Ladies and Gents,As promised, part II of the Wooly-Hats Spectacular Spectacular!I’m trying the pictures in a larger size, let’s see how this looks!In this case, I made a Jayne-inspired hat, copying a hat that the character Jayne Cobb got from his mom on the TV sci-fi/western Firefly.The cool thing about his hat is that it
Category: self-drafted
THE DREADED SOCK
Yep, Ladies and Gents, I once tried to make a sock.…. the yarn is now incorporated into an afghan… Garment Data:– Type: SOCK– Date made: Well, it was never finished… (I don’t actually know when I started. I unraveled it in 2008 or so)– Pattern: None, I made it up as I went along!– Fabric/Materials:
Winter Hats
Dear friends!By request, I’m posting pictures from a few years ago that I hadn’t gotten around to posting yet. These are hats I made for friends and (when I get around to posting them) myself. They’re quite warm! I tested them 🙂 Garment Data:– Type: Winter Hat– Date made: Some time during the years 2003-2008–
Butter-colored ballgown
Hello, friends! A few weeks ago, I got the notion in my head that I might want to sew a ballgown soon – in fact, I didn’t want to fix the cotton dance dress I have, so I was thinking of trying to complete the dress by Remembrance Day weekend (November 22nd-24th). However, I was
Remembrance Day, Gettysburg
Well, Ladies and Gents! This week was most auspicious. On November 19th, 1863, President Lincoln spoke a few words (after the main speaker had given a speech of nearly 2 hours, I believe!). His very short address became famous, and one of the weekends near the anniversary of his speech has become a recurring event,
County Fair
Dear Readers, This year, for the first time, I entered some items in the fair! SPOILER ALERT: I didn’t win. That’s ok, though! Most of the pieces I submitted, I could tell you exactly what’s wrong with it. The frustration is that the judging criteria are not publicized, so there is no way of knowing
A “quick-and-dirty” work petticoat
I decided to quickly throw together a petticoat this week! I’d already seamed the panels, and today I decided to finish it (because, after all, I’m going to an event tomorrow – and there’s nothing quite like last minute sewing!!). Garment Data:– Type: Petticoat– Date made: August 9th, 2013– Pattern: None. Based on the basic
Tucked petticoat
Posting some older items, to catch up with what I’m working on now! Garment Data:– Type: Petticoat– Date made: February 2, 2013– Pattern: Self drafted– Fabric: Cotton – a basic muslin, white– Trim: none (but with 3 tucks)– Time to finish: don’t know– Notes: meant for closest to the body – beneath the hoops. Three
Parti-Colored Cotehardie
Posting some older items, to catch up with what I’m working on now! Garment Data:– Type: Cotehardie– Date made: ?– Pattern: Self-drafted, based on a “block” (personal pattern) that I drafted based on the directions in The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant– Fabric: Unfortunately, this was a poor choice: A Linen/Rayon blend. Rayon doesn’t breathe, and is
Denim Skirt
Hello once again! I’m back, making a few updates and making some more clothing. I may also get around to restructuring old posts…In this post you’ll also see me using a new template of data to make sure I tell you everything relevant about the garment.Here goes! Garment Data:– Type: skirt– Date made: Actual skirt,