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ginnyvos ([personal profile] ginnyvos) wrote2009-03-19 09:41 am
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Sewing babble

Random Note: Dancing really is an addiction.

So... Months after it's finished, here are the mandatory pictures of the first skirt I made. I got it done back in december but I wasn't quite happy with the way it flowed so I went back and fixed it. Now it's good for normal wear! Espeacially since I found the shirt and necklace to go with it. I'm pretty happy with it all! :D

First of all; me, in the skirt




Aaaand a close-up of the skirt. Please ignore the ugly belly, I had to pull the skirt down and the shirt up and away to take this.



 
There. Now I'm allowed to geek out over my current project! ;)

I'm making these really wide three quarter pants. I have relatively dark, subtle jeans fabric (pretty thin as well) and I'm combining it with bright pink threat and buttons. The picture in the magazine isn't in a style I'd wear, but I think that the fabric and my use of threat will make all the difference and I'm really excited about it. With the right shoes and shirt it might be something I could wear when I need to be neat, but with my all stars and other shirts, it'll be pretty cool but still kind of... different?

The magazine pic;




Aaand a detail of the only thing I've actually done so far (but I think looks seriously awesome anyway :P) the pockets.




Inbetween I made another skirt, one specifically made for balfolk, but I have yet to take a good picture of it. It's lovely though, has exactly the effect I wanted it to have. It's funny to see how I've been looking at clothing, fabric, sewing and that kind of thing quite differently from before. Also, I'm starting to understand patterns, how they work, etc. better. That's really important to me, because I eventually want to work to designing my own stuff.

So... What do you guys think? ^___^

[identity profile] tshapo-chi.livejournal.com 2009-03-19 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
oh wow!!! it looks great sweety! i'm very impressed with how fast you've picked up on sewing. You're doing an amazing job. I can't wait for spring/summer to get here so i can start making things for Leah again. and maybe even myself.

[identity profile] ginnyvos.livejournal.com 2009-03-19 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
*grins from ear to ear* I'm pretty proud of me as well to be honest ^___^ I really enjoy sewing and the lessons were really a good choice because this way I actually take the time to do it and learn a lot as well.
I'm actually amazed with how much faster I've become in such a short time. My sewing instructor said I pick up on it extremely quickly :D

Oooh you'll post pics of it, right? (*is a hypocrit and knows it*)