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Fabric was just some remnant found in an Opportunity (thrift) shop. Buttons were recycled from an old dress, and new bias-binding and interfacing was used. Whole thing probably cost under $4.00 AU. Bargain!!!
Zippers are my kryptonite. Grrr. This was my first time sewing in sleeves--the first one had to be ripped out and resewn and gave me a migraine. The second one went much better, though.
That's the only way to describe the Amish. Here their clothing hangs on the line to dry.
Symbolic of their faith, Amish clothing styles encourage humility and separation from the world. The Amish dress in a very simple style, avoiding all but the most basic ornamentation. Clothing is made at home of plain fabrics and is primarily dark in color. Amish men in general wear straight-cut suits and coats without collars, lapels or pockets. Trousers never have creases or cuffs and are worn with suspenders. Belts are forbidden, as are sweaters, neckties and gloves. Men's shirts fasten with traditional buttons in most orders, while suit coats and vests fasten with hooks and eyes. Young men are clean shaven prior to marriage, while married men are required to let their beards grow. Mustaches are forbidden. Amish women typically wear solid-color dresses with long sleeves and a full skirt, covered with a cape and an apron. They never cut their hair, and wear it in a braid or bun on the back of the head concealed with a small white cap or black bonnet. Clothing is fastened with straight pins or snaps, stockings are black cotton and shoes are also black. Amish women are not permitted to wear patterned clothing or jewelry. The Ordnung of the specific Amish order may dictate matters of dress as explicit as the length of a skirt or the width of a seam.
Simplicity 2226 skirt View A.
blogged here: www.designsbybellabug.com/2012/08/simplicity-skirt-2226.html
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Simplicity means to be free of desires and attachments, and supremely happy within.... It entails neither hardship nor deprivation, but the wisdom to work for and be content with what you truly need.
~ Paramabansa Yogananda
Pattern: Simplicity 2596 (View A)
Fabric is a blend (realized it afterwards) that I got from Taobao website in China. It's mini navy anchors on white.
I bought this pattern a while back as it has the Easy-to-Sew label which is what I needed. I chose the wrong weight interfacing and the neck sort of stood up. Luckily it softens after a wash and here you have it, me being adventurous wearing my own homemade top in the streets of Penang. And of course flip-flops are a must.
Blogged here.
Date: 1945
Misses' and Women's Blouse.
Notions --
Style I: 2 spools of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 5 buttons (1/2" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style II: 1 spool of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (1/2" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style III: 1 spool of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (5/8" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style IV: 2 spools of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (5/8" diam.); snap fasteners.
From the collection of Jessica H. Jaeger.
Tunic length made from rayon knit. Blogged girlsinthegarden.blogspot.com/2010/05/simplicity-2369.html
I cut a size 4 top, graded to a size 6 at the waist. This dress is short--I didn't adjust the length at all, and I'm under 5'3". If you're of normal height, I'd recommend cutting at the hemline for view A (the gathered waist version).
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Just a simple chair: original image rotated 90 degrees, duplicated, flipped horizontally, duplicate moved on original, blended with multiply, moved horizontally until pattern is revealed. Finally cropped and adjusted to taste.
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Pattern is one of my favorites but now out of print. fabric is a nice, soft shirting from the 2.95 pile at G Street Fabrics.
The subject is the basketball and the way I edited it on Lightroom was I made the brown lighter with the reflection of the sun on the basketball so it popped out more and tried to make the water a little darker.
Sewing the collar and getting the amount of gathering needed for this pattern was a bit of a nightmare. Took me 2 hours of sewing-ripping-sewing-ripping.... to get it right. But it was a good learning experience & I'm sure I'll eventually use this pattern again. Someone with more sewing experience might have no trouble at all.
Simplicity 2246, Lisette Traveller Dress, in a pineapple print from the op shop. Read more on the blog: chronicallysiobhan.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/my-tacky-tast...
Russ Miles and David Dawson came to Skills Matter and gave a one day workshop on how to inject simplicity in software. Working in teams, delegates created their code to navigate a real world AR drone (without crashing it!), learning how to break down a problem and tradeoff for the right values in Architecture, Design and Code. How to create the right number of tests to build the right level of confidence and how to enable Real Application Agility through Simplicity.
You can see the SkillsCasts (film, code, slides) of the day at: skillsmatter.com/event-details/home/russ-miles-practical-...
Simplicity 3835 View C. I didn't add elastic to the arms as it bothers me to feel constricted. I'll let out the back seam next time or cut it on a fold. Overall, I really like it!
From the collection of Alexander B. Tecoma.
Date: 1953
Misses' and Woman's Robe in Two Lengths
"Simple to Make" robe is styled with cuffed raglan sleeves. Views 1 and 2 have round collars, short sleeves, pockets and optional tie belt. View 1, contrast bias binding trims collar, cuffs, and flaps. View 3, three-quarter length robe, fastens at neckline with purchased frog and features mandarin collar.
For Size 16 (B:34", W:28:, H:37) --
Finished back length of Robe View 1 and 2: 46".
Finished back length of Robe View 3: 36".
Width around lower edge of View 1 and 2: 86".
Width around lower edge of View 3: 76".
Suggested Fabric Types --
V.1, 2: Lengthwise striped or plaid cotton, pique, seersucker, flannelette, rayon, challis, taffeta, butcher linen.
V.3: Cotton, flannelette, rayon, challis, satin, wool.
Sewing Notions --
View 1, 2 and 3: 2 spools of thread; round shoulder pads; bias seam binding (optional).
View 1 and 2: 7 buttons.
View 1: contrasting thread; 1 package of 1" wide quilt binding.
View 3: Purchased frog.