdsNhzuKBZ9_g5cj4k1L00zqpKg64Y0cp9fRXJV2eDVGnbR5Y3DML4JWSsxoOor8zDeAuWMYvLpLvfot94W11UteCTQH3bqo4HRWHGwv0-ZAz-PA2OYp07jELZhfHEb3PTHPdD9ggSqpyFHwyCgNUCOP4YviBCZ1iUqLQ1M7UlvLmpdttAZh/w338-h640/Clio%20Dress%201.jpg" width="338" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some time ago I bought <a href="https://thesewjo.com/producto/crepe-viscosa-lenzing-ecovero-floral-shade-green/">this</a> gorgeous viscose by Mind the Maker, and it sat in my small stash for more than a year waiting for the perfect project. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIu3dR1du3vYNQd2KojYDfTVttDJlJtuMRp8FDmhmuNIu8iMRIQImbo5by3G8mMBkdRojsGBfUbsf_WIL91AorAZUhvxmcukEDcJmNbbrGuzULKT99Jji52EvovvwkL6uu9FfSBR8ZYPiJ6Lr9gJztT8GZnz0LOnWlQMrWmKNfWR3vHXx2vzx96QGKzTv/s1517/Clio%20Dress%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIu3dR1du3vYNQd2KojYDfTVttDJlJtuMRp8FDmhmuNIu8iMRIQImbo5by3G8mMBkdRojsGBfUbsf_WIL91AorAZUhvxmcukEDcJmNbbrGuzULKT99Jji52EvovvwkL6uu9FfSBR8ZYPiJ6Lr9gJztT8GZnz0LOnWlQMrWmKNfWR3vHXx2vzx96QGKzTv/w380-h640/Clio%20Dress%203.jpg" width="380" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Then, one day I saw this wonderful <a href="https://thefoldline.com/product/the-patterns-room-clio-dress/">Clio dress</a> in The Fold Line and I loved the wide, feminine silhouette... I searched the Burdastyle website for similar dresses and I found <a href="https://www.burdastyle.es/vestido-largo-de-viscosa-105-burda-style-07-23.html">just the perfect one</a>. I only had to eliminate the straps in the back, and add a flounce at the bottom. I took the magazine on loan from my local library and there: a free pattern!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ_HbrGzzrvxDygfzMxNywg2zJs6EK8S42fmEhMAonuK9OLg77IuIYYw6pZsEiJI20Oihf2q0Uj-hE0hTOZA24d5364qYJ6yuJSAZ4EZsCMkppR7rqfRuNc6ROq3EQKfZFXl4XE6CmmIXS0UI-xqMv41i8tJtEBVsQ2FmzYk5uclmmxbEjpqlBumRVrag/s1473/Clio%20Dress%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ_HbrGzzrvxDygfzMxNywg2zJs6EK8S42fmEhMAonuK9OLg77IuIYYw6pZsEiJI20Oihf2q0Uj-hE0hTOZA24d5364qYJ6yuJSAZ4EZsCMkppR7rqfRuNc6ROq3EQKfZFXl4XE6CmmIXS0UI-xqMv41i8tJtEBVsQ2FmzYk5uclmmxbEjpqlBumRVrag/w412-h640/Clio%20Dress%204.jpg" width="412" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Right on the first fitting, with paper pattern pieces over my dress-form, I realized the shoulders were too wide, so I modified the front and back bodice arm scythes, taking 2.5 cm from the shoulders' width at the top. I like my sleeve caps to begin in my shoulder tips, no down in the middle of my upper arm.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYVJTnokfqJXpHTeuLN-k1cKF5WuIq4ZJYjnVa031wkb4K7wrRafYPjFKhH74WwZdyvoMio-svJLk2ZRFhvDPhXYaNtRF9ROv82RaWw6p3J_eMy5xZyKEu9aOlkkGnu_Lq6kxe46PsRLq0Mw9yCTs1LRrC85YLVjFPi8qWaTgn2Ul7VEIX7VkPjJJFdCd/s1583/Clio%20Dress%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYVJTnokfqJXpHTeuLN-k1cKF5WuIq4ZJYjnVa031wkb4K7wrRafYPjFKhH74WwZdyvoMio-svJLk2ZRFhvDPhXYaNtRF9ROv82RaWw6p3J_eMy5xZyKEu9aOlkkGnu_Lq6kxe46PsRLq0Mw9yCTs1LRrC85YLVjFPi8qWaTgn2Ul7VEIX7VkPjJJFdCd/w364-h640/Clio%20Dress%205.jpg" width="364" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For the flounce at the bottom, I cut two rectangular pieces 1,5 times bigger than the skirt of the dress where they were attached. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohPQB0rD-HP_upHDhF7IC6ws5_BCRp-zyzhJt0BVRsdh6aJJ-KzIULZbiEbvFN07LeGkTL_-r5JCCa4afnzrZEXsfOjJ_5or8vm2JcycXcrUuHrKQr8J0PH9lRyrkAKOe3k8piWVyYujMChgfipatcTZTlyCLQxAePkHR29c6dug12DoNO4xZXmwyZx6X/s1428/Clio%20Dress%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohPQB0rD-HP_upHDhF7IC6ws5_BCRp-zyzhJt0BVRsdh6aJJ-KzIULZbiEbvFN07LeGkTL_-r5JCCa4afnzrZEXsfOjJ_5or8vm2JcycXcrUuHrKQr8J0PH9lRyrkAKOe3k8piWVyYujMChgfipatcTZTlyCLQxAePkHR29c6dug12DoNO4xZXmwyZx6X/w426-h640/Clio%20Dress%206.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The final result is perfect, a copy of my inspiration Clio dress. I can wear it over some black tights and bodysuit or for warmer weather, with nothing underneath, showing my good old cleavage. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhbBIVYhtJUEQcYTq-WgAJwJbzAQl1Sna-KLIO1EsTDoQ1vws6xT9nmWT8EcFHF-qa15xIb7gotbRal4cmjM_-E8kwNB3OFwGBW8Rix_E3yE_0_6caOAkf_wGtzanFMMWCJZox10a1mCFgoo-dOzSMYDDdaCgZNn0Zzor_xu-OoSJFDYu_6eudQxyTSU/s1725/Clio%20Dress%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhbBIVYhtJUEQcYTq-WgAJwJbzAQl1Sna-KLIO1EsTDoQ1vws6xT9nmWT8EcFHF-qa15xIb7gotbRal4cmjM_-E8kwNB3OFwGBW8Rix_E3yE_0_6caOAkf_wGtzanFMMWCJZox10a1mCFgoo-dOzSMYDDdaCgZNn0Zzor_xu-OoSJFDYu_6eudQxyTSU/w296-h640/Clio%20Dress%208.jpg" width="296" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-75743737021466764802023-11-04T13:04:00.008-07:002023-11-04T13:06:12.145-07:00Alpacino Hat<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhQ4V-QRU-Ge-50met58Qn_5NLVhTCoBrmPkjtsAcxjfqz3IcZeCb3HrgKearfRWJjoAhDRvGO1Bvr_FP8nhLK-c7_CCNAr36CWvmsSf2Gh11QztxeJhLBC0aujyVGE8kDmqoOiuIn_LW-SVl6fWpPkomje6YSa5vxQW7pwuZxVMN0kkOnQA2P48vPSKf/s1000/Alpacino%20Hat%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1000" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhQ4V-QRU-Ge-50met58Qn_5NLVhTCoBrmPkjtsAcxjfqz3IcZeCb3HrgKearfRWJjoAhDRvGO1Bvr_FP8nhLK-c7_CCNAr36CWvmsSf2Gh11QztxeJhLBC0aujyVGE8kDmqoOiuIn_LW-SVl6fWpPkomje6YSa5vxQW7pwuZxVMN0kkOnQA2P48vPSKf/w640-h510/Alpacino%20Hat%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I received this kit by a mistake from Wool and the Gang. They most kindly let me keep it, and sent me the correct order. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zINnBuyWgku0G2VPXdthxmqM3IoSSlq-INfx-pe_yBGErrpl-0-7BGw867T1eZAZvW1Ja5PSlfORZBeGQ_UxOxqBR2xLnfg5GeLG6QkScqFZd-eBzgs92qKO0MhhXeiqF8d4wSlC5_YXYT_DvIVBVp2-Ee9aKYhppHS2cDg8WJysnObw_32nQ3KrvpxA/s1000/Alpacino%20Hat%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1000" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zINnBuyWgku0G2VPXdthxmqM3IoSSlq-INfx-pe_yBGErrpl-0-7BGw867T1eZAZvW1Ja5PSlfORZBeGQ_UxOxqBR2xLnfg5GeLG6QkScqFZd-eBzgs92qKO0MhhXeiqF8d4wSlC5_YXYT_DvIVBVp2-Ee9aKYhppHS2cDg8WJysnObw_32nQ3KrvpxA/w640-h461/Alpacino%20Hat%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This kit incluted a ball of Alpachino Merino and the pattern for the Viva Hat. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PlzuhKTAjXn2VyFejCKv1QmIl5mkTFudt2zQAgEvQE215bmbbVGLDJbd3Bj2l3nAMJwMHV37XysrZaSKhixGUi3xeU3EjcsDN4wUNovM-peDGdHQaKL57Z6hpnsQad7oXLFBRj5DCuIRqfl1XByBp1cIrlO0XWI3eBI401NOfXqkgfbeLlQunSACx9KU/s1183/Alpacino%20Hat%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PlzuhKTAjXn2VyFejCKv1QmIl5mkTFudt2zQAgEvQE215bmbbVGLDJbd3Bj2l3nAMJwMHV37XysrZaSKhixGUi3xeU3EjcsDN4wUNovM-peDGdHQaKL57Z6hpnsQad7oXLFBRj5DCuIRqfl1XByBp1cIrlO0XWI3eBI401NOfXqkgfbeLlQunSACx9KU/w486-h640/Alpacino%20Hat%201.jpg" width="486" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I followed the instructions precisely, except that I made it on the round. I also added a pom pom on the top, since I still got yarn left. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nPEzvfH4M0zJelUUylSafulX18w4imQeBsDkFHZeXgOs_3cex_aGsAg9vpWrQx7AQxCPMf-0r86JRUwYJXEUUjKZ9tZincYYrrTB5wZfZ8-lAuBBgctRXz4EZ9azEYfli7Hu9RS1Yl7hlR5nIsT7Gw9ddvSt-t6ZEdwqZYcr7WTSp6b7TRZ5Ryt0wh3Y/s1000/Alpacino%20Hat%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1000" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nPEzvfH4M0zJelUUylSafulX18w4imQeBsDkFHZeXgOs_3cex_aGsAg9vpWrQx7AQxCPMf-0r86JRUwYJXEUUjKZ9tZincYYrrTB5wZfZ8-lAuBBgctRXz4EZ9azEYfli7Hu9RS1Yl7hlR5nIsT7Gw9ddvSt-t6ZEdwqZYcr7WTSp6b7TRZ5Ryt0wh3Y/w640-h484/Alpacino%20Hat%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The result is lovely, and this is not the last time I knit with this yarn. </span></p><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-19426700909949541572023-11-04T12:35:00.003-07:002023-11-04T12:35:26.573-07:00Black and Red Cotton Pullover and Black Cotton Jeans<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL346ElRErWdco396DutuLouoDv4UPcy8PQ8g13QjtUuGVQfZdAm-EIeWMi6V7-AwTzoxXfIt0KgpTxru2aIVR8tX9eQCN1hEy2bu2lC6s6eDkzEokn5ZZ_MguIxc8u95pcYu-kPQdiH8ZmyAcpfAsE1OJ1xKD99QbB8Hubh1dn4u5gNS9ieYDqqNowew/s1336/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL346ElRErWdco396DutuLouoDv4UPcy8PQ8g13QjtUuGVQfZdAm-EIeWMi6V7-AwTzoxXfIt0KgpTxru2aIVR8tX9eQCN1hEy2bu2lC6s6eDkzEokn5ZZ_MguIxc8u95pcYu-kPQdiH8ZmyAcpfAsE1OJ1xKD99QbB8Hubh1dn4u5gNS9ieYDqqNowew/w384-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%202.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pullover:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is the first project I knit for my love, and it has ended up so nice, that it is not going to be the last. I earned his trust in me making nice, wearable clothes that match his style.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj_Igt3A8bYU2GR-GZtaex1LBrl8Vt5i40q_cCcH32Lp3rs6d0YsJ9RB4JnvrKM1YjTXjz1XEpwFOe-ai-jF7fRoLMHlaaZ8jSy6fSYbiF0D7wMub9jwFrw0bjKRDtYX_C3y8Q7IL_QoyzDJHEGcoERTIk3BaAmy_Zg36guxAEnXJ7zL94jEUnLqrCIL_/s1425/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj_Igt3A8bYU2GR-GZtaex1LBrl8Vt5i40q_cCcH32Lp3rs6d0YsJ9RB4JnvrKM1YjTXjz1XEpwFOe-ai-jF7fRoLMHlaaZ8jSy6fSYbiF0D7wMub9jwFrw0bjKRDtYX_C3y8Q7IL_QoyzDJHEGcoERTIk3BaAmy_Zg36guxAEnXJ7zL94jEUnLqrCIL_/w404-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%207.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Together, we chose the colours of Wool&theGang Pima cotton. I followed Ann Budd's book for circular top-down knits and added the stripes to the design. The only tricky part was to match the sleeve stripes to the bodice ones. I had to change the short rows of the sleeve cap to be able to accommodate the 2nd stripe, and I omitted the first one, as I saw no way of making it with the short rows.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U5k6XBI0dGuf0VANi9ccOo35KnrkfPUiqL3SPyvM79LbZMkZx8zW7E68wkNZJjLqRppbREgb1Y1BJ3qT1cnpJws46s2sbVZaXZMjreAA-fGgos0rM2rFOTQbpbDtQD37Ca82aua5uo4KcPQAklPQMxTRou-STqFnTXWkHnSh9vxH8d0Rw5_oeOlxWTIF/s1016/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U5k6XBI0dGuf0VANi9ccOo35KnrkfPUiqL3SPyvM79LbZMkZx8zW7E68wkNZJjLqRppbREgb1Y1BJ3qT1cnpJws46s2sbVZaXZMjreAA-fGgos0rM2rFOTQbpbDtQD37Ca82aua5uo4KcPQAklPQMxTRou-STqFnTXWkHnSh9vxH8d0Rw5_oeOlxWTIF/w566-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%201.jpg" width="566" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The result is wonderful, the colours are vibrant and cool. I have doubts with the sleeves, they might be too tight around his arms, we will see with wear if he is comfortable with them or not. Anyway, they are very easy to widen, and I have cotton left.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvVV7nqhU66cZaaU1GG0J0-MAb9f-XK57hmlcb5iBqcygW0UQLfi4AXG95k4stYXwmbXOen17vhXva9iLJqi46wqg01xaWZyhtLk5wbGQ6V25AnnrC2xAmwmOcKTIS7hE5U_-0hWVAbMrwhDuMrIH81jIg8PdfMIASZ5GMBYXPxRWGGdbBld8Zv8HT0os/s2418/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="2184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvVV7nqhU66cZaaU1GG0J0-MAb9f-XK57hmlcb5iBqcygW0UQLfi4AXG95k4stYXwmbXOen17vhXva9iLJqi46wqg01xaWZyhtLk5wbGQ6V25AnnrC2xAmwmOcKTIS7hE5U_-0hWVAbMrwhDuMrIH81jIg8PdfMIASZ5GMBYXPxRWGGdbBld8Zv8HT0os/w578-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%203.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Mertxita/black-cotton-sweater-for-my-love#">Project in Ravelry</a></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jeans:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OEHBHhnyyNUslqc-W_XhIpwamxTXobnExKPywJMxY-vpOe7RT_XOm5p2_Jtk-Y6vS6At8NONBQQkJ78jyjN16XeB1RT_6B4ShOeYGpwLG-IPEuxwORnbV99avUPJnAegLBqV_9s98iwePtvoDRzp0gLps5DwAP5OSie0hj_CxYQttpesKSjj-z6i7Nud/s2525/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="2184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OEHBHhnyyNUslqc-W_XhIpwamxTXobnExKPywJMxY-vpOe7RT_XOm5p2_Jtk-Y6vS6At8NONBQQkJ78jyjN16XeB1RT_6B4ShOeYGpwLG-IPEuxwORnbV99avUPJnAegLBqV_9s98iwePtvoDRzp0gLps5DwAP5OSie0hj_CxYQttpesKSjj-z6i7Nud/w554-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%204.jpg" width="554" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is my 2nd rendition to this pattern, which I draw copying an old pair of tight Levi's jeans my boyfriend has. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLda5DRhXb4FR111xfkOcOuwxx2xxz3p3TCv2iGQU7v_ai9GW5Injpx42RNe21ISyLZHRr4d5Zxt8EvmTsU2gArcyA0Lv98fXO62oI6ZGhxcwygDxMkSCdlO5UJBdAlQmaA3DLIR7quVYdZcZ2TXhdRAAWBVWkWZneqwXdLW0CQlso0fYOObU3xIaU_WX/s1196/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLda5DRhXb4FR111xfkOcOuwxx2xxz3p3TCv2iGQU7v_ai9GW5Injpx42RNe21ISyLZHRr4d5Zxt8EvmTsU2gArcyA0Lv98fXO62oI6ZGhxcwygDxMkSCdlO5UJBdAlQmaA3DLIR7quVYdZcZ2TXhdRAAWBVWkWZneqwXdLW0CQlso0fYOObU3xIaU_WX/w428-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%205.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This version has a higher waist (2 cm) and wider legs, becoming "stovepipe". </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://denimlab.nl/products/fairlane-351?_pos=1&_psq=fairlane%20blk%2Fblk%20str%20350&_ss=e&_v=1.0">This fabric </a>is absolutely gorgeous, perfect in it thickness (13.5 ounces), deep black colour (black-black), amount of elastic (2%) and composition (98% cotton). It is from Denim.lab and I love it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The result is excellent, and the pants perfectly fit my sweet love. