tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87877120719936061002024-03-14T08:14:22.776+01:00A Look of One's OwnRankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-73512723117262590892016-07-27T21:06:00.000+02:002016-07-27T21:06:00.237+02:00Carnival in KölnMy blog (and my sewing) has been neglected for awhile. This, because last year I finished and defended my thesis and moved to another country. Again. This post has been due for a long time, but better late than never... right?<br />
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Now, in Köln (I know it's Cologne in English, but I prefer the original name), they have this thing called carnival. And of course I got very excited about all the dress options...<br />
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My first plan was to dress up as Elsa from Frozen. I had pretty much everything except the fabric. Then, I realized at some point that the dress is too complicated for me to do in a short time and also I still had A LOT to do in my apartment after the move. Which really was the issue here. Because no sewing happened before there was enough space. And the desk that I've used for sewing and have assembled many times, did not want to cooperate this time, so, yeah, delays.<br />
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Anyways, the sewing. So, as I was running out of time and also was told that the dress might be ruined in a carnival setting, I decided to opt for a simple solution: Princess Leia's robe in the first movie. I found instructions (for <a href="http://chucrew.com/Leia/dresspattern.html">the pattern</a> and <a href="http://chucrew.com/Leia/dressassembly.html">the assembly</a>) in the internet that were simple and yet had the effect I wanted. I also found cheap fabric, which I was a bit worried about, since it was quite slippery, but I really didn't want to spend that much money on this. And since the way the dress was done, it required quite a lot of fabric (8m), I was happy I found it at 2,95 €/m. It was kind of shiny polyester, so it's not super accurate, but ok, because carnival. I also decided to omit the belt and use something I already have, because time & money.<br />
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Well, I made a first version and lost faith. Somehow this wasn't working for me. So, I fiddled with the muslin and I was sort of ok with the version that I ended up with. I just basically straightened the curve in the armpit. I decided to make a collar from scratch. I found <a href="https://summermaker.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/basic-collars/">a blog post</a> where they illustrated very clearly how to do this. I also realized (luckily before I actually cut anything) that there is a problem with the neckline in the instructions I was following: it was the same in the front and back. So, I decided to fix this as well. And I decided to cut & sew the dress first and then worry about the collar and hood.<br />
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In the end the pattern worked pretty well. The dress was fairly heavy and it was good my belt was quite hefty. The design was really simple and I was happy with in the end, but the cheap fabric ended up biting me in the behind... For some reason the needle didn't always go through it properly and also I was sewing and noticed the thread isn't really attached... I guess I would've needed a bigger needle, but of course since I was sewing this the last night before carnival I couldn't go buy one and I didn't have any at home... But the slipperyness (this is probably not a word...) turned out not to be a problem. It did end up pulling at the seams though, which was made slightly less by vigorous ironing... NEVER EVER GO FOR THE CHEAP FABRIC!!!<br />
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I actually don't have super good pictures of the costume, cause I forgot to take some. Well, I was busy getting ready and then tired... That's carnival for you. But overall it was a good costume. I added black boots and filled my hair with pantyhose to get a fuller look (yes, I know it still looks ridiculously small...). A wig might've been nice, but I didn't want to wear one for the carnival, I thought my own hair was more comfortable. I would say, this was an ok go for my first ever costume, but next time, I will choose better fabric and also hopefully have more time. But the end quality was ok enough for carnival. I tried to crop people out of the pictures so that no one will get there photo to the internet who doesn't want that to happen...<br />
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<b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> No challenge, carnival</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> Drawn by me with the help of <a href="http://chucrew.com/Leia/dresspattern.html">instructions</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Cheap white polyester</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> -</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> Yes, well, since I basically drew the pattern myself...</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> 28,55 €</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> Didn't actually keep tabs on this, so I have no accurate guess.... something like 15-20h... I know I sew the last night until 5am...</li>
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RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-25225185953879599252015-06-28T15:09:00.000+02:002015-06-28T15:09:07.611+02:00A long time a go in a far away galaxy... or a jeans jacket refashion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7aTtV5pj7gDMiKcZqOb0RgnCE8HgjBNovX53IW6w8dvu4DA9KM0SAHLZ5NSeFCDW0n0bUh3XLO498aoq18tHQaVLP7m42YNwCr3N-G5dvzjihIly-A-cf4zOVPZjL5TTw5OHVv0jpF8/s1600/farkkutakki.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7aTtV5pj7gDMiKcZqOb0RgnCE8HgjBNovX53IW6w8dvu4DA9KM0SAHLZ5NSeFCDW0n0bUh3XLO498aoq18tHQaVLP7m42YNwCr3N-G5dvzjihIly-A-cf4zOVPZjL5TTw5OHVv0jpF8/s320/farkkutakki.JPG" width="320" /></a><b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> My own: Learn to refashion project</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> No pattern, doesn't really involve that part of the process</li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Old jeans jacket + sweater</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> Thread for sewing</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> No changes, since no pattern</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> 0 € as everything is old and already used (I guess the thread would cost like 0,10 €)</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> <3h</li>
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So, I started this <a href="http://virike.blogspot.com/2012/04/farkkutakki-jeans-jacket.html">here</a>. Or the idea was already born years before that, but let's say it started there. 2012 is a nice year to have started this project, right :) The actual time to finish the project wasn't so long, but I did have this on my UFO pile for a long time... Basically what I did, was I cut the sleeves off the jeans jacket and sweater. And I attached the sleeves of the sweater to the jacket.<br />
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I think I maybe sewed the sleeves too close to the seam (of the sleeve part), since they are a bit baggy in the upper part of the arm. But since I did all the sewing by hand, I'm not gonna fix it... It doesn't look too bad, right? The sweater used to be one my favorites and I really liked the jacket and the ironed on cat, so I'm happy to get to use both of them again (although I think I need to wait for the fall, as it's like 30 degrees outside now...). The pictures are not the best ever, but the best I can do in this heat...<br />
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RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-32189961044934623592015-06-20T21:15:00.001+02:002015-06-20T21:28:18.808+02:00Jane Austen tour!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyEZ27feMs8PYGomOAvBsnLVydBrNxeF0BFgcLOr0GDlv4PL3w6PR7ky1tAhb1ZW8rfRyTRA3JM4RKqj4beI2DZVVNNyrR2kY4JbQPkChIE2RFgK-ZQfNAGT9GRIBf1v2UcJEV2LUH0I/s1600/Julia+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyEZ27feMs8PYGomOAvBsnLVydBrNxeF0BFgcLOr0GDlv4PL3w6PR7ky1tAhb1ZW8rfRyTRA3JM4RKqj4beI2DZVVNNyrR2kY4JbQPkChIE2RFgK-ZQfNAGT9GRIBf1v2UcJEV2LUH0I/s200/Julia+2.jpg" width="150" /></a><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> No challenge</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> <a href="http://timelytresses.com/Regency_bonnet_pages/Julia/Julia.html">Julia</a> by <a href="http://timelytresses.com/">Timely Tresses</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Yellow + ecru satin/purple + white satin</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> ecru/white ribbon + flowers</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> made the circumference smaller for me</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> Not listing, since it's a present :)</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> 27h 30min (lots of hand sewing, the time is for the two hats, though)</li>
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So, my friend's birthday was coming up. We share a common Jane Austen obsession, so in the end it wasn't difficult for me to think of a present. But I'm not good at sewing with deadlines. So, I started early. I had the pattern: <a href="http://timelytresses.com/Regency_bonnet_pages/Julia/Julia.html">Julia</a> from <a href="http://timelytresses.com/">Timely Tresses</a>.<br />
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I'm so late with the post, though, since my friend's birthday was in March already, that I don't have much to say about the process. Except it got a bit tight in the end anyway... But the hats were great, although I think I should've used cotton as lining, because mine at least stretched a bit while wearing... But, it's still ok. And I managed to sew us reticules too that matched the hats, so all was well.<br />
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I conclude this with few pictures from our Jane Austen tour to Bath and Lyme Regis:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And suddenly <a href="https://twitter.com/votedave/status/577806539936948224?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=HRDavidge&utm_content=577808854634876928">this</a> happened!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyme Regis: Poor Louisa Musgrove wanted to jump from the stairs (see: Persuasion)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyme Regis: Miss Anne Elliot at the beach</td></tr>
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<br />RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-32336038051163202192014-11-30T10:48:00.000+01:002014-11-30T10:48:00.747+01:00Game Night dress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMq0uaxJRtNIUM-Gxd0XPXmwq0hccnnDIp70ocm9TpzdcNYy3zku-ApGMja8zY63SExjZmTLw6j-2G8KavKXpwwOihUjoEB2TZVgKAF-Rd1PBr1ancQZ2whfG2Qe_yFdD-SlCyD5lOgE/s1600/gamenight.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMq0uaxJRtNIUM-Gxd0XPXmwq0hccnnDIp70ocm9TpzdcNYy3zku-ApGMja8zY63SExjZmTLw6j-2G8KavKXpwwOihUjoEB2TZVgKAF-Rd1PBr1ancQZ2whfG2Qe_yFdD-SlCyD5lOgE/s1600/gamenight.jpeg" height="320" width="150" /></a><b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> No challenge, Game Night party in Herräng</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/products/la-sylphide">La Sylphide</a> by <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/">Papercut Patterns</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Shiny sateen with playing card suit images + red sateen</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> Self-covered buttons</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> No</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> ~37 €</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> ~15 h (very much an estimate, as I was in a hurry and didn't really make statistics on the time...)</li>
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So, this dress... I had this idea for the dress for the Game Night party at Herräng Dance Camp. And of course I started too late. As always. As you can see from the picture, I actually did wear it to the party (I didn't have anything else, mind), but I'm very skeptical that I will ever wear it again.<br /><br />First, I was in a hurry and I did a muslin, but I didn't really had time to alter anything and it wasn't half bad... Then, the sleeves. I really should've made them longer. With this fabric and my arms they just look weird. Also, the red, although a good idea, with this pattern, the whole dress just reminds me of a robe that Hugh Hefner might've worn. All in all I really didn't spend enough time with this. The rolled hem is in not really up to closer inspection either.<br />
