Evening All ð
It’s been sooo long since I blogged last. I’ve sewn quite a few garments since my last blog post, most of them have been successful, some not ð±.
So here’s the latest one. I managed to get a shot of it in the garden this afternoon, we had such lovely weather in London today ð
The material used is a wool type of fabric which I bought from my local market for my usual £2/metre ðð». It is quite a heavy fabric so not quite to suitable for the warmer weather but it hangs really well. The skirt is a full circle skirt made using the instructions from the By Hand London tool . The bodice was created from a home made pattern using a body block made through a crafty class “PATTERNMAKING BASICS: THE BODICE SLOPER“.
I decided to do something different with the the darts. Instead of having the usual waist dart (vertical) and bust dart (horizontal) I combined all darts to a diagonal bust dart. I think it works quite well and it’s nice to try something different with each garment you make, To test yourself a little further each time.
Since making the Betty dress from SewOverIt last year I must admit I still use the tecnique used to sew the facing onto the arm holes and neck line. It’s full proof every time. Cheers for that Lisa at SewOverIt ðð»
It skirt flows really well, I’m really happy with it ð