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHRFmYwLfUyyQxNlzgnrsR-93RA6lilLtyLqxBnRy5Hel5C3ova9XxFk60uCtqhfmxUCAT5ASRpGOjVzN3WRC6Dg7LNNhrDoIuihfkIXzOYUulHnZRpzO_MOVC4XrevmU094a_ZgTsuVJE1bgC5t5_Jj46mpihPmDz99c86cPU7P4j_WWJyOmfvVm6YU-/s1117/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHRFmYwLfUyyQxNlzgnrsR-93RA6lilLtyLqxBnRy5Hel5C3ova9XxFk60uCtqhfmxUCAT5ASRpGOjVzN3WRC6Dg7LNNhrDoIuihfkIXzOYUulHnZRpzO_MOVC4XrevmU094a_ZgTsuVJE1bgC5t5_Jj46mpihPmDz99c86cPU7P4j_WWJyOmfvVm6YU-/w572-h640/Black%20and%20red%20cotton%20Jersey%20and%20Black%20Jeans%206.jpg" width="572" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-88654439681956479362023-10-22T08:19:00.006-07:002023-10-22T08:19:41.264-07:00Pink Linen Gingham Blouse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUjCPe6ef30A7J-aBjPKF6wctWCFMXFcMzkZvW3jxYJ6DARIjvYIE9AwF823HuxAFEaeV76kIQB4YyQ0xW9iLsLIegM57Hsq6KNGBGtKbtCK-QYsxvxAB0-mYNDb3ZLiHFRcpe2b8UW2XPpChuvQHdr99DbF_yGQc6CDv29E1m3578CUoe9lSnjVCu23x/s1745/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUjCPe6ef30A7J-aBjPKF6wctWCFMXFcMzkZvW3jxYJ6DARIjvYIE9AwF823HuxAFEaeV76kIQB4YyQ0xW9iLsLIegM57Hsq6KNGBGtKbtCK-QYsxvxAB0-mYNDb3ZLiHFRcpe2b8UW2XPpChuvQHdr99DbF_yGQc6CDv29E1m3578CUoe9lSnjVCu23x/w330-h640/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> This pattern is from BurdaStyle magazine, but I had to perform a major modification to solve the issue of being too wide on the upper part of the bodice edge, front and back. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4JBS5_g3_8SQC-Ldz7Q6BMUO0IPYsXg9gdDIsjTuOzzn6AMMNp9rZA8F3ddRKaSOGI1GoG2Qk4waQyyEMD4gHYwJRweZJ4VbOHYv24ebGiVOQsJeyiplCgUw97Ef6NAhnOGusds5MRskUYIGKXSqS_Yhk-K-A4n6Xzl9M-G9H16j5MmRR0k0SxPFnRSe/s2230/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4JBS5_g3_8SQC-Ldz7Q6BMUO0IPYsXg9gdDIsjTuOzzn6AMMNp9rZA8F3ddRKaSOGI1GoG2Qk4waQyyEMD4gHYwJRweZJ4VbOHYv24ebGiVOQsJeyiplCgUw97Ef6NAhnOGusds5MRskUYIGKXSqS_Yhk-K-A4n6Xzl9M-G9H16j5MmRR0k0SxPFnRSe/w200-h640/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%202.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I solved the issue in the front by simply making the elastic band shorter, but there was too much fabric in the back bodice. I had to cut it in the middle, taking 8 cm off (aprox) and rearranging the upper and bottom tape channels. The result was then perfect, but it is not a pattern up to Burda reputation. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdWKkP274lbbfGb-lbqlMf_rKWe-eldAdFJepdXOCQ4t_1roVf94pzxgK_0LxhDqzj9GdQUAOJE-FjvAKQvv-1ROU-KhlrmcMbHTbhDWQUldGwLRLbzEFG6vOc3iP7Yk7az7wKgxDgbWn_fScWAReB75r_tBk-RKv8nqoN1VCjQZq3Y0noFUjDi-wntix/s1900/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdWKkP274lbbfGb-lbqlMf_rKWe-eldAdFJepdXOCQ4t_1roVf94pzxgK_0LxhDqzj9GdQUAOJE-FjvAKQvv-1ROU-KhlrmcMbHTbhDWQUldGwLRLbzEFG6vOc3iP7Yk7az7wKgxDgbWn_fScWAReB75r_tBk-RKv8nqoN1VCjQZq3Y0noFUjDi-wntix/w304-h640/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%203.jpg" width="304" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The fabric is from Merchant and Mills, a lovely linen gingham in hot pick and ivory. I love it. </span><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8WLGedbh5x1KyJofnE_4Yl2TGsIRMW9I0Z01vOjQ09Htj8miAO6alUJSeoDSXOw2SoF6y1l070uhjcjM2-nWViiy5sbRcLzTjgco8CW1NvoM3vLLqgF76rIxZIj3cxfD7T4mZasgi-91-C9vHwfaslLn44FM2bwbGT_LWm3FtAFPuUSH9LnZb-cLRq9d/s1544/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8WLGedbh5x1KyJofnE_4Yl2TGsIRMW9I0Z01vOjQ09Htj8miAO6alUJSeoDSXOw2SoF6y1l070uhjcjM2-nWViiy5sbRcLzTjgco8CW1NvoM3vLLqgF76rIxZIj3cxfD7T4mZasgi-91-C9vHwfaslLn44FM2bwbGT_LWm3FtAFPuUSH9LnZb-cLRq9d/w374-h640/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%204.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE-vRsZGMDSZ9q5p3o0fCtGiSyALgtvc3ZBVQez1boKrAchdqKH57sRZtgxmKPMx4OFIDhKw0wYAWADo81ePJYdIeMBFdv9hLTfA6Uzr4-HlCrKxBbI_mtSK58cEi4aYbyio7GfdK6FbSZrUHQEyLuvbkM5hND57KgpgNM2minMirp2jTeTFIx0HWTLhV/s1390/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE-vRsZGMDSZ9q5p3o0fCtGiSyALgtvc3ZBVQez1boKrAchdqKH57sRZtgxmKPMx4OFIDhKw0wYAWADo81ePJYdIeMBFdv9hLTfA6Uzr4-HlCrKxBbI_mtSK58cEi4aYbyio7GfdK6FbSZrUHQEyLuvbkM5hND57KgpgNM2minMirp2jTeTFIx0HWTLhV/w414-h640/Pink%20Linen%20Gingham%20Summer%20Blouse%205.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-59408688489979042302023-10-22T08:04:00.009-07:002023-10-22T08:04:44.816-07:00Purple Silk-Viscose Pants<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlga4ILzPJOW432cBpol9Vh5O7Zll3bkjDet75p19hJnsIEhWCBu23-h7tOhP-5E-gyMVejQz5vttC3smTggUFi-YvD16y975jFXN4AMzkR8D7hOOLLlGVR4UJI2hKZwlSnUCTvxOC0oRiTmSReik6aJKJHZt9I69zHWtcOlJ2lkbEUJDorMFsLV_XfuVP/s1872/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlga4ILzPJOW432cBpol9Vh5O7Zll3bkjDet75p19hJnsIEhWCBu23-h7tOhP-5E-gyMVejQz5vttC3smTggUFi-YvD16y975jFXN4AMzkR8D7hOOLLlGVR4UJI2hKZwlSnUCTvxOC0oRiTmSReik6aJKJHZt9I69zHWtcOlJ2lkbEUJDorMFsLV_XfuVP/w340-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%205.jpg" width="340" /></a></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A very simple pattern for this wonderful fabric. I found it in Utrecht Fabric market, where we travelled last May. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ98Q6FTjriwEru54ftrNexyHEjD2ZKQqTpDCWhnsDzFJ3TvhSH5r1zyj2iyWvx7HjhynV6eLgXXbK4xnLm5okHmV-ecLiLPzs-Ie9xjtq_l-2zVz_8R66iXrNYLljSKvFj067maroyi2Vd_Z_rNjDSX4hS1YFqMRaRNXL_KLy2IGX9RIIfe7D0tX2HJ22/s1313/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ98Q6FTjriwEru54ftrNexyHEjD2ZKQqTpDCWhnsDzFJ3TvhSH5r1zyj2iyWvx7HjhynV6eLgXXbK4xnLm5okHmV-ecLiLPzs-Ie9xjtq_l-2zVz_8R66iXrNYLljSKvFj067maroyi2Vd_Z_rNjDSX4hS1YFqMRaRNXL_KLy2IGX9RIIfe7D0tX2HJ22/w438-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%201.jpg" width="438" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This was one of the few fabrics I bought, and it is stunning. The base of the fabric is silk and the ply is viscose. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTWaANUxqcrJ3SAXxBCntBNeuxpjpj8CAP0Cl1QSMl2mEn7Cq6ZEzW7UHI0KjPX-a02FDzo0T0iixWYZ84BQI0nhhT-Ela8vaf17dlsoCnujFgm3Lo9I0-H6H8kJvY7aoOe6LqYkypHpXEe-jZvSDUin8Ju3bxQWbtBXrGY5DFGJCwZ_gGmrJHYyVXunn/s1409/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTWaANUxqcrJ3SAXxBCntBNeuxpjpj8CAP0Cl1QSMl2mEn7Cq6ZEzW7UHI0KjPX-a02FDzo0T0iixWYZ84BQI0nhhT-Ela8vaf17dlsoCnujFgm3Lo9I0-H6H8kJvY7aoOe6LqYkypHpXEe-jZvSDUin8Ju3bxQWbtBXrGY5DFGJCwZ_gGmrJHYyVXunn/w408-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%202.jpg" width="408" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The drape is exquisite and the flashes of silvery purple are amazing. Kids at my school are mesmerized by it, as it shines when I move. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPMyjVYJVqGRmEJOVYaxFCliwY04yiohj9VXkTZnZ0gIViCup0xVUK8h44jKQpXBkaltNFTdhdsEvKeP79Dfa-YNb_8aeJfFkoYLGzhy0Ro_20x4MZRGsb763WnLsPfq3tWVaWNKplnIJIPlcOYyRWF87cAZrMuf2W-tYzYP7_18B1a16VetgbIOPIGbU/s1356/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPMyjVYJVqGRmEJOVYaxFCliwY04yiohj9VXkTZnZ0gIViCup0xVUK8h44jKQpXBkaltNFTdhdsEvKeP79Dfa-YNb_8aeJfFkoYLGzhy0Ro_20x4MZRGsb763WnLsPfq3tWVaWNKplnIJIPlcOYyRWF87cAZrMuf2W-tYzYP7_18B1a16VetgbIOPIGbU/w368-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%203.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I choose a very old pattern of mine, simple straight wide pants, since there was a scarce metre of fabric. To avoid bulk and fabric, I sew some elastic jersey as a facing at the waist, inserting a rubber band inside the channel that it made.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2iR407hYLBdQZ3ox92_TwGDQdjr3ng12pnSx2CxCln7uB1MSOfF9JLix57ZV9DJ2wpjHt2j57T1nDSIrtGuNpWJlCaQtXL0wvx6tbnUu7JdgBdG408SeD0rnhmKw-2DF6mZ4ZR9qgl4DCWhIydEol3OsFeK4SOoq7rICXvXcngWzDwkvvjhUkIID53Z-/s1272/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2iR407hYLBdQZ3ox92_TwGDQdjr3ng12pnSx2CxCln7uB1MSOfF9JLix57ZV9DJ2wpjHt2j57T1nDSIrtGuNpWJlCaQtXL0wvx6tbnUu7JdgBdG408SeD0rnhmKw-2DF6mZ4ZR9qgl4DCWhIydEol3OsFeK4SOoq7rICXvXcngWzDwkvvjhUkIID53Z-/w452-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%204.jpg" width="452" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The only drawback is that this fabric is so delicate, a water drop can leave an eternal mark, wrinkles stay forever, and it cannot be washed or even hanged doubled. But well, it is also forgiving to irregularities, and it only cost me €15, so it was totally worth it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-XHPxxPDtYWPddt-4vq7jlzrRFBJtoY2qUhyyZd-G4X6kWsxQbBLKDIltync_EpWhdTKbCJBbnhV3iBFcyJFu5ZxBeqGn0BUjSEmL1zpPt2FHzlJP8zbT3ZeZhAYoG_jME_hSKcfTL14ZtN6-yvUCA8AU5-PGEbX3dJONpJ040rZwduSYvGB976BdZT0/s1574/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-XHPxxPDtYWPddt-4vq7jlzrRFBJtoY2qUhyyZd-G4X6kWsxQbBLKDIltync_EpWhdTKbCJBbnhV3iBFcyJFu5ZxBeqGn0BUjSEmL1zpPt2FHzlJP8zbT3ZeZhAYoG_jME_hSKcfTL14ZtN6-yvUCA8AU5-PGEbX3dJONpJ040rZwduSYvGB976BdZT0/w366-h640/Purple%20Silk%20Velvet%20Pants%207.jpg" width="366" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-24817843162244364212023-09-03T11:07:00.003-07:002023-09-03T11:08:05.731-07:00Black Sofia Dress<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tfq3bvx_GIkW2PEUMDqNVEDCcZGrPtIm-0dLRUZrscgoNol2ErAjneflufA99AIT0cSProtUn-RtrX7pGp82-TDeRHVMnJuz0nw1gsiYj-Es1d9EOBWxTQmcHgGulPsFjcc68pmWJr0iqHjQbO2pVxbXCD7AreY2QotVsmaCdxPdrnCSw5n8RdcCqwkR/s1203/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tfq3bvx_GIkW2PEUMDqNVEDCcZGrPtIm-0dLRUZrscgoNol2ErAjneflufA99AIT0cSProtUn-RtrX7pGp82-TDeRHVMnJuz0nw1gsiYj-Es1d9EOBWxTQmcHgGulPsFjcc68pmWJr0iqHjQbO2pVxbXCD7AreY2QotVsmaCdxPdrnCSw5n8RdcCqwkR/w478-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%204.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I bought this linen-viscose fabric in the street fabric market in Utrecht, back in May. It was only €5 the metre, and I bought 2 metres with the idea of making a jacket and trouser suit.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsPEvZIo6dDrooGXqRa0gjKoo6Lv5yjA0s8dEX4-R7Yoj1JOlwkYgnRmNDB-g8-yx6fnlj_Il8sRunilEGsCYgZah0zPXfGULxSG8xHhITUxmyhByKjMesVcoFyd-pfrpt7b7CMgupIO7znbFOWDmpiNN2dyURe8CmctyYlhstnFcWL5OChm_Q5ETSv0M/s1000/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1000" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsPEvZIo6dDrooGXqRa0gjKoo6Lv5yjA0s8dEX4-R7Yoj1JOlwkYgnRmNDB-g8-yx6fnlj_Il8sRunilEGsCYgZah0zPXfGULxSG8xHhITUxmyhByKjMesVcoFyd-pfrpt7b7CMgupIO7znbFOWDmpiNN2dyURe8CmctyYlhstnFcWL5OChm_Q5ETSv0M/w640-h626/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some weeks later, I had the inspirational match: <a href="https://sewoverit.com/product/sofia-dress-pdf-sewing-pattern/">Sew Over It Sofia dress</a> would be a nice in this soft black viscose-linen, and the pattern had some intriguing features, like the cut-out in the back, three flounces, and the bust piece cut on the bias!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzCJAFthr0sXa3KPjjb5r4LXJJA5XAfOsnmBhGEqfgHOBQSxr4MgcUiVrZz63T86RLx3ubSYTkm0RMqq18GqluRE0t_kwWLECy6WNpKoxd8-2ufMrWzc4hO57Ie-gQ0FObMhtXHeChg6td_8s8kdYqYdG1YlMXdbB6bFczsm3SMb7vkvWB7Pz4oU890W/s1003/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzCJAFthr0sXa3KPjjb5r4LXJJA5XAfOsnmBhGEqfgHOBQSxr4MgcUiVrZz63T86RLx3ubSYTkm0RMqq18GqluRE0t_kwWLECy6WNpKoxd8-2ufMrWzc4hO57Ie-gQ0FObMhtXHeChg6td_8s8kdYqYdG1YlMXdbB6bFczsm3SMb7vkvWB7Pz4oU890W/w638-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%201.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After printing the pattern, I traced it in my size, taking the seam allowances off, as I usually do. I tested the pattern on the dress form, and it looked fine, so I went ahead and cut it. This dress presents several options, I chose the longer back bodice with buttons instead of a bow.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5loZwJi3IX83Af7UgifGt6VCsAtcAlGoMcLguVnlu0sTp4VYMPkzvpkAceAxTXTRfu9niWQKZtHrc46H3Ivsa3nGqM9MQhGUDm1_fNlzlvD2p_PzIvp0Ftqrhvz-ksbK_lGAWA7HG8s_GYLUU_9nBX4XAz7GSMCnD4fcPeSK-VFUihte3hajz7mZXUErq/s1063/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5loZwJi3IX83Af7UgifGt6VCsAtcAlGoMcLguVnlu0sTp4VYMPkzvpkAceAxTXTRfu9niWQKZtHrc46H3Ivsa3nGqM9MQhGUDm1_fNlzlvD2p_PzIvp0Ftqrhvz-ksbK_lGAWA7HG8s_GYLUU_9nBX4XAz7GSMCnD4fcPeSK-VFUihte3hajz7mZXUErq/w602-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%202.jpg" width="602" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I followed the instructions to make the dress, and when I got to the front bodice I realized it only had 0.5 cm seam allowance in the upper edge, so my cut front bodice was 1 cm shorter than the design. I tried to sew it some mm higher, but it is still too low cut, somehow, and that is a pity. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMIcMYX67oL3TMJ7X6y4b0FcKcn35cBCDD1yrHMvgUyaJHFhI0OoMSgWOg7PoOblXbXdTFsyA5JcZM12v94Wouj3CQVKMNR0L0UoNHHdjWWVbU_KWSXTjGP-ZG3bmIoMjO2NZqYG90I6wC3bvV68LxLrEYtTr34tuNNnQ4qnB6HHCq-zLYd6uxS1AyCj8/s1050/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1000" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMIcMYX67oL3TMJ7X6y4b0FcKcn35cBCDD1yrHMvgUyaJHFhI0OoMSgWOg7PoOblXbXdTFsyA5JcZM12v94Wouj3CQVKMNR0L0UoNHHdjWWVbU_KWSXTjGP-ZG3bmIoMjO2NZqYG90I6wC3bvV68LxLrEYtTr34tuNNnQ4qnB6HHCq-zLYd6uxS1AyCj8/w605-h635/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%203.