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The buttons did turn out pretty well, and I will definitely use those again for other dresses. But also, it's good there is no zoom to the buttons as they are not straight in line... I'm also wondering about the whole pattern. I really liked what others have done with it, but maybe it's just not the pattern for me. Although I might try with shorter sleeves and omitting the bow. The fabric was cheap, however, and the scraps are usable for my lingerie projects.<br /><br />We'll see, I wasn't really over the moon about this. Which is sad as I've looked at the Papercut designs and I love them. I might try this as a shirt version like <a href="http://lladybird.com/2013/01/04/completed-la-sylphide-dude-style/">Lauren</a> <a href="http://lladybird.com/2013/06/17/completed-a-chambray-la-sylphide-and-the-bombshell-winner/">did</a>. I might try to fit this better too. I have a similar body shape to Lauren's and she has made the top part a lot more fitting than what's in the original pattern. That might work for me too. I won't throw the pattern away yet, but it might take awhile for me to return to it. And I will need to improve my alteration skills. Maybe this would be a good project for that :)<br />
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The party was fun, however, so it was not a total loss. Notice also the matching shoe laces. And I have improved in my hair skills as well since then (also longer hair helps). This was awhile ago, as the party was in the beginning of August. Such is life for a PhD student. I hope to have a bit more time to sew, but I'm not really stressing about it :)RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-85916554816111827152014-07-11T20:47:00.001+02:002014-07-11T20:51:06.756+02:00Orion Bar dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> Monthly Stitch - June 2014</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/cambie-dress/">Sewaholic Cambie</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Black and Orion Bar fabric ordered from <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a> + salmon colored bemberg lining</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> zipper</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> I used a size 8 but the shoulders and darts from size 6. Also I took out ~10 cm of the length. And straightened the neckline with <a href="http://sewaholic.net/slightly-less-sweet-cambie-dress-with-a-straight-neckline/">Tasia's instructions</a>.</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> ~106 € (Spoonflower fabric is fairly expensive, especially with postage to Europe...)</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> ~22h</li>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/14628913582" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Orion Bar dress - goofing by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Orion Bar dress - goofing" height="400" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14628913582_de8996ebd7_z.jpg" width="213" /></a>
Well, I'm a bit late, since it's July, but I actually finished this in June (30th, to be exact!), but I didn't have time to take photos or blog it as I had a presentation on July 1st. And I actually was finishing the dress for the presentation. The Cambie has been on my list of to-sew for a long time now. There are really awesome ones in the internet and I've been very inspired by many (few examples: <a href="http://lesmademoiselles.blogspot.fr/2012/09/cambie-dress_1.html">Les Mademoiselles</a>: love the piping! <a href="http://scruffybadgertime.co.uk/tag/sewaholic-cambie-dress/">Scruffy Badger</a>: the edges on the blue one, so cute! <a href="http://youngseamstress.blogspot.fr/2013/08/completed-cambie-dress-take-i.html">Young Seamstress</a>: just plain lovely, <a href="http://sewinintherain.com/2012/07/11/sewaholic-cambie-the-muddy-waters-dress-2/">Sewing in the Rain</a>: so classy and I just love the color...)<br />
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Actually it was the blogpost of <a href="http://sewinintherain.com/2012/07/11/sewaholic-cambie-the-muddy-waters-dress-2/">Sewing in the Rain</a>, that gave me good advice when choosing the size. She said that she should have chosen the size according to her full bust instead of the actual bust. I did that now, I actually would be pretty much size 8 (except way shorter) according to the sizing chart. But my problem is that I have super narrow shoulders (as in my upper body is kind of small, and then there are the boobs, if that makes sense...). So I chose size 6 for the neckline and shoulders and this was the best choice ever! The shoulders fit perfectly and then I just draw to the waist for size 8. I didn't do an FBA (I actually have never done this and I was glad I didn't have to learn it now, as my schedule was kind of tight), I just added a bit to the side seams, but I didn't need much to fit. But there are some problems with the fit. Actually I think I should've done the FBA: there's some wrinkling under the bust, but the front doesn't look too bad. The back, however, is too big as you can see from the back and side photos. So I think the added length did a lot for the bust, but as I added it to the back as well... not so good. So, fitting will require some work next time. Because there will be a next time for this dress :) Maybe with a fuller skirt... Or maybe I'll make this same one, but better.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/14442719490" title="Orion Bar dress - front by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Orion Bar dress - front" height="320" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/14442719490_1cb88a2b43_z.jpg" width="134" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/14606377266" title="Orion Bar dress - side by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Orion Bar dress - side" height="320" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/14606377266_f5f7d9c37b_z.jpg" width="122" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/14626120561" title="Orion Bar dress - back by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Orion Bar dress - back" height="320" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14626120561_5df15fb8ac_z.jpg" width="169" /></a>
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I had a bit of trouble attaching the lining. There is a <a href="http://sewaholic.net/sewing-the-lining-into-the-cambie-dress/">pretty good tutorial on the Sewaholic blog</a>, but still had some problems... I wasn't sure when to sew the lining under the zipper, so in the end I did it before attaching the lining. Now then, I was reading the comments on the post and someone was asking about trimming the seam allowance from the center back of the lining and it was advised to trim it off completely. I didn't trim it off completely, but I still run into problems, and actually with the method Tasia is using, you really don't need to trim the seam allowance at all for the lining before attaching it.<br />
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I got a bit carried away with this dress as this was the first time I used my pinking shears and I loved it as a way to finish the seams. Especially since most of the seams are not exposed anyway, but under the lining, they don't need a whole lot of finishing, but I feel uncomfortable of leaving them totally unfinished. I'm in love! I also used the glue pen to attach the zipper for sewing and it worked pretty well. Lot less hassle than pins. I might really adopt this method in the future as well (this was Stuart Hillard's advice in the Birmingham craft fair).<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/14442819670" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Orion Bar dress - lining by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Orion Bar dress - lining" height="182" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/14442819670_4d98de723b_z.jpg" width="200" /></a>
All in all I think the result was successful. I love the salmon colored lining (not looking like the right color, I'm still photography-challenged), and the dress was a big hit at our Journée des Thésards (PhD student day), where we were supposed to dress up as our research subjects... Yes, the picture in the fabric is of the Hubble image of the Orion Bar (photo credit: NASA, C.R. O'Dell and S.K.Wong (Rice University)), which is what I study at the moment :)RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-47725607874674499892014-07-02T20:57:00.001+02:002014-07-02T21:02:22.033+02:00Back into sewing: Tractor shirt for my nephewJust a quick update about something I did for someone else for a change, as I haven't been sewing a whole lot. I bought this fabric from the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2014/03/hello-my-name-is-anna-and-im-addict-aka.html">craft fair in Birmingham, if you remember</a>. When I saw it, I knew my nephew would love it, due to his love of tractors.<br />
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So, when I visited my sister in the beginning of June, I had a shirt. I didn't have buttons so I used snaps, and sewed them on the last day of the visit... The boy tried the shirt on for the fit, but was too fast (it was a hot day and he wanted to go play in the water outside), so I only have a blurred picture of him in it (hadn't adjusted the settings of my camera to inside...). But I do have a picture of the shirt that turned out well.<br />
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Stay tuned for a new dress update! It's coming soon, I just need some photos...</div>
RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-76423093457183749742014-04-19T21:06:00.000+02:002014-04-19T21:06:27.111+02:00My first new bathrobe in ~25 years!<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/13938884924" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="The front by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="The front" height="320" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/13938884924_154e67bb5a.jpg" width="197" /></a><b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme:</b> HabitRPG - UFO challenge</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> Jalie 2567</li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Velour éponge</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> -</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> Added a loop for hanging </li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> 60 €</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> 13h</li>
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I really wanted/needed a new bathrobe. I gave my old one away when I moved, because I wanted to have extra incentive for making a new one. The old one was really old. My mom bought it for me when I was a kid, so in the end of 80s... It was ok, but started to be not so comfortable as it was quite stiff from all the washing over the years.<br />
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I decided to do this for a challenge as well. In April, I joined the site called <a href="https://habitrpg.com/">HabitRPG</a>. This has improved my efficiency so much! I can make my life a game and all the annoying tasks give me rewards :) And I of course joined a sewing guild. And the April challenge is a UFO challenge. Which this one qualifies as I had started to trace the pattern...<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/13938966924" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cutting by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Cutting" height="200" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/13938966924_d8ae4cdf70.jpg" width="133" /></a>This was an easy project to get back into sewing. With all the stuff with the move and traveling for work, I haven't had much time to sew and starting with something I need to really fit, was daunting. This was great as it doesn't really need to fit, just be big enough.<br />
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Well, I started cutting the fabric and suddenly me and my whole room was covered in little fluff... The fabric is something called velour éponge, I have no idea what that is in English (or in Finnish), but it was pretty much the perfect bathrobe fabric.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/13938896174" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="2014-04-12 20.39.12 by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="2014-04-12 20.39.12" height="200" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/13938896174_a54278e3d3.jpg" width="88" /></a>Well, I didn't let that bother me too much and once I actually started sewing this was less of a problem. This was the first time I actually really used my dress form! Who I named Jane, by the way (because that was the first name that came up when I thought about this and hey: Jane Austen). I didn't really need a lot of fitting, but it was reassuring to measure things against the form and pin stuff in place.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/13938520033" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Added loop for hanging by Anna Parikka, on Flickr"><img alt="Added loop for hanging" height="133" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/13938520033_8a9c2bcd3a.jpg" width="200" /></a>There are little details that I could've done better, but I think the skills only come with time and practice. I added a little loop in the middle inside, so that I can hang my robe in the bathroom. The sleeves are a bit long, but I did notice this in the construction stage and decided to keep them long, as if it's cold I can pull my hands inside. so that is intentional. All in all, I think this turned out very wearable.<br />
