The Summertime Southerly Dress
The ‘Down Under’ challenge floored me for a bit. The whole idea of ‘seasonal’ weather in Wellington is just ridiculous though. We are the [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe Late (non)Summer Top
The Facts Fabric: Blue knit Pattern: Simplicity 6457 Year: 1984 Notions: thread and overlocker thread Time to complete: about three hours inc. cutting out. [...]
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The “Not So Sunny” Dress
The Facts Fabric: 1.6 yards royal blue cotton sateen, $6; 1.3 yards grey Bemberg lining, $8, each from JoAnn Pattern: New Look 6699, $3.99 [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe “Boxy Lady” Jacket
The Facts Fabric: about 1.5 metres of pink/black acrylic blend herringbone from my stash, ~$8 Pattern: McCall’s 5791 Year: 1961 Notions: 4 mis-matched buttons [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe “Not so Many Buttons” Dress
The Facts ⁃ Fabric: some cotton from my stash that my mum bought me in high school, it’s been there so long ⁃ [...]
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The Otherside Of The Game Jacket
I love that jacket up there, I spied it in my new favourite fashion book ‘New African Fashion’ by Helen Jennings the designer, Gloria [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe “Wardrobe Building” Skirt & Top
The Facts Fabric: 3½ yards polyester Patterns: Simplicity 7086 (top) & Simplicity 4951 (skirt) Year: 2002 & 2004 (respectively) Notions: four 5/8” buttons (stash) [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe “If I Were in Oz” Dress
The Facts Fabric: Green stripes and dots “Stretch Jersey ITY” from Fabric.com Pattern: Stretch & Sew 1505 Year: c. 1980 Notions: Nothing but thread! [...]
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The “Wing” Shirt
The Facts Fabric: Black Premium Broadcloth $7.96 Pattern: 1950s Blouse Pattern – No99 Marcia $4.92 Year: 1950s Notions: Vintage buttons $1.00 Time to complete: 4-5 hours – [...]
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Contributor Creations Down UnderThe “Endless Summer” Top
The Facts Fabric: Linen knit from FineFabrics.com Pattern: Sewaholic Patterns 1201 Renfrow Top Year: 2012 Notions: Twill tape Time to complete: A few hours First worn: December, 2011 Wear again? Yes, yes, [...]
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