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hate patterns that include their seam allowances, because it is an extra job for me, but it is worse when one seam in smaller and you only realize it when all the pieces are cut with small seam allowance because I run short on fabric. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C_pVrfgU_AR9RG_Lzlk5hP5hegbrNTSP0VJHRxOlGI4eTdSrc5NlVTWuqzqHzbbgts-Gge6K91nESavnRLwMYMrtGmNy624x_QTZ1obxrxASjtDaP-6GET26N3mkPH6mgE3BRjX-GaKiWpjmO9yPbAqgyds25ovO5Q2-3hEyoKdTUQ6c4uQ9mIXOZ5Nm/s1470/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C_pVrfgU_AR9RG_Lzlk5hP5hegbrNTSP0VJHRxOlGI4eTdSrc5NlVTWuqzqHzbbgts-Gge6K91nESavnRLwMYMrtGmNy624x_QTZ1obxrxASjtDaP-6GET26N3mkPH6mgE3BRjX-GaKiWpjmO9yPbAqgyds25ovO5Q2-3hEyoKdTUQ6c4uQ9mIXOZ5Nm/w614-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%209.jpg" width="614" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The pattern is lovely, and I might do it again in a lighter fabric in the future. The only critical spot is the part of the upper front bodice, from the shoulder strap to the side. That part is cut on bias, and it stretches easily, I had to insert an elasticated thread to keep it in place. The rest in swell. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KsSgd3ldVlkToF4kXFFlGTqTYruurDNmy07AGC_1RzFekNBaZIp7NVpyXsSILIufvHSNzHjjfCJTCqd-aBPKtaCjry5h9qM80OJK9EvNR84lKRb2MJiHUzHIgknsSSUXt3s6_HMly_WeTU0rp8NRDEiOYdvxjZo0fD_n1Ss_QSOXoPsz3F1dl5BR6PnM/s2113/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KsSgd3ldVlkToF4kXFFlGTqTYruurDNmy07AGC_1RzFekNBaZIp7NVpyXsSILIufvHSNzHjjfCJTCqd-aBPKtaCjry5h9qM80OJK9EvNR84lKRb2MJiHUzHIgknsSSUXt3s6_HMly_WeTU0rp8NRDEiOYdvxjZo0fD_n1Ss_QSOXoPsz3F1dl5BR6PnM/w302-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%207.jpg" width="302" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_zxkya_h3E0cm8WA69rCI-BQOhsIrq185bLgx_rljXV-oQMnykS0qz2M3xrZxZV-1ER7bfo66z6tfG9H5QzplFlissRbA7Qnnz10jNGVc9BffhZlWo_YK9VlNXWCiSoKIOT6opP9nqe42Xakrazj3jtAoorL7q0EC7OnL26RVJzH-sc2iQhmI39Mcijh/s1902/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_zxkya_h3E0cm8WA69rCI-BQOhsIrq185bLgx_rljXV-oQMnykS0qz2M3xrZxZV-1ER7bfo66z6tfG9H5QzplFlissRbA7Qnnz10jNGVc9BffhZlWo_YK9VlNXWCiSoKIOT6opP9nqe42Xakrazj3jtAoorL7q0EC7OnL26RVJzH-sc2iQhmI39Mcijh/w302-h640/Black%20Sofia%20Dress%2010.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-84972924723372574412023-08-20T07:53:00.004-07:002023-08-20T07:55:44.940-07:00Crotchet Top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U9wSqxS1YtkOJcApog8iJY_hrL4GjlqdhBJUEp6FpJBo8xsCt29IgZbfyAjSBR8LBq2fzLFJiKFLO7sOkIEER9-HoKtTVKMMlG0Mc24EZ_y5bjO-G2j_ibmldrZE9YLeu4rZm0I38rz5lbtA8HtgvWwQau5pL9wTOc9W8VZxoqmgPWcop4IwBzbb_o15/s756/Crotchet%20Top%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U9wSqxS1YtkOJcApog8iJY_hrL4GjlqdhBJUEp6FpJBo8xsCt29IgZbfyAjSBR8LBq2fzLFJiKFLO7sOkIEER9-HoKtTVKMMlG0Mc24EZ_y5bjO-G2j_ibmldrZE9YLeu4rZm0I38rz5lbtA8HtgvWwQau5pL9wTOc9W8VZxoqmgPWcop4IwBzbb_o15/w584-h640/Crotchet%20Top%203.jpg" width="584" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p>Last year, I decided to try my hand at crocheting to know if I liked as much as I like knitting. This pattern is from Katia, it includes some lace and it uses a cotton I love, so it was a good choice, I thought. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m58LswvEgXsBSowO0cxCeaG5HGnq4EG3F7irBKtIRHseCkulX2gNt0Zt976qrqiwLUxcQ8CsWFt7HOQb4Br2Uk4imh_GIVLe5LE-CvQwFfQ1U4S6B_1x38Z9iJtg6_RtPdjL9x96GHIy4KUqRx056yYIGktwuxGoAW3KWtJFBvk3LSYEWLlgjnB3mf6P/s1000/Crotchet%20Top%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1000" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m58LswvEgXsBSowO0cxCeaG5HGnq4EG3F7irBKtIRHseCkulX2gNt0Zt976qrqiwLUxcQ8CsWFt7HOQb4Br2Uk4imh_GIVLe5LE-CvQwFfQ1U4S6B_1x38Z9iJtg6_RtPdjL9x96GHIy4KUqRx056yYIGktwuxGoAW3KWtJFBvk3LSYEWLlgjnB3mf6P/w640-h576/Crotchet%20Top%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p>I followed the pattern, first making the back and front pieces and finishing with the lace in the back, the straps, and the scythe's closing. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyPX8Ig4bWSlK-Fu2lG3QuEX4cCNFBksSiIkIn_LBx7UXUYnwClph7rve0Aru52okdh7_06BdcyAqYKe0SwkyQVLJGiVKTKmRiUzmX-hoARuuba6EOjvKMWQb-6r3fPsHYTBBZuy5ULJaBwXnML4_RJdYi9CRmy9n-1v0hZIc-U0gsT5uVT1MqueQA74b/s1335/Crotchet%20Top%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyPX8Ig4bWSlK-Fu2lG3QuEX4cCNFBksSiIkIn_LBx7UXUYnwClph7rve0Aru52okdh7_06BdcyAqYKe0SwkyQVLJGiVKTKmRiUzmX-hoARuuba6EOjvKMWQb-6r3fPsHYTBBZuy5ULJaBwXnML4_RJdYi9CRmy9n-1v0hZIc-U0gsT5uVT1MqueQA74b/w384-h640/Crotchet%20Top%202.jpg" width="384" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I finished in mid winter, so it has been in my wardrobe unworn for half a year, but I was finally able to wear it this summer. When I tried it on I realized my nipples could be seen, and I had to sew and underlying piece at the breasts zone. It is a knit, flesh coloured, invisible underlying, and it does the trick perfectly, as you can see in the pictures: it maintains the sheer vibe of the top, buy my nipples are no longer visible.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruNFMVj0y5pp5XiheUASaveMmHsBdWvXQ1UCCC9vq7RSgGCnuxorl5OjbsaXbFx9JNlPvCMjgWR3CesP1Gymw28eOJmRnOFD2c0NAeGwFlxMqzLHBALRNUQxEJYgXqaZF1rviJv1end6h_iGNqVIQA-W3-O9BVpI2DwWygd7UVQh__YYEDqrn0CIfHM9K/s1691/Crotchet%20Top%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruNFMVj0y5pp5XiheUASaveMmHsBdWvXQ1UCCC9vq7RSgGCnuxorl5OjbsaXbFx9JNlPvCMjgWR3CesP1Gymw28eOJmRnOFD2c0NAeGwFlxMqzLHBALRNUQxEJYgXqaZF1rviJv1end6h_iGNqVIQA-W3-O9BVpI2DwWygd7UVQh__YYEDqrn0CIfHM9K/w302-h640/Crotchet%20Top%204.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT_KMfRKwxvMv23uJNTipCp1Mt8AhVyOvbWfsiV7qi9is68zQztJdJkPVfPUC9b_yrm9WEAngNrgUZSermJ-h3KArz7tcmS4xK2Mi3POO7cfbXAW4JiiUk1W7_UUWu3TNtKIWE6AiTqyJErrfcOAmi7fR_hn1F3sB7bA134OpDovHsviMVdZFwskHQlJn/s1691/Crotchet%20Top%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT_KMfRKwxvMv23uJNTipCp1Mt8AhVyOvbWfsiV7qi9is68zQztJdJkPVfPUC9b_yrm9WEAngNrgUZSermJ-h3KArz7tcmS4xK2Mi3POO7cfbXAW4JiiUk1W7_UUWu3TNtKIWE6AiTqyJErrfcOAmi7fR_hn1F3sB7bA134OpDovHsviMVdZFwskHQlJn/w302-h640/Crotchet%20Top%205.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><p><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Mertxita/crochet-top#">Ravelry entry</a></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-84889347973321400242023-08-20T07:25:00.003-07:002023-08-20T07:25:25.011-07:00Emilio Dress<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzOfN8bprqsuY7pc-zjPINdrOiTNepIF8uZTQvjsj_05PoAXrZCZGaDhSNkdMHJL5hxRsZrLvVMf8HAxcsYQjjfDNhp015K-DBNSqhrlAJ__aC_LNxXJvzTdstOjzza6Y931e-uNuUZ2C17P9iA0sjWvaGj9rol7eoIH8DqSic9IFzs-ewkMNBgFTvwNQ/s1583/Emilio%20Dress%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzOfN8bprqsuY7pc-zjPINdrOiTNepIF8uZTQvjsj_05PoAXrZCZGaDhSNkdMHJL5hxRsZrLvVMf8HAxcsYQjjfDNhp015K-DBNSqhrlAJ__aC_LNxXJvzTdstOjzza6Y931e-uNuUZ2C17P9iA0sjWvaGj9rol7eoIH8DqSic9IFzs-ewkMNBgFTvwNQ/w364-h640/Emilio%20Dress%207.jpg" width="364" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> I bought this gorgeous fabric in Firenze, summer 2022. The seller that helped me took this fabric from out of the counter, as if it were illegal. I marvelled at the stunning silk, and then he pointed at the signature: Emilio (Tucci). Shirts made of this were being sold at 1000 € in fashion district (another instance of how good at marketing Italians are). It cost me 60 €, and it was aprox. 1,5 m. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ysbXx3pcFiC46tIlQ6d_Hk1SdqaX9EOuR1skjkS1OXzYUoHgaf6Hq-wla8GR4TLhGsRXtiNWKOFL2Cyr8yHkSkZi7-22t_6Oy32DNXBCfBJNS2_psxFQLLZzszI-oVRpPfYCyIarDQ5yiPlDpEQ1LwJHFHxtWaFlezZxH19m1Co8VUTpveowc_kc0V3P/s1719/Emilio%20Dress%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ysbXx3pcFiC46tIlQ6d_Hk1SdqaX9EOuR1skjkS1OXzYUoHgaf6Hq-wla8GR4TLhGsRXtiNWKOFL2Cyr8yHkSkZi7-22t_6Oy32DNXBCfBJNS2_psxFQLLZzszI-oVRpPfYCyIarDQ5yiPlDpEQ1LwJHFHxtWaFlezZxH19m1Co8VUTpveowc_kc0V3P/w336-h640/Emilio%20Dress%201.jpg" width="336" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It sat in my stash almost a year, until I found the perfect design: a bias cut long dress, inspired in the sateen long dresses of the cinema divas of the classic Hollywood. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWA-x_gkb70iYeXesoH-skyk3zawHsb8NolK_1--G1YFZtk-Ojued2wC08V34hc1_PHGK0j3sc9HeB1KFwuzL2_KxSLFGa25f5ArPHSKFaCpa7Jpa0nkWaPQljP3Jfr_cqCb3APefUte2BLyD3_vWM03xJU1aKUznJZL_nsTkEczbHTlw0pEy2VzkvDQ3/s1929/Emilio%20Dress%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWA-x_gkb70iYeXesoH-skyk3zawHsb8NolK_1--G1YFZtk-Ojued2wC08V34hc1_PHGK0j3sc9HeB1KFwuzL2_KxSLFGa25f5ArPHSKFaCpa7Jpa0nkWaPQljP3Jfr_cqCb3APefUte2BLyD3_vWM03xJU1aKUznJZL_nsTkEczbHTlw0pEy2VzkvDQ3/w298-h640/Emilio%20Dress%202.jpg" width="298" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I looked in my magazines for a blouse cut on the bias with that high ruffled neck cut I fancied, and then I lengthened the sides in some evassée shape. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcatDg1bzPyHhQsckB79qmJCdiZbJGzedj05jKrusI6vg9wjg0TnFpPnaiuZLEYpIMLNBpRfZJ3N12H_DXGq9pgXlB1pYtnPaHiDDVVVqCZV85U1dQN4zAuEVXb3yar8BLB63lUCP4OljCPYob2JAF8CaJbodOTaJzfkfTVssIF7IbBQZYHCaz7UHxLEA/s1941/Emilio%20Dress%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcatDg1bzPyHhQsckB79qmJCdiZbJGzedj05jKrusI6vg9wjg0TnFpPnaiuZLEYpIMLNBpRfZJ3N12H_DXGq9pgXlB1pYtnPaHiDDVVVqCZV85U1dQN4zAuEVXb3yar8BLB63lUCP4OljCPYob2JAF8CaJbodOTaJzfkfTVssIF7IbBQZYHCaz7UHxLEA/w296-h640/Emilio%20Dress%203.jpg" width="296" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I cut the dress on the floor, very carefully not to distress the seams, to prevent them from stretching. I was very careful about that along all the process, specially when I stitched it in the machine or when I ironed the seams. In previous attempts to sew bias silk I ruined it in the machine and with the iron, so I was very careful and it did not happen this time, I managed to keep the bias silk in shape.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs8IoIPfTFzvVA8VcWnLbicbXWnA0VBybSpRACPkluDdfrm134iC89mZfNbEHuivo3BBcAwsdrfpzT0rCjfuh5OmWJn3UZT7khfG2vvsgb6A2yvaps-3SeLN3Yvt1Xzge_iMfpaRKsyCCspfAnDs5oJzEfBanTE5a8KLXpESFwH3JOZGlsjO-4A6vZeIU/s2088/Emilio%20Dress%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs8IoIPfTFzvVA8VcWnLbicbXWnA0VBybSpRACPkluDdfrm134iC89mZfNbEHuivo3BBcAwsdrfpzT0rCjfuh5OmWJn3UZT7khfG2vvsgb6A2yvaps-3SeLN3Yvt1Xzge_iMfpaRKsyCCspfAnDs5oJzEfBanTE5a8KLXpESFwH3JOZGlsjO-4A6vZeIU/w276-h640/Emilio%20Dress%204.jpg" width="276" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The result is spectacular. It certainly raised some praise. I am glad that the design and the execution were up to the wonderful fabric. I've worn it twice, at my dear students' graduation party and at my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary celebration.</span></span></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy75euOWa_zNPkkrxu7gFVgu2O6pmQ2V3-qwFIJf7tt7t992hhNG4D9KrIIzMU0G3neF2GurHfJ7SinGkk9WEcyaOHbpNPA1DA-45msZEN0vfwNaMcpDjaxcgSko9KBBCoYKLu1OROdz7QePz_RhjKCpoaew7KSch8hj1U_BYTMeNpZ0AYgiaM5h99q6Iu/s1845/Emilio%20Dress%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy75euOWa_zNPkkrxu7gFVgu2O6pmQ2V3-qwFIJf7tt7t992hhNG4D9KrIIzMU0G3neF2GurHfJ7SinGkk9WEcyaOHbpNPA1DA-45msZEN0vfwNaMcpDjaxcgSko9KBBCoYKLu1OROdz7QePz_RhjKCpoaew7KSch8hj1U_BYTMeNpZ0AYgiaM5h99q6Iu/w312-h640/Emilio%20Dress%205.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwOeIvw1-UEamTzWjf0mqXLw9Nl6RbWn7_vC-8V3J92bznfKNZGxFW0xxKgslskk2W8XqBQHV1r86D3G6UWAbaVPIWTYmGePEZW8TNXJd6spD8Y9nMSkvyJcQ_50YLXmdhOBOQkDSsuH2hrFkqjcX5-vNkIkPKLdZ8HfoJctsKEGakOoa1BlD17QC2nnk/s1819/Emilio%20Dress%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwOeIvw1-UEamTzWjf0mqXLw9Nl6RbWn7_vC-8V3J92bznfKNZGxFW0xxKgslskk2W8XqBQHV1r86D3G6UWAbaVPIWTYmGePEZW8TNXJd6spD8Y9nMSkvyJcQ_50YLXmdhOBOQkDSsuH2hrFkqjcX5-vNkIkPKLdZ8HfoJctsKEGakOoa1BlD17QC2nnk/w316-h640/Emilio%20Dress%208.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-36341967120344741592023-07-04T10:16:00.003-07:002023-07-04T10:16:54.354-07:00Wide Pants in Green Linen and Black Cobra Corsage Viscose with Black Interlock Wrap Top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2gx5NjpWtL8ts7Jc1kmNOYrV9FAfDIronbdwOEjpet5n6KTlsoJL815isNxwHsuxUw5vXQUK5E9orzEK0ywbkUFVwrNyC9fIk3Vw4BWbVAgeo_XPAEzA_4PthsC4vgebQtF_jNNXhbJaK0MyJhU3DN8TOuT601GKe2HFuiaV4QDspZJm_0AzJuh8zWfl/s1665/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2gx5NjpWtL8ts7Jc1kmNOYrV9FAfDIronbdwOEjpet5n6KTlsoJL815isNxwHsuxUw5vXQUK5E9orzEK0ywbkUFVwrNyC9fIk3Vw4BWbVAgeo_XPAEzA_4PthsC4vgebQtF_jNNXhbJaK0MyJhU3DN8TOuT601GKe2HFuiaV4QDspZJm_0AzJuh8zWfl/w346-h640/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%201.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wide pants, adjusted at middle rise waist, with pockets and long to the floor, are a basic in a wardrobe. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OYbirmFneNoTlDogmmC4MUDb8yz3-iFBuUdkDg2o72wZ6Voc9EJ67ObEDFO66WEMXbq25fT372q-xbkln9m8g4MUB2tJpIrgbTKYV-JjFIN7kIaAjmQRdnFU1fyzXHE3XeMNeTd_cQV8nB_pEHfiynEkSimMOj0hT1TZ4cdbI-9kmw51qPkKswzF3zrp/s1675/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OYbirmFneNoTlDogmmC4MUDb8yz3-iFBuUdkDg2o72wZ6Voc9EJ67ObEDFO66WEMXbq25fT372q-xbkln9m8g4MUB2tJpIrgbTKYV-JjFIN7kIaAjmQRdnFU1fyzXHE3XeMNeTd_cQV8nB_pEHfiynEkSimMOj0hT1TZ4cdbI-9kmw51qPkKswzF3zrp/w344-h640/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%201.