Happy birthday Jack! Hope it’s a good one.
#frocktober 2: The triumphant return of the work bathroom selfie! 😂 Self-made black wool Colette Patterns Moneta dress and We Love Colors tights.
In addition to my daily frocks, I’m also celebrating #frocktober by sewing some new ones. Head to the blog to follow along! https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/19487
My goal was to have the Oolong dress cut out tonight… and I didn’t quite get there. First I had to iron my fabric though. It’s a Hawaiian print that I bought in Honolulu more than 5 years ago, and of course I no longer remembered what the hell it actually was. Between my Internet sleuthing and the Snook’s chemistry knowledge (ie he literally burnt a chunk of it), we’re fairly certain it’s a cotton/rayon blend. It’s very drapey and should work nicely with this pattern.
Now – this dress is cut “on the bias,” which means you have to place the pieces at 45-degrees to the fabric’s grain. This means that I actually needed to square up my fabric. I ended up laying it out on the living room floor, using the wooden floorboards and a load of masking tape to get it stuck down straight. Then I started pinning and cutting.
Ugh. Crawling around on your hands and knees on a wooden floor really sucks. I managed to get about halfway done, so I’ll finish up tomorrow. I’m wrecked.
@Bex_the_Femme @randomknits If a person wanted to procure a crinoline… make or buy? And where?
#frocktober supply splurge. Happy to score some of @gertie18’s fabric! https://t.co/QaslZoISCz https://t.co/0YRltr36LG
It begins! #frocktober 1: @marimekko dress from @uniqloau and @dansko clogs.
Please support the OCRF by donating – link in profile! https://t.co/WBcG24GREo https://t.co/5HXhRx08Yl
@hannahcancode @annie_parker I should’ve put #pockets on it. 😂❤️
RT @pwcc: My friend @web_goddess is raising money this month for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. You, yes you, should donate a few dollar…
Frocktober 2018 – Sewing Update https://t.co/o0IFIum8D9. Today was all about preparation: fabric prep, tracing, and size adjustments! https://t.co/ObGIEO0avB
RT @mattcharney: Well, @WiredUK nailed it. https://t.co/KC0ygKSwft
#frocktober supply splurge. Happy to score some of @gertie18’s fabric!
It begins! #frocktober 1: MARIMEKKO dress from Uniqlo Australia and @dansko clogs.
Please support the OCRF by donating here: https://www.mycause.com.au/page/185950/kris-howard
As you would’ve seen from the photo in the previous post, Frocktober is here again! I am once again taking part, and you can donate towards my efforts here. I have set a stretch goal of $2000 raised for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund this year, but I reckon we can do it!
In addition to wearing a different dress every day, I’m also going to be documenting a couple frocktastic sewing projects throughout the month. I haven’t sewn anything for several months, so it was nice to tidy up the sewing room today and to hit Spotlight for supplies.
My big challenge with sewing (and it’s the same challenge I have with cooking) is that I lack the patience to set up my mise en place properly. Most of the work isn’t the sewing part; it’s in the painstaking preparation: tracing, ironing, and cutting. I need to learn to appreciate this part just as much as I do the actual assembly.
My tasks today were to wash my fabric, trace out my pattern – Colette Oolong – onto some interfacing, and then pin it together into a toile for sizing. I tried it on and the Snook assisted with some adjustments. (We added some width to the underarm pieces, deepened the darts at the upper back, and adjusted the shoulder slope slightly.) Then I had to transfer those adjustments back to my pattern pieces.
That’s all for today! The next step is to iron my fabric and cut out the pieces.
