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Things I sew – historical and modern

A sporty ’30s summer suit – from stash

The third Historical Sew Monthly challenge of 2015 is Stashbusting. Now, most of my sewing IS from stash – the problem is that I keep adding to the stash. :-/ Or starting a project from stash and then finding I need 3m of some fabric I don’t already own to finish it! :-p I’m quite pleased about this outfit as a stash-busting exercise, because it’s from one of my oldest pieces of boughten stash. Almost eight years ago, when I was just getting back into historical costuming, I bought ten metres of white cotton almost-pique at an Arthur Toyes 50% off sale (long shall we mourn their passing). I bought it because it was 100% cotton fabric in white for $4 a metre, so how could I not? I has this idea that I would make a reproduction of the dress on the seated woman in Monet’s Women in the Garden, but I quickly realised the fabric wasn’t right for that. I couldn’t quite give up on the idea, or the fabric, so it lingered …

These are the pants that never end

Published by The Dreamstress

I am very pleased to report that, after sharing my sewing plans for my Art Deco Weekend wardrobe, I also managed to finish it all! Not exactly in the form I’d originally planned, but in just as awesome, and just as elaborate a form. I’ll be doing a full weekend wrap-up post later this week, and sharing about the my sewing bits in individual posts. To start the series off, here are my beach pyjama pants that never end: And, by never end, I mean that everything about them, from the hem width, to the crotch length, just goes on and on my friend: (and, I’m sorry, I know, that’s stuck in your head now, and it’s very evil of me. However, I’ve had the stupid Charleston song that they always play at Art Deco Weekend stuck in my head for 5 hours now, and I’m at the point where the song that never ends is a preferable alternative!) The pants are made from an altered version of the Wearing History Chic Ahoy trousers. The …

What I’m working on for Art Deco 2015

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I haven’t been doing many sewing progress posts lately, because the hectic sewing schedules of Fortnightly challenges made them impractical. Project progress posts are one thing I’m hoping to get back into this year. Along with progress! And bigger projects. At the moment I’m working on a bigger project with lots of little parts: new stuff for Napier’s Art Deco Weekend. Well, maybe. I’ve gone for the last three years, but there is a lot going on right now and I’m not sure if I’m actually going this year. I have to decide really soon, because I have a booking! Going or not, I’m still sewing Art Deco. I’ve taken over the dining room: What am I making? More beach pyjamas, because they are the most comfortable outfit ever! I’m using Wearing History’s Chic Ahoy pattern as a base (she has an actual beach pajama pattern too, but I didn’t have any in-stash fabrics that match it). My inspiration is looks like this, with halter tops: And button front trousers: I prefer the beach pyjama …