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RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-29761195091889001802014-03-28T21:03:00.000+01:002014-03-28T21:03:10.629+01:00I made shoes!Since I saw <a href="http://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/2013/07/i-can-make-shoes.html">Tilly's post</a> about making her own shoes, I've been wanting to try it too. Of course <a href="http://icanmakeshoes.com/">I Can Make Shoes</a>, where Tilly took her course, is in London. Now, finally I was in England for work and decided I would spend some money on this, as I have small feet (EUR: 34, UK: 2) and it makes it hard for me to find shoes that fit and are the style I want. The only course that would fit my schedule was of course none of the cheaper ones, but the one for 3 days: Start your future in footwear, which came with a price tag of £500 (see <a href="http://icanmakeshoes.com/courses/">this and other courses</a> at the website). But I decided it was worth it. Even if turned out to be something I wasn't interested in, I thought I would at least have the experience.<br />
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Before I signed up, I wanted to know if I could make mid-heel shoes instead of the high-heeled ones, as I normally wear children's shoes that have no heels at all, and I don't think I would actually wear the high-heeled ones. Amanda got back to me super quick and told me, it's possible, but if I want to make sure there is a correct last for my size, I should buy one, but I could order it and receive it when I came to the course, so that the shipping costs were less. I thought this was a great idea, since I was already getting excited about making my own shoes, and to make them you would need a last of your own. It of course got the price up with £100.<br />
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Well, finally the long-awaited day arrived. I was staying in London with a friend and I had looked which bus I should take to the train and then which train to take further. Well, I did take the right bus, but to the wrong direction. In the end I was only about 15-20 min late and hadn't missed much, so it was ok, but I was really annoyed at myself...<br />
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The day started with Amanda telling us about the shoemaking process and she had taped our lasts already with masking tape, so that we could start designing right away. I was a bit worried as I'm not particularly good at drawing, but doing it to the last in 3D wasn't too bad. And of course Amanda was there to help :) I chose lovely bright red suede for my fabric and I really wanted to get the mary jane style, as they for some reason don't ever have them in my size - well, with heel anyway.<br />
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After drawing the pattern, we cut it and after adding some allowances cut the fabric. Mine was quite thin, so I also needed interfacing. And of course you need lining as well. The whole shoe making process seemed not too intimidating when you have help all the way. I'm sure you can also learn at home (they sell kits and instructions on the website as well), but I would really recommend taking a course. Even though I had someone explaining what to do, I messed up and Amanda ended up fixing things. I'm sure that by myself I would've had been lot more frustrated. No, there was no frustration at all and after the first day I had almost finished the upper (which is the top part of the shoe), and I had my insoles covered as well.<br />
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Second and third day went by as fast as the first one. Lizzie joined Amanda as a teacher and it was even less waiting around. We were also quite lucky as there was only 4 of us, when the maximum size of the group is 6. We had a great group, 2 Brits, 1 Egyptian and 1 Finn from France. We all bonded over lunch and shoe-making. I loved to see everyone's shoes taking shape and they were all fairly different to each of our tastes. And I loved all of them, even if I think I would only wear mine.<br />
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The shoe making process involved a lot of gluing, some stitching, and then some drilling and hammering... I definitely learned some new skills and I was very happy with the end product. There was the strap, though, which if I really had thought about it, I would've liked to topstitch that with white like the shoes, now it looks a bit home made. Also, I noticed after letting them set a bit, that one of the sides wasn't pulled as tight as it could and it's a bit wonky. But I would say these are minor details. All in all, the shoes are great and the little things don't really show if you don't look too closely.<br />
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The shoes had to wait a week before you could try them on, so that there was time for the glue to really set in. I finally tried them on and they fit like they were made for me. Oh wait, they were. Here are few pictures with me wearing them. Sorry about the mirror pictures, I'm staying at a B&B and needed to make do.<br />
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If you are interested in shoe making. Or more likely if you already know how to make shoes you might be interested in <a href="http://jtbatchelor.co.uk/">J. T. Bachelor</a> and <a href="http://www.skfittings.co.uk/index.php">S&K Leathergoods & Fittings</a> that sell leather and shoe making supplies in London (these are here to remind me as well...). If anyone knows other good places for supplies (especially in France!), please let me know in the comments!<br />
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RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-984238122752348862014-03-23T09:26:00.000+01:002014-03-23T09:26:00.042+01:00Hello, my name is Anna and I'm an addict... (aka Craftaholics Anonymous)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0fb85gAAcndwqSOY4ehoJKi-bOPJpGmK933BbY3E5XEi-TrCK2zKQhE3mnsw3d82GuGh6kgbpjRyhgwgD7Ko5tvvvq4jDe23WADsSft8LqMW9nsdh1gUQhPwp6SVa8VjQaP2gzCSmlk/s1600/2014-03-22+15.05.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0fb85gAAcndwqSOY4ehoJKi-bOPJpGmK933BbY3E5XEi-TrCK2zKQhE3mnsw3d82GuGh6kgbpjRyhgwgD7Ko5tvvvq4jDe23WADsSft8LqMW9nsdh1gUQhPwp6SVa8VjQaP2gzCSmlk/s1600/2014-03-22+15.05.47.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></a>Well, I will blog about last weekends thing later (there are still some pictures to be taken), but yesterday I actually went to a craft fair in Birmingham. This was a bit of a surprise event for me, as I actually didn't know about it before Sheila from the B&B told that she's going. So, I tagged along...<br />
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I had looked at the website before and the main things for me to see where a workshop by <a href="http://www.bernina.com/en-GB">Bernina</a> (<a href="http://www.bernina.fi/">Bernina in Finnish</a>) & <a href="http://threads.madeira.de/">Madeira</a>. There were actually three options for me, but I got my first choice, the stitch covered mini notebook, which was perfect timing-wise. The main idea was to try free motion embroidering with a machine, so that's why I had some choice. That started only at 11:45, so I had time to go an listen to Stuart Hillard's 10:30 talk on wardrobe customization, which was the other main event for me.<br />
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While I was waiting for the talk, I looked around a bit and just next to the talk podium, they had The Giant textile books. So, amazing! See the pictures below for two of the books and visit <a href="http://www.all2knit.co.uk/">their website</a> to see more pictures and past exhibitions.<br />
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So, then it was time for Stuart's talk. If you've never heard of him, shame on you. Well, not really, but he was a contestant in the first series of <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/great-british-sewing-bee-spoiler-alert.html">The Great British Sewing Bee</a>. He gave really good tips on what you can do with just few simple things. I'm a lot better at doing something from scratch than customizing, so I was excited about this and he didn't let me down. And I even got a picture with him! And just look at his pants, I love the color!<br />
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After this workshop and lunch I went to see if I could get to an appliqué workshop in <a href="http://www.sizzix.co.uk/">Sizzix</a> stand. It was a workshop without reservations and the next one was starting in half an hour, so I decided to sit down and wait. I actually got very tempted to buy the cutting machine they advertised (which I guess was the point of it all), but I think with the amount of quilting and appliqué I'm doing at the moment, I can be without one... The workshop was held by Angela Southey, who also writes on the <a href="http://www.sizzix.co.uk/blogs">Sizzix blog</a>. I got so much out of it and I think my needle case turned out ok (and I didn't have one!)<br />
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I also met a really cool person who I shared the machines and iron with. Jenny has her own company and she buys bags which she then embellishes and sells further. Take a look at her work on <a href="http://jennyeddendesigns.co.uk/">her website</a>.<br />
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After all of these workshops it was 14:30 already. But this was kind of perfect. The place didn't have a lot of places to sit down, so people started to get tired around this point. I had sit most of the time until then, so I was totally ok for walking. So I missed the worst rush. I had managed to buy a few things in between the workshops, but now I started to have a hard time controlling my shopping impulses. I think I used more money than I had planned, but everything I got was useful (well, I really shouldn't get more fabric...) and things I haven't really seen in Paris. Or I'm sure some of the stuff you can get there, but I would have to go look for it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PLDnZSO3BkB8UN1kXFHaAFLUpJ2xhmwwo6F0SsBqx3tBsunaVbkZColKbctbpF3jSYj3cPqLhwbpsFvHX0vhmk6UBiUM4Um4cf2tPhQDWOPLUp28Prh5QNy9XCr_o7QmqgUzF81HOWs/s1600/2014-03-23+02.09.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PLDnZSO3BkB8UN1kXFHaAFLUpJ2xhmwwo6F0SsBqx3tBsunaVbkZColKbctbpF3jSYj3cPqLhwbpsFvHX0vhmk6UBiUM4Um4cf2tPhQDWOPLUp28Prh5QNy9XCr_o7QmqgUzF81HOWs/s1600/2014-03-23+02.09.47.jpg" height="113" width="200" /></a>So, at this point my shopping included, in addition to the lucet stuff: a meter of tweed remnant (£5) and some general stuff for sewing like glue pens, rotary blade sharpener, some cable needles for knitting, and a scissors case. I still needed an embroidery hoop for machine embroidery, which wasn't too hard to find.<br />
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I also saw some good deals on patterns, but luckily most of the ones I was interested in didn't have my size anymore, so I ended up getting only two. The underwear one is mostly for the corset as I think I can make a petticoat without an actual pattern. And I was very happy to find one of the retro patterns I've been drooling on in sale.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot0EHctA-5JOv4lUaf14heahapMTcREZhlFycybERwA07RtQGqdwdLACECZV26KLQ4jFXDg6QI2elM0Lz2mlb7bZE2iz43bms61oPC-nbkxQgypTo4eBzAb7eID1m2T2vfeFtCWpNpfQ/s1600/2014-03-23+02.06.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot0EHctA-5JOv4lUaf14heahapMTcREZhlFycybERwA07RtQGqdwdLACECZV26KLQ4jFXDg6QI2elM0Lz2mlb7bZE2iz43bms61oPC-nbkxQgypTo4eBzAb7eID1m2T2vfeFtCWpNpfQ/s1600/2014-03-23+02.06.30.jpg" height="200" width="186" /></a>I also found some plain red cotton fabric, which is perfect for <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/monthly-stich-september-vintage-patterns.html">my vintage dress</a>, that I'm still planning on to do. I have some linen in the same color, but I've been a bit worried that it might be a tad thick with the polyester.<br />
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And then I saw this really cute tractor fabric at <a href="http://www.doughtysonline.co.uk/">Doughty's</a> and I really need to sew a shirt for my nephew. He just loves tractors: my mom got him a t-shirt with a tractor on it for Christmas and he only took it off when my sister told him that if he doesn't give it to her to wash now, he won't have it for the whole next week... So, just to have a dressier shirt, right? And when I was in line to buy that I saw the girls in front of me getting the cool camera fabric below and I just had to be a copycat and get some. The color isn't really my color, but at least there are some yellow cameras... And maybe I can combine it with something... :)<br />
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And then something draw me back to the tweed and <a href="http://www.lintondirect.co.uk/">Linton</a>. Maybe the fact that I got into my head an idea of a tweed jacket and my 1 m piece wasn't big enough for that (for the 1 m piece I'm actually planning <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/thurlow-trousers/">Thurlow</a>). So, I went back and looked at the 2 m pieces that were meant for jackets. And I saw it right away. It was actually one of the most expensive ones at £60. I really loved it, though, and while I was wondering if I should get it the lady asks me if I'm a student. I said I was, although an astrophysics student, and she told me that the student price was £45. She kind of sounded like I should've actually been a dressmaker student or something, but I guess she felt sorry for me: I'm sure she saw how much I liked it... And the best thing: this was actually a fabric ordered by Chanel, but when the fabric is older than 3 years they can start selling it as a fabric as well. So, I need to make a Chanel jacket, right? And what is a better pattern than V8804? So, I think I need to go pattern shopping...<br />
