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Recently a good friend lent me an 8-shaft table loom for a bit of a play. I’m normally limited to 4-shafts so I decided to make the most of it. The scarf pattern, by David Wismar, is the one shown on the cover of May/June 2015 edition of Handwoven magazine. |
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Last year I bought a really funky border print fabric and I’ve been searching for a jacket pattern to use with it. The pattern repeat is quite short so I needed to be careful with seaming. I’d been reluctantly leaning towards a bomber jacket. Last week I was searching for a parka pattern for another project and came across the Tosti Utility Jacket by Waffle Patterns and thought it would be worth a try. Continue reading “Waffle Patterns: Tosti Utility Jacket”
For the last 10 years I’ve been wanting to make a Goretex jacket. The RTW one I use for skiing and hiking was designed for someone much taller than I am. Making my own would mean I get a good fit plus have control over pocket styles and added extras like pit zips and detachable hoods. So what has been stopping me all this time? The main issue is can’t really decide on the design I want to make. Some of the slim-fit RTW climbing jackets looks so nice, but maybe not so versatile. The other issue is the paralysis of not wanting to cut into expensive fabric. Continue reading “Lekala 5917: Goretex Jacket”
Since my SWAP wardrobe was inspired by the colours in a skein of yarn, I should show you the finished scarf. After a few wrong turns learning experiences, the end result was a featherweight scarf that really showed up the colour variations in the dying. Continue reading “‘Start with a skein’ SWAP: Finish with a scarf”
The last part of the new wardrobe is the “wildcard” pack. The colours can be anything, as long as they match with some (not all) of the items in the previous packs. I’ve used orange tones in my wildcards. Continue reading “‘Start with a skein’ SWAP: Pack 4”
The third pack in the SWAP consists of two garments that use the same colour scheme as the first two packs and tie them together.
Pack 1 was off-white, with the print in the top including blue and browns.
Pack 2 was mainly blue, but the shorts also had a dash of tan.
So this pack features shades of off-white, mid-brown and blue with a orange highlights. Orange will feature in the final pack. Continue reading “‘Start with a skein’ SWAP: Pack 3”
The next part of the new wardrobe is the blue pack – tencel denim shirt, linen jeans and cotton shorts. The details and photos are below. But first, a quick update on the progress of the scarf. I’ve wound the yarn onto the warping board. It was quite a slow process trying to keep the colours stacked as they were in the skein for 140 threads. There is a lot more light blue than I thought, but I can use those areas for the loom waste. Here is a picture, love the colours!!!! Continue reading “‘Start with a skein’ SWAP: Pack 2”
I’ve been enjoying working on my hiking wardrobe as part of the Artisan’s Square SWAP (and I’ve been slack about posting updates as I need to take some photos). Progress has been a little low, mainly because most of the designs are RTW knock-offs that need a fair bit of drafting. Then there are the 2 convertible pants which both have 7-8 zippers each: 1 fly, 2 welt, 2 separating, 2 invisible and extra pocket zipper. Continue reading “‘Start with a skein’ SWAP: Pack 1”
A couple of months back, I found some gorgeous natural linen fabric from my local indie fabric shop. I bought enough for a pair of pants and shorts. After making the pants, I decided to make a matching jacket instead of the shorts. I chose the Lekala 4162 pattern as I’ve had good fitting results with their patterns and liked the style of the jacket. Continue reading “Lekala 4162: Linen Blazer”
Recently I bought a lightweight sweater knit to make a summer pullover/cardi/beach cover-up type of thing. As you can tell, I didn’t have a firm idea of what I’d like to make with it. My first attempt didn’t really work, but I managed to salvage it into something I love. Continue reading “If at first you don’t succeed …. try again”
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