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been quite a long time trying out several patterns and this one is possibly my favourite. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx0xP3_TUBpqG-PfKCefOdJt7yoBKgvvvS7iBCRMKn3MHaCvoZzVTgXlK0dVE2CW_ARyefg_GYnYXyZ26k13a9pevIxAs1pd1u1_O643asCO89MMEWW8hjrz87qQSexuuJ_1sHzZQB0TfETtlRsOag6s2-2Y6rHEci7h1VgA_6H1lGMIEoFvXNNWHcUfY/s1654/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx0xP3_TUBpqG-PfKCefOdJt7yoBKgvvvS7iBCRMKn3MHaCvoZzVTgXlK0dVE2CW_ARyefg_GYnYXyZ26k13a9pevIxAs1pd1u1_O643asCO89MMEWW8hjrz87qQSexuuJ_1sHzZQB0TfETtlRsOag6s2-2Y6rHEci7h1VgA_6H1lGMIEoFvXNNWHcUfY/w348-h640/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%202.jpg" width="348" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is from BurdaStyle magazine, size 42 with some modifications: I took 1 cm off all sides, exterior and interior, and 2 cm (front and back) off the sides of the waist piece. In addition to that, I will have to add some adjustable strips at the centre back to completely adjust them, because they give some with the wear, and I like a good grip at my waist, but not too much. Besides, waist varies, and some adjustable strips (as in the Mitchell pants) are a nice solution to avoid a belt. I hate belts because you never find the perfect adjustment. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfqoIy6hRPdT6KlKnGdnFNdbo65IAc_TZ4Zx5LEVNG2yj0Lj_vYnuVH4DuDODs3CYnM9NKA3Fs1v5pVX_h6Ensrv7cbH-ZbRkhv0lTcj4AGBGoc1l1QvMvHNY8COaAzw8k2atbmN_K9wtWrk8Qb7gYj0sdqXRrjm-0vp6O9g14unvm1BwG1vMxxJt0_NO/s1870/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfqoIy6hRPdT6KlKnGdnFNdbo65IAc_TZ4Zx5LEVNG2yj0Lj_vYnuVH4DuDODs3CYnM9NKA3Fs1v5pVX_h6Ensrv7cbH-ZbRkhv0lTcj4AGBGoc1l1QvMvHNY8COaAzw8k2atbmN_K9wtWrk8Qb7gYj0sdqXRrjm-0vp6O9g14unvm1BwG1vMxxJt0_NO/w308-h640/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%202.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I applied some fusible interfacing to the pockets' cuts and also to the waist pieces. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScmv13-L7ftfMrPOSBA2WRW51eO7I15ZCg0buck3mX7RJrNyj9KKp9m-gnBl0jAKmQ7O2c8RhF54kmybV3zAdBVCiTEUMi_kdmnt34EN-2CA6F0A6dkU-GyF89pjFBSu-kusPM-jUV_8fatcEVWKKjsLkXdR_q0LCvWiJ5_bASpqxfwJv1-iwWUzzo8Cp/s1547/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScmv13-L7ftfMrPOSBA2WRW51eO7I15ZCg0buck3mX7RJrNyj9KKp9m-gnBl0jAKmQ7O2c8RhF54kmybV3zAdBVCiTEUMi_kdmnt34EN-2CA6F0A6dkU-GyF89pjFBSu-kusPM-jUV_8fatcEVWKKjsLkXdR_q0LCvWiJ5_bASpqxfwJv1-iwWUzzo8Cp/w372-h640/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%205.jpg" width="372" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the green linen version, I installed the zip at the centre back to avoid a bulge at the side, but I did not like the look of it or its accessibility. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhtQH3U947yVYMoXou40ZG8web7YZ4Ls_AD04D1zLZin-oHnrePr87sLnvIDzukAPElvBvhukHLapkhJMA1Fe9Y1fCUhqHUeP53yCOSaUovT-hbQLhDkEJYhQ0RGLODUKRk2pLcOjuADHjMcK7F3MeiD52AlHrv3N-3ciW5w7Afoqn7F2GxXgOkWqLeFD/s1469/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhtQH3U947yVYMoXou40ZG8web7YZ4Ls_AD04D1zLZin-oHnrePr87sLnvIDzukAPElvBvhukHLapkhJMA1Fe9Y1fCUhqHUeP53yCOSaUovT-hbQLhDkEJYhQ0RGLODUKRk2pLcOjuADHjMcK7F3MeiD52AlHrv3N-3ciW5w7Afoqn7F2GxXgOkWqLeFD/w392-h640/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%203.jpg" width="392" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the viscose version, I installed an invisible zip on the left side, and it is perfectly invisible there, so that is the best option. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNzqnxvp3sWQu1PGcIneJEPbDyMnfP2WKoOOeVktiKedwsc-meqXVqOhKwUri1kC3eTbhholEYgwGbin6mxcJRCkSS2ElqPJWvscoHWZkxAD76Fgo00F5g8jwoy8NYmaAesH-VS5Vy5b4bp6kfd-I6aA9TUgc8XHenH3Itn_U13tV0NK34VzHjRO7TB6b/s1473/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNzqnxvp3sWQu1PGcIneJEPbDyMnfP2WKoOOeVktiKedwsc-meqXVqOhKwUri1kC3eTbhholEYgwGbin6mxcJRCkSS2ElqPJWvscoHWZkxAD76Fgo00F5g8jwoy8NYmaAesH-VS5Vy5b4bp6kfd-I6aA9TUgc8XHenH3Itn_U13tV0NK34VzHjRO7TB6b/w392-h640/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%203.jpg" width="392" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The whole pants have self-encased seams. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3BW1baKPnMcNwPSQL5L2axwPrj3U3sKxLnkTJFJkPpoiBXh46-h2nqq_Goqax5QeNWkQizdtaq3NTrfBaMzwnESu5U_4D1GlBKPqnwjm2QfC-Ax9bCrfyrvi92pnPn7c8T-VuYR4IKkL9nrqa0U_4m0__-zcSerF5wTCHumN-mG-X38mk6cqJ0Z69do8/s1573/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3BW1baKPnMcNwPSQL5L2axwPrj3U3sKxLnkTJFJkPpoiBXh46-h2nqq_Goqax5QeNWkQizdtaq3NTrfBaMzwnESu5U_4D1GlBKPqnwjm2QfC-Ax9bCrfyrvi92pnPn7c8T-VuYR4IKkL9nrqa0U_4m0__-zcSerF5wTCHumN-mG-X38mk6cqJ0Z69do8/w366-h640/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%204.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Regarding the fabric, I bought the green linen in Julian Lopez store, in the centre of Zaragoza. I bought the Lady McElroy Black Cobra Corsage in the online shop <a href="https://thesewjo.com/">The Sewjo</a>. Both are excellent. The linen is more structured and thick, in a lovely tone of green. The viscose is incredibly soft and light, it wrinkles a little when you seat (specially the waist pieces), but it straightens out when you stand up, it is awesome.</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVDOJdINNdag8fVqPZfSxTHOFVIYTjP251L30ROWV8430L4QAg3ftnyT-aN6yjFlro6p0d8jtzJ0K9XHKfdBw7Y1iB3u5Hkli0iH3oBoeWeXrTUkjk_oiafrfKjbmzGyS4uujXeCOIrvhJMtvy799e6W7VvkbUdoBtB8GISOy-KDrJjheowHeuJ3NS2zD/s1504/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVDOJdINNdag8fVqPZfSxTHOFVIYTjP251L30ROWV8430L4QAg3ftnyT-aN6yjFlro6p0d8jtzJ0K9XHKfdBw7Y1iB3u5Hkli0iH3oBoeWeXrTUkjk_oiafrfKjbmzGyS4uujXeCOIrvhJMtvy799e6W7VvkbUdoBtB8GISOy-KDrJjheowHeuJ3NS2zD/w382-h640/Lady%20McElroy%20Wide%20Pants%204.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These wide pants are nice to wear with some tight top, but then my tummy gets out, and I do not quite like it. So I decided to make this top with some thick interlock I still had in my stash from Ecological Textiles, which is wonderful. I also used a pattern from BurdaStyle, modifying the front bottom of both pieces, and making it rounder, because it stood out too much. It is very wearable and comfortable, a very good compromise between tight/wide, long/short. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxNcIIs-6jiK63YrFb1dPtQVFvmm6FV1ybMeyog4YQ8rsF7wiEyhnYTm3R2US1CLJArudBCDffeXryxr93oHS4yLL6qnDDnzFDw2wtSHtRfBoynfrMOCHvxqP_E6lXgjnvhwRgiYEHR6CJxGfX-HAe-uxxWrXxsahh0cjm-DTtxkny4zTzmDCSDPZ_xMg/s1746/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxNcIIs-6jiK63YrFb1dPtQVFvmm6FV1ybMeyog4YQ8rsF7wiEyhnYTm3R2US1CLJArudBCDffeXryxr93oHS4yLL6qnDDnzFDw2wtSHtRfBoynfrMOCHvxqP_E6lXgjnvhwRgiYEHR6CJxGfX-HAe-uxxWrXxsahh0cjm-DTtxkny4zTzmDCSDPZ_xMg/w366-h640/Green%20Linnen%20Wide%20Pants%205.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div id="gtx-trans" style="left: 76px; position: absolute; top: 5770px;"><div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-89803117620818737252023-06-03T11:49:00.001-07:002023-06-03T11:49:07.307-07:00Pink Moschino Cotton Outfit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KjHkAuLNevEuQHk_GxxNiKBza-3HVFYXT4UXArtC8cCPLrlRjHsXHnU_ZSDCuC2PLZaCWXStS2wYSCH-Pk3voPHy3taLRU0Ac_DeWnTvX2sbYvtkXIZ3KQLnjdcALCDcc1QQiM5cp1SPob_qQ5u9PRhqHEFK21sigFwXYtUB93hHmAS4Co6LvcnRMg/s1866/Jaqueline%20Outfit%209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KjHkAuLNevEuQHk_GxxNiKBza-3HVFYXT4UXArtC8cCPLrlRjHsXHnU_ZSDCuC2PLZaCWXStS2wYSCH-Pk3voPHy3taLRU0Ac_DeWnTvX2sbYvtkXIZ3KQLnjdcALCDcc1QQiM5cp1SPob_qQ5u9PRhqHEFK21sigFwXYtUB93hHmAS4Co6LvcnRMg/w342-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%209.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This fabric has quite a story to me. When I first saw it in The Sewjo website I thought it would be awesome for an ensemble a la Chanel. It was a Moschino cotton and elastane at a very good price. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE7H1zetwlFJvxPvbwfQNVZtimnFU9XltnOhWUh8uGBgEl7pQD2NajVvl0Y8IBwA8MrW9i9-Ehhfz-n3rHaspi_ygZBQ46rY8XE0p8eWLFxybt0NehNd-cfH5Rf2NPHheoPAHl4heToVrHnd5kKqPAK3KP8yt9H4p8g0t4s0rRK7arUNvyQu-KtYUUw/s2113/Jaqueline%20Outfit%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE7H1zetwlFJvxPvbwfQNVZtimnFU9XltnOhWUh8uGBgEl7pQD2NajVvl0Y8IBwA8MrW9i9-Ehhfz-n3rHaspi_ygZBQ46rY8XE0p8eWLFxybt0NehNd-cfH5Rf2NPHheoPAHl4heToVrHnd5kKqPAK3KP8yt9H4p8g0t4s0rRK7arUNvyQu-KtYUUw/w302-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%201.jpg" width="302" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When it arrived, and I saw it live I was completely disappointed, it feels too elasticated and thick... Then I had an envent and I decided it was worth a try. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyOnYh3Ki3WInrZNFA8HXPCbmHt9Gnfq52sPWHtKb2-hV65igc-tC4ARggaxe2q2W-1pqSgO2AT2ldZMarmAdM3AbZ3YORix5NY0DvO-ln_sVTC_adJXlmZMDkKAeb1kBT13eA7fpj7wvy5TkWRYJexcuA5Y8MrtpMFESEWv6sQdhvNF0t37hNbu6bQ/s2006/Jaqueline%20Outfit%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyOnYh3Ki3WInrZNFA8HXPCbmHt9Gnfq52sPWHtKb2-hV65igc-tC4ARggaxe2q2W-1pqSgO2AT2ldZMarmAdM3AbZ3YORix5NY0DvO-ln_sVTC_adJXlmZMDkKAeb1kBT13eA7fpj7wvy5TkWRYJexcuA5Y8MrtpMFESEWv6sQdhvNF0t37hNbu6bQ/w320-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found this pattern in an old Patrones magazine, and afterwards I remembered this was my second rendition of it, <a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2012/04/channel-summer-dress.html"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2012/04/channel-summer-dress.html"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRmkWUnmVpOSkIZF8FPhe2-9l3WPfvgbfZwmK9v2nwbfRhv606JibGQYtEdTsLYaijsnUpO6W8Icp0HuNnLeOA4e4D1xf0A4QgNNbgN4eXkXWwFPwIMowzigWHCyCneK1E7q7f4w7HtYY3oU2ST3YTuAHcX6mN6Ye4dAThtlWaGn-Uzj9BIUpbcvMww/s2113/Jaqueline%20Outfit%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRmkWUnmVpOSkIZF8FPhe2-9l3WPfvgbfZwmK9v2nwbfRhv606JibGQYtEdTsLYaijsnUpO6W8Icp0HuNnLeOA4e4D1xf0A4QgNNbgN4eXkXWwFPwIMowzigWHCyCneK1E7q7f4w7HtYY3oU2ST3YTuAHcX6mN6Ye4dAThtlWaGn-Uzj9BIUpbcvMww/w302-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%202.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>the first one being for my sister in law, back in 2012. I do not like the patterns in the magazine, but Burda did not have anything similar, so I went for it, both the dress and the jacket. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7-DdNfCkGRE9-U-n1DZ1GocC5iYY8S7L35mtV4MI0cBznDJ-EoTiFtJZSfJ2ExXoNhsSme-ZsIY8FwisbdS_QJ3iWgRzfMLH8fczMO_yDKbgUPCfe9XTeKOtuo8VYasI0PWJIZC5UbieUwuSA9NVsV5_MaIm1yI3aGlBJ7KHOt9H_jhAnzQCWU2-BQ/s1943/Jaqueline%20Outfit%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7-DdNfCkGRE9-U-n1DZ1GocC5iYY8S7L35mtV4MI0cBznDJ-EoTiFtJZSfJ2ExXoNhsSme-ZsIY8FwisbdS_QJ3iWgRzfMLH8fczMO_yDKbgUPCfe9XTeKOtuo8VYasI0PWJIZC5UbieUwuSA9NVsV5_MaIm1yI3aGlBJ7KHOt9H_jhAnzQCWU2-BQ/w330-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%204.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had to modify the dress, but only slightly, taking some ease off over and under the bust, and then giving some A shape to the skirt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y7tDp-zjvbnS_IfWj8rwIr7ZsP5aZ4d1KCYobw9peaBz67lbqgT2RgyoCW9_feGSzc7CxyPpol1joYYO2mtnc3U29zh5YtNhGFWEBkvNbgdvpD5VwWeNZ7zRa__sSsvo3muI1DWPUqyaoEG8YZIAzNopDVseSkizSQapvpWFrMRpyGr4qgmNzfLWcw/s1826/Jaqueline%20Outfit%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="904" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y7tDp-zjvbnS_IfWj8rwIr7ZsP5aZ4d1KCYobw9peaBz67lbqgT2RgyoCW9_feGSzc7CxyPpol1joYYO2mtnc3U29zh5YtNhGFWEBkvNbgdvpD5VwWeNZ7zRa__sSsvo3muI1DWPUqyaoEG8YZIAzNopDVseSkizSQapvpWFrMRpyGr4qgmNzfLWcw/w316-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%205.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the second fitting I realized it was awesome, the fabric looked amazing and the pattern was like a glove to my body, I could not be happier. It was very nice to sew and it was gorgeous till the end, no surprises. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwruqch3JZAnB3xkqfiFszhLEY8jkDbNlM5gtdcrfIsu8v-2FpMMlrjUcAQ-HTA7w8NxxVEV3OcUMOHdMoktGMoUdNBABHzDNzD_tw4x6mqga6XqmTNC7Vd245adBtk_BwOe4rtgPypoOKtu-Q4fILIIW76IKKnsNbtLLrPbkKs7aCbROTV6OaRG1Utw/s1616/Jaqueline%20Outfit%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwruqch3JZAnB3xkqfiFszhLEY8jkDbNlM5gtdcrfIsu8v-2FpMMlrjUcAQ-HTA7w8NxxVEV3OcUMOHdMoktGMoUdNBABHzDNzD_tw4x6mqga6XqmTNC7Vd245adBtk_BwOe4rtgPypoOKtu-Q4fILIIW76IKKnsNbtLLrPbkKs7aCbROTV6OaRG1Utw/w396-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%206.jpg" width="396" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The jacket is a different matter, pieces did not properly match, shoulder seams were too long, sleeves did not make any sense... tried to adjust it as best as I could, and it ended up just good enough. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbxS2Om_vTlpEzulQPC3iAWvD3QJprOJkzBE11EtcLnY8V_fUrQYdozJW63PjKJFsjE5EssBs0o7uUKki9Q0edgCQYv9a8g7YJZolxe19vPE7zsyGmKVjOnA5D81A1t5A62RVY5--NpXV8LcPhx-5wgZYQ__55uXjEfXx2wTEDebT98MwhyWaPR1X0Q/s1623/Jaqueline%20Outfit%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbxS2Om_vTlpEzulQPC3iAWvD3QJprOJkzBE11EtcLnY8V_fUrQYdozJW63PjKJFsjE5EssBs0o7uUKki9Q0edgCQYv9a8g7YJZolxe19vPE7zsyGmKVjOnA5D81A1t5A62RVY5--NpXV8LcPhx-5wgZYQ__55uXjEfXx2wTEDebT98MwhyWaPR1X0Q/w394-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%208.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: left;">It went to confirm my bad opinion on Patrones magazine patters, they are a disaster, specially sleeves. If I had had any fabric or time, I would have redone it completely in a Burda pattern. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hOVY-AH2bV9Ff9LsU9pUcIgbj9myEPPQkG7WN5bznsp58mq11PHdHosOLUQRmfLprvObL8F2ffT7HqBXONbBLijpMcp-rZHxzWPvhMVgAtsndOcSco2Z92vlKVVvHpNZh1SZpy3l6ALPsEDyawiKKOM8R10YMwx4RgJ5qs3AUmXyiogNkNRqJpJG5A/s1604/Jaqueline%20Outfit%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hOVY-AH2bV9Ff9LsU9pUcIgbj9myEPPQkG7WN5bznsp58mq11PHdHosOLUQRmfLprvObL8F2ffT7HqBXONbBLijpMcp-rZHxzWPvhMVgAtsndOcSco2Z92vlKVVvHpNZh1SZpy3l6ALPsEDyawiKKOM8R10YMwx4RgJ5qs3AUmXyiogNkNRqJpJG5A/w400-h640/Jaqueline%20Outfit%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But all in all, it is a stunning outfit, and I felt like a princess wearing it. </div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-55892085864915639402023-05-21T06:23:00.004-07:002023-05-21T06:23:23.390-07:00Trip to Utrecht<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Some weeks ago, on May the 1st weekend, we travelled to The Netherlands for a music festival in Hengelo. We decided to travel light, so we only carried one handbag under the seat each. But our bags are smaller than the measures allowed, so I decided to use the oilskin I bought in Merchant & Mills to make two bags of the maximum measures allowed. I bought some cotton to line them and some straps and zippers for inside pockets:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PGJszkGdCIVdqe5gW0aF-79VeAtgkt5sqD0Gl5zxOHylycGk7rFtGSXB_8s7we5XI3FfMP4axyzlkT3aQc7_63mWYidNl5YjLyUTjlczny16uvJi2yIjzfphTCHWxvKuhqNsroBQlnSCUnVEU7ffg8LXVVZys2kIkt7i4hXHi3pveiEJkju4-p5o9g/s1000/Travel%20Bags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1000" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PGJszkGdCIVdqe5gW0aF-79VeAtgkt5sqD0Gl5zxOHylycGk7rFtGSXB_8s7we5XI3FfMP4axyzlkT3aQc7_63mWYidNl5YjLyUTjlczny16uvJi2yIjzfphTCHWxvKuhqNsroBQlnSCUnVEU7ffg8LXVVZys2kIkt7i4hXHi3pveiEJkju4-p5o9g/w640-h302/Travel%20Bags.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After spending the night in Amsterdam, we travelled to Utrecht to visit the famous fabric market there. It was very a pleasant street full of stalls of fabric, and the prices were quite good. The quality of the fabric was not very high end, but after inspecting all the stalls twice, I managed to find some gems. There was a stall with lovely silks, another with some lovely cotton tartans and another one with nice wools. Well, here is my bounty: </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs_0PBgiUNRTsbEF_YSOCue-RcJAvi3pXddDuld50Bg7k7CNCHob2ebnZV9WDeUElnaVGsY3pTSrJo2MNFm-3-p-fHIh0l1IHMkC3L7BTX64xjcEpgdIQxcMSOHFl8IPzniUBncqHI4iF3avbTGnDzGU-x05DZvYiAmjtQU7S2swLkEjWWCXQt8fqzw/s873/Utrecht.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="873" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs_0PBgiUNRTsbEF_YSOCue-RcJAvi3pXddDuld50Bg7k7CNCHob2ebnZV9WDeUElnaVGsY3pTSrJo2MNFm-3-p-fHIh0l1IHMkC3L7BTX64xjcEpgdIQxcMSOHFl8IPzniUBncqHI4iF3avbTGnDzGU-x05DZvYiAmjtQU7S2swLkEjWWCXQt8fqzw/w640-h340/Utrecht.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-19780481489950472742023-05-14T03:38:00.000-07:002023-05-14T03:38:14.718-07:00Black Gingear Jeans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpA4HhCBwHMm306mUt7JG8SauIvrAmLt3GdRXVL4Kh6O4erI6lbbJbc_pBpHdKYCpuNXy4-iuXxrP_NkAE6RvkYhoOY6dzGNz5mx6BFSJQtBIgznQKOUJlbwr9q4XWLeAJYhWhHkJ__-aU5tkKy7jtmhS7i3KQfLmwYCmCYZGV1Egz2y51S10sBAXjQ/s1321/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpA4HhCBwHMm306mUt7JG8SauIvrAmLt3GdRXVL4Kh6O4erI6lbbJbc_pBpHdKYCpuNXy4-iuXxrP_NkAE6RvkYhoOY6dzGNz5mx6BFSJQtBIgznQKOUJlbwr9q4XWLeAJYhWhHkJ__-aU5tkKy7jtmhS7i3KQfLmwYCmCYZGV1Egz2y51S10sBAXjQ/w388-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%206.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This is my second attempt at the Ginger Jeans, and I am glad to report these are pretty pretty close to perfection. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziBQqiJz8AlKtms4YGsCM8WcBpJzlraaCaNX0BKfKS_0xaakLQW4erMjTuL0CaWK0Yi7TWhzX2QkgRJUfTqTeN8LhCGI8AwaCr5Gm9YLYIlBW-ZEQxk3JuunJaAHwxGsp1Gc80VBCsNxo7iQ-TauahbPAuToVt61HOchwHmgW1RECqXpyCo22sBB-9g/s1270/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziBQqiJz8AlKtms4YGsCM8WcBpJzlraaCaNX0BKfKS_0xaakLQW4erMjTuL0CaWK0Yi7TWhzX2QkgRJUfTqTeN8LhCGI8AwaCr5Gm9YLYIlBW-ZEQxk3JuunJaAHwxGsp1Gc80VBCsNxo7iQ-TauahbPAuToVt61HOchwHmgW1RECqXpyCo22sBB-9g/w404-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%202.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fabric is perfect, to start with. <a href="https://denimlab.nl/products/fairlane-351?_pos=1&_sid=3106af6b4&_ss=r">A black 2% stretch cotton denim, 13,5 oz weight</a>, from Denim Lab. The perfect amount of stretch, the perfect thickness, the perfect shade of black. AWESOME. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zy_Ond6ihU3ZSEJMoERpMHij1QFt_AGdOkym7pN9-TOPMPspviqTB10F1mTorB-4vF_HV2u4Vio9xLP7lKOUl_y3F_37iGZfAZyZLWjymBcTKTFbD6RMRfUnGwnSRxBAghgY9FYVFBXXGQQWJyN09LavawFdNgWH1RuOMu0GdswsPGuwyo1dtCyAbg/s1423/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zy_Ond6ihU3ZSEJMoERpMHij1QFt_AGdOkym7pN9-TOPMPspviqTB10F1mTorB-4vF_HV2u4Vio9xLP7lKOUl_y3F_37iGZfAZyZLWjymBcTKTFbD6RMRfUnGwnSRxBAghgY9FYVFBXXGQQWJyN09LavawFdNgWH1RuOMu0GdswsPGuwyo1dtCyAbg/w360-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%203.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to use again the Middle Rise Ginger Jeans pattern. I love its seat in the low waist, just under the belly button, and also just the minimum ease all around to be slim and comfy in a 2% stretch fabric. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79vQ6-hR7YuxAZhYnz-jkkk4S-pa2pG3kWstXmjKiNRHEaWnnFpu2SlEgeJvFw_uDf5kj2cT6T9kVNgzkUjR7AX9vWd3qeS8DHOfXVqwIsW8iRK4YJ72NE68VEW1FSBkg9SmdtySvokmfYcbH7u1GGma5IfEIJfEwV1A4gHxMcbUFXbaiViNmFKZ9jA/s1540/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79vQ6-hR7YuxAZhYnz-jkkk4S-pa2pG3kWstXmjKiNRHEaWnnFpu2SlEgeJvFw_uDf5kj2cT6T9kVNgzkUjR7AX9vWd3qeS8DHOfXVqwIsW8iRK4YJ72NE68VEW1FSBkg9SmdtySvokmfYcbH7u1GGma5IfEIJfEwV1A4gHxMcbUFXbaiViNmFKZ9jA/w332-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being this fabric narrow, your need the double length to pull a pair of jeans. But then I got all confused when cutting it upside down and turned over to prevent it from spinning, and it does spin around my left leg, all the way to the back. being dark black, nobody notices but me, and it is not uncomfortable, so still a success. But I cannot say they are perfect. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUys_6737r5S804iQJZccG7HgrST18u4dK9JdNVzMfC4ujZEGRa06lzrNBIM_a9cQ4zURit3t8gdCsS-fsIKczGaeAHUVpex4WIXaBLDrsosp3pnNfd04EZPvOKv4RnEnCYtQKhj2JDJz0DCUb73V2sJGYxM0Tj4fKyzT6rX6gofLNgKKoFdJTlrjbIg/s1514/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUys_6737r5S804iQJZccG7HgrST18u4dK9JdNVzMfC4ujZEGRa06lzrNBIM_a9cQ4zURit3t8gdCsS-fsIKczGaeAHUVpex4WIXaBLDrsosp3pnNfd04EZPvOKv4RnEnCYtQKhj2JDJz0DCUb73V2sJGYxM0Tj4fKyzT6rX6gofLNgKKoFdJTlrjbIg/w380-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%204.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Pretty cool, though!</span><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ricImo9zHc6J_1J5lvaUcDhEp9f3p6h4Zhf5kT3EWOi4Kt2qFe2CfliYF0SLijYgGTOuAXjP3Axj8doVpS67aoYztt2C0XFEACRo5xNNL6yfDhwfsZA7VzSLMHctoR8Cf1gz_mMIPVNevG-tLlAuxWK8YuykRDiumPuOlpY8v5WbUjgZp8W2N-_rvw/s2832/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="1624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ricImo9zHc6J_1J5lvaUcDhEp9f3p6h4Zhf5kT3EWOi4Kt2qFe2CfliYF0SLijYgGTOuAXjP3Axj8doVpS67aoYztt2C0XFEACRo5xNNL6yfDhwfsZA7VzSLMHctoR8Cf1gz_mMIPVNevG-tLlAuxWK8YuykRDiumPuOlpY8v5WbUjgZp8W2N-_rvw/w368-h640/Black%20Ginger%20Jeans%205.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-60206415277038504952023-05-13T08:22:00.001-07:002023-05-13T08:22:09.031-07:00Grey Camouflage Cavally Wool Biker Jacket<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgxTJVYmUBa4K9PUJEDixdVLhgoR0F-MVYTLAFb9rPE4ruQwIWclZ2x1DqJ6zufMjtgIj1tQVG5Iyhlt2TRErvjSF9VGIGgSgDYGn1nzaJw-XV1DTJ-4h7aH-omnOWvXFIJY9GBZp-orvwIfzQdByc4Vpdc_8PsTpeGGMtneZLAbuUzhGpsdxaX-eUA/s1000/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1000" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgxTJVYmUBa4K9PUJEDixdVLhgoR0F-MVYTLAFb9rPE4ruQwIWclZ2x1DqJ6zufMjtgIj1tQVG5Iyhlt2TRErvjSF9VGIGgSgDYGn1nzaJw-XV1DTJ-4h7aH-omnOWvXFIJY9GBZp-orvwIfzQdByc4Vpdc_8PsTpeGGMtneZLAbuUzhGpsdxaX-eUA/w640-h616/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is this <a href="https://thesewjo.com/">online shop in Madrid</a> that curates awesome fabrics. They bring some designer remains at very good price. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6s-ZO27EomKXgYQzTPD9M46Gvy0Gc2bxzPif8c1MX7Pdg-jMR0NxpGlEEbUs21-VGgXEWggcCIq5Y2xCREvPWBXj1tHcomEvjPoTMLAu9nTknJ-al4E1z9nTZBgWbgzx91pzr0rB8MIOjTmLf6RLgJRs4Oa9F4QFZ2LJdcKcNftNSIqTE6N5uVNfhg/s1170/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6s-ZO27EomKXgYQzTPD9M46Gvy0Gc2bxzPif8c1MX7Pdg-jMR0NxpGlEEbUs21-VGgXEWggcCIq5Y2xCREvPWBXj1tHcomEvjPoTMLAu9nTknJ-al4E1z9nTZBgWbgzx91pzr0rB8MIOjTmLf6RLgJRs4Oa9F4QFZ2LJdcKcNftNSIqTE6N5uVNfhg/w548-h640/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%204.jpg" width="548" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This wonderful pure wool is from Cavalli. It is so beautiful I had to buy it and make a jacket I did not need, just to honour such a gorgeous fabric. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6grFdYXT7kJo0AJVHueVz7X0ABKd-EATUT2n-2SNZO2uDvI69ielPlg1ui__4B1GS9ydQGgkSdmlruJTIwqg9VYtA0RZkDMulrSw8pEQ-XFHkJlzsbwZXu3WZVPMNTqKPG3EzWhTnQsXAKNdA1uRuiNoTPSbQTxrewIe51jLPoWagAyliQGCD_RcoiQ/s805/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6grFdYXT7kJo0AJVHueVz7X0ABKd-EATUT2n-2SNZO2uDvI69ielPlg1ui__4B1GS9ydQGgkSdmlruJTIwqg9VYtA0RZkDMulrSw8pEQ-XFHkJlzsbwZXu3WZVPMNTqKPG3EzWhTnQsXAKNdA1uRuiNoTPSbQTxrewIe51jLPoWagAyliQGCD_RcoiQ/w636-h640/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%205.jpg" width="636" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I thought a biker jacket would look great in this fabric, so I searched Burdastyle database, and I found <a href="https://www.burdastyle.es/chaquetas-en-imitacion-de-piel-103-burda-style-02-20.html">the perfect pattern</a>. I ordered the past number in my local library-bus, and I had a fantastic pattern for free.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00RzPi9Y031VPeMgXHvxPGQB_gt-mblcIxqeUWgMVFe8k13-ddNEiMwMqHcVNBMP8d05hC91Zxu6fMOmg4AUmOkZM8SfFuqVvTBgetwX-ZyJmrV0ZuuyzkeLoCmG4ObIVsA_T3Mv57o5ic4TaFdpPwMd7L3QgQAhk-cSB27aj0droSEk8yCuO6-eEjw/s900/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="900" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00RzPi9Y031VPeMgXHvxPGQB_gt-mblcIxqeUWgMVFe8k13-ddNEiMwMqHcVNBMP8d05hC91Zxu6fMOmg4AUmOkZM8SfFuqVvTBgetwX-ZyJmrV0ZuuyzkeLoCmG4ObIVsA_T3Mv57o5ic4TaFdpPwMd7L3QgQAhk-cSB27aj0droSEk8yCuO6-eEjw/w640-h580/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%206.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The only modification needed was the total length, to which I added about 5 cm.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALuw5q78G6dMx_5H7tYH8mldAwgZ2PqT44kI0lXxiAHOFa_lxeC1tblP4fFUO5P9wIhjVrs2CayBtSd9a5s4pkvwgIKpl0xtto-47-0t2BxZB6AePbYcQYCmX6WoZUAGnkzBjFyNmwS1Hx18tJ0tvKwCsJEicyfWLrTM-ofmxPTKKply0H7MwpISidQ/s1000/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="1000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALuw5q78G6dMx_5H7tYH8mldAwgZ2PqT44kI0lXxiAHOFa_lxeC1tblP4fFUO5P9wIhjVrs2CayBtSd9a5s4pkvwgIKpl0xtto-47-0t2BxZB6AePbYcQYCmX6WoZUAGnkzBjFyNmwS1Hx18tJ0tvKwCsJEicyfWLrTM-ofmxPTKKply0H7MwpISidQ/w640-h280/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%207.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I bought some awesome zippers in the fabulous haberdashery Santa Anna, in Barcelona. I interlined it with fusible cotton and installed a beautiful grey cupro lining. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN_BLdMbhy2WvrzRZ00EIvBJXEmz0bS4It95sX6Myz-7EeFztA3Igy3nTqYa0Rpt4Y-l7RZHQxRHGTlxITFNsuLtl239ubZypgVVyQVwpP_8ZNI69lJw4Emmk7bi0ZJhBP3W-vhYZtAyqUJGvh7Jy05RvY3zSOfe2cKSMQmcSh-_Y3NBsOPkJyVViMg/s1000/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN_BLdMbhy2WvrzRZ00EIvBJXEmz0bS4It95sX6Myz-7EeFztA3Igy3nTqYa0Rpt4Y-l7RZHQxRHGTlxITFNsuLtl239ubZypgVVyQVwpP_8ZNI69lJw4Emmk7bi0ZJhBP3W-vhYZtAyqUJGvh7Jy05RvY3zSOfe2cKSMQmcSh-_Y3NBsOPkJyVViMg/w640-h376/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%208.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is awesome, perfect, comfortable, warm and a luxury to wear. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5v9bZKatqRmZ-abT8qQB8EJLGbqs-ghlzmmgaZk8qgd1aRUghNu8DgLlaMB1ZCcD4T7OTwbNOFc7BBnyZzKZwIZxME9LJdFp53nn2iyrVPHRDJQyB4054VIpqoP1TUTImon9QuVBGM16_vqNiTNIj_9PKa6QaRHy_V24VpQKEDvx41xirnFwJd1tkw/s1272/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5v9bZKatqRmZ-abT8qQB8EJLGbqs-ghlzmmgaZk8qgd1aRUghNu8DgLlaMB1ZCcD4T7OTwbNOFc7BBnyZzKZwIZxME9LJdFp53nn2iyrVPHRDJQyB4054VIpqoP1TUTImon9QuVBGM16_vqNiTNIj_9PKa6QaRHy_V24VpQKEDvx41xirnFwJd1tkw/w402-h640/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket.jpg" width="402" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdikY0oiCGp15igGPtHRUA_jry-NTxpxNxbHk50rBUXuJbLjLy7xfm3JfsfNfbbasz8Hw1hR5Jo2RLg7_RdcKUVv3mRvM_JUhplohTINkVyGL5wItUVUqlwKJ_EAQPkfQvok7iriZFUAYDTqK3iVvA6jw5n3lDHQQ1M7iYH_SXhSiXWTOWz49-ko6uQ/s1281/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdikY0oiCGp15igGPtHRUA_jry-NTxpxNxbHk50rBUXuJbLjLy7xfm3JfsfNfbbasz8Hw1hR5Jo2RLg7_RdcKUVv3mRvM_JUhplohTINkVyGL5wItUVUqlwKJ_EAQPkfQvok7iriZFUAYDTqK3iVvA6jw5n3lDHQQ1M7iYH_SXhSiXWTOWz49-ko6uQ/w400-h640/Grey%20Cavalli%20Wool%20Biker%20Jacket%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-25811265478852695362023-04-23T12:06:00.009-07:002023-04-23T12:06:47.709-07:00Tri-Climate Oilskin Parka<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDOxrV6Tic8k4JR3yDV7Ar7wApMo5I8I1uat44-Aq171JMhPObKZhwrNQT1OkoXCZs6J72LA4ihnU9FwT2clC1uSTxHo6BuY9CNLdu1wN6wcv0Jz3Sr2SG3y7aSNFz_ErUHj47syXSlyK7XknyTo0okk9pB5zQSyQ6HDBBHj-AAEYpdVdDhU4hBsMww/s1000/Tri-climate%20Trench%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDOxrV6Tic8k4JR3yDV7Ar7wApMo5I8I1uat44-Aq171JMhPObKZhwrNQT1OkoXCZs6J72LA4ihnU9FwT2clC1uSTxHo6BuY9CNLdu1wN6wcv0Jz3Sr2SG3y7aSNFz_ErUHj47syXSlyK7XknyTo0okk9pB5zQSyQ6HDBBHj-AAEYpdVdDhU4hBsMww/w640-h352/Tri-climate%20Trench%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, well, well... I am proud of this one, because I used three pieces of fabric I had in my stash with no purpose and ended up in a gorgeous parka that I longed for years. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru9Gpc0FTu6O1kmmMOtec5MizZxi9c_uyAfwMPrFKuuWN9Yim96JMynJnlHzoDeGLMFjHtWqoVcqA1OES3xApO4apDs9jaWhsTK6m_U23oA5srPvEoL4Ar8ZiqsRSDhK8vPBemAvnQ9mt0_oeQLdea7CIUaHxxuxCrKGT85YHf4VoN6kG_T-LJ7QQHA/s1000/Tri-climate%20Trench%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru9Gpc0FTu6O1kmmMOtec5MizZxi9c_uyAfwMPrFKuuWN9Yim96JMynJnlHzoDeGLMFjHtWqoVcqA1OES3xApO4apDs9jaWhsTK6m_U23oA5srPvEoL4Ar8ZiqsRSDhK8vPBemAvnQ9mt0_oeQLdea7CIUaHxxuxCrKGT85YHf4VoN6kG_T-LJ7QQHA/w640-h414/Tri-climate%20Trench%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some years ago, I bought a TheNorhtFace tri-climate parka, but after some wear, I ended up selling it, because it was too big on me, and it was made of down, which provokes allergies, and respiratory issues. Since then, I have been wanting to replace it with a memade one, but not buying anything polyester as a rule, this was a tough one... how can we make waterproof clothes that are not made of plastic?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjOU5llE9_2YcDyevox-Vn8aFsDXD7iU8ZsXCjrnwn20J3HL6vGPbqRvGAgvzH1VPA4bGOe7LfnnBP4RHS_8N7_4BqGfnBZYZZx8IdTrlWUaekibL6JNjXhPHGAbFtsNxVxCEtV5fxBdqHU6n0dGhW8RjULD5ZKdYlELDFEYYfQe0kwdYlYh8K1TuXw/s1502/Tri-climate%20Trench%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjOU5llE9_2YcDyevox-Vn8aFsDXD7iU8ZsXCjrnwn20J3HL6vGPbqRvGAgvzH1VPA4bGOe7LfnnBP4RHS_8N7_4BqGfnBZYZZx8IdTrlWUaekibL6JNjXhPHGAbFtsNxVxCEtV5fxBdqHU6n0dGhW8RjULD5ZKdYlELDFEYYfQe0kwdYlYh8K1TuXw/w340-h640/Tri-climate%20Trench%201.jpg" width="340" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oilskin, of course! I bought some of it to make Carlos's summer rain jacket, from Merchant and Mills. I ordered three different pieces of fabric, because I did not know which one would be best. I used the thinnest for Carlos' jacket, and kept the medium and the thick one for future projects.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vwXVFa76Jjgomh1iWLYrrgJeWL4IXPSfZHBZdZvAyMmtXs-ooExC5NCAzyiuEFbC667ZPgcQt-KN7lCfn1hp0_lnmukO97vUmKP8y3Gv4k3r4gGOjWfxBrKP758zKOWmSzG841nf7Yhv-gcLW8NbanfCiq11EyvVcWIelqDZHIEufjgQBM78F0XTdw/s1000/Tri-climate%20Trench%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vwXVFa76Jjgomh1iWLYrrgJeWL4IXPSfZHBZdZvAyMmtXs-ooExC5NCAzyiuEFbC667ZPgcQt-KN7lCfn1hp0_lnmukO97vUmKP8y3Gv4k3r4gGOjWfxBrKP758zKOWmSzG841nf7Yhv-gcLW8NbanfCiq11EyvVcWIelqDZHIEufjgQBM78F0XTdw/w640-h414/Tri-climate%20Trench%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, one day I had this inspiration of using the medium one to make a raincoat, and using some insulating fabric I kept in my stash for more than ten years as the inner layer, attached to the raincoat with zippers all along the front. Thus, I had a warm jacket, a long summer raincoat and a winter parka for very cold weather. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKlyeJiSR1tpzlQEFjWl-N4wRkUpPbajzN0bMXKZev6cC6CV2EMBE3p-qeDCgNLFp2D3TyXcTEmEqrro588Z51sjhW7KIzMbDlfWZvPo0SjQReGaTuE6St1jfMn49oShIyqptWnwSGjFg0AOmVSsDr5TKJzHuwSlVZ2l8DrviwujCbgdKp1I3rp-7vg/s2452/Tri-climate%20Trench%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2452" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKlyeJiSR1tpzlQEFjWl-N4wRkUpPbajzN0bMXKZev6cC6CV2EMBE3p-qeDCgNLFp2D3TyXcTEmEqrro588Z51sjhW7KIzMbDlfWZvPo0SjQReGaTuE6St1jfMn49oShIyqptWnwSGjFg0AOmVSsDr5TKJzHuwSlVZ2l8DrviwujCbgdKp1I3rp-7vg/w640-h352/Tri-climate%20Trench%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used a Burdastyle pattern of a thick quilted anorak, but I did not keep it because it was too big a size ad I had to perform too many modifications, taking fabric off every seam, and then giving some, changing the armscyes, adding a hood and adapting the neck cut to accommodate it, etc. At the end of the process I had to undo these two, neck cut and hood, because I had made it too high, and it did not work.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2S-zSJ0CN4c5qR-Jlhk8MHhw8IUiVNnorpfnXVwgAn99zdlHhq3EjhwXbKSjEdgf-z54VGnmMP5KnggH8X4CWM_ao92qQoWdD2uE4ByBE14Kefjf3XSsxQv_t60hvCrD6ZV7HEH0mcLgBJFl9WYLSd5BrAbqNdF-uCo4GEOXb9IKqs35ilVnUZOQ6g/s1000/Tri-climate%20Trench%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2S-zSJ0CN4c5qR-Jlhk8MHhw8IUiVNnorpfnXVwgAn99zdlHhq3EjhwXbKSjEdgf-z54VGnmMP5KnggH8X4CWM_ao92qQoWdD2uE4ByBE14Kefjf3XSsxQv_t60hvCrD6ZV7HEH0mcLgBJFl9WYLSd5BrAbqNdF-uCo4GEOXb9IKqs35ilVnUZOQ6g/w640-h378/Tri-climate%20Trench%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am very happy with the final result. It is very, very warm, and cosy to wear, and it is very becoming, even being quite thick, all in all. I am now really curious about the water resistance properties of the oilskin. Sometimes, specially in summer festivals outdoors, I must stand in the rain. I will put it to the test then. It would not be the first time I get soaked in a memade rain jacket!</span><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-68128897600177067422023-02-26T15:30:00.000-08:002023-02-26T15:30:01.938-08:00Dark Blue Viscose Midi Shirt Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsnSVvumZwnW_xIRsdPkKssVOusy4VtROCO4ucDfzMOnftnFFM53fYCI9eYT-d4hH5Zy1D-G5tWn1HNSDIo17VEq9Qg0lIkmfhpfknLZ_oVk-WMbG-Y9fo853B2yTNvtShWwodTZxGSCXVilKFyaHy0ySY0nARCkUenmIx250vlbau0V3G9pulsbKhg/s1567/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsnSVvumZwnW_xIRsdPkKssVOusy4VtROCO4ucDfzMOnftnFFM53fYCI9eYT-d4hH5Zy1D-G5tWn1HNSDIo17VEq9Qg0lIkmfhpfknLZ_oVk-WMbG-Y9fo853B2yTNvtShWwodTZxGSCXVilKFyaHy0ySY0nARCkUenmIx250vlbau0V3G9pulsbKhg/w326-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%203.jpg" width="326" /></a></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is another chapter in my eternal quest for the perfect shirt dress. Not bad, but not perfect nor definite. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I got inspired in my local shop, a lady was wearing this gorgeous black and green shirt dress and I decided to copy it. I found this Églantine and Zoe viscose print perfect, although now I see it wrinkles too much with wear. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtwVjnS4Usx20kQ9Gg78WUb-VjBU9hnQ0DohJD2TH_fjA6TMdy5uQWOFZ4yq9pvvRdYcd-8Xe5IKKGp9jUB2XwxjIawMPy1vYBR115f9vL91fBwbfF8wxLpvofND1TlyZxClvMsVmHHnWhy5CFUgYRZq67IHJ37TPIQ-K86m5z-BUJfOFoQ6nQsWhSw/s1470/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtwVjnS4Usx20kQ9Gg78WUb-VjBU9hnQ0DohJD2TH_fjA6TMdy5uQWOFZ4yq9pvvRdYcd-8Xe5IKKGp9jUB2XwxjIawMPy1vYBR115f9vL91fBwbfF8wxLpvofND1TlyZxClvMsVmHHnWhy5CFUgYRZq67IHJ37TPIQ-K86m5z-BUJfOFoQ6nQsWhSw/w348-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%202.jpg" width="348" /></a></div></span></div>For the pattern, I used an old commercial dress of mine. I cut all the pieces separate and use them as pattern, elongating the skirt panels, and giving them some evasée lines, about 2 cm at the bottom of each 8 of them. I also made longer sleeves. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I self-enclosed all seams and made the centre front button and buttonhole plackets, folding the central panel in itself. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgNMD2T9JRjAtzsEhEJt8GTa5_2permpGvwxpT2nYnoC1pFtPoFypY17Rvw_Tbeoj8jO8EQUDBHgAA8WRm2Dj_I09Rq0nQQYqJMaLfnK6soXwssFdoWLP2T4mHSePcu9Jb8qaO1q9_9C_frKZLSFhY9-QEqhM78JChCHEK7ipAIUzzusNK0qBuTyDSw/s1745/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgNMD2T9JRjAtzsEhEJt8GTa5_2permpGvwxpT2nYnoC1pFtPoFypY17Rvw_Tbeoj8jO8EQUDBHgAA8WRm2Dj_I09Rq0nQQYqJMaLfnK6soXwssFdoWLP2T4mHSePcu9Jb8qaO1q9_9C_frKZLSFhY9-QEqhM78JChCHEK7ipAIUzzusNK0qBuTyDSw/w294-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%204.jpg" width="294" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The result is quite nice, but not as good as I projected. The fabric was really tight, and now I have doubts about mores flared skirt at the bottom would have been better.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYkxYJmakDyhNWXBibXDwcI-WDUIiIibTNhC7eds_nnXfu6vdJtaVkKF9QqDA4YtddH9H2MHlTPz1oNQFJ1UmZrDLAHZq-57OjH4HNu-dhD2W89T8dMr7xljLY9hXSvtGzyzMnYXSGHfRh-heQ3G5YtIZ9xz0hhUwsOBcATwoXdR0gRY1lQZirFeXeA/s1619/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYkxYJmakDyhNWXBibXDwcI-WDUIiIibTNhC7eds_nnXfu6vdJtaVkKF9QqDA4YtddH9H2MHlTPz1oNQFJ1UmZrDLAHZq-57OjH4HNu-dhD2W89T8dMr7xljLY9hXSvtGzyzMnYXSGHfRh-heQ3G5YtIZ9xz0hhUwsOBcATwoXdR0gRY1lQZirFeXeA/w316-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%205.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In my mind, a princess-lined shirt dress with a shaped waist and a flared skirt should be perfect. I have made many attempts at it, but I still have not found what I am looking for in terms of pattern and fabric. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLE2QlF-cdppvS5TaFv4blY864KKOPYqCImQqFuxRrqB13rxMwBYPn4C3aWfGFmI4rmO7F68CaCXUahSTc2qxYQCfC18-5X8o2wUiWagKls1upFJIctnWKph0MOiyoDu3_Tku6Jm1Hez9I7EZhYUd2TQyCht5sMazmx1tZZ4wbne-yCtDOtAsV2zXIA/s1711/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLE2QlF-cdppvS5TaFv4blY864KKOPYqCImQqFuxRrqB13rxMwBYPn4C3aWfGFmI4rmO7F68CaCXUahSTc2qxYQCfC18-5X8o2wUiWagKls1upFJIctnWKph0MOiyoDu3_Tku6Jm1Hez9I7EZhYUd2TQyCht5sMazmx1tZZ4wbne-yCtDOtAsV2zXIA/w300-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%206.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I will keep trying. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx3YXg3iQpC6eM85oJvCtFWCGkk4THfKFJaGuPuk0rEHxiexC59lZ86YIwVZZTfrRAwH6MrOK2P_SRyHU8Jgw7SzR_XG7eZdizPXGkoD75N7P4KqjK0me_OS-7zV-NhdmnwfrxIlFY7qqZNbAvnCgB4E0joyetC04g5FDBU6B2IXMM_alfz3f-U0nkA/w308-h640/Dark%20Blue%20Viscose%20Midi%20Shirt%20Dress%207.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;" width="308" /></div></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-2184950864977168822023-01-15T09:52:00.005-08:002023-01-15T09:52:43.335-08:00Mitchell Trousers in Black Wool Crêpe<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwjM5e4Kt6mwHrhkVivteCarwrFCkLimnBibgTsfhJuuBmhILfQLXupot0Zuuxwg0tGb3aP1jcnNlwWLyvWy55WSHY-fPpggspxgTJq7OqTCshi784UXjp5mkqGB3Pvm8mFGD94N0YL5OfbhLCE0tcgTpvqPgC3WCfqIIAf-ypJdosaeM2y_PrOdHSA/s2892/Mitxehll%20Trousers%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="1692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwjM5e4Kt6mwHrhkVivteCarwrFCkLimnBibgTsfhJuuBmhILfQLXupot0Zuuxwg0tGb3aP1jcnNlwWLyvWy55WSHY-fPpggspxgTJq7OqTCshi784UXjp5mkqGB3Pvm8mFGD94N0YL5OfbhLCE0tcgTpvqPgC3WCfqIIAf-ypJdosaeM2y_PrOdHSA/w374-h640/Mitxehll%20Trousers%203.jpg" width="374" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Gorgeous pattern in a gorgeous fabric... not resulting into a gorgeous piece of clothing, because this is not the best becoming pattern to my figure, go figure. But I do not care, and I will wear them, cause if I do not take pictures of myself and I do not look in the mirror, I love to wear them and the feel of them. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I decided to purchase this pattern for this black wool crêpe I bought in Bacci Tessutti, in Firenze, last summer. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt89AdU610-ZkauvHpBtwdLMHlkFsPRJCxGpjfb9GHo6Ej-uVLGqIrjKtCBGQtfYTDWp_0IlUAYHdkvus3PYwFMLA3jaaKgQibEJsQtSehgLOkS3YXuSpD3zt0JK3W3ZD0NtPnYHfAkzLc5dsjVoQRgS0WDFoI-vZyYgmTc8816a0jTQFRSUwcNiBQIw/s2976/Mitxehll%20Trousers%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt89AdU610-ZkauvHpBtwdLMHlkFsPRJCxGpjfb9GHo6Ej-uVLGqIrjKtCBGQtfYTDWp_0IlUAYHdkvus3PYwFMLA3jaaKgQibEJsQtSehgLOkS3YXuSpD3zt0JK3W3ZD0NtPnYHfAkzLc5dsjVoQRgS0WDFoI-vZyYgmTc8816a0jTQFRSUwcNiBQIw/w370-h640/Mitxehll%20Trousers%202.