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[Miss Moonlight]

Thanks! It was a really fun one to make and to wear.

 

[Grant Fan]

I tried making these when I started sewing they looked so simple. What can I say I was new and silly and it ended poorly, I swore off pants unless they were pajamas. After some size merging and a muslin mock up, I made them my Rosie the Riveter overalls. They are a chambray linen blend with Swiss dots for the nasty summers we have here in southern Virginia. The blouse is made from quilting cotton I had and wasn’t sure why, and I used a combo of buttons left over from past projects. Both patterns are from Wearing History

 

[Vera Godfrey]

I am in awe that you made overalls! And that blouse! I'm swooning!

 

[Grant Fan]

I am in awe that you made overalls! And that blouse! I'm swooning!

The directions were wonderful and I did a muslin first. I draw and paint to me the muslin on an intimidating pattern is like a sketch for painting or drawing. You know work out the issues before anything is permanent

 

[LolitaHaze]

You look fantastic!

View attachment 175104 I tried making these when I started sewing they looked so simple. What can I say I was new and silly and it ended poorly, I swore off pants unless they were pajamas. After some size merging and a muslin mock up, I made them my Rosie the Riveter overalls. They are a chambray linen blend with Swiss dots for the nasty summers we have here in southern Virginia. The blouse is made from quilting cotton I had and wasn’t sure why, and I used a combo of buttons left over from past projects. Both patterns are from Wearing History

 

[VintageEveryday]

Dusting off this old thread to show my summer outfit from the Manhattan Vintage Show the other day. I made the jacket using drafting manuals from 1916-19, and the detachable collar, necktie and cuffs. I found a pre tied collar stud tie that was in abysmal shape and picked it apart for the hardware.

The jacket kicked my ***. It has a few flaws, but it fits! I've actually seen worse tailoring in period images than in my own coat. No pants yet. My sewing machine went on strike and it's in the repair shop.

 

[Mac2010]

First time cross stitching! It’s my new favorite hobby.

 

[Miss Moonlight]

When I can't find what I want, I like to get something close and alter it, if I can. I moved from So Cal to the Puget Sound area of Washington a few years ago, and quickly discovered that none of my boots are adequate for the colder winter days. I've wanted American Duchess Alpens since they came out, but since AD was acquired by an acquisitions company a few years ago, there have been reports of quality going down substantially. So I haven't felt like risking $300 dollars on AD shoes. I have other AD shoes from prior to the acquisition, and they are worth the higher cost. So I checked Depop and Mercari. I wanted the black Alpens, but I did find a brown pair. While they're pretty, they wouldn't match anything I own. But they were new boots for only $75, so I bought them. I used Fabricoat paint on the velveteen, and used Angelus leather dye that I had from dyeing other boots, and spent a couple dollars on new laces. There's no way to dye the wool without impacting the rest of the shoe, but I like the way they came out, and now my feet are nice and warm on the coldest days. I believe these are from prior to the acquisition based on the heel tap being a strong, high quality heel tap instead of a crumbly plastic that falls apart quickly. Here's my final product. I'm very happy with them.
The fabric paint was recommended for furniture, but it's working well here. After multiple wears, they only place it's wearing down at all is directly under the laces, and it's hidden by them.

 

[Liam_Og]

I didn’t feel like paying for a new wallet so I made one myself. It’s ok for a first attempt.

Leather from badalassi carlo tannery cognac Minerva.

Left old, right new.

 

[SolisLumen]

I’m a fashion designer and patternmaker by trade — spent the better part of my career making things for everyone but myself. That had to change.

So I finally did it: my own jacket, cut to my own measurements, in vegetable-tanned horsehide. No compromises on the leather, no shortcuts on the pattern. Except one. I skipped the toile.

The jacket fits well — but sits about 2cm too short. A muslin would have caught that in ten minutes. Lesson relearned. The hard way. In horsehide.

 

[SolisLumen]

I didn’t feel like paying for a new wallet so I made one myself. It’s ok for a first attempt.

Leather from badalassi carlo tannery cognac Minerva.

Left old, right new.

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It’s ok for a first attempt? You grabbed Minerva Box cognac for your debut wallet. That’s not humility, that’s a statement.