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dress - burda magazine 08/2012/#115

 been knitting a lot this past year..

have actually finished 3 sweaters

and 4th one is half finished

(gonna blog about them one day, i guess)..

and i really enjoy every moment spent knitting

and how meditative and nerve soothing it is

..

so.. why am i talking about knitting 

and how is it connected to these pics and this dress,

that obviously is not knitted?

the thing is that i don't think this dress would have ever happen

if i haven't been knitting so much

as i would not have the patience to make it

because it required hours of hand sewing

..

i'm not a patient person by nature

and get bored easily

so i like things to be done, and to be done fast

which is how i usually roll..

but lately i've noticed that my approach to sewing changed a bit

and suddenly i wanna do things the slow way

and try out new techniques

and try to master new skills

and do them the right way, without taking shortcuts,

and i blame it all on knitting

..

it's not like i've joined the slow fashion team yet though

as you can see, i still find hand hemming big pain in the ass..

but slowing down a bit is still a plus, right?

  

after these pics were shot

i used clear nail polish to finish raw edges of squares

(there is no 'fray check' in stores here

so i tried experimenting with nail polish, and it worked)

so squares look a little bit more stiff now

and i actually prefer the new look

but i don't have a pic to share with you

..

loved hand sewing all the little squares

so i have few more dresses (and a blazer) planned

that are going to have similar embellishments

..

anyways..

wish you all a happy new year

may it be way better than this one was

..

mokosha