Not much sewing over here; family commitments, work commitments, etc.. The pants are temporarily dormant. There HAS been shopping however. So much for my new rigorous "hard-times" fiscal diet.
All these vintage fabrics came from a very rainy trip to the Ventura Flea last Sunday. It was pouring, and punters were thin on the ground, which is probably why the vendors seemed a little dispirited. All these fabrics came out to about $1.75 a yard which I'm guessing incorporated a "rainy day discount." The fantastic purple / pink is silk, the light blue print is rayon, the lighter blue-green paisley is terrycloth, the Tanzanian fabric has a heavy, stiff hand and could be coated cotton.
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| Two yards of what I suspect might be Thai silk. Lovely, deep, lustrous colors. |
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| I don't particularly like this, but I was fascinated to see fabric from Tanzania. A burn test was inconclusive. I'm not sure what I will do with this. I may be willing to swap it if someone loves it! It has a stiff, heavy hand. |
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| This is my favorite. Vivid flowers against a coffee background. Alas it has that heavy, acetate hand and appears to be highly flammable. I sense a wiggle dress none-the-less. I'll just make a mental note not to wear it in a plane crash. |
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| Richer and more lustrous than it appears here. Four yards, again, not in any way "natural" but I still love it. |
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| A corduroy print, love the flowers against the navy. Pants? |
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| At first I thought this might be a modern reproduction. It has a slinky hand and a weave I don't recognize. However a burn test showed it is rayon and it is 39" wide. 30s era? 40s era? |
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| Groovy 60s terrycloth. This isn't really "me," and I'm not sure what to do with it. |
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| Fantastic hand beaded design on black velvet. The quality of the work is sublime, the beads are tight and form 3-d flowers. there is no sign of a pattern or any visual guidelines for the beader. Did she do it freehand? The backing is muslin, what was the original purpose of this, and what should I do with it? Not bad for a $1.50. |
I've also bought some patterns, namely the Rival Wiggles that Vogue and Butterick have put out:
The Vogue dress has similar lines to a wonderful Burda dress that I've never sewn (ah, what a sentence for a forensic economist to investigate. I already have a similar pattern, I've never sewn it, yet I've just bought another pattern just like it), I'm very curious to see how this dress stacks up compared to Gertie's sublime design. I also love the coat, though I wouldn't wear it at that length. Perhaps it translates to a knee or mid-thing length design?
Buttericks is clearly a riff off of the Jill Sander dress from last spring / summer.
I'm curious to see how these work in the fabric. And no doubt so are you. Stay tuned!
5 comments:
I'm pretty sure the embroidery is a pair of slippers. That basted shape is shoe-upper-shaped. Pretty!
Interesting, that would never have occurred to me! I'm thinking it will become a Prada-ish necklace in it's new life with me.
Ooh. That fabric caught my eye immediately. Have you washed yet ? All my Ghana fabric was stiff until my first wash.
no, not washed. I don't think I'll use it so I'll mail it to you if you want!
I am experiencing some intense fabric envy. 1.75 a yard for silk? You must have done something right lately :)
Check out my latest post for ideas for that Tanzanian fabric (I am not offering a swap on account of the oceans between us:).
And yeah, I saw that Butterick Jill Sander pattern, but really, making this pattern from a basic bodice and skirt was one of the easiest pattern drafting I did. I'll post about it soon, when I have some more time. I actually think that at least my pattern stash and drafting skills do no justify anymore pattern buying at all. Don't know what the pattern companies will do now, I have been supporting them for a while. :)
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