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<br />RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-50858254484218089652014-03-12T21:37:00.000+01:002014-03-12T21:37:05.922+01:00My plan for the rest of the yearSo, I've been doing everything else but sewing, and even though I don't want to stress about it, I really want to get better at it. So, I decided to make a plan for this year. Nothing too ambitious, because then when I can't keep up, I end up giving up altogether. So, my goal is to make at least 6 garments this year. I still have like 9 months to go, so I think this is reasonable even if I get some slumps sometimes.<br />
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<b>1) Bathrobe</b><br />
This I've actually started: I have traced most of the pattern pieces. What's great about this project is, that I won't have fitting issues as it doesn't really have to fit. I mean I have to fit inside it, but when I lived at home I used my dad's old bathrobe a lot because it was so nice and soft. So, it really can't be too big... I found a really nice fabric from <a href="http://www.selftissus.fr/">SelfTissus</a>, unfortunately they only have solid colors now, but here's a picture that used to be on the site. As a pattern I'm using Jalie 2567.<br />
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This I've also started, but I got nervous about the fitting part... So, this is actually what <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/monthly-stich-september-vintage-patterns.html">I planned for my last year's Monthly Stitch challenge for September</a>. But then things happened and I just didn't have time to finish. I have traced the pattern and even cut and marked the muslin. So, I need to start the fitting process. I have an idea how to do this, <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/">Craftsy</a> is really helping me in understanding how it's done. It's so much different to actually see how the fitting is done, than trying to figure it out from a book.<br />
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I'm still planning on the same fabric as originally, and I'm doing the short sleeve version. If the final dress fits and otherwise succeeds, I will do a long sleeved version from a petrol blue wool I bought from sale last year (3m/15€, pure wool!).<br />
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I've been planning to make a <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/renfrew-top/">renfrew top</a> for a long time. I'm a bit nervous about sewing with knits but I just have to start somewhere. I'm thinking of starting with a short sleeved version in this as well. I have a perfect <a href="http://www.myllymuksut.com/tricot-karpassieni-p-1958.html">amanita fabric</a> (I just learned what that red mushroom is in English), although it is more turquoise than in the picture here. If I like how it turns out, then I will make another version (maybe a long sleeved one) from <a href="http://www.myllymuksut.com/printed-tricot-apina-p-1138.html">this cutest monkey fabric</a> ever! Second one should be quite easy to make if the first one is good, right?<br />
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<b>4) Cambie</b><br />
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This is something I actually started way back and got stuck with the fitting... There seems to be a pattern here... (pun not intended). So I just had started swing dancing and lost my heart and then I got <a href="https://sensibility.com/blog/patterns/1940s-swing-dress-pattern/">the pattern</a>. This was also the time I got interested in sewing again and there was <a href="http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/tag/swing-dress-sew-along/">Casey's sew-a-long</a> from where I found the pattern. I traced the patterns cut the muslin and it's been at that stage for couple of years now... I really like the look of it, I have a pretty brown fabric with some print fabric for contrast and I just want to get it done!<br />
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<b>6) Tofino pants</b><br />
Well, it really depends how long can I make my <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/tofino-pants/">tofino pants</a>, they might be more like shorts: I only have 1 yrd of the fabric. It was all that was left, but hey, it's dinosaurs, so I really had to get it anyway. And I'll make shorts if it's not long enough for pants... If it was normal width I probably could squeeze pants out of it, but the width is just 106 cm. But don't you think it's cute? I can't wait to wear my pyjama bottoms!<br />
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Well, the actual projects might change, but this is what I'm planning now. And anyway the goal is to finish at least 6 garments, I'm not being too strict about these being the actual 6. In general I'd like to have more blouses, and now I realized there's not a single blouse on my plan... So, that might change. And I can of course make more than 6 if I can. I'm just super slow with my sewing, and I like to try not to cut corners, because then the clothes are more wearable.<br />
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I also have some knitting projects and next weekend I'm doing something quite exciting! I will post about it next week, so you will have to live in suspense until then. Oh, and what did I notice on the weekend? The second series of the Sewing Bee is on! And I can watch it on tv as I'm in UK for awhile. How cool is that!RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-79051654347249190992014-03-09T12:11:00.001+01:002014-03-28T21:11:23.795+01:00Slow beginning of 2014...So, life has been crazy for me. Lot of traveling, both for work and for fun and I've been somewhat sick most of this year. Nothing super serious, but I did break some ribs from coughing... In any case, I haven't really felt the urge to pick up a project. Last year I did do a skirt for my niece/goddaughter for her birthday. It's basically <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/sewing-dare-no-1-my-jazzy-aristocats.html">the same circle skirt I did for myself</a>, but it has a elastic band as a waist.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What was actually better than the skirt: yes you guessed it - the bubblewrap...</td></tr>
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For myself, I haven't really done anything. And now I'm in UK for a month, so no sewing machine... But I took some knitting with me, we'll see how much I get done. <a href="http://virike.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/ikuisuusprojekti-ufo.html">I have a sweater</a> I started long time ago and it's basically just missing one sleeve. I wanted already to finish it, but realized I didn't have all the yarn with me in France. So my mother found the rest and brought them when my parents came to Paris. I have no idea how it ends up fitting, I got the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/sweater-surgery/279?_ct=lytue-fbqouh-xecuheec">Sweater Surgery</a> class from Craftsy just in case.<br />
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I also took yarn for another sweater, which I'm planning a bit better with the help of another Craftsy course: <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/knit-to-flatter/197?_ct=lytue-fbqouh-xecuheec">Knit to Flatter</a> (Can you see the addiction here? But I love just watching the courses, even if takes me a long time to actually use the knowledge...). Hopefully I have time to at least start that.<br />
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Yesterday I went to a local <a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/">Hobbycraft </a>store in Milton Keynes. I ended up spending £50 for odds and ends. Well, I have this scarf that I love a lot, a friend made it for me. And I saw similar yarn it was made from and decided I'd like another one :) This might wait until I'm back in Paris, though.<br />
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I also found something interesting I hadn't seen before and as it wasn't super expensive, I thought I want to try... It's a knitting loom. I like leg warmers a lot and decided to try how it would be like to knit them with a loom... I basically just need basic rib stitch, so it's should be fairly easy. There's a booklet, though so the loom comes with instructions for socks, but it uses the same size heel for all the sizes, which I find a bit strange. But there seems to be a lot of information in the net (what a surprise) about loom knitting, so I should be fine.<br />
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So, hopefully I have something finished soon. Sewing will have to wait until I'm back in Paris, but I have some ideas (+ few things I've started). Hope my life will be a bit less crazy for a while...RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-8437453588523186712013-12-04T19:52:00.000+01:002014-04-13T00:45:49.978+02:00Bit of a break...So, I had quite a hectic period in my life, so no sewing or blog updating. I was in a conference, where I had a poster, I had to find an apartment, travel back to Finland (for a friend's wedding + work) and then I had to move. So, that pretty much ate up my October. First week of November I still had apartment stuff to deal with and then last week I had my well deserved holiday in Qatar, visiting my cousin who lives there.<br />
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Qatar was amazing, and the fabric prices! I could've bought so much... But, during my move I realized how big my stash really is, so I was very strict with myself and only bought 2 meters of this silk (~20 €, can you believe it?). This kind of silk costs like 30 €/m in France...<br />
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And then my cousin also showed this crafts store to me, and well, I spent a few euros there as well...<br />
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But, I think I was controlling my impulse to buy very well :)<br />
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It's back to sewing for me, I have so many plans, but I decided to stay out of sew-alongs and stuff as keep it stress-free. Well sort of, there are a few things I'd love to see finished...RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-63692490088342672282013-09-22T14:15:00.002+02:002014-04-19T20:52:54.098+02:00Fabric for Fashion - The Swatch Book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKcCRws3I_Z1S-WytyGH96UPuisjYKxs7QsHi1xzoAMvRGsZS3v-8ljob0OyLQVBpaYo23k4ZyyHAs6LECGU6CdbGU6pFlW5px0RZ5yW9wa_TH6WQDfyI8eqxw4GXRPltx820rI1ka8g/s1600/P1080556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKcCRws3I_Z1S-WytyGH96UPuisjYKxs7QsHi1xzoAMvRGsZS3v-8ljob0OyLQVBpaYo23k4ZyyHAs6LECGU6CdbGU6pFlW5px0RZ5yW9wa_TH6WQDfyI8eqxw4GXRPltx820rI1ka8g/s320/P1080556.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>
So, since I haven't been sewing, really, but apartment hunting and guarantor hunting and stressing about it in general, I thought I'd tell you about a book related to sewing I got myself lately. I'm really trying to cut down on actual physical books that I have, and this is not exactly the smallest, but this is something you can't get for kindle.<br />
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I've been wanting to get this book, since I first read about it in <a href="http://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/2011/07/fabric-book-ive-been-dreaming-about.html">Tilly's blog</a> (you can also find more pictures there, I'm lazy...). Now I decided I needed to get it. I'm having trouble of understanding all the different fabrics, especially in English (and in French!). And when you're ordering online, you don't really have a chance to feel how the fabric is. And it's not exactly something I'm great in Finnish either. So, I thought this book was just what I needed. And it's amazing! It doesn't go in very deep on the fabrics, just gives you the main idea of what and how the fabrics are made, but it provides swatches!<br />
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So, they introduce the main fabric types and the swatches are not dyed, so they're mainly white/grey so that you won't be distracted of the color of the fabric. This really gave me some understanding of the different common fabric types around. And leaves out a lot of guesswork. Also, the book is about 70 pages, so it's not a huge read. The book is more introductory, but I think a huge book with a lot of information wouldn't work with swatches. It already is quite thick and the nature of the information is such that I need to go back to this book over and over again before I've actually learned to recognize the fabrics without the book. But I can recommend this to anyone with the same problem: it really makes a difference to feel the fabrics.RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-50412037430699378752013-09-15T20:24:00.001+02:002014-04-19T20:52:11.847+02:00Bombshell swimsuit --- or I'm always out of season<b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme: </b>Originally: Swimalong 2013, tried: Défi vintage - Thread and Needles: Plage (Août 2013), but missed both deadlines...</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> Bombshell swimsuit</li>
