This skirt above is made from a silk velvet which is just divine. I got it from the first Brisbane Spoolettes High Tea fabric swap. I had made it up in my head a million times but finally settled on a bias cut skirt with elastic waist. I cut the elastic and put it on with my overlocker and then folded it over and tacked it to the side seams so it isn't sewn down around the waist. I didn't hem it but it may need something at some point. I've worn it a lot. Above its at MONA in February this year. That was one fantastic day in a fantastic 8 days we had in Tassie. I used an old 80s pattern of a bias skirt that I had hanging around. I feel amazing wearing this skirt. I love it so much. I'm on the lookout for silk velvet (that isn't $60-$90 a metre) to make a top to wear with it.
This bias cut skirt I made in the late 80s or early 90s. It is linen from the designer fabric sale I used to go to and it was probably a couple of dollars only. The interesting thing is it is the exact fabric that is on the pattern envelope. It doesn't fit me anymore as it's got a waist of about 60cm but I loved it so much and I just can't get rid of it.
Here's the velvet skirt in Gamcheon Village in Busan in South Korea from my trip in November 2023. I LOVED visiting South Korea. It was so exciting, friendly, safe, fun and a real culture explosion. I'll go back sooner than later. Anyway I'm wearing it with a wrap top I made from Ottobre. It's on the cover of the magazine below. My fabric is merino but quite fine so it was over a black merino bodysuit I made the year before. I know it doesn't go and that colour is not my colour so I may dye it. Also my menopau$e bust is just too much but it is super warm and comfy.
In the magazine it's made for something more substantial. The photo below is when I made it and wore it as it is on the cover. It's very short - kind of a scarf with sleeves but also can be used as a wrap top for me as I'm so short waisted.
Last thing in part 2 is some undies and bra tops I made for the friend who gave me the fox novelty fabric I made the the track pants in the last post. She gave me a huge bucket of fabric, and these were just scraps but of amazing quality cotton knit. Just comfy sleep wear for her. I ordered the fold over elastic from Aliexpress. Also made last year. The blue set had bands placed around the arm holes and neckline but the elastic on the pants and the brown ones I had less fabric and put the foldover elastic on all the edges.
I have a few more things to post - Spoolettes Frocktails 2022, 2023 and 2024 dresses and a couple of other things. It's gratifying to see that although I don't feel like I have sewn much I actually have made a few things. It's getting hot here now and I'm itching to make some dresses. I have to use up my stash of patterns and fabric.
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