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[Miss Tuppence]

Beautiful work everyone. I moved last month to a much smaller place and still haven't got my sewing space in order ,but here are to things I made before the move.

You and your dress look amazing, and I LOVE the summer dress too- the waist detailing is really pretty! I’m quite envious of all the ladies who seem to finish all their projects- it’s a skill I have yet to master!!! :eusa_doh:

T x

 

[Miss Tuppence]

Not the best photo- is that a smile or a look of disgust? Anyway, my latest completed dress, made in a lovely shade of baked bean orange!
(more pictures can be seen here)

Tupney x

 

[SheBear74]

Beautiful dresses!!!

I made this little custom order today. My parents bought me an embroidery machine <3 so I have been playing around with that lately

 

[Amie]

This dress was inspired buy one I saw on etsy that I really wanted but it was yellow and I look awful in yellow.

What a cute dress...I could see something like this being sold in those hip boutiques for lotsa money!

 

[kamikat]

Here's my latest outfit! The dress is from a modern pattern, Vogue 7848. The bolero is from Anne Adams 9243

 

[SheBear74]

Here's my latest outfit! The dress is from a modern pattern, Vogue 7848. The bolero is from Anne Adams 9243

Now that is SUPER cute!!! You really make me want to stop what I am doing and go sew! lol Great job on that one!

 

[Flicka]

I completely caught the hat bug. My latest creation was a jute summer hat:

 

[HannahJane]

Here's my latest outfit! The dress is from a modern pattern, Vogue 7848. The bolero is from Anne Adams 9243

This dress is beautiful! I love the little anchor on the skirt!

I completely caught the hat bug. My latest creation was a jute summer hat:

Flicka, this hat is so pretty! The flowers look really good, the colours work really nicely together. It makes me think about going for picnics in the sunshine, bring on the summer!

 

[Lorelai99]

I completely caught the hat bug. My latest creation was a jute summer hat:

This is just awesome!! I plan at some point to figure out how to make hats... we will see if that happens...

 

[Lorelai99]

Here's my latest outfit! The dress is from a modern pattern, Vogue 7848. The bolero is from Anne Adams 9243

OOOOHHHH This is super cute!! But then I love everything you make!! Can I ask what kind of fabric you made this out of? I want one!!

 

[kamikat]

Thanks, ladies!
Lorelai, the navy is a lightweight twill, the white is labeled canvas but it's much thinner and drapier than canvas. I got them both at my local Hancock Fabrics.

 

[Flicka]

Thank you! I sort of slipped and made another hat - black wool. I'll post some pics later!

 

[Lorelai99]

Thanks, ladies!
Lorelai, the navy is a lightweight twill, the white is labeled canvas but it's much thinner and drapier than canvas. I got them both at my local Hancock Fabrics.

Awesome! It looks like it irons really well.

 

[Lady Day]

I completely caught the hat bug. My latest creation was a jute summer hat:

This is amazing! You wove this hat!? Wow. Would you be open to a commission. I seriously need a nice hat in a couple of months.

 

[Flicka]

Nope, sorry! Didn't weave it myself. I used a ready-made jute cone.

I'd be happy to make a hat for you, but it's not very hard. I described how I made this on my blog:

http://dulloldperson.blogspot.se/2012/05/diy-how-to-make-simple-hat.html

I've just ordered some straw braid so I'm going to experiment with making a straw hat from scratch. We'll see how it goes...

Right now I'm making so many hats I don't know what to do with them. My latest creation which I made in about 20 minutes (black felt cloche with a big bow at the nape of the neck):

I'm thinking I might try selling some of them later on. Is this completely crazy or doable? I just need to get rid of them because I'm making way more than I have room for and I feel sort of bad just throwing them away... I make them all by hand and block them on an original 1940s wooden hatblock.

 

[lareine]

Are you nuts? Of course you can sell them, if you can be bothered with listing and shipping and dealing with customers. At the very least, donate them. It would be a crying shame to throw those lovely hats away.

 

[rene_writer]

I'll bet you could sell them, Flicka, especially if you can make them to size. For myself, I can't buy a hat that fits. No really, not even a men's baseball cap will fit over my watermelon head comfortably. (My family thinks it's just all of my hair, but they're being nice. It's a combo.) I once found the largest size Wrangler's cowboy hat and it actually fit, but that is the only one ever.

 

[Lorelai99]

I'm thinking I might try selling some of them later on. Is this completely crazy or doable? I just need to get rid of them because I'm making way more than I have room for and I feel sort of bad just throwing them away... I make them all by hand and block them on an original 1940s wooden hatblock.

You'd be crazy not to sell them!!

 

[Mrs. Merl]

Flicka - I am sorry I am just getting to this hat party, could you tell me more about the felt you are starting from? Do you have a picture of the felt cone you are referring to in your blog? I love hats and have several I am in need of making!

 

[Marcus]

My wife isn't a forum person so I'll post this for her. She made her outfit and my daughter's:

A little closer:

A shot from behind: