-Just about. Because I'm a pauper (and not a Prince) everything I make is made from second hand fabric, lace, buttons and embellishments.
Sunday, 30 December 2007
A white tunic
Friday, 7 December 2007
Monday, 26 November 2007
Sunday, 25 November 2007
Afgani Nomad Dress
Adapted from a Folkwear pattern. It was a good way to use up fabric scraps.
Dad went into to his work shed and after just a little while had fashioned a special giant coat hanger out of wood.
Where the dress hangs off that vent is the only place that I think can support the weight. Our little wooden house doesn't lend itself well to hanging heavy creations.
Saturday, 24 November 2007
The Blue Dress
Also with a bib. I made this dress after the similar long sleeved brown one, this blue dress I made short sleeved and from light material, since it suddenly became very hot here.
You can see that I make use of the bib fabric quite a lot, so far it has appeared in several costumes.
The Mandarin's Costume
As you can see, I ran out of the red fabric.
The Trousers
Whilst roaming inside them one day I stepped inside a small vintage garment shop.
The shopkeeper exclaimed admiration for this unusual pair and that began a conversation, she was interested in what I could make and invited me to come back another time to show her things I've made. We will see.
The Brown Dress
I made this from brown corduroy turned inside out, I prefer the wrong side for its felt like feel.
That patch of contrasting fabric is called a bib. This has nothing to do with my eating habits.