Well, at least it should be useful on the weekend.
I'll show you more pics and a little bit of meaning behind this insanity later this week ;), now I'm off to a very important meeting *mysterious face*
2011/11/04
Teaser: bra-tagged!
I spent time I really didn't have on thursday to make something very cute, girly and completely insane.
Well, at least it should be useful on the weekend.
I'll show you more pics and a little bit of meaning behind this insanity later this week ;), now I'm off to a very important meeting *mysterious face*
Well, at least it should be useful on the weekend.
I'll show you more pics and a little bit of meaning behind this insanity later this week ;), now I'm off to a very important meeting *mysterious face*
cat camouflage skirt
After altering it shortening the hemline A LOT, I finished my very simple cuddly skirt today.
First I've sewn a broad hem, but I didn't really like the look and the length made me look a bit... broad. hm.
So I shortened it, it's now very short but I think it does look very nice with a pair of leggings underneath and boots.
But I look really young when wearing it, I think^^ And maybe it's the curly hair too. Strange.
And the colour is exaaactly as Marie's fur! I actually was looking for her today for some time, until I found her curled up in some of the fabric *heart*
Soooo, I have a lot more of the fabric. What to sew next? :D
Denocte
First I've sewn a broad hem, but I didn't really like the look and the length made me look a bit... broad. hm.
So I shortened it, it's now very short but I think it does look very nice with a pair of leggings underneath and boots.
But I look really young when wearing it, I think^^ And maybe it's the curly hair too. Strange.
And the colour is exaaactly as Marie's fur! I actually was looking for her today for some time, until I found her curled up in some of the fabric *heart*
Soooo, I have a lot more of the fabric. What to sew next? :D
Denocte
2011/11/03
Overknee Nr. One - Knitting Thursday
And once again I had a wonderful day of knitting in college today.
My first Overknee is done! It looks kinda strange, but I plan to wear them underneath skirts, so you won't see the upper end anyway.
I originally planned to make them a bit longer, but I fear that I haven't got enough wool for this so I stopped at a final length of 53cm.
And I started with the second overknee, current length 7cm.
Meow. Help you. Meow.
Meow. Tired. Helping is exhausting.
Yes, biting marks in my 4,5 needles (you can see the second overknee)
This tiny needle wasn't lucky...
Nevertheless I love my cats :)
Greets,
Denocte
My first Overknee is done! It looks kinda strange, but I plan to wear them underneath skirts, so you won't see the upper end anyway.
I originally planned to make them a bit longer, but I fear that I haven't got enough wool for this so I stopped at a final length of 53cm.
And I started with the second overknee, current length 7cm.
Meow. Help you. Meow.
Meow. Tired. Helping is exhausting.
Yes, biting marks in my 4,5 needles (you can see the second overknee)
This tiny needle wasn't lucky...
Nevertheless I love my cats :)
Greets,
Denocte
2011/11/02
bias progress
A liiiittle progress with my dirndl.
I started finishing the neckline with bias tape, ergo sewing per mano again. I kind of like it now.
It's very... relaxing in some ways :)
Ok, so I've already sewn the bias tape to the neckline last time.
Next step is folding the tape around the seam allowances (if they aren't narrow enough, cut them back, I already left very little seam allowance on the neckline from the beginning), and pin it with some needles.
Iron it.
Remove the pin needles piece by piece and fold the bias tape so you get a nice seam on the inside too and don't see any seam allowances anymore.
Insert the needles again.
Since there are many nice tutorials how to make and attach bias tape (e.g. this one)out there, I spare you of my drawing skills ;)
I will open the seam on the V-cut neckline again, it's a bit crooked atm. But I'll change it soon ;)
Isn't this fabric just WONDERFUL?
With flashlight:
And without:
And, help me pleeease:
I'm just noticing, the dress does look lovely with my fake-fur sheepskin... Maybe I should sew some winter scarf or something to wear with the dress?
Or is it just me in my "can't wait to have snow here" delusion?
And tomorrow is knitting thursday again, yay!
I hope my cats haven't eaten all my knitting needles yet. They really seem to love my bamboo needles.
(and yes, I keep my knitting out of their way, but they tend to be very creative when it comes to open stuff they are NOT supposed to....)
Cu tomorrow,
Denocte
I started finishing the neckline with bias tape, ergo sewing per mano again. I kind of like it now.
It's very... relaxing in some ways :)
Ok, so I've already sewn the bias tape to the neckline last time.
Next step is folding the tape around the seam allowances (if they aren't narrow enough, cut them back, I already left very little seam allowance on the neckline from the beginning), and pin it with some needles.
Iron it.