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I decided to make a smaller size, since the Ginger jeans became too big for me. At the end I had to give some more room to the waist, but they were perfect in the hips. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Apart from the same old issues I have with commercial individual patterns (aka, pricing, arduous job of printing, cutting, assembling, never properly assemble, retrace without seam allowances) and all that, it is a good pattern. Instructions are pretty good, except for the zip opening, which I did not completely grasp and made wrong somehow, although it proved right, because I needed the extra room in the tummy area after all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmPe_4qga-J0n3lP_ohP-2maOORfe0cJHlgaMNxvoBdh7Jd7rkLBiExg8VHEoH9gLxBFqa_2mxeOTA_cPrKeAwZsI-E_tfY-CIwkP-YFDN2b0gNiuAKEv9uVVi_2Gfh5mUrw4YheeRdeq-7KM5R0HS3Y3b6w2DaJdWC_ef-eiBdrp7oWs9eKhRFjddA/s2908/Mitxehll%20Trousers%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="1636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmPe_4qga-J0n3lP_ohP-2maOORfe0cJHlgaMNxvoBdh7Jd7rkLBiExg8VHEoH9gLxBFqa_2mxeOTA_cPrKeAwZsI-E_tfY-CIwkP-YFDN2b0gNiuAKEv9uVVi_2Gfh5mUrw4YheeRdeq-7KM5R0HS3Y3b6w2DaJdWC_ef-eiBdrp7oWs9eKhRFjddA/w360-h640/Mitxehll%20Trousers%204.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I also added self encased seams everywhere, as I always do, and bias binding around the silk pocket bags and waist facings. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I absolutely love wool crêpe fabric, and I would love to make a black blazer with it, but it does not iron well, and that in a tailored jacket could be bad. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY-mUKixa4Zh4j0vLnnnQ60qIIoKYBdf3MOyYizncaIJX1MFlo7sSr3OpKKCbgI7L0hR0O8bzpuqahammwF1fTzuN-1p_6UbwJYEeZ-WrdL15l84AcxUEIx3lErdftHxtgpUTyRmYInOlBOSlzwbWIz1B7usvb13sc6_8Z6OsAx8qEpkd0jibzhLRGg/s3050/Mitxehll%20Trousers%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3050" data-original-width="1743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY-mUKixa4Zh4j0vLnnnQ60qIIoKYBdf3MOyYizncaIJX1MFlo7sSr3OpKKCbgI7L0hR0O8bzpuqahammwF1fTzuN-1p_6UbwJYEeZ-WrdL15l84AcxUEIx3lErdftHxtgpUTyRmYInOlBOSlzwbWIz1B7usvb13sc6_8Z6OsAx8qEpkd0jibzhLRGg/w366-h640/Mitxehll%20Trousers%205.jpg" width="366" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have yet to make some upper piece to wear with them, like a thick short-waisted knit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-jIEAA_rbJfuG9QldcpboHyA0SBvn-MwpC0eM7F3vS7MNdnSJ7RvgBpQ3XGPeOL7vG2GL5yhdE6vnGig_k1JNwBqliqUh0KkkzFl6kvvW-FMoFDAqwcXc7_S6odDUm3SF9_aeHy6WU49s07HL0UO--B-xLXO9rq9Us4rhb_8y_3idTl8CNPZ2JZAbg/s2868/Mitxehll%20Trousers%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-jIEAA_rbJfuG9QldcpboHyA0SBvn-MwpC0eM7F3vS7MNdnSJ7RvgBpQ3XGPeOL7vG2GL5yhdE6vnGig_k1JNwBqliqUh0KkkzFl6kvvW-FMoFDAqwcXc7_S6odDUm3SF9_aeHy6WU49s07HL0UO--B-xLXO9rq9Us4rhb_8y_3idTl8CNPZ2JZAbg/w336-h640/Mitxehll%20Trousers%206.jpg" width="336" /></a></span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-55034397279419007662023-01-01T11:25:00.000-08:002023-01-01T11:25:35.555-08:00Red Leather Mini Skirt and Tweed Channel Jacket<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lzcSuWDC9Cx6SVrik2IZ42CKHDdg7EeYeTwq9RuC2jdjTpKkUSBjDP-Ilob_A2pW77kcOjGHYv2JTKcM-H5lXEN-g5zX23U8EFraYFekYTD_PAXXYbzHSVb3vLhCUL9jyYntt8WGIkBDgJccA9vTUXYy-r_7oLK6_pgGT3sCyQq9VBnqAR0Ctt5Umg/s1733/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lzcSuWDC9Cx6SVrik2IZ42CKHDdg7EeYeTwq9RuC2jdjTpKkUSBjDP-Ilob_A2pW77kcOjGHYv2JTKcM-H5lXEN-g5zX23U8EFraYFekYTD_PAXXYbzHSVb3vLhCUL9jyYntt8WGIkBDgJccA9vTUXYy-r_7oLK6_pgGT3sCyQq9VBnqAR0Ctt5Umg/w296-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%201.jpg" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This is my winter holidays start outfit. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I had this skin in my stash since my last but one visit to London, I bought it in MaCulloch and Wallis. I planned to make a handbag with it, but I got this inspiration of making an eight piece mini skirt using my A long skirt pattern, after making <a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2022/11/pink-cotton-pullover-and-denim-midi.html">my midi denim skirt</a>. So, after some more pattern hacking, I checked that it fitted the skin and went ahead and cut it. I even had the red lining ready.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-nTSOg-L3pE4MEaUu0Oh7OS0-IJk-6k0jZOz9oPC7lrv2JBwTRmYzIsc4IaWP7wPOWfL8lTlX0h1k7uMRy_np9kCBiv-4kSlsyNYIwDQTdDKocJKWXq0OOrTRwyVays9Jk_9q20iJXJU1cCVUGtUUtg1mdF6eMdHjXuX01xoTYNJmcWv-l8rayqpIA/s1700/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-nTSOg-L3pE4MEaUu0Oh7OS0-IJk-6k0jZOz9oPC7lrv2JBwTRmYzIsc4IaWP7wPOWfL8lTlX0h1k7uMRy_np9kCBiv-4kSlsyNYIwDQTdDKocJKWXq0OOrTRwyVays9Jk_9q20iJXJU1cCVUGtUUtg1mdF6eMdHjXuX01xoTYNJmcWv-l8rayqpIA/w302-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%205.jpg" width="302" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was a nice construction process, with no problems or drawbacks, but after finishing it and wearing to a concert, I realized it was too big, and I had to modify the central back seam, taking a total of 4 cm off. All in all, it is a great skirt, comfortable and becoming. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMG8OjI7WqyuZRU7BJSfs2F8fJQ3InUqsgyVetdDeC8pFzUvFKTufPGv2tYkqKLGFyzokfYGLDdZU9lqN5YHznvfmijQ9w2kY5pXWUhwGXsZ2zsX4Yzb6W0iX4UnJc4OAZ-aPd9jhBB_238iJcVMu5IRhMNa_z9V16QJrclgNJ6_CSaYuY3889kmXGA/s1687/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMG8OjI7WqyuZRU7BJSfs2F8fJQ3InUqsgyVetdDeC8pFzUvFKTufPGv2tYkqKLGFyzokfYGLDdZU9lqN5YHznvfmijQ9w2kY5pXWUhwGXsZ2zsX4Yzb6W0iX4UnJc4OAZ-aPd9jhBB_238iJcVMu5IRhMNa_z9V16QJrclgNJ6_CSaYuY3889kmXGA/w304-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%204.jpg" width="304" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The jacket was totally inspired by the fabric. There is this n<a href="https://thesewjo.com/">ew fabric online shop in Madrid</a> that has great material, and they have remains from big designers. I have been looking for a red, white and black checked fabric to make a tight channel jacket, but since I try to use only natural fibres, I cannot find anything in cotton. This being cotton (with some elastan too- and it is annoying not to know the percentage) a similar palette, and beautiful, it tempted me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMIqbipwGpPr6jV0TXVWa6v3CfBJPVyYxyeey6YeAw9eNxiGC-JdOfYaetNIG8dqTdARcDyEwDtxVKRr9XiTXRNaebRG7--StIhxrwV7Xz32hdTu_5G3pLCWxfwWEq8So_yDJLn6AR_eGhDyhmT6siQY4YmI10cCnEurBBVl3KsKJlajJoUsTcT-dnQ/s1848/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMIqbipwGpPr6jV0TXVWa6v3CfBJPVyYxyeey6YeAw9eNxiGC-JdOfYaetNIG8dqTdARcDyEwDtxVKRr9XiTXRNaebRG7--StIhxrwV7Xz32hdTu_5G3pLCWxfwWEq8So_yDJLn6AR_eGhDyhmT6siQY4YmI10cCnEurBBVl3KsKJlajJoUsTcT-dnQ/w312-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%203.jpg" width="312" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I <a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2021/12/linen-wool-trouser-suit.html">used a Burda Style pattern</a> I had used before, in a jacket that I love. I took the neck tie off and made a closer neckline. I also made narrower sleeves and used pressure buttons to close it is the middle front. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn__lPe0mkPsUM-lh0NLJazeM8uPYNME3Bc44eveBKPOm_iTT2HTtwuswnMaudw2HMG42B8vs9qDcAzJG1hpU4A2QjUTecTQKIB3yRyjecxhE9HeDBf1KCYuQN1RzON889WhKMLmJyHl2AeWybc1upKQklDfW29a4TrIzlhZwLgAVugfWXYV7MshYUQ/s1549/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn__lPe0mkPsUM-lh0NLJazeM8uPYNME3Bc44eveBKPOm_iTT2HTtwuswnMaudw2HMG42B8vs9qDcAzJG1hpU4A2QjUTecTQKIB3yRyjecxhE9HeDBf1KCYuQN1RzON889WhKMLmJyHl2AeWybc1upKQklDfW29a4TrIzlhZwLgAVugfWXYV7MshYUQ/w330-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%206.jpg" width="330" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The result is quite nice and it will be worn, I guess, specially at work. I do not like the cheap lining, though. Such a nice jacket, quilted and assembled by hand, as with a couture piece, deserves a good bemberg cupro lining, but I cannot find it in my neck of the goods, regretfully. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnPRqIDPsdKCyIq1k_JEPC2MlM_8QEuRPE7nJ7lZZ6sznARMf22qR4EvgaFoVRCK7FmaA5gaKP0hY0FXZhG6Q1NSNMQpqEZCsnuSGJCGbaqothWWfLqGlXLWhJZm794N-XORm_gqFrnV_bFcAGl3yFuU9Jl0VPjjINslPZ65OtfVoMaupry6niKSFCg/s1625/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnPRqIDPsdKCyIq1k_JEPC2MlM_8QEuRPE7nJ7lZZ6sznARMf22qR4EvgaFoVRCK7FmaA5gaKP0hY0FXZhG6Q1NSNMQpqEZCsnuSGJCGbaqothWWfLqGlXLWhJZm794N-XORm_gqFrnV_bFcAGl3yFuU9Jl0VPjjINslPZ65OtfVoMaupry6niKSFCg/w354-h640/Red%20Leather%20Mini%20Skirt%20and%20Tweed%20Channel%20Jacket%202.jpg" width="354" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here I am wearing a recent unposted make, a cotton-licra bodysuit with a crossed front and a V-neck. </span></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-2773938646510360662022-12-25T02:05:00.011-08:002022-12-25T02:08:10.926-08:00Bengaline Tartan Skinny Trousers<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwyvPvxMb-4HCDk6BZb2F1eFyuaqArXlN2BKhOV6AGKjJYoMXyje_dK3n0L180icnFVmVhtX26oONIe1Oj7yqrAP7iFvyvJQtUV-nQ7PhF3pBjZrta_KQPjkTYV5qtVOzExMXmvCIsEZNC9GMfzExndQMG5BOAPKR_T2RPrJpGBETlePeS8w_mLctog/s1542/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwyvPvxMb-4HCDk6BZb2F1eFyuaqArXlN2BKhOV6AGKjJYoMXyje_dK3n0L180icnFVmVhtX26oONIe1Oj7yqrAP7iFvyvJQtUV-nQ7PhF3pBjZrta_KQPjkTYV5qtVOzExMXmvCIsEZNC9GMfzExndQMG5BOAPKR_T2RPrJpGBETlePeS8w_mLctog/w332-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%207.jpg" width="332" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here I present you a winner! Becoming, comfortable,cool, practical, wearable in any weather and suitable for any of my numerous styles, these are perfect! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFS6xqDdUhfBxXP4PLXJhX7x_DKPZQGkFdf0qGLukmctTXBsyMZHNVzzOTqRhJSZBkFeSvdEGfxjuMHUwACxeX51ksPG5FA9sPZi-wV_Mxz_zvT_64zEfhM8X7D-bDbfr5t31_R57usdSdj37V0-gSZG56xvrOdyXkXr7uy8GorXwL1qBwlLohCtDcA/s1463/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFS6xqDdUhfBxXP4PLXJhX7x_DKPZQGkFdf0qGLukmctTXBsyMZHNVzzOTqRhJSZBkFeSvdEGfxjuMHUwACxeX51ksPG5FA9sPZi-wV_Mxz_zvT_64zEfhM8X7D-bDbfr5t31_R57usdSdj37V0-gSZG56xvrOdyXkXr7uy8GorXwL1qBwlLohCtDcA/w350-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%201.jpg" width="350" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My only regret is that they contain a 25% of polyester, and that does not agree with my sustainable fabric choices... But if you want some skinny woven trousers, this is the way to go, I am afraid... and at least, the rest 75% of it is cotton, and that is rare for a Bengaline, which tend to be all polyester! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YpPJl8f8Wzqu-FleV486z2b-dyRL4SgQAArNukFQ3BXNSYrqBGxp1HGqgrJCIOcuDm5SO6o9F-QFm-nP7YXrFlt21z5r397yGL1IM1fDRW7ugjxC8gbCYs-pPG2rq1NOPmrdA3UlJKtmJ325xe-cLye5t3GrVl9Qt_3AbzIdbBR4XtP_WjQxWlyqaA/s1602/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YpPJl8f8Wzqu-FleV486z2b-dyRL4SgQAArNukFQ3BXNSYrqBGxp1HGqgrJCIOcuDm5SO6o9F-QFm-nP7YXrFlt21z5r397yGL1IM1fDRW7ugjxC8gbCYs-pPG2rq1NOPmrdA3UlJKtmJ325xe-cLye5t3GrVl9Qt_3AbzIdbBR4XtP_WjQxWlyqaA/w320-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I choose <a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2022/03/mint-agnes-top-black-interlock-pants.html">a BurdaStyle pattern</a> that I love for its high rise and perfect fit with 0 ease. I simply took the bell-bottoms off and about 1 cm off the side seams as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnqdc4kt9ot1aGrIpMa6OPEz9ZG-DbUQnSjU87EjQCQohTIB0yIwdVfsjCqOIemPxjQonifFByc1HfbdrjT8crJOBRYLrRKkgr8_KCH6PHXZzS5Jh-OXeJd-p7fjoQYMdk2bkBgMH01JfngamXdaCOQNAk6XHXGh2mDaxt9ApI_-y14nF22sFA57raA/s1378/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnqdc4kt9ot1aGrIpMa6OPEz9ZG-DbUQnSjU87EjQCQohTIB0yIwdVfsjCqOIemPxjQonifFByc1HfbdrjT8crJOBRYLrRKkgr8_KCH6PHXZzS5Jh-OXeJd-p7fjoQYMdk2bkBgMH01JfngamXdaCOQNAk6XHXGh2mDaxt9ApI_-y14nF22sFA57raA/w372-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%203.jpg" width="372" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Bengaline is a curious fabric. It has the stretch along it instead of across, so, after some deliberation and queries online, I decided to cut it on the cross-grain to have the stretch around my legs.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9oSWjWP8lqZcJdRVLUHqQtLVXh6Yslo9IxhcPljhKZUz7kGbzp8Dcz5ParKy9L1aJ-qOaMY4OPWXWa2UuMh_KJ2yLlGUQsZk8QUkawqDYOeYvlk1edKnGSOcl02n6aL4x06EvPXjeHVjR2mIPPeWDBtr_7_9-IVP0AjZpNeCw7pXQhylSXOgV-4KEQ/s1609/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9oSWjWP8lqZcJdRVLUHqQtLVXh6Yslo9IxhcPljhKZUz7kGbzp8Dcz5ParKy9L1aJ-qOaMY4OPWXWa2UuMh_KJ2yLlGUQsZk8QUkawqDYOeYvlk1edKnGSOcl02n6aL4x06EvPXjeHVjR2mIPPeWDBtr_7_9-IVP0AjZpNeCw7pXQhylSXOgV-4KEQ/w318-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%204.jpg" width="318" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was a wise choice, but I feel it should be stated clearly in the fabric shop, as it can lead to disaster if you simply cut it as always lengthwise. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tk42v3XyrvUjdnCRYm1a2h4nSpWUwevA81i7XNcfnsFhVjh6k2cSmgZHHvd3U4e1b57A9st_k4Q79v80v7Hemz4vT1yZMTD_13Uxx1f93D7neBlWeErqzgJCfW9eYJaYMGCaEeioYS2Te1yE_WOlvZ2JwTNdQxqDBHbQrfZsi7ht1Agb0HAmTbWjOw/s1512/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tk42v3XyrvUjdnCRYm1a2h4nSpWUwevA81i7XNcfnsFhVjh6k2cSmgZHHvd3U4e1b57A9st_k4Q79v80v7Hemz4vT1yZMTD_13Uxx1f93D7neBlWeErqzgJCfW9eYJaYMGCaEeioYS2Te1yE_WOlvZ2JwTNdQxqDBHbQrfZsi7ht1Agb0HAmTbWjOw/w338-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%205.jpg" width="338" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is the perfect fabric for this kind of trousers, and I love them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXop9U5zXnk1_TkJWNGNvCQ-WnPiyBcXxO93DctGaqagk9EIt4IZMkfAqjz-8qgi1ivSArM4wT0m9qbEfxBoELx16xooeNxvFo238b3dPa_sZ9qHhpaRYRIOt496QCSIZeT8IxMiDkAXG2fd-hwIFSDI_7wkxXh-8MYx59VkzLn3NfaZPPT5gZoMQlXg/s1407/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXop9U5zXnk1_TkJWNGNvCQ-WnPiyBcXxO93DctGaqagk9EIt4IZMkfAqjz-8qgi1ivSArM4wT0m9qbEfxBoELx16xooeNxvFo238b3dPa_sZ9qHhpaRYRIOt496QCSIZeT8IxMiDkAXG2fd-hwIFSDI_7wkxXh-8MYx59VkzLn3NfaZPPT5gZoMQlXg/w364-h640/Bengaline%20Tartan%20Skinny%20Trousers%206.jpg" width="364" /></a></span></div><p></p></div><div id="gtx-trans" style="left: 354px; position: absolute; top: 2325px;"><div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div></div>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-70489042343939376512022-11-26T10:35:00.004-08:002022-11-26T10:35:47.843-08:00Pink Cotton Pullover and Denim Midi Skirt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2GTqzBkDbEEFQBokzFofuBz5xqeNFRayAiQzgXx5aSBuc_FyQOuHHiXI70Gu1cH4SL5xGPWEp6HlCYG1mjS49VOSGXwz1Up5HKMSPEh9owDghVo8EdginrI_M-cAn_nzN9hFwlsl6e4PSjVINpuAcj0AWJeR_EPGxsIyjJChLuA26dYMJhofuavyAg/s1844/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2GTqzBkDbEEFQBokzFofuBz5xqeNFRayAiQzgXx5aSBuc_FyQOuHHiXI70Gu1cH4SL5xGPWEp6HlCYG1mjS49VOSGXwz1Up5HKMSPEh9owDghVo8EdginrI_M-cAn_nzN9hFwlsl6e4PSjVINpuAcj0AWJeR_EPGxsIyjJChLuA26dYMJhofuavyAg/w312-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%201.jpg" width="312" /></span></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: verdana; font-size: large;">I finished this pullover in Wool and the Gang Cotton in June, but I have not been able to wear it until now, when is a little cold in my neck of the woods. I wanted to try a cabled pullover, and after some trial and error I decided to make three cables in the middle front and back, with some reverse stitch around them, and stocking stitch for the rest. I also made one cable along each of the sleeves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P_R_qFXQZn_nLfDqC4K--y-bcbvBpCF8pG4vgHM-qjVsLAF848lsI7Eexl1WQXQN_iM6Khs3Ygj5rFx_iLi87v39oQiGDDl8OZzn-Qr9KyyClNOfZm0lriSKnW4sEsWxtaI566YzucyUriOhogrbsiXZC7Mw331TT_1np-u7iAZzO3BLtG9GCrOo4Q/s1456/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P_R_qFXQZn_nLfDqC4K--y-bcbvBpCF8pG4vgHM-qjVsLAF848lsI7Eexl1WQXQN_iM6Khs3Ygj5rFx_iLi87v39oQiGDDl8OZzn-Qr9KyyClNOfZm0lriSKnW4sEsWxtaI566YzucyUriOhogrbsiXZC7Mw331TT_1np-u7iAZzO3BLtG9GCrOo4Q/w364-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%206.jpg" width="364" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I decided to use again Ann Budd's book and free style my design over there, adding the cables and adapting the neckline shaping, sleeve caps and the width in general to the cables. To do that, I made two 20 cm samples, one without cables and the other one with three cables, and being them the same stitches, measured them and calculated the shrinking caused by the cables. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakCmSh43k9jqE5faWooxtdv4AaErw-U61_Bf3Dsjr1NrZ3mXELN3d1sdCTFgb3SAVxOIFhwrtLyX6UPJoG_uInVz7akQ1a98uS9n_mG2fqIo9Z35ndDdWe2BLupXOz_r6PIRJ-_44NiakCUWelb1GSYw7QAd3rhf0MD9lEZB7OArqFWU0lVZw9QvIWA/s1557/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakCmSh43k9jqE5faWooxtdv4AaErw-U61_Bf3Dsjr1NrZ3mXELN3d1sdCTFgb3SAVxOIFhwrtLyX6UPJoG_uInVz7akQ1a98uS9n_mG2fqIo9Z35ndDdWe2BLupXOz_r6PIRJ-_44NiakCUWelb1GSYw7QAd3rhf0MD9lEZB7OArqFWU0lVZw9QvIWA/w328-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%205.jpg" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am very happy with the result, and it wears wonderfully with jeans or the jumpsuit bellow. As for the skirt, I used my old self pattern for a long A skirt, which is wonderful and sooooo fruitful, I've made a lot of variations. Wait to see the short red leather one I made just before this denim midi one. I panelled the skirt pattern into eight parts and cut it along the middle front to incorporate the button and buttonhole closing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0zkEs4IzYAR-MZXKa1QF312veEXzFkiih8odU4GcBlJMJ66PSdMz6jLmunJoNCB23p2Mjl-tWZ414KGCdgnIwcWQdf6_yTZLs7LGZ_3wxc1Wz883j29MtioklZBamweaXXJFVrpsK7u-BQC8JhpwTjuBtGyyfXQ7l8bFLwKkX_Xnq1SxRjliEOoD3g/s1623/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0zkEs4IzYAR-MZXKa1QF312veEXzFkiih8odU4GcBlJMJ66PSdMz6jLmunJoNCB23p2Mjl-tWZ414KGCdgnIwcWQdf6_yTZLs7LGZ_3wxc1Wz883j29MtioklZBamweaXXJFVrpsK7u-BQC8JhpwTjuBtGyyfXQ7l8bFLwKkX_Xnq1SxRjliEOoD3g/w316-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%202.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The skirt was toooooo wide at first trial, so I took a progressive amount of fabric off every panel, from the hips to 5 cm at the bottom. At the 2nd fitting, there was some weird shaping and I had to readjust it with a ruler, undo the eight freaking panels and sew them again. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr616WV9Np2BxniNaCRhnZ3y3EfKEKW70w2Egj1tr-BnnCjT7RDkfECCgLZ3AdLvDwqGiuX38icWTe0b7zamLM-6YFOktb25wtuCBP5zsdKePc_BZGYVXrk5L7q61QHSBpr3mQ-2sj3faQxQFFpkW9VZOnuUqoWoiJgVDfr-JRci9ZiK4yzYuq04aaSQ/s1428/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr616WV9Np2BxniNaCRhnZ3y3EfKEKW70w2Egj1tr-BnnCjT7RDkfECCgLZ3AdLvDwqGiuX38icWTe0b7zamLM-6YFOktb25wtuCBP5zsdKePc_BZGYVXrk5L7q61QHSBpr3mQ-2sj3faQxQFFpkW9VZOnuUqoWoiJgVDfr-JRci9ZiK4yzYuq04aaSQ/w358-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%203.jpg" width="358" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And finally, Perfection. It is comfortable, and very becoming to my figure, I really love it. It is a pity I will not wear it and wash it often again for the denim to age properly. It is lovely, but too stiff now. I bought the denim in <a href="https://denimlab.nl/">Denimlab website</a>, with three more pieces to make jeans. This denim is 100% cotton, with pink selvage, and no elastic at all, perfect for this skirt. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKVVybwa2kVyyqOxanl1m98rDLfDHJZ-4neSH-DJzLpkaU-NLHhYQh4QKbMeHWjEONqTBC25oRZCzw7Fa6P_2-4iFWRFElUHADnH1oJTARRRThwisZs8orJtjRSyrygeGL32cYdLO2bRwl6kFEGpcPww8rjR2j0PouKSckFtIshZqKMCiNz7FX5ZDHA/s1436/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKVVybwa2kVyyqOxanl1m98rDLfDHJZ-4neSH-DJzLpkaU-NLHhYQh4QKbMeHWjEONqTBC25oRZCzw7Fa6P_2-4iFWRFElUHADnH1oJTARRRThwisZs8orJtjRSyrygeGL32cYdLO2bRwl6kFEGpcPww8rjR2j0PouKSckFtIshZqKMCiNz7FX5ZDHA/w402-h640/Pink%20Cotton%20Pullover%20and%20Denim%20Midi%20Skirt%204.jpg" width="402" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here I am in Sitges Fantastic Cinema Festival with my Liberty Jumpsuit, which has the same tone of dust pink, and it is just perfect. The neck opening was too closed, and I undid it when we came back, making it again with bigger needles, the same 5.5 that I used for the rest of it, except for the bodice and sleeves' bottom 2x2 ribbing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Mertxita/cables-pullover">Here is my Raverly entry. </a></span></div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292573009637231977.post-74457390601430416292022-11-20T09:21:00.004-08:002022-11-20T09:21:52.877-08:00Masculine Rain Jacket in Oilskin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv8CMpDjLLs_AOAlzMmytHe1Gy3M6Hfp4WCe5egberHPEX8gZk6td6YcLl2ucOWQHamTHlolGQKivDeXYe0TbvWlAwk_CrvxWxW-IetqRMQw9IsB8DXcrDRAtsnsCT6ahDUQzQMLCVV2BfsI0J5D5uXmQsBXsnK_0ZKM-yY1Ls1aUE-X7Ad7g5XBmCQ/s1631/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="1192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv8CMpDjLLs_AOAlzMmytHe1Gy3M6Hfp4WCe5egberHPEX8gZk6td6YcLl2ucOWQHamTHlolGQKivDeXYe0TbvWlAwk_CrvxWxW-IetqRMQw9IsB8DXcrDRAtsnsCT6ahDUQzQMLCVV2BfsI0J5D5uXmQsBXsnK_0ZKM-yY1Ls1aUE-X7Ad7g5XBmCQ/w468-h640/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%201.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last summer we went to a Bad Religion and Suicidal Tendencies concert in Barcelona. It was an open air venue and, as we knew later, packed with pickpockets. My love had a light rain jacket hung in his jeans' waist, and when the music stopped, he realized it was gone. It was a cheap jacket we bought 15 years ago, but he loved it because it was light and practical, perfect for summer nights. I promised him I'd made an exact replica, and here it is. The only thing, this one is better fitted, even lighter and nicer to wear. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPJmpqdndi9JNHP9NIN3DVwVF5V3-da6nb8zFh8sMt2VxpicxyiXOgwU5qSnzaqae5zlkpkksoKoLE8YY-r0GCkDUl-_8EfF4bX-HxdGLU_vx9ICVNW_Ez9o0jtqXdJcK2U95pGJObbkYGBQ-xXPdw8B-n7t2Jd3gEKLKlX2KoyOGmswN-JZ91AyiA/s1904/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPJmpqdndi9JNHP9NIN3DVwVF5V3-da6nb8zFh8sMt2VxpicxyiXOgwU5qSnzaqae5zlkpkksoKoLE8YY-r0GCkDUl-_8EfF4bX-HxdGLU_vx9ICVNW_Ez9o0jtqXdJcK2U95pGJObbkYGBQ-xXPdw8B-n7t2Jd3gEKLKlX2KoyOGmswN-JZ91AyiA/w478-h640/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%202.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It took a lot of time and research to find the perfect fabric. The obvious solution for a waterproof jacket -polyester- was out of the question. I discovered oilskin, and a good source of it in Merchant and Mills website. Having never seen any in real life, I ordered three different black oilskins. Service was excellent, and when they arrived, I clearly saw the thinnest, softest one was the only possible option for this project. It was called "Soot Soft Oilskin", and I see now it is not longer there. What a pity, it is gorgeous. Light, soft, crisp, and wonderful to work with. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JzFn0gX0btg8qtK76DFDBH7Izfr27nCDREHYWqFeCe3EQfDW7VwnhywdYXxwcSq0LsAs60WSVNUa5-jqh2nnUmfM7Z1OCZZYY08rPypVrd-z6u-OaeXPYUhfCZ1vi4h6-demcUuMCGEhidxSxn2i1HL-OeLSqjCW0wpvIQRntDzKHQERvjUeTMuHIw/s1728/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JzFn0gX0btg8qtK76DFDBH7Izfr27nCDREHYWqFeCe3EQfDW7VwnhywdYXxwcSq0LsAs60WSVNUa5-jqh2nnUmfM7Z1OCZZYY08rPypVrd-z6u-OaeXPYUhfCZ1vi4h6-demcUuMCGEhidxSxn2i1HL-OeLSqjCW0wpvIQRntDzKHQERvjUeTMuHIw/w522-h640/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%203.jpg" width="522" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used a Burdastyle <a href="http://thesewingexperience.blogspot.com/2018/06/organic-sweatshirt-jacket-for-men-zip.html">jacket pattern</a> I had used before. Three main modifications:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I closed the neck opening 2 cm all around, and finally I adjusted the front to my liking.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used black organic 1x1 ribbing both for neck and cuffs. The front zip and jersey neck combination was tricky and required some planing and expertise. I finally decided to apply some facing all along the front opening and around the neck. I machine stitched it all around the neck, and then baste it and topstitched along the centre fronts, with the zip between the folded facing and front bodices.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I made the pocket bags rectangular and stitched them to the front bodice, making them as minimalistic as possible. I closed them with a zip. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU0ky08kZLNaUJDEKRmn1R1AYiZloYCglLogDxKyn9HfZ_4l7LUjMm-cTBjBY7v7v3h0y7MkuTb2vk-ei3uSTSzqxAUn8xmUfoTUDb3LaeQS2y-7mvh3NPGfMD_xpbTFTAan5o497qcgvmBkbCn6R2gkU39GwhyqWQ0H2O4xJI16Qs2FPRvGtAE8RPg/s1764/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU0ky08kZLNaUJDEKRmn1R1AYiZloYCglLogDxKyn9HfZ_4l7LUjMm-cTBjBY7v7v3h0y7MkuTb2vk-ei3uSTSzqxAUn8xmUfoTUDb3LaeQS2y-7mvh3NPGfMD_xpbTFTAan5o497qcgvmBkbCn6R2gkU39GwhyqWQ0H2O4xJI16Qs2FPRvGtAE8RPg/w534-h640/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%204.jpg" width="534" /></span></a></div></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The result is just perfect. I cannot be prouder of this jacket. My love wears it everywhere and feels so comfortable, he does not even take it off in a concert. Great!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xlmkse1BFMfrMfMfjkMGDdWudv-zgVx0NqoSJpFhxwb5SM-o1nnHywQGJcJ2PC5hxOArSQKm3MOQLWXL2eaSSgG9wldeCGOC-tVBTIRFNeW1tRX61RuobmXsrpURR7BqgirlTgk-Xh52W47nioTIYzAM5e0ch5rCm0NFBTX0Tc2C7rZUqX24_DP4fQ/s1504/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xlmkse1BFMfrMfMfjkMGDdWudv-zgVx0NqoSJpFhxwb5SM-o1nnHywQGJcJ2PC5hxOArSQKm3MOQLWXL2eaSSgG9wldeCGOC-tVBTIRFNeW1tRX61RuobmXsrpURR7BqgirlTgk-Xh52W47nioTIYzAM5e0ch5rCm0NFBTX0Tc2C7rZUqX24_DP4fQ/w600-h640/Masculine%20Rain%20Jacket%20in%20Soft%20Oilskin%205.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p></p>Mertxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.com0