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It took longer than I had hoped, but I have finally finished my very first circle skirt! Yay! *does a dance*
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There were some tears along the way ~ I had to restart the waist band about five times and on the last time I accidentally ended up making a small hole in the fabric which I then had to mend with an iron on patch before I could finish sewing the waistband down. : / I wasn’t very happy about that!
Also the crinoline gave me a bit of a headache ~ I couldn’t find a pattern to make one the way I wanted too, so I ended up winging it! It worked out ok; and I rather like what I did with it ~ it was just wrestling with the yards of tulle that had me hopping mad every so often. ; P
This embroidered patch pocket took me all week to do, but it was fun, although it was a bit tricky. I didn’t have an embroidery hoop {which I will buy for next time!} and I could have used a stiffening spray, but I found out about it too late. Still, it worked reasonably well, and I like the pattern I came up with. I just freehanded it with tailor's chalk onto the fabric and it turned out ok. My favourite is the poppy~type flower that I used split stitch & french knots for.
Aaaand here we have the reverse side in action!
Outfit One: Fascinator ~ Me~Made Shirt ~ Thrifted Belt ~ Valley Girl Gloves ~ Love Vintage Clothes Show Circle Skirt ~ Me~Made Shoes ~ Thrifted
Outfit Two: 1950s Hat ~ Love Vintage Clothes Show Floral Top ~ Thrifted Belt ~ JayJay’s
Circle Skirt ~ Me~Made Gloves ~ Thrifted Shoes ~ FSW
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~ Project Details ~
Pattern: Tea length self drafted full circle skirt ~ 28” from waist to hem
Fabric: I have no idea how much fabric I used, but I thrifted two sheets {for $5.00 ea}and when I cut my skirt{s} out I had leftovers!
Notions: One zipper {$1.00}, three buttons {$4.00}, white & black lace {$10.00}.
Time to complete: Aggess…. If I had to guesstimate; probably about 10? Way too long for such an easy project… But that’s ok, with practise I’ll get faster.
Make/Wear again? Yes!! I want one in wool, one in corduroy, one in a floral print, one in a boarder print… I love circle skirts. ^ ω ^
Total Cost: $25.00
xox,
bonita
Adorable! The embroidered patch pocket is so cute. Circle skirts are awesome!
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Tuppence Ha'penny Vintage
Thanks Charlotte ~ and I totally agree; circle skirts are awesome. :D
ReplyDeleteI just saw your post in Sew Retro, I'm glad I came to your blog to see more pictures, I have to say I LOVE the last 3 pictures, you look so pretty and sweet, I love all tha outfit an accesories, the hat and the gloves!! well, I also like the other pictures, the place where you took them are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizz! Yeah, the second set of outfit photos came out better than the first thanks to some rather inclement weather.... In the last picture it was actually raining really hard!! Still, you have to do what you have to do. ; )
ReplyDeleteOh you look lovely!! I love your hat and gloves too!! Well done! -mrsamberapple.com
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this! The skirt, the styling, the price, the cute little pocket... Delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amber! I pulled out my only two hats for these outfits but I definitely think that the skirt deserved them... > w <
ReplyDelete:D *grin* The price is rather friendly; especially considering how much vintage/repo costs these days!!
ReplyDeleteLove to see all the stuff.
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too. That's why I share it. :D
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