Remove the pin needles piece by piece and fold the bias tape so you get a nice seam on the inside too and don't see any seam allowances anymore.
Insert the needles again.
Since there are many nice tutorials how to make and attach bias tape (e.g. this one)out there, I spare you of my drawing skills ;)
I will open the seam on the V-cut neckline again, it's a bit crooked atm. But I'll change it soon ;)
Isn't this fabric just WONDERFUL?
With flashlight:
And without:
And, help me pleeease:
I'm just noticing, the dress does look lovely with my fake-fur sheepskin... Maybe I should sew some winter scarf or something to wear with the dress?
Or is it just me in my "can't wait to have snow here" delusion?
And tomorrow is knitting thursday again, yay!
I hope my cats haven't eaten all my knitting needles yet. They really seem to love my bamboo needles.
(and yes, I keep my knitting out of their way, but they tend to be very creative when it comes to open stuff they are NOT supposed to....)
Cu tomorrow,
Denocte
2011/10/29
Latex isn't evil anymore.
Wohooo, my first necklace made of latex!
A friend of mine, a very talented artist btw, promised to show me how to work with latex. So last week we had a nice afternoon with tea and sweets and I treated myself with a cute latex necklace with a bow :)
It's very simple, it was my first piece and I think most of the work did my friend K. anyway - but I had a hard work with "looking and learning" anyway.
She left some of the latex and the glue and polishing stuff, so I can make some matching wristbands or another necklace.
It's a very new experience for me, usually I do sew everything and I'm not used to glueing stuff, but it looks very cute I think!
Black Latex Necklace with a black and white Latex Bow:
A friend of mine, a very talented artist btw, promised to show me how to work with latex. So last week we had a nice afternoon with tea and sweets and I treated myself with a cute latex necklace with a bow :)
It's very simple, it was my first piece and I think most of the work did my friend K. anyway - but I had a hard work with "looking and learning" anyway.
She left some of the latex and the glue and polishing stuff, so I can make some matching wristbands or another necklace.
It's a very new experience for me, usually I do sew everything and I'm not used to glueing stuff, but it looks very cute I think!
Black Latex Necklace with a black and white Latex Bow:
2011/10/27
Thursday is knitting day!
Last week I had a lovely knitting time in college, and I thought I could make this a nice new tradition.
So from now on, thursday (= theory day) is my knitting day!
I love crafting when having to listen and learn in college. And don't get dizzy and my thoughts don't drool off at all.
So, yesterday I prepared my new project: Woollen leg warmers.
I knitted the first few centimeters up to the red part.
And today in college I added 29 more centimeters, yay!
I'm using very easy patterns only, so I can concentrate on the lecture and don't have to look at my knitting.
I think I'll have the first legwarmer finished after the next theory day!
Love,
Denocte
So from now on, thursday (= theory day) is my knitting day!
I love crafting when having to listen and learn in college. And don't get dizzy and my thoughts don't drool off at all.
So, yesterday I prepared my new project: Woollen leg warmers.
I knitted the first few centimeters up to the red part.
And today in college I added 29 more centimeters, yay!
I'm using very easy patterns only, so I can concentrate on the lecture and don't have to look at my knitting.
I think I'll have the first legwarmer finished after the next theory day!
Love,
Denocte
2011/10/23
Nothing to wear, aaah!
It's getting colder and darker and autumn kinda looks like winter already.
And I just don't have enough warm clothes.
Very funny, considering I've lived in the mountains for some years... But I think I just wore the same pants day after day after day. And it was so much colder, I didn't need any of this cozy stuff, I just needed WARM CLOTHES no matter how Michelin-look-a-like I felt in them.
But I'm back in Linz, no more mountains for me (*sniff*) and I need nice and comfy clothes for temperatures around 10°.
I'm planning some trousers and I'll be buying leggings* soon, to wear underneath a couple of new skirts.
So, I need your help now.
I bought this wonderful fabric last year, wool-poly-sth, really soft and cozy and soooooo nice.
I need a skirt.
Fabric + Pattern = skirt.
I've got the fabric, I want the skirt - I lack the pattern!
Any ideas? I don't need an existing pattern, I'll take drawings, descriptions, holograms... as well.
And if you know any easy (=fast and simple to sew) patterns for pants ;) Not to use with this fabric, of course.
And, if possible, it shouldn't exactly make my hips any bigger. But I think that's not really possible with a fabric this thick... But just in case ;)
(College really makes me sooo creative! I could study microscopy stuff right now, but I'm so into this skirt atm... ;) )
*the last time I wore leggings, I was in kindergarden. seriously. I hate them.
But I think "not freezing to death" is a nice occasion to get over with some childhood traumata...
Love,
De.Nocte
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