<li><b>Fabric: </b>Turquoise lycra with red dots and swimsuit lining from <a href="http://spandexhouse.com/" target="_blank">Spandex House</a> (love the selection, but the postage was huge!) </li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> Swimsuit elastic, cups (swim proofed)</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes? </b>I made the size 10 of the view A of the pattern and added some seam allowances to waist and hips, since my measurements were slightly bigger on those parts.</li>
<li><b>First worn/Wear again?</b> For the pictures. It's not really swimsuit weather in Paris anymore... Maybe in Qatar in November if there's a place to swim.</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> ~75 €, most of this came from the fabric, because the shipping costs were almost the same as the price of the fabric. And also I ended up buying 2 patterns for this...</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> 16h</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taping the pattern...</td></tr>
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So, remember when <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/05/swimalong2013_15.html">I wanted to make a swimsuit in June</a>? Well, I didn't abandon the plan, but I needed to pluck some courage to actually make it. And also, I tried way too many challenges at the same time. I thought I had time, but then, I have other things in my life too. Like work. That really cuts on my sewing time... Anyway, I have finally joined the wonderful group of sewing ladies who have pictures of their butt in the internet. The things sewing makes you do...<br />
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I actually had another pattern at first, as you might remember, but when the bombshell suit came along and there was no need for zipper like in the other pattern, I decided to go for it instead. Also, seeing so many awesome examples around, I just couldn't help. But, I didn't make the deadline. I mean, that was end of June and now it's September... I thought I would make it to the Thread and Needles vintage challenge for August with a theme: beach, but hey, I missed that deadline too... But, I finished the suit and finally I have a new swimsuit! That covers my butt and my stomach! I haven't seen bad versions of this swimsuit or unflattering ones either. I think this is one of those garments that look great on everybody!<br />
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I was a bit nervous, since I haven't really sewn anything stretchy before. Well I have, but I've always had a serger and now I just have my sewing machine, since the serger is my mother's and lives with her and of course at school I used the school's serger. But the pattern said, you only need a sewing machine and I have been watching a <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/sewing-with-knits/114?_ct=fhevybu-sbqiimeha-byij-xecuheec&_ctp=114" target="_blank">craftsy course about sewing knits without a serger</a>, so I was sure it's doable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting, first time using weights :)</td></tr>
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Well, I had some problems with cutting. I think my mistake was trying to use the rotary cutter. I think the idea of the rotary cutter is a good one, but mine is kind of dull at the moment, so it didn't give me a clean cut. Also, with back I forgot to grade the pattern to my waist and hips, so I had to cut that again... Luckily I have more than enough of fabric. Even with my screw-ups I think I have enough for another swimsuit. Well for a bikini anyways.<br />
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I decided to do this one right, although I wasn't really into making a muslin (and I haven't really read anyone making alterations), so that part I skipped. But I decided to hand baste my ruched pieces together since gathering and machine stitching with pins doesn't really sound like something that would work well if I do it... (also I was in the middle of a 2-part episode of Star Trek, TOS, so this way I could keep watching...).<br />
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I lost my faith so many times doing this... Mostly because I haven't sewn anything with a stretchy fabric before and I was so afraid that everything would turn out horribly wrong. I had some trouble with my added seam allowances. I didn't realize that I put them in the center seam in the back (yes, as it is pointed out in the instructions: the curved seam is the center back!!!). So I had to adjust the leg openings a little. I sometimes found the instructions a bit confusing, but then in the end I was just following <a href="http://closetcasefiles.blogspot.ca/p/bombshell-swimsuit-sewalong.html">the sew-along posts</a>. And those instructions rock!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/9761793841/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Bombshell Swimsuit by RankkaApina, on Flickr"><img alt="Bombshell Swimsuit" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/9761793841_e898877405_c.jpg" height="320" width="174" /></a>The hardest part however was the top part. It took forever for me to get those cups in place and I still think I sewed them on too low. Also, I'm wondering if I should've taken the smaller size I was debating about while I bought these. But I think the biggest problem is the shape. Although I'm not against the whole bullet style in general, it is the style favored in the 50s, but these are really hard, while the 50s style would come because the didn't have underwires and the bra's were made of fabric without any shaping material. Also, I distorted the top while I sew the elastic on and it's too big and the elastic is not holding anything. I did fix it a bit with the straps, so I think it looks ok in the pictures, but I'm not really happy with the top part.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81649004@N03/9762004006/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Bombshell Swimsuit by RankkaApina, on Flickr"><img alt="Bombshell Swimsuit" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7384/9762004006_e0fc08afbb_c.jpg" height="320" width="195" /></a>All in all, I'm not over the moon about it, but as for it being my first swimsuit it's ok. The pattern is amazing, although I think I didn't need the extra I added for the seams (or I could've stretched the elastic a bit more), I could've gone for a bit more tighter fit, which is what I like when it comes to swimsuits. The style is very flattering, but I think next time I try to find cups that are less pointy and more comfortable. <a href="http://lladybird.com/2013/06/10/the-bombshell-swimsuit-a-review-and-a-giveaway/">Lauren</a> used a trifted bikini and ripped the cups off that, which might be a solution. But I think for my first swimsuit this is very presentable. And I was a bit worried about taking photos, you know, in my swimsuit, in the backyard parking lot 7:30 pm, when it's 15 degrees outside... The lighting could've been a bit better, but yes, my legs really are quite white. But no one walked by and it wasn't as cold as I thought. And I got my pictures from the first set of 10, so that helps. And see: I'm wearing heels...! I think they were the only suitable footwear with this suit :)RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-41425114410560572862013-09-02T18:48:00.000+02:002013-09-02T18:48:00.317+02:00Monthly Stich: September - Vintage Patterns<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M-27zI3BZNexP2JpMK-3tr3lBSzgr4LymSBB2RV1P2oKI0qj0jYnq4ijSMTWA38HvY2-IIUGQI-HnI8OLoZCyKfH1cIT6bPO_EolpWyZqmZPtv07t480BUKJqjFl6S_KRsIkUjoerqU/s1600/Vintage+Challenge+badge+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M-27zI3BZNexP2JpMK-3tr3lBSzgr4LymSBB2RV1P2oKI0qj0jYnq4ijSMTWA38HvY2-IIUGQI-HnI8OLoZCyKfH1cIT6bPO_EolpWyZqmZPtv07t480BUKJqjFl6S_KRsIkUjoerqU/s200/Vintage+Challenge+badge+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a>So, september is here and so is the next Monthly Stitch challenge. This is right up my alley: vintage patterns. I haven' yet sewn one, so I'm quite excited. And as always I'm not taking the easy way out, as my pattern is unprinted one... But I think I can work it out. Let's hope so anyway :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPIlXa68KlZvgt8QaW_oQryb5gzQYRqoHVaU7vMIRgKRVKZKTOwUhXMC5yFDl8iztFaFtEcxExxKlPK6n-4MDQRXtQw-8gxp_CVOujwTnKA77niBOyZTp7UKzcd66TWgoYmJPu_QdKS0/s1600/il_570xN.466292799_ccpn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPIlXa68KlZvgt8QaW_oQryb5gzQYRqoHVaU7vMIRgKRVKZKTOwUhXMC5yFDl8iztFaFtEcxExxKlPK6n-4MDQRXtQw-8gxp_CVOujwTnKA77niBOyZTp7UKzcd66TWgoYmJPu_QdKS0/s320/il_570xN.466292799_ccpn.jpg" width="213" /></a>So, for my pattern, I've chosen one from my stash (yes, I'm starting to have a stash. It's from the 40s (hence, the non-printed situation), Simplicity 3194. I'm still going to trace this pattern, because I want to preserve the original. We'll see how it goes. I also will take a bit more time and measure everything from the pattern to do adjustments to the pattern before making the muslin. Because I really want this dress <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/08/finding-fit.html" target="_blank">to fit nicely</a>. That is I'm using my Craftsy course (<a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/fast-track-fitting/314?_ct=sbqii-jxucu-byij-ycw&_ctp=3" target="_blank">Fast-Track Fitting by Joi Mahon</a>) technique :) I'm not good with muslins if there are a lot of alterations, and this way I'm hoping that I have only few adjustments to the muslin. I'm thinking of making the short sleeve version, since I think that would be better for dancing. Although I think I'm skipping the rick rack braid this time. I might add some tatted lace, if I have time and energy to tat enough of it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXMWgs1egqr7ytiTbuFj1ltT7BYctDcYuw8G5rzQRZ8YG2yKZw_QGREkmMoa7HJBC2RWU8s9KTFLOo1Z6dhL1JRKruOPInG29QX2MFp0aiylcpacbXzO9Ws4onj7OLkgFnkGtWlo_44E/s1600/IMG_1507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXMWgs1egqr7ytiTbuFj1ltT7BYctDcYuw8G5rzQRZ8YG2yKZw_QGREkmMoa7HJBC2RWU8s9KTFLOo1Z6dhL1JRKruOPInG29QX2MFp0aiylcpacbXzO9Ws4onj7OLkgFnkGtWlo_44E/s200/IMG_1507.JPG" width="200" /></a>I'm quite excited about this. I have a fabric, I decided to use my <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2012/07/well-always-have-paris.html" target="_blank">flower fabric, which I bought from Paris</a> about a year ago when I was here for the interview (so not the yellow one, I'm just too lazy to take a new picture of the fabric... But I still need a belt buckle and some contrast fabric: I'm thinking red. Or I might go for solid blue like the background color, or possibly white. Depends on what I find. Finding the right color to go with fabric you already have is not always easy-peasy. All the other notions I should have already. I found a huge amount of snap fasteners, since I tend to buy them and not remember I actually have some at home. Well, at least I'm not in danger of running out...<br />
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I'm kind of torn about this project. I'm excited and really nervous at the same time. But I guess I never learn if I don't try...RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-70102049556830466402013-08-31T10:07:00.000+02:002013-08-31T10:07:31.791+02:00Alteration DVD giveaway by Gentleman JimThe other day I was reading my blog feed and came across <a href="http://www.sewdixielou.com/2013/08/lets-all-welcome-gentleman-jim.html" target="_blank">this post</a> by Clare at <a href="http://www.sewdixielou.com/" target="_blank">Sew Dixie Lou</a>. So I checked out <a href="http://finetailoringbyjim.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">The Lost Art of Fine Tailoring</a>, a blog I hadn't heard about before and the <a href="http://finetailoringbyjim.blogspot.fr/2013/08/im-giving-away-my-alteration-dvd-to-10.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a> Jim is hosting. Firstly, even if you're not interested in the giveaway (which, really, you are if you sew), his blog has already a lot of information on sewing and fitting and such. And he just started it!<br />
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And he knows what he's talking about: he's been in the garment industry since 1961. That's quite impressive. He's experience is mostly on men's clothes, but includes women's clothes too (and in any case: I think the same techniques are applicable to either, with maybe slight variations). In the 60s he actually tailored custom clothes for major stars like James Brown, B. B. King, and Duke Ellington among others. Maybe I'll find some swing clothes tips there as well ;) although 60s is not really the swing era anymore. Lately he's been teaching sewing in Georgia.<br />
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So, to join the sewing community, Jim is hosting this amazing giveaway. I think I can speak for everyone, that he's most welcome! I'm so excited about this blog and the perspective it offers and of course I really want to win the dvd... :)<br />
