Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts
Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
hanging at the flat sewing and cutting
I'm sewing a bed gown for maman, bed gown is a dressing gown meets bed jacket. While she is recuperating at home, she can at least rock out the house in a vivid robe.
take one existing dressing gown
add sewn patchwork outer shell.
et voila.
I like that it is over patterned and i'm loving the purple/lilac/gold/mustard and I think the cream dressing gown will tone it down, so rather than vulgar, it's striking.
I stood infront of a wall of fabrics for a hour, before finding a combo of four that i liked...ransacked the wall, because originally i wanted vibrant crimson/scarlet, then thought maybe soothing aqua/lightblue tones.
take one existing dressing gown
add sewn patchwork outer shell.
et voila.
I like that it is over patterned and i'm loving the purple/lilac/gold/mustard and I think the cream dressing gown will tone it down, so rather than vulgar, it's striking.
I stood infront of a wall of fabrics for a hour, before finding a combo of four that i liked...ransacked the wall, because originally i wanted vibrant crimson/scarlet, then thought maybe soothing aqua/lightblue tones.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Pre christmas SALE
My ETSY store is having a sale on all stock including new stuff. Get in early and grab your self a christmas bargain!!
www.thevibrantcity.etsy.com
New 'from the woods' toys
Zigana, brain flap in dark brown tween and tan herringbone
Vivienne, cleaved butt in tan alpaca felt and plaid.
Varick
Guillermo, flayed stumps in velveteen and rose grey alpaca felt.
www.thevibrantcity.etsy.com
New 'from the woods' toys
Zigana, brain flap in dark brown tween and tan herringbone
Vivienne, cleaved butt in tan alpaca felt and plaid.
Varick
Guillermo, flayed stumps in velveteen and rose grey alpaca felt.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
felt making developments
After making a few sheets of felt from scratch, I have decided that from now on i will use pre-carded alpaca fleece in the process rather than doing the washing and carding myself.
The lovely Freshfield Alpacas farm gate shop has an amazing selection of alpaca tops in variety of colours ready to be felted.
I have not given up entirely on making felt from scratch. Being able to know which alpaca the fleece has come from is a wonderful thing, but the process in converting the raw fleece into the base fabric is a lengthy one, especially when using flick carders!! So I will retain my handmade felt from OUR alpacas for very special limited edition 'From the woods'....and switch to using my handmade felt from pre-carded alpaca fleece from here on in.
Prioska is the last to use fleece from our alpacas (Seamus to be precise) so she is the precursor to the very special limited edition
The lovely Freshfield Alpacas farm gate shop has an amazing selection of alpaca tops in variety of colours ready to be felted.
I have not given up entirely on making felt from scratch. Being able to know which alpaca the fleece has come from is a wonderful thing, but the process in converting the raw fleece into the base fabric is a lengthy one, especially when using flick carders!! So I will retain my handmade felt from OUR alpacas for very special limited edition 'From the woods'....and switch to using my handmade felt from pre-carded alpaca fleece from here on in.
Prioska is the last to use fleece from our alpacas (Seamus to be precise) so she is the precursor to the very special limited edition
Saturday, July 12, 2008
buttons and bows
I re-hemmed a skirt today, although i don't know if cutting off 10 inches still counts.... Anyway i had a stack of lovely red cord left over, so i made a heart badge. It is very twee, all button, bow, beading and rough pink stitching.
photobooth takes smashing low light images. haha.
photobooth takes smashing low light images. haha.
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