Kiwibear153
Embroidered skirt
Skirt I drew up the pattern for after reading Cal Patch´s Design it Yourself: Patternmkaing Simplified book. Not hemmed or lined yet. Although its not a pattern from the Alabama Chanin book, (which I can´t open until my birthday - darn!), the whole handstitching thing idea for me came from that book. The circle pattern idea I´ve used from Alison Willoughby´s book Sensational Skirts. I´ve just started the embroidery, and have another 4 or 5 circles to do on the skirt before its finished. I haven´t ironed it for the pic as I don´t want to be ironing the embroidery thread more than I have to...
Embroidered skirt
Skirt I drew up the pattern for after reading Cal Patch´s Design it Yourself: Patternmkaing Simplified book. Not hemmed or lined yet. Although its not a pattern from the Alabama Chanin book, (which I can´t open until my birthday - darn!), the whole handstitching thing idea for me came from that book. The circle pattern idea I´ve used from Alison Willoughby´s book Sensational Skirts. I´ve just started the embroidery, and have another 4 or 5 circles to do on the skirt before its finished. I haven´t ironed it for the pic as I don´t want to be ironing the embroidery thread more than I have to...