<br />RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-49639205338544076832013-08-28T09:30:00.000+02:002013-08-28T09:30:31.847+02:00Sewing Dare no. 1: My Jazzy Aristocats Circle Skirt<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<b>The Stitchy Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme: </b><a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/post/58050789841/sewing-dares-8-months-in" target="_blank">#sewingdares</a></li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> Self drafted </li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> My pretty Aristocats cotton, bought from Etsy and no longer available</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> Zipper and 2 snap fasteners</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b> No changes, since there was no pattern...</li>
<li><b>First worn/Wear again?</b> Worn today to work. Will wear again for sure. Probably even dancing on the weekend, if I don't feel that the petticoat waist is too bulky.</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> ~49 €</li>
<li><b>Time to complete:</b> 14h 15min</li>
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I decided to go for the Monthly Stitch format for all my finished project entries, although I added the time to make, which is pretty accurate, but I always round up to closest 15 min. I'm a bit anal of doing things in a consistent way... Maybe it's the scientist in me, or the accountant. Who knows. In any case, I thought it was a good one, so I'm stealing it for my blog.<br />
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So, I didn't have a pattern this time. I almost said it's my first time without a pattern, but that's not true. I've done self drafting before (from old clothes), like the top <a href="http://virike.blogspot.fr/2010/07/suhteellisen-onnistunut-relatively.html" target="_blank">here</a>. And I did sew a skirt in high school with the same method and that actually turned out quite well. But I've never done it on my own before. So, without my mother's help, that is. But I'm really getting more confident with my skills. I have a great machine that I pretty much know how to use (I used to have <a href="http://virike.blogspot.fr/2010/12/ompeluprojekti-sewing-project.html" target="_blank">my grandma's old</a>, which brought me to tears every time), and then there's the internet. And I know where my weaknesses lie (read: fitting).<br />
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So, I had made all these calculations as I wanted to make as long circle skirt as possible to have the more authentic vintage look. Well, I know Aristocats don't really fit into that as the film was made in the 70s (1970 to be exact: I just had to google...) but in any case. And hey: they liked jazz, I like jazz, I'm making a skirt for dancing to jazz... But I'm going on a tangent here. So, I actually calculated how long it should be and stuff and when I started actually making the skirt I realized that I did these calculations for nothing. Nothing wrong with the calculations themselves, but I didn't think that I have one way design on the fabric, which means I have to cut the both sides the same way and I can't use the sideways cutting...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pockets - what a happy idea!</td></tr>
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But after that it was pretty much a breeze. I wanted to have pockets, like I always do, but I just used the same pattern piece I drafted for <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/07/la-reglisse-finished.html" target="_blank">my Réglisse</a>. I even used the same fabric as in Réglisse, the one that was left over from Pastille that never came to be... I also am not a fan of an elastic waist. So, that meant a zipper and a waistband (waistband being the reason it has taken so long for me to get to this: I wanted solid black fabric for it). I found great help for this as I was wondering how to put the zipper in as I didn't want to add a pocket AND a zipper to the same seam. But Casey over at <a href="http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/" target="_blank">Elegant Musings</a> has a series of <a href="http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/tag/circle-skirt-sew-along/" target="_blank">circle skirt tutorials</a> (it was a sew-along). I used her method to add <a href="http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2011/09/cssa-inserting-the-zipper/" target="_blank">a slashed zipper</a> and also the <a href="http://elegantmusings.com/2011/09/cssa-attaching-the-waistband/" target="_blank">instructions on the waistband</a>. Well I did make some mistakes in the waistband originally, so I ended up cutting a new one. Luckily I had a bunch of the black fabric: it was super wide, from the home decoration side of the fabric shop and you had to buy at least 50cm. Well, there's a lot of it... <br />
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Only thing that really took time was hand stitching the hem. But I think it was worth it. I was a bit annoyed how that turned out on my Réglisse and I really wanted this to look good and not go wonky. And I think I achieved that, you can judge from the picture. I also used the bias I had left from Réglisse, so I could have a longer hem. I don't know about the hem calculations, but this ended up being almost as long as I originally wanted (maybe it's my waistband that lowers the hem). But I would've been finished a day earlier if I had stitched it with the machine (it took me like 4h to do the whole hem...). But as I said, in the end, I think it's worth it. And when it was all finished, I realized I had a problem with the waistband, so I changed it back to the original that I had already discarded and actually that one worked really well :) I actually wanted to put in a skirt hook instead of the snaps for fasteners, but I realized that the ones they sold me were for pants and they were huge. So, not really great for my kind of flimsy waistband. And the other hooks I have were too small. But luckily I have a lot of snaps... I always buy them thinking I don't have any, but I have a lot, even some black ones.<br />
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So, my pictures today didn't turn out so great, but at least you can see the skirt. In the side view pictures you can really see the difference when wearing a petticoat or not. I have one with a bit of tulle, my mom made it for me for a 50s skirt when I was in high school. It's a cheap version, but actually quite accurate for what was worn at the time (my mom still remembers).<br />
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Thanks <a href="http://www.sewdixielou.com/" target="_blank">Clare</a> for challenging me to do this! And of course <a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Gillian</a> to arrange everything in the first place! It was fun and I'm really happy about my new skirt! Here's some compulsory swirly pictures where it's really advantageous to have a petticoat!<br />
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And on the giveaway news: I never reached the Colette Sewing Book winner, so I chose a new winner:<br />
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I will mail all the prizes this week. I hope you enjoy them!RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-24125135201994835582013-08-22T10:23:00.001+02:002013-08-28T07:42:19.090+02:00The Cape of Misfortunes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ouUdkIp-SRsMXgyhgU2b_IMYwPvne5kfx0pQj5THoh0lQ4vudKMny0JDeLM19A40dEkjbVC_Si9O-q8yfxkesU4h5l9w8-LlDvpGFgfzow8FGxE48JcQGd9q0lHsTAPCAzaomjdMJJI/s1600/cape-challenge-badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ouUdkIp-SRsMXgyhgU2b_IMYwPvne5kfx0pQj5THoh0lQ4vudKMny0JDeLM19A40dEkjbVC_Si9O-q8yfxkesU4h5l9w8-LlDvpGFgfzow8FGxE48JcQGd9q0lHsTAPCAzaomjdMJJI/s200/cape-challenge-badge.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>The Stitchy Details: </b><br />
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<li><b>Challenge Theme: </b>The Cape Challenge - August 2013</li>
<li><b>Pattern used:</b> <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/collections/all/products/milano-cape">Milano Cape</a> by <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/">Papercut Patterns</a><br />Contemporary, sizing: XXS-L (my size: S)<br /><i>Description by Papercut Patterns:</i> <i>Double breasted cape with six buttons, a flat Peter Pan collar, side single welt pockets and full facings.</i></li>
<li><b>Fabric:</b> Wool, bought locally</li>
<li><b>Notions:</b> 6 buttons</li>
<li><b>Did you make any pattern alterations or design changes?</b><br />No changes, except the use of different fabric for the pockets (but this isn't really a change). <i>Unless you of course count the fact that I sew one of the welts upside down.</i></li>
<li><b>First worn/Wear again?</b> <br />First worn for the pictures, this is definitely for the fall/winter. But when the cold weather comes, this will be part of my wardrobe.</li>
<li><b>Total price:</b> ~36 € + pattern ~22 € = Total ~58 € (The buttons & thread is an estimation: here in France I tend to only get the bank card receipt with the total amount, so no idea what they actually cost. I estimated the cost based on internet stores).</li>
<li><b>Time to complete: </b>14h 30 min</li>
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Well, <b>the first problem</b> came with the welt pockets: I had <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/08/sneak-peak-cape.html">totally decided to use the furniture cotton</a> for the pockets. But when I started cutting, I noticed that the knit actually matches the color a lot better than the furniture cotton. So I decided to use the knit after all, since that was the exact right color. But I thought the pockets wouldn't be sturdy enough with the knit, after all, this is outdoor wear for winter. So, what I did was I used the knit for the welt part that shows outside and the furniture cotton for the actual pocket.<br />
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<b>The second problem</b> came with cutting: I noticed that I didn't have enough of fusible interfacing. I bought according to the pattern (and even a bit more, since it said 1.3m and I got 1.5), but what I didn't notice was that my fabric wasn't 140 cm wide, but 90 cm... So, some creative solutions: since this wasn't the type you need to iron on, but sew, I decided that it doesn't matter which one is the right side, since they won't show anyway. So, I cut the hem interfacing both the same way. And for the undercollar, there will be a seam in the middle. Since I totally had enough fabric, just not enough for continuous pieces.<br />
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And then: the thing I was dreading for: matching the fabric. I was going to use <a href="http://sewaholic.net/matching-plaids-a-step-by-step-guide-on-plaid-matching/">Tasia's method</a> in matching plaids, but <b>my problem (third and I haven't even cut the fabric yet) </b>was, that I couldn't fold the fabric in half as I normally do, since the cape pieces were too big, and I couldn't do it the way it was done in the instructions (you fold the fabric the other way, so that selvedges were on the sides of the fold), because my plaids weren't symmetrical. At this point, I started to wonder if I have enough fabric to match the seams and I decided to try to match the main pieces and then match the collar and facings if possible. Well, in the end, matching wasn't that bad. I matched everything except the hem facings. But I my pieces were a bit stretched out in the process...<br />
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But: the plaid matching seemed to work pretty well, as you can see from the picture below :) Well not for the facings, but I was getting tired by then and they don't really matter as they don't show. Also, the only piece that was stretched out was one of the front pieces, so I sewed the buttons on that one, so that it was left under the other piece. And you can barely notice it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The back seam: it's not pressed and still you can hardly see where the seam is!</td></tr>
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The cutting actually took like 6 and a half hours... Don't do a plaid cape... But as everyone who has ever known me, might already know: I never take the easy way out. At some point I realized that the fusing actually was one with glue, just not a whole lot of it... But this really didn't become a problem. Although I might've used the iron a bit longer and not having to sew it to all the pieces.<br />
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And then, the first actual sewing thing. The thing I was dreading: the welt pockets. After the youtube tutorial I was quite confident about the sewing of it all, but I really hadn't internalized which way you place the welt, so that it will come out the right way in the end. I even searched the internet before sewing it! But the one that I found where they actually used a garment and not just pieces of fabric for show, was one where they did a bit different kind of welt. <b>So, my first ever welt, even though it wasn't half bad, was upside down...</b> The pocket is sewn the right way, so it just has the welt on the upper part, which is a bit funny, but I think these pockets are mostly decorative anyway, and the other one I did the right way. And I think I really learned it now...<br />
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I also realized I'm gonna <b>run out of thread</b>, so I had to use red that wasn't really matching the fabric with the facings, but it's inside and doesn't show. And once I had pinned all the facings, I realized my <b>pins were the wrong way around</b>, so I get sticking myself with them the whole time I was attaching the facings...<br />
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So, most of the things that could go wrong with this cape - did go wrong.<br />
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But I also learned a lot. Besides the welt pockets and plaid matching, I also needed to relearn how to sew buttonholes. The actual technique wasn't so much of a problem as much as how to get my machine to do what I want... But I finally got it and they turned out fine. I even had enough thread :) Well, barely, and I had to use another not quite the same color for the bobbin for the buttonholes, but it doesn't show!<br />
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And I learned more about my machine: how to sew the buttonholes, obviously, how to actually read the quick reference chart, and that the pressure of the pressure foot is something you should pay attention to when sewing fabrics that stretch easily out of shape. I used pressure 0 and it was perfect for this fabric. Comparing to what I learned in school, I'm really learning a lot about my machine and how to use it better and it's starting show in the things I do. It's somehow easier to make better looking things when you know how to use the tools you have.<br />
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So, finally here are some pictures of the finished cape:<br />
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I really like the way it flows when you turn :) The fabric is a bit uncomfortable for wear against the bare skin, but that was just for now, when it's too hot for this anyway. But if I ever make another one from a similar fabric (or any kind of cape/jacket), I will definitely line it. I was a bit worried first that I'll look like I was swallowed by a tent, but in the end, I don't think it looks too bad.<br />
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I think this is definitely a wearable cape for the winter in Paris! Which is a lot less damp/rainy than the Finnish one and thus more suitable to a wool cape. And one more thing: This is like the first challenge that I managed to finish on time! Yey for me!<br />
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Edit: Check out also my <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/the-cape-of-misfortunes/">Monthly Stich post</a>!RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-75482840983624792952013-08-22T01:55:00.002+02:002013-08-22T01:55:33.975+02:00Giveaway winners!So, I have the winners of <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/08/who-needs-more-patterns.html">last week's giveaway</a>:
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The first winner, who will get the pack of patterns is:</div>
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Catja seems to be a lucky little thing in my blog, since she won <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/05/the-great-gatsby-winner.html">the last time </a>as well...</div>
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All the winners have been contacted for address purposes. If I don't get a response by Sunday, I will pick another winner.</div>
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Two weeks ago I did some shopping: Besides the cape fabric, I also got the fabric for the waistband of my circle skirt that should be coming up soon (<a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/post/58050789841/sewing-dares-8-months-in">#sewingdares</a>: circle skirt for dancing) as well as something that would look good as <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/product/1204-alma-blouse">Alma</a> (another #sewingdare: sew a Sewaholic pattern). And finally I got my order from <a href="http://tissus.net/">Tissus.net</a>, which means I have elastic for my <a href="http://closetcasefiles.blogspot.fr/2013/06/the-bombshell-swimsuit-is-here.html">bombshell swimsuit</a>. That has been long coming, I'll try to make it for the <a href="http://www.threadandneedles.fr/">Thread & Needles</a> August vintage challenge (theme: the beach). Some amazing inspiration from other bloggers: View A, the one I'm doing as well: <a href="http://www.paunnet.com/2013/06/bombshell-swimsuit.html">Anna of paunnet</a>, <a href="http://lladybird.com/2013/06/10/the-bombshell-swimsuit-a-review-and-a-giveaway/">Lauren of Lladybird</a>, <a href="http://sewaholic.net/my-bombshell-swimsuit-completed/">Tasia of Sewaholic</a>, <a href="http://threedresses.org/2013/06/27/closet-case-files-bombshell-swimsuit/">Leila of Three Dresses Project</a>, <a href="http://katiekadiddlehopper.blogspot.fr/2013/06/closet-case-files-bombshell-swimsuit.html">Katie of Kadiddlehopper</a>, <a href="http://gingermakes.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/i-made-a-swimsuit-whaaaaaaat/">Ginger* of Gingermakes</a> (*not her real name), and <a href="http://dixiediy.blogspot.ca/2013/07/dropping-bombshell.html">Dixie of Dixie DIY</a>, View B/C: <a href="http://dapperduds.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/brave-3-0-i-bombshell-edition/">Cynthia of Dapperduds</a> (I'm really loving this bikini version), <a href="http://verypurpleperson.com/2013/06/bombshell-swimsuit/">Novita of Verypurpleperson</a>, and <a href="http://www.paunnet.com/2013/06/bombshell-swimsuit-bikini-bottom.html">Anna of paunnet</a>.<br />
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So, hopefully bunch of sewing coming up. The next thing is the cape, though. I saw some amazing wool, but that was 32 €/m, and the pattern requires 3.6m, so I thought: no. But, I found something else on sale. This is still lovely, a bit scratchier than the expensive fabric, but not too bad and this will be for winter so I won't be wearing it on bare skin.<br />
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Don't you think it's lovely? The read is more dark red in real life, it looks a bit orange-y here. I took 4m, so hopefully I can match the stripes, but if I can't, I can't. I will try, though. I don't know if I got enough fabric for matching, as it's a bit new thing for me. But I really love the buttons. I went to a notions shop and just asked what I needed and I showed the fabric and the lady found these. When I first saw them, I didn't think much of them, but when she put them on the fabric, they were awesome.<br />
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So, I traced and cut the pattern on yesterday, and I was actually planning to cut the fabric as well. But it was kind of late when I got the pattern done, and I was a bit worried about matching, so I want to do that with a fresh brain... So, I will be cutting today :) I'm also a bit worried about the welt pockets, but you live and learn, right? At any rate, you live. <br />
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I did find few tutorials, that I think will be helpful (the written instructions with drawn pictures probably would've worked, but seeing someone do it, helps:<br />
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I decided to make the pockets from a contrast fabric. Well, I had two that matched the color of my buttons. The problem was: other one is a knit and the other one is cotton, but sort of heavy kind, the kind you would use on furniture or bags or such. After consulting <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sewcialists&src=savs">the sewcialists</a>, mainly <a href="http://sewmentalmama.blogspot.fr/">Angela</a>, I decided to use the cotton. Mainly I think it's nice that outerwear has durable pockets and the heaviness is close to the wool I'm using for the cape. I guess the knit would've worked too. Well, we'll see how well it works.<br />
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If you haven't signed up yet for the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2013/08/who-needs-more-patterns.html">pattern/book giveaway</a>, do so now!RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-87430931317403161072013-08-14T21:02:00.000+02:002013-08-14T21:25:59.366+02:00Who needs more patterns?<div style="text-align: justify;">
So, guess what. I'm moving. Well, I don't actually have a new apartment yet, but I have given notice of the one I have as in France the notice is 3 months if you have rented your apartment empty. So, yet again, I want to get rid of some stuff I don't need. Today it's all about patterns, but there will be a fabric giveaway later. Most likely next week.</div>
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The first two are open for all, the last one only in France and overseas departments and territories of France, because of the postage costs. Participate by leaving a comment (by midnight (Central European Time) next Wednesday 21st of August: tell me which giveaways you'd like to be included in. Notice that the deadline will be earlier for those living in on the other side of the Atlantic. Make sure I have a way to contact you (preferably leave your e-mail in the comment or make sure that you use a profile that has an option to mail you), I don't really want to start looking for an e-mail address.</div>
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The patterns will go all to same person. That's because I'm lazy. If you're not interested in all of them, participate anyway: you can always host your own giveaway :) First there's three Simplicity patterns: 8052 from the 60s, 3696 pyjamas, and 1849 a knit top:</div>
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My ideas about these patterns have changed a bit, I really love the 60s pattern, but I don't think it's the most flattering style for me and I would have to grade it quite a lot, so I think it's not worth the trouble. The envelope is a bit torn, but the pattern itself is in good condition. The other two are new, I did try to make <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/06/pyjama-party-or-importance-of-muslin.html">pyjama pants from 3696</a>, but it didn't really fit me, and I just don't want to find out where the problem is.</div>
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And then, 4 patterns from Craftsy courses. I bought these courses because of the techniques but they will send the patterns anyway. Well, actually the jacket one I'm going to keep: they sent me 2 of them.</div>
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I bought this book awhile ago. But I also have another book on the subject that I think is better. So this one is up for grabs. You can read reviews on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Make-Sewing-Patterns-Donald-McCunn/dp/0932538002">Amazon</a>. And this book is also suitable for drafting men's clothing (read <a href="http://lineofselvage.jotabout.com/?p=363">this review!</a>). It's an old book (1st edition 1973), it hasn't been updated since the 70s, but it's still in print, which says something. Just don't expect pretty color pictures: it's all black and white.</div>
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Oui, je vais a donner mon <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/shop/colette-sewing-handbook">Colette Sewing handbook</a> J'ai vraiment eu des <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2012/06/sew-colette-book.html">plans</a> quand je l'ai acheté et j'ai cousu la jupe <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2012/07/colette-no-1-meringue-skirt.html">Meringue</a>. Mais alors, mon inspiration a été perdu <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8787712071993606100#editor/target=post;postID=2028238163573059775;onPublishedMenu=overviewstats;onClosedMenu=overviewstats;postNum=25;src=postname">avec la</a> <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2012/07/problems-with-pastille.html">Pastille</a> Je devrais probablement essayé les autres, mais je ne justement veux pas. Je vais donc donner le livre à quelqu'un qui l'utilise. Comme le livre est assez lourd, ce n'est disponible que pour la France et les DOM-TOM. Tous les patrons sont complètes et non-coupés. <b>Laisse-moi un moyen de contacter (e-mail/lien pour profil de thread and needles) et les giveaways à que tu souhaites participer</b> :)<br />
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RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-27510499958261189312013-08-06T22:11:00.000+02:002013-08-06T22:11:00.518+02:00Finding the fitI need to talk about fitting. This is the main reason I started sewing. I hate the way RTW clothes just don't look that great on me. And I'm not big on fixing, although I'm trying... The obsession with the fit is not that unusual given my family. My mom has always brought this up while buying clothes, which is why I love to go shopping with her: I can just try stuff on and she doesn't care about the style but the fit, style I can choose. She got it from home too. My grandparents were quite particular about it. Especially my grandmother, she would never wear anything that didn't fit just right or wasn't ironed.<br />
