Monday 9 March 2015

Blog Neglect

I've moved house and changed job and just generally had a busy time recently. Hence the blog neglect. However, I haven't stopped sewing! I'll try and catch up a bit. I've invested in Drape Drape by Hisako Sato purely for dress no. 3. I wanted to make it for my dad's wedding last November. The first version was very short and just generally a bit small even though I made the largest size. I lengthened it at the waist and made the arm holes bigger. It was suprisingly easy to adjust and the second dress was a perfect fit.
The material is a thin jersey I found cheap in my local material shop. I thought it fitted with the woodland theme of the wedding well. It was perhaps a little thin for a november wedding but i survived. 
(appologies for the photos, it's raining outside so they're rubbishy indoors ones)

2nd attempt: I've lowered the neckline and waistline and made the armholes bigger



My first attempt. Too short and just generally a bit small