Tuesday 14 May 2013

sustainable shapeshifting

i hit the ground the day before yesterday
running and dancing with excitement
that trip to New Orleans and NorCal was better than an intravenous vitamin B shot


today i sewed a shapeshifter dress - from a pre-loved bodice
and a pile of remnants, including a panel of silk pockets
that once graced Beautiful Silks' showroom

 i sewed another dress from an old silk curtain

and then
i made my Pescadero Sloppy Hoodie
by combining everything bar the ribbed waist bits
of three soft and fuzzy things 
[two were pure cashmere and the other a mix]
found at the Pescadero thrift store
[just across the road from my favourite taqueria]


there was one frustrating moment
when the thread on the overlocker snapped
and i found not one but two knots in it -
what is the point of tying in a tiny morsel of thread literally 9 inches apart?
 

the hood was once a vest
[the oil in the eucalyptus leaves i plan to use for dyeing will get rid of that pink]


i decided it was too short
so i added a big chunk to the lower edge


the sleeves of the garment that donated the extension
became a lovely big kanga-pocket for the front
which will be stitched on by hand
then all that remains is to add a little unifying pattern
but those are jobs for tomorrow
because
now
it
is
bedtime.
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.........goodnight.........
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7 comments:

  1. What it is to have an imagination for converting clothing from one item to another. I read all these clever people's blogs who re-purpose clothes, then look at my own or in charity shops and can never work out a way of altering anything.

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    1. the trick is to give yourself a gift - the gift of the freedom to cut into clothes.
      select a pile of worn out stuff, cut it into random pieces and then begin to play with rearrangements. sew together with lots of extra stitches for decoration. dye. dance. laugh :o)

      it's very good for the soul AND you'll end up with a gorgeous and distinctive garment

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  2. this looks like something to curl up in, or to play in or to be yourveryself in, no out of bodyness. wonderful.

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    1. hoping for fog and Haystack and in San Francisco so i can really give it the beans.

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  3. Seriously cool. Looking forward to hugging you soon. Love trips that refresh and rejuvenate x

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  4. Seriously cool. Looking forward to hugging you soon. Love trips that refresh and rejuvenate x

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