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Posted by on August 29, 2008, 10:25 am
Looking into the closet i remet that Faboulous cotton i bought [ end
of bolt] , last year , Because i thought it will make a Great
interesting , but not to SHOUTY skirt. It still there , and as i took
out 2 skirts into cushion cover world , i could , in my relaxing
time , make me a new skirt ,,, but this flowers , don`t have Ups or
Downs, they look OK from every side....My solution , i hung it on 2
hangers , one side flowers this way the other side that way , went
away for the night , and in the morning ,,,, tip toad into my work
room ,, stood before the hanger ,,,, lit the room ,,, and Both still
look ok , there is no up down or any side ,,,,,,
So i will just make it ,,,, Now the question is elasticated or
not .......
One , could think it is a waste of time to think so much about it ,
but i have a hostory of wearing skirts many years ,, thus i should be
happy with it ....
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Ok it Is Friday afternoon , hairs are washed , weekend papers piled
up ,,, knitting needle with work beside me because i wnat to think how
to finnish neatly this timy item ..
Shabat Shalom All [ peace ful Shabat -Saturday !!!]
mirjam [sip coffee]..
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on August 29, 2008, 12:12 pm
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
> Looking into the closet i remet that Faboulous cotton i bought [ end
> of bolt] , last year , Because i thought it will make a Great
> interesting , but not to SHOUTY skirt. It still there , and as i took
> out 2 skirts into cushion cover world , i could , in my relaxing
> time , make me a new skirt ,,, but this flowers , don`t have Ups or
> Downs, they look OK from every side....My solution , i hung it on 2
> hangers , one side flowers this way the other side that way , went
> away for the night , and in the morning ,,,, tip toad into my work
> room ,, stood before the hanger ,,,, lit the room ,,, and Both still
> look ok , there is no up down or any side ,,,,,,
>
> So i will just make it ,,,, Now the question is elasticated or
> not .......
> One , could think it is a waste of time to think so much about it ,
> but i have a hostory of wearing skirts many years ,, thus i should be
> happy with it ....
Whee! Sounds exciting. :)
And yes, even with bargain fabric, you need to take great care to make
sure that you get it right for you.
I have fabric that has been maturing in the stash for over 25 years
because it hasn't quite met the pattern it wants me to make out of it
yet. :)
> -----------------------------
> Ok it Is Friday afternoon , hairs are washed , weekend papers piled
> up ,,, knitting needle with work beside me because i wnat to think how
> to finnish neatly this timy item ..
> Shabat Shalom All [ peace ful Shabat -Saturday !!!]
> mirjam [sip coffee]..
And to you. Sounds like you have a nice relaxing plan there.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by on August 30, 2008, 12:11 am
Hallo Kate !!!
Good morning !!!
>
> Whee! =A0Sounds exciting. =A0:)
Today i got up looked at THAT cloth and said YES i like you ,, you
will be a gathered skirt, than i remmebered that it has been Years
since i made one with some raffle or flounce ,,, would it still fit my
matured figure ???? i smell it is back into fashion [look at all the
shawls with flounces !!!!] , but i want to be SURE thus i will pin a
piece and have a nice critical look in the miror ,, somehow i think
the Cloth is right for it , but AM i ???:>:>:>
>
> And yes, even with bargain fabric, you need to take great care to make
> sure that you get it right for you.
Thank you !!! you warm my heart with this encouragement,,,,, !!!!
[just saw several days ago a colleague, with a big `front balcony`,
who unwisely, sewed herself some very unbecoming pattern. NO i didn`t
tell her what i thought of it!!!. If we spend time we should at least
look Good for it , not ridicolous !!!!
> I have fabric that has been maturing in the stash for over 25 years
GUINESS BOOK !!!!!!!
> because it hasn't quite met the pattern it wants me to make out of it
> yet. =A0:)
Yes i know those Selfish fabrics , with high `nose demands` !!!
nothing is Good enough for them , they look down on all our
efforts !!!!:>:>:>:> But i have no veterans like Your`s.
