My new coat! This is McCalls 5525, view D. I have used this pattern before; my first version is view B, pictured here. My second version here is mid-length also, and has the wide symmetrical collar with a button tab…
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Army style jacket, with detachable (faux) fur-lined hood
I mentioned some time ago my new army/military style jacket; finished way back in March, well, here it is! When we were in Tokyo I saw all ages and both sexes, everywhere, sporting big khaki army type jackets. All with military details,…
A burdensome expectation…
Since I stopped buying any new readymade clothes I am finding it easier and easier to dress completely self-stitched on a regular basis, as some of my older store-bought clothes are starting to bite the dust. I’ve always found it…
The colours of Spring
Today I attended a very glamourous luncheon and fashion parade with friends, and am now exhausted… so please excuse any crazy bad spelling or random ungrammatical remarks in this post… For this occasion I wore my new pink lace…
Tennis, anyone?
Day 3 of Self Stitched September! and OK, so with honesty I’m not actually playing tennis in this ensemble… This dress was made for last summer; my own design variations based upon New Look 6699, for more details and a…
Moebius strip, in wearable form
Oh, I finished a new scarf. Or cowl, more accurately. A ginormous cowl. I finished it a coupla weeks back and put it in one of my photos yesterday, in the outfit that seemed to have been the most popular…
Jacket inspired by ?
Well, I’ve reduced my refashioning bag by one half of an item; being that the pockets of this new jacket used up one leg of Sam’s old khaki corduroy pants that had holes in the knees… so I’m gettin’ somewhere,…
Grey wool coat for Spring
I made myself a coat for spring, using McCalls 5525, view B and grey wool fabric, bought back in March on a whim. So, it took some cutting magic to get this coat out of the small amount of wool…
