Category: Photo Post

Images and videos that I’ve taken on-the-go

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    Turtleneck and dark sunnies. I am European royalty incognito...
    Turtleneck and dark sunnies. I am European royalty incognito…

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    Went for a sort of funky librarian look today.  #colouredtightsprotest
    Went for a sort of funky librarian look today. #colouredtightsprotest

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    Blue tights, motorcycle boots, and homemade shirt. Hells yeah.  #colouredtightsprotest
    Blue tights, motorcycle boots, and homemade shirt. Hells yeah. #colouredtightsprotest

    Edited to add: The tights “protest” was a reaction to some of my friends on Twitter to this article about sexist corporate fashion prescriptivists. We’re all wearing coloured tights today in response. 🙂

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    In their first - and let's be honest, probably last - public appearance: my prize-winning Rhiannon socks!
    In their first – and let’s be honest, probably last – public appearance: my prize-winning Rhiannon socks!

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    Meringue Skirt

    Squinting on a cloudy day in my new Meringue skirt!
    Squinting on a cloudy day in my new Meringue skirt!

    So this is my Meringue Skirt! This was a very quick and (relatively) easy project. The fabric is ANNBETH from IKEA, and it’s a nice sturdy cotton. Despite my continued lack of an invisible zipper foot, I think this is my best zipper yet. (Of course, it took me like three tries because I kept sewing it on the wrong side of the garment.) The instructions for sandwiching the zipper in between the waist facing were brilliant. I mean, I had no idea what I was doing at the time, but I followed the instructions religiously and trusted that when it came time to flip it right-side out, it would work — and it did! The scallops around the bottom are the defining feature, of course, and they’re trickier than they look. I’m not 100% happy with how the hem facing sits, but I did my best and I know what to do better next time. The only real problem with the skirt is that it’s TOO BIG! Once again I sewed a size 16 out of fear I wouldn’t fit the 14, and now I’m swimming in it. So I’m going to have to figure out how to take it in a little bit. But overall, I feel like this is my best executed project yet!

    I posted a sneak peek on Facebook a week ago and my high school geography teacher commented that it looked like an AWNING. So now that’s all I can see when I look at it. IT’S AN AWNING. THANKS, MR. SCHMIDT.

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    Manning the world's tiniest garage sale.  #garage2012
    Manning the world’s tiniest garage sale. #garage2012

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    All I could think was that  @kunaal84  would *kill* for this office.
    All I could think was that @kunaal84 would *kill* for this office.

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    It amused me to wear a homemade dress to work when Sydney Fashion Week is happening just a few blocks away!
    It amused me to wear a homemade dress to work when Sydney Fashion Week is happening just a few blocks away!

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    Sneak peek of my latest sewing project. Nearly finished!
    Sneak peek of my latest sewing project. Nearly finished!

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    I finished my dress! Very, very pleased with it.
    I finished my dress! Very, very pleased with it.

    Edited to add: Yes, I finally graduated from shirts to a whole dress! This is the Colette Parfait. I didn’t want to spend too much money in case it came out badly, so I went with a cheap cotton poplin from Lincraft. I didn’t expect to get something so wearable out of it! In terms of sizing, I went with a 16 to make sure it would fit. Yowza, it was quite big around the bust. I ended up taking about an inch from under each arm tapered down to the waist, so I definitely think I’ll make the 14 next time. I didn’t do too badly with the zipper, especially considering I don’t actually have an invisible zipper foot. (I used this tutorial.) I also got to use my sewing machine’s automatic buttonhole function for the first time ever! This project was a big win. I learned heaps, and I got a wearable and CUTE dress out of it.

    Hmmm… what should I make next?