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Make it 'til you fake it. Cut it out, sew it up, and pretend it's old. Vintage schmintage. July 31, 2014. That turned out rather well, didn’t it. Butterick 5880, a reissue of a 1951 pattern, is a winner! This make is a cautionary tale in overcompensation. I added 4.5cm to the bodice length (for tallth, you know) only to shave it off again. Likewise, I cut the skirt wider only to resew all the seams 4cm narrower. Ah well – better too big than too small. Swirl dress sewalong →. July 31, 2014 at 2:40 pm.
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: March 2012
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March 30, 2012. I never thought I'd say this, but. Gingham, love of my life - you suck! You give me headaches matching your checks. You pull threads unbearably when I sew anywhere off the straight grain, even. With a ball-point needle. You pucker around my lovely red snaps. And worst of all, you are not particularly flattering on a grown-up lady. Unless she was going for the picnic table-cloth look. Which she wasn't. Excuse nasty images to follow. Apples considerably less fuzzy in real life. So to prove ...
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: September 2011
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September 24, 2011. Okay - the second pattern I've been using. Is much more of a hit! I've made the pants, adapted to be 3/4 and a closer fit in the legs, a strapless top from some satin jacquard that was kicking about, and this halter neck dress! The jacket has also been cut out and is waiting for a turn. However, sewing it at night was a headache. a bit like watching repetitive white lines on the road roll by constantly! Eight sleeps left now till we take off! And many, many hints of a surprise in Vegas.
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: The count down begins...
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September 18, 2011. The count down begins. Only 13 sleeps til we take off for the US! We have finished booking transfers and pre-purchased tickets to stuff (Alcatraz, Universal Studios, Disneyland, etc) on the interwebs, and collected our tickets, so it finally feels real! Ok - I admit it - I'm starting to get excited at last! I'm less excited, however, about the clothing I've been making to take. Like my glowing shoes? I was so careful to measure the pattern and myself and it clearly. Wasn't going to fi...
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: August 2011
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August 29, 2011. My youngest brother and his wife are having their first precious child, so having waited patiently for 14 weeks, I now have permission to start making stuff! Thought I'd launch into some generic baby embroidery to start off. Thanks Jenny Hart. Actually, the 40s weren't so bad. I've long been a fan of fifties fashions, mainly because I love the shapes and design features, but I have to say, I'm becoming much fonder of some forties patterns lately. However - after playing around with the f...
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: January 2011
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January 21, 2011. Who knew that hessian was a useful material? As an art teacher, I have only ever seen value in covering dirty old pinboards with it. Never to actually sew with. All those hairy fibres dropping off everywhere, and the SMELL. But I needed some neutral coloured, textured fabric to make some small fabric baskets for the bathroom and it was perfect! Also wanted to show off this top I made before Christmas. I ripped off the pattern of a Portmans top I have, but changed the neckline. The entir...
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: June 2011
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June 29, 2011. I don't have a whole lot of goals or aspirations - outside of having a happy family and, one day, a 50s caravan. However, I now have something to aim for. In October, the three of us are having a short visit to LA, Vegas and San Francisco. Now, as far as the boys are concerned, a day spent at Alcatraz is like some kind of nerdy, history-buff heaven. as I have a. Aversion to boats (and planes for that matter! I would prefer to give it a miss. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Meet Me At Mikes.
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: So I went to Vegas and got married....
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October 18, 2011. So I went to Vegas and got married. We had lots of trouble uploading photos while we were away, so here are a few to make up for a lack of sharing! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I love to make stuff - be it sewn, crocheted, baked, or sculpted; I can hunt through opshops for days at a time; I read a lot too, but mostly in the school holidays. Just quietly, most of my crafty pursuits are really avoidance tactics - I hate housework more than the dentist! View my complete profile.
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: October 2010
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October 7, 2010. Making up for lost (reading) time. Sorting out my enormous bookshelf trying to make room for more, I discovered that I have actually read a heap of books in the last couple of months. Usually the only real reading time I would spend is during the school holidays - first day of the break we would go to the library and stock up on novels for two serious weeks of bookwormyness! Today for my birthday I recieved an e-reader, so my bookshelf woes are all but over! Currently underway and in the...
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Red Wrenny Rambles...: March 2011
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March 18, 2011. The Sound of Music. After a beautiful, music-filled long weekend with a houseful of my favourite people, I just wanted to share me latest acquisition. a sweet little uke! My ukulele is the one that matches my guitar - a Shrinky version of it, in fact! Wish I'd started with one, as it is sooo much easier than a guitar to learn! Mum plays almost any instrument she can get her hands on - that's her mandolin, and dad's tenor uke is the other one. Such a fun weekend! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).