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This is what has always troubled me with sewing. I mean, I learned sewing in school, but I learned the sewing technique, I never learned to fit anything. And as long as you're still a girl, it's ok, it wasn't so important, since you don't really have boobs or a butt, but once those came along, the fit became an issue. So, now, I'm really investing on that. I know I can sew (not that I don't have room for improvement there as well), but I also want to make sure that if I'm really taking the time to make my own clothes that they will also fit and look great on me.<br />
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So: Craftsy. I'm a bit addicted actually. But I like just watching the courses... I started a couple of fitting courses and while I like <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/sew-the-perfect-fit/173?_ct=sbqii-jxucu-byij-ycw&_ctp=1">Sew the Perfect Fit</a> by Lynda Maynard a lot, I'm not sure if I'm learning to tackle any kind of fitting issue, although it is very comprehensive and I haven't watched it all the way through. I do think it's worth the money, though. Another one I started watching is specifically about pants: <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/pant-fitting-techniques/125?_ct=sbqii-jxucu-byij-ycw&_ctp=5">Pant Fitting Techniques</a> by Sandra Betzina. One can clearly see that she has a lot of experience and knowledge, but I think the course could use a bit of organization. She also makes all the different adjustments to the same pattern piece, which makes it a bit confusing. And it suffers just about a general lack of planning. I'm still watching it though, because there is a lot of good information, but I think I might need to watch it few times to actually understand.<br />
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But then, I came across a new Craftsy course: <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/fast-track-fitting/314?_ct=sbqii-jxucu-byij-ycw&_ctp=3" target="">Fast-Track Fitting</a> by Joi Mahon. First time fitting really made sense to me. The idea is that the changes are made to the pattern according to your measurements before making a muslin. This way, the muslin needs only a bit of tweaking. And this course was definitely planned well. It was always clear which adjustment she was doing and where. Only small annoyance for me was the way she pronounced "measure", but hey, that's nothing really. I haven't actually applied any of this yet, but I will soon. I think I will even tackle my <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.fr/2012/07/colette-no-2-pastille-dress-muslin.html" target="">disastrous Pastille</a> again and see if this method makes it ok. I really didn't know what to do with the muslin fitting, it was just such a weird fit. I've heard similar things about the new <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/shop/hawthorn" target="">Hawthorn</a>, so I think I will try my Colette book patterns first and then decide if I want to try their other patterns.<br />
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<br />RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-43293703404490976662013-08-02T00:55:00.000+02:002013-08-02T00:55:39.977+02:00Monthly Stich: August - The Cape<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7MmUpYKkXN7xmG4kHQbhe0CeezO5MNF6Zbmep1kUYi4pW3Uz6Tt5cD7-Tcm5aRwiD3SvXowJO3ICvkCk1GvKSQFWfynY072sVKjRQ-Vez-NKj9mfRucA1mGa4uKh2GyONBz-7SCR7Ts/s1600/cape-challenge-badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7MmUpYKkXN7xmG4kHQbhe0CeezO5MNF6Zbmep1kUYi4pW3Uz6Tt5cD7-Tcm5aRwiD3SvXowJO3ICvkCk1GvKSQFWfynY072sVKjRQ-Vez-NKj9mfRucA1mGa4uKh2GyONBz-7SCR7Ts/s200/cape-challenge-badge.jpg" width="200" /></a>
I'm still thinking I can take on challenges... So I signed up for <a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/">The Monthly Stich</a>. I think I can do this, though. First, there's one challenge per month, and I don't have to do them all, if I don't have time. Second, the first challenge is for August (<a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/capering-around-the-cape-challenge/">the cape challenge</a>), but the next one for September is already announced (<a href="http://themonthlystitch.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/announcing-septembers-challenge/">vintage pattern</a>). For me the biggest problem with the challenges over the summer were that when I finally got all the supplies, the month had almost gone. Now, I can make sure I have everything before the month begins and I can actually use the challenge month for sewing. Well, I still have lots of other plans, so we'll see what happens, but at least I've been planning on making a vintage pattern anyway. And I think I have the perfect fabric too. But I got kind of excited about the cape too. Especially since the winters in France don't seem to be that cold, so I could actually wear it at least for the next two winters.<br />
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I already ordered a pattern, since I pretty much fell in love with the <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/collections/all/products/milano-cape">Milano Cape</a> by <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/">Papercut Patterns</a>. They also have a lovely cape/jacket pattern: <a href="http://papercutpatterns.com/collections/all/products/watson-jacket">The Watson Jacket</a>, but since it seems to require more skills, I thought I'd try the easier one first. So I guess I'll be fabric shopping on Saturday... I'm thinking of a wool fabric, which would be nice and warm. And maybe a bright color or chocolate brown or leafy green. Pretty much something from <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-colors.html">my color palette</a>.<br />
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I took my sister fabric shopping last weekend when she was here with her husband and I realized how much choice I have here and how much nicer it's actually to go to a shop where you can feel the fabric and see the colors as they really are, although I haven't really been disappointed when buying from the internet. I also got some nice fabrics on my holiday in Sweden and in Finland, so after this Saturday I think it will be more sewing and less buying. Although, as I've been reading about people stash busting and buying more fabric than they need and I can totally see the problem, but I also think you need a bit of a stash. Especially when you don't live right next to a fabric store. When you have a stash, it means that you can actually start sewing right away, when you find the time and inspiration. This has been a bit of a problem for me. I also don't really have a notions stash, so if the pattern requires a zipper or something, I need to go buy that. What I'm aiming for is, that after Saturday I have everything I need for all my planned stuff. Which is a lot. So, then I can just sew, sew, sew :)<br /><br />Anyway, this month, there will hopefully be more posts about actual finished garments and I will finally finish some of the challenges I started, but kind of haven't gotten past the material phase.RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-53726766713432796692013-07-08T10:14:00.000+02:002013-07-08T10:14:00.569+02:00My Colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I so wanted to take part in Me Made May 2013. But, alas, I don't really have enough me mades to last for a month. This is my goal for next year. To actually sew so much, that I could pledge myself to wear at least 2-3 times a week me mades. But, I loved getting inspiration from others and enjoyed the posts of other bloggers. Inspired by Gillian, who included <a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/post/48525086013/me-made-may-13">a color palette for her MMM'13 challenge</a>, I wanted to create my own color palette. Not really to challenge myself, but to think more about the colors I use and what kind of fabrics I buy. I came up with the following:</div>
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The idea is that the smaller rectangles are sort of accent colors, so that I have more neutral tones to choose from. This isn't really that strict and I'm not going to go and throw away clothes that don't fit to the palette. But I've noticed that these are the colors I wear most often. And if I look at the things I'm sewing, the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/07/la-reglisse-finished.html">Réglisse</a> has pink and brown in it, the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-sassy-librarian.html">Sassy Librarian Blouse</a> will be from orange and yellow and the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/05/swimalong2013_15.html">swimsuit</a> from turquoise and red. So, not bad...RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787712071993606100.post-47205906225967374962013-07-01T15:20:00.003+02:002013-07-01T15:47:38.022+02:00La Réglisse - finished!Well. I'm finally done! This took forever, although I gotta say, it wasn't the actual sewing. I've had so much extra stuff to do, that I just didn't have time to sew. But still, it took me a really long time. I could've not lined it, but then again, I think I will wear it more with lining. Or I think I underlined it. I always get confused with lining and underlining. I know the <a href="http://lladybird.com/2012/06/15/underlining-the-why-how/">difference</a>, but in Finnish we just have one word for it and just different methods how to achieve it. So, I talk about lining, but it might be underlining...<br />
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Somehow the waist ended up being a bit high after all. It was exactly at the right place in the <a href="http://oneslook.blogspot.com/2013/05/reglisse-trial-run.html">muslin</a>, so I don't know how it happened. It looks ok, though, so I'm not going to try to fix it. Also the bust darts are a bit high (again correct in the muslin, so I guess the problem is with the upper part of the bodice), but again, not too obvious. But if I do the pattern again, I will definitely fix this. There are some issued with my topstitching and my lining doesn't look pretty always, but I don't think these show too much when I'm wearing it. I'm so happy how the pockets turned out. You really can't see them, but there they are. And having little pink inside as well makes me happy. All in all, I think this dress is a success. Especially, since this wasn't my favorite from Deer and Doe patterns, but I definitely warmed up to it.<br />
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Few words about the photos: I've seen so many blogs with awesome pictures and I really want to get better ones. I think I need to invest on a tripod. But I think these weren't half bad. I tried to use the <a href="http://houseofpinheiro.blogspot.fr/2013/06/posing-tips-chatter-box.html">posing tips</a> Rachel from <a href="http://houseofpinheiro.blogspot.fr/">House of Pinheiro</a> posted couple of weeks ago. And I think they are working. Now, I suck at posing, I feel very self-conscious when someone's taking a photo, and I really want to improve this. Maybe taking my pictures for the blog will help... Although it's even worse, when you're taking them in your parking lot, where people walk by... But I kind of like the wall there as a background. We'll see. Maybe I try another place. Oh, and one more thing: I had these perfect shoes for these pictures, but my ankle is still swollen, and they didn't fit. So, that's why I'm wearing my tennis shoes...<br />
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<u>Fabric:</u> Dotted brown (100 % cotton), dotted pink (100 % cotton), and beige bemberg lining (100 % polyester).<br />
<u>Pattern:</u> <a href="http://boutique.deer-and-doe.fr/8-patrons-de-couture-robe-reglisse.html">Robe Réglisse</a><br />
<u>Changes to the pattern:</u> Added 1cm to the length of the bodice, so that the waist would be in the right place (it wasn't though, needed even more length). Added <a href="http://byhandlondon.com/2013/03/22/nerdy-sewing-tips-how-to-add-side-seam-pockets/">pockets</a> and lining.<br />
<u>Year:</u> 2013<br />
<u>Notions:</u> Elastic for the waistband, pink dotted bias<br />
<u>Time:</u> ~24h (this includes everything from tracing the pattern to finishing, a bit of an estimate, since I forgot to check the time a lot...)<br />
<u>Total price:</u> 75,45 €*<br />
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*The cost is pretty accurate: I have a table of costs... I love statistics! Although I don't know if this reflects the real costs of my sewing, since there are always the Craftsy classes and patterns that don't get made in the end and books that are for technique and my dress form and pins and needles and stuff... I'm too much of an accountant I guess, and it bothers me that I don't include the fixed costs... anyway, this is my decision: I will include the fabric, pattern and notions for the project. Unless they are over 3 years old (except pattern books I keep for 5), which is when they become sunken costs... and I have some additional rules that might change - or not. Do I just think about this way too much? Maybe I shouldn't even calculate how much it costs, but I kind of like having a record of it...RankkaApinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10283723634145780176noreply@blogger.com5