dress (deer&doe plantain t-shirt, modified) - self made
leggings - self made
finally decided to join the 'indie patterns' party
well.. crash the party, actually
since this is the free pattern
but yeah.. i guess one day i'm actually going to pay for one of the indie patterns
and then i can play with all the cool kids
..
the thing is
that pretty much all those cool indie companies are way too pricey for me
i live in a country where average month salary is 400 euros
(if you're one of those lucky bastards that do have a job, that is)
so paying 20 euros plus shipping
for a pattern that i might use once or twice would be nuts
(especially when i already own hundreds of patterns
in five year's worth of burda magazines
and have enough sewing knowledge to modify them
into pretty much anything i envision)
..
but, don't get me wrong
i have nothing but respect for each and every one of indie pattern companies
i admire the hard work that goes into every design
and i do believe they are doing a great thing
and should be supported by all means
..
so i did what i could to show my support.. i made a plantain!
not being a t-shirt kind of gal
i turned it into a dress..
also - it's made out of wool!
fabric is not a knit, but has a fair amount of stretch
so i decided to give it a try, and it worked..
it's also a rather thick fabric
and i love the way it drapes, but also allows dress to hold this trapeze shape
..
dress almost never happened..
nikola was printing the pattern at his office
and although i told him 14 times to check that there is no scaling
he didn't
my 5cm test square ended up being 4.5cm square
..
after some measuring and thinking
instead of my planned size 36 i cut 42
and hoped for the best
..
i elongated the pattern
and since my fabric wasn't wide enough
added 2 wedges to the skirt side seams
to get that trapeze silhouette
..
made the neckline a bit higher too
it's a short dress
so i tried to balance that up a bit..
sleeves are short because i run out of fabric
..
love how the dress turned out!
it's really flattering and i feel great wearing it
it's also a really really warm one
(but, in case anyone wonders:
yeah, i did wore a coat over it
it's not that warm)
..
mokosha
the thing is
that pretty much all those cool indie companies are way too pricey for me
i live in a country where average month salary is 400 euros
(if you're one of those lucky bastards that do have a job, that is)
so paying 20 euros plus shipping
for a pattern that i might use once or twice would be nuts
(especially when i already own hundreds of patterns
in five year's worth of burda magazines
and have enough sewing knowledge to modify them
into pretty much anything i envision)
..
but, don't get me wrong
i have nothing but respect for each and every one of indie pattern companies
i admire the hard work that goes into every design
and i do believe they are doing a great thing
and should be supported by all means
..
so i did what i could to show my support.. i made a plantain!
not being a t-shirt kind of gal
i turned it into a dress..
also - it's made out of wool!
fabric is not a knit, but has a fair amount of stretch
so i decided to give it a try, and it worked..
it's also a rather thick fabric
and i love the way it drapes, but also allows dress to hold this trapeze shape
..
dress almost never happened..
nikola was printing the pattern at his office
and although i told him 14 times to check that there is no scaling
he didn't
my 5cm test square ended up being 4.5cm square
..
after some measuring and thinking
instead of my planned size 36 i cut 42
and hoped for the best
..
i elongated the pattern
and since my fabric wasn't wide enough
added 2 wedges to the skirt side seams
to get that trapeze silhouette
..
made the neckline a bit higher too
it's a short dress
so i tried to balance that up a bit..
sleeves are short because i run out of fabric
..
love how the dress turned out!
it's really flattering and i feel great wearing it
it's also a really really warm one
(but, in case anyone wonders:
yeah, i did wore a coat over it
it's not that warm)
..
mokosha
YOU HOT CUTIE.
ReplyDeletei totally respect your indie pattern musings....and then i laughed at the irony of you completely changing the pattern to suit you anyways. (is that irony? i think it is?)
:) you know me well, sis.. but yeah, i believe that whole idea with sewing my own wardrobe is to use little changes to make the patterns work for me, and my style, not the other way around (like sewing a certain dress just because everyone and their mothers are sewing that dress at the moment)
DeleteCompletely lovely!
ReplyDeletethank you, faye.. i sure do feel lovely wearing it
Deleteah, naša divna zemlja :P...potpuno isto mišljenje imam u vezi tih indi modela :)
ReplyDeletea štampanje na poslu, kao i obično :)
:) hvala.. imala bih ja sta jos tu da dodam, ali reko da stanem pre nego sto nekog uvredim :) da li mi verujes da mi je ovo prvi put da stampam nesto na poslu, valjda se zato i zajebalo hehe
DeleteCool, thanks for the heads up. I am going to have a go at this pattern. There does seem to be a great deal of indie goodness around! I like your modified version:) and I really like your brave photoshoot in the snow.
ReplyDeletethanks :) it was a really fast photoshoot, so it kind of looks a lot colder than it really was :)
DeleteOooh love this combo of the dress and striped leggings! And in wool!!! LOVE :)
ReplyDeletethanks, quirky! your lovely plantain was actually my inspiration :)
DeleteLove, love, love! The trapeze shape is fabulous.
ReplyDeletethanks, liza! yeah, i'm actually surprised how much i like it, must give it another shot and make it more full at the bottom
DeleteGorgeous photos, they are so much fun! You must have been freezing your bum but is was worthy!
ReplyDeletethanks, mm! we shot the pics quite fast, so no freezing involved, just fun :)
DeleteAll your changes worked out so well! It looks fab! Now get inside, I'm cold just looking at you! ;)
ReplyDeletethanks, sonja! it was mor fun than cold, really
DeleteSo lovely!! Free patterns are the best! And I love that you always change a pattern up so it suits you - keeps things so interesting!
ReplyDeleteglad you like it, sallie.. yeah, i kind of like to play with them a bit, make them work for me and my taste better
DeleteOva kombinacija je savrsena! Ma ceo blog je vau. Svrati kod mene po blog nagradu, veliki pozdrav, Raki
ReplyDeletehvala, raki..
DeleteCongrats on being a finalist! You totally deserve it - your dress is adorable!
ReplyDeletethanks, lindsay.. and thanks for the heads up, i had no idea i've been a finalist!
DeleteLove it! Great idea! Those leggings look perfect in the snow :D
ReplyDelete