Sunday, May 26, 2024
Something funky happened with the pocket facing, but this fabric is drapey enough it doesn’t stick out at all. Also did French seams instead of flat fell, but the flat fell works better due to how the seam lies on the knee.
MeMade Clothing: Arenite Pants in Rust Linen-Viscose
Something funky happened with the pocket facing, but this fabric is drapey enough it doesn’t stick out at all. Also did French seams instead of flat fell, but the flat fell works better due to how the seam lies on the knee.
MeMade Clothing: Another Matching Set in Rust Linen-Viscose
Sunday, May 19, 2024
A Helen's Closet Ashton Top size 14 with bias binding for the neckline, the full-length version, with an inch added for height. Did a bit of a hack here with front neckline lowered 2.25” and shaped into a gentle V-neck. Made with in Joann Fabrics two-tone linen blend in Sierra. French seams where it made sense to do so, as always.
Shorts are True Bias Dani Short in size 16. Added 1” in length, skipped the cuff. Material is Joann Fabrics two-tone linen blend in Sierra.
MeMade Clothing: Saguaro Set in Sangria Linen
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Pants are size XL, with an inch taken off the rise (I took it off the middle rise, turns out…I really should’ve taken it off the top, tightness across the thighs - size up next time?). I also added rear pockets, ‘cos I prefer all my pants to have the extra rear coverage...
Top is size L with an added 5/8” overlap and 1.5” added to the length at the bottom. Also did a bit of hand-stitching up the overlap to ensure the right (wrong?) quantity of cleavage. Fabric is a medium-weight linen from Fabricsstore.com in Marsala.
MeMade Clothing: Arenite Pants in Ochre Yellow
Sunday, May 5, 2024
The most perfectly slouchy slouch pants to ever slouch. Currently living in these.
Love the cute crescent side pockets!
These are the Sew Liberated Arenite pants using the slim hack in Fabricsstore.com medium-weight linen in Apple Cinnamon.
Size 22 rise, size 16 everything else, but the rise itself a little higher than I’d like. Next time will be size 16 everything (3/4” rise reduction) with a full seat adjustment to handle the loss of fabric in the back. I think I’d also like to add back patch pockets a la Free Range Slacks. Added 6” to the calf-inseam because I forgot that I have some height in my torso not just legs! I ended up cutting a bunch off the cuff, so I think I’ll do my usual 3” calf-inseam, and 1” cuff-inseam addition instead next time.
MeMade Clothing: Hinterland Pintuck Shirtdress Hack
Sunday, April 28, 2024
This is a very hacked Sew Liberated Hinterland Dress from the Creative Hinterland course in medium-weight linen in 'Apple Cinnamon' from Fabricsstore.com.
The Pintuck Sleeveless Shirt Dress: mostly followed the drafting instructions exactly. With skinnier waist/back ties only ever tied very loosely, otherwise I end up with hilariously accentuated hips! I also finished the dress while traveling, so the bias binding is entirely sewn on by hand, resulting in a nearly invisible attachment from the front side.
Next time I’d be even more careful sewing the shoulder dart into the pin tuck, to hide it even better. And I’d also draft the pin tucks to be even wider, if possible, to accentuate their existence. Perhaps reduce the hip width a little bit, too. I wouldn’t mind emphasizing the shape of the bottom dress more as well (bringing it up shorter on the sides? Or making the front flat bit more narrow?).
MeMade Clothing: Matching Linen Set (Dani Short + Ashton Tank)
Sunday, April 21, 2024
A matching set!
I think I was planning on making a pair of super wide leg pants with these 4 yards of linen...instead I've got a tank top, shorts, pants, and part of a colorblock tank...
The top is a Helen's Closet Ashton Top size 12 with facings, the full-length version, with an inch added for height. Also a low back Ashtn Top Hack to 6 inches deep. Fabric is medium weight #linen from Fabricsstore.com in Natural. Would likely be a little happier in one size up. French seams ftw!
The shorts are True Bias Dani Short in size 16. Added 1” in length, skipped the cuff. Material is Fabricsstore.com medium-weight linen in natural. From the photos, looks like I should probably do a full seat adjustment next time...but these are perfectly comfy as is. It would probably help a great deal if I stopped hiking the bottoms to my waistline before photographing.
The awe-some glory of rumpled linens! I only wore these shorts for this little photo shoot, that’s how fast they get wrinkly. Some very in-your-face linen!