>
> And to you. =A0Sounds like you have a nice relaxing plan there.
Well kate we all should have at least a day a week when we just
RELAX ,,
Even for an hour or two , last week was quite hectic , news were full
of criminal horror stories ,, i needed some quiet !!!
mirjam
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on August 30, 2008, 4:37 am
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
> Hallo Kate !!!
> Good morning !!!
>> Whee! Sounds exciting. :)
> Today i got up looked at THAT cloth and said YES i like you ,, you
> will be a gathered skirt, than i remmebered that it has been Years
> since i made one with some raffle or flounce ,,, would it still fit my
> matured figure ???? i smell it is back into fashion [look at all the
> shawls with flounces !!!!] , but i want to be SURE thus i will pin a
> piece and have a nice critical look in the miror ,, somehow i think
> the Cloth is right for it , but AM i ???:>:>:>
Make a toile out of a bit of old sheet or something, or, without cutting
the fabric, roughly pleat it into shape and try it. This has saved me
many an error that would have wasted a lot of time and effort for a bit
of bargain fabric that deserved better. :)
These days, rather than the big circular skirts or lots of gathers, I go
for those tulip shaped ones like my cord skirt, this velour one >
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk/KatePages/Sewing_Projects/Chocolate_velour/swirlyskirt.JPG
or one like this 'mock polyester' one: >
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk/KatePages/Sewing_Projects/Personal%20Projects/kateskirt1.JPG
> >
>> And yes, even with bargain fabric, you need to take great care to make
>> sure that you get it right for you.
> Thank you !!! you warm my heart with this encouragement,,,,, !!!!
> [just saw several days ago a colleague, with a big `front balcony`,
> who unwisely, sewed herself some very unbecoming pattern. NO i didn`t
> tell her what i thought of it!!!. If we spend time we should at least
> look Good for it , not ridicolous !!!!
>> I have fabric that has been maturing in the stash for over 25 years
> GUINESS BOOK !!!!!!!
Not quite... There are others here with more mature fabric. :D
>
>> because it hasn't quite met the pattern it wants me to make out of it
>> yet. :)
> Yes i know those Selfish fabrics , with high `nose demands` !!!
> nothing is Good enough for them , they look down on all our
> efforts !!!!:>:>:>:> But i have no veterans like Your`s.
One of mine is a glorious Jacob's Sheep bit, with subtle stripes in all
natural colouts. One reason I have yet to make it up is that I react
badly to wool, so need to make it into something that I can line edge to
edge.
Another is a piece of heavy poly crepe in a pewter grey, with a huge
black pattern on it. Alan bought me that because he liked it, and I've
no idea what to make... It's fantastic, but a bit mad. :)
>> And to you. Sounds like you have a nice relaxing plan there.
> Well kate we all should have at least a day a week when we just
> RELAX ,,
> Even for an hour or two , last week was quite hectic , news were full
> of criminal horror stories ,, i needed some quiet !!!
> mirjam
Quite! I shall relax tomorrow (today is a working day for me, and I
have a sort of customer project to do. Tomorrow I swim in the morning,
and then I'm going to the Faversham Hop Festeval after that: >
http://www.swale.gov.uk/hopfestival/index.asp
One of the sponsers, Shepperd Neame, is Britain's oldest brewery, and
has been established in the town since 1698. They make good beer. :)
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Erin on August 30, 2008, 6:13 am
wrote:
> These days, rather than the big circular skirts or lots of gathers, I go
> for those tulip shaped ones
I second this! I LOVED big skirts for years, but have not been able to
get rid of my spare tire I gained from Adventures in Thyroidland. OK,
it's shrinking but very, very slowly, and the fitted (at the hips) and
flared skirts are slimming! I've also found that a skirt without a
waistband looks better/is more flattering to my current figure. I
don't mean the dreadful "hanging off your backside" ones, but rather
"stops just over belly-button" level.
Hope this makes sense! I am tandem drinking tea this morning since I
made a cup and then Harri made a pot for me. I'm much more coherent
with my caffeine fix!
Erin
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