tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421437333505227152024-02-21T05:21:37.522-08:00Sewing the 60sSewing and tutorials from original 60s patterns and new patterns inspired by the 60sCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-16305221347932981262016-01-10T05:19:00.001-08:002016-01-10T05:19:36.135-08:00Triplets sewing challenge - collars and cuffs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boy and I just returned from our summer holiday in Port Stephens and are back to work tomorrow! Before we left I had finished up sewing a new dress for a new sewing challenge that <a href="http://www.alliemjackson.com/">Allie</a>, <a href="http://stylesixties.blogspot.co.uk/">Sarah </a>and I came up with. We had planned initially to post our dresses before Christmas but of course life got the better of us and we had to delay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Much like our <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/cass-twin-dress.html">first challenge</a> the dresses had to have a common theme or pattern. We invited Sarah from Style Sixties along this time and decided to make dresses that featured some kind of contrasting collar and cuff combo. We all decided to choose our fabrics as well so hopefully there will be 3 very different looks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my version I had a number of patterns with this style to choose from because of my ridiculous pattern hoarding skills. I chose Butterick 4648 from the 1960's. It was designed by Mia Fonssagrives and Vicki Tiel as part of their "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">young designers" series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also had bought a pattern far too small - a size 12. When cutting I was sure to add lots of space to the hips and shoulders to make it a size 14 but alas I under calculated and the dress was <i>very </i>tight. To fix that I installed two panels along the side seams. The fabric is so busy with flowers and colours that you don't even notice the extra pieces of fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the side panels were added it became more of a tent dress then a shift dress so I decoded to go with it! To stop it looking too frumpy I made it 2cm shorter at the hem then I normally would. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric was bought from Fabric.com in June last year. It is a Timeless Treasures print called "Jasmine Jacobean". The print is quite delightful with lots of flowers that look like their embroidered onto the fabric. I almost considered making the cuffs and collar match the fabric more by picking a cream colour but decided not to make it too fussy and keep it white much like I assume Allie and Sarah did! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to check out <a href="http://stylesixties.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/triplets-sewing-challenge-collars-and.html">Sarah </a>and <a href="http://www.alliemjackson.com/2016/01/triplets-sewing-challenge-collars-and.html">Allie's </a>versions over on their blogs </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why hello there long time readers and those of you who have wandered over from <a href="http://www.alliemjackson.com/2015/11/a-1960s-lilly-dress.html">Allie J</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not too long ago (ok it was ages ago I'm really bad at writing back to emails in a timely fashion) Allie contacted me and suggested we do a little sew a long. As fellow 60's lovers we often don't get the chance to sew along to many things lest we step outside our "time zones" so we decided to make up our own!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So with an opportunity to sew something cute for summer and also share something from my vintage fabric stash, I sent Allie half of my stock of this fabulous vintage cotton and we set ourselves a challenge end date of November 1st</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now it is actually November 2nd so I'm late for posting too, but I felt terribly feverish last night and had to go to bed. In fact I was already feeling icky while taking these photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think both our dresses turned our pretty gosh darn sweet don't you? We both have some cute striped fabric lined up from Miss Matatabi. I'd love to have that sewn up before our weekend away in Palm Beach (If your from Sydney and have seen the series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNXfsXe0bQA">Avalon now</a>, you might find that funny)</span></div>
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in Vintage tiny floral knit (peeking out from behind), Butterick 6309 (1971)
view C (long dress) in a stripy knit, Vogue 7842 view B in black and white
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Clockwise from top left - Raglan smock (traced from a bought dress) in </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/222593570/2015-nani-iro-sazanami-pocho-keta-spot?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Nani%20Iro%20sazanami%20pocho%20-%20lawn&ref=sr_gallery_7" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Nani IRO green polka dot</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">,</span><a href="http://www.paulinealicepatterns.com/xerea-dress" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Pauline Alice Xerea Dress</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> view B in vintage green paisley, </span><a href="http://www.booktopia.com.au/stylish-dress-book-yoshiko-tsukiori/prod9780804843157.html?source=pla&gclid=CN77qsDEjsgCFZeWvQodSYwIXQ" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Stylish Dress book</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> view F in </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1041426304" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Kokka Yamamon print</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/227256970/comfortable-casual-clothing-japanese?ref=shop_home_feat_3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">May me pattern book</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> view A line tunic in </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1043339261" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Nani IRO Sound Circle fabric</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of these projects a a mix of Indie, Japanese and Vintage patterns as well as new, vintage and Japanese fabrics. I find that because I can wear whatever I like to work, I branch out into all sorts of places depending on how I feel at the time and what I feel like wearing that day. There's still lots of 60's stuff in my wardrobe but I've always been a little A.D.D with my fashion choices so it's normal for me to let different styles in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had the worst flight getting up there because the pilot couldn't land at the tiny and very windy airport - though that didn't stop him trying twice, giving me an anxiety attack and my friends airsickness. The plane was then diverted to the Gold Coast, but then the airline lost my bag... so it started out terribly but after that it was a wonderful little holiday and I've already dedicated my 2017 summer holiday to going back. </span><br />
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Our whole company also had a little party recently for the super famous businessman who started the company many years ago and was visiting Oz. If you can work out what the letters pictured say I'm sure you'll work out who I mean... He told me I had beautiful hair - I hope my hairdresser appreciates that!</span><br />
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Myself and the two girls pictured planned the whole night. I didn't wear a me made dress that night because all my best party dresses are still away in winter storage...<br /><br />
The Spoolettes also had a little shopping day out at Pitt Trading where I bought the floral organza pictured above<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And to round off this post a little picture of my planty friend - monstera deliciosa (Monty) who is growing so fast - that new light green leave is already the size of a dinner plate and grew long enough to reach the door jamb. I've totally jumped on the indoor plant trend and love the 70's vibe it gives my house. I also got a cane palm, parlour palm and two maiden hair ferns that so far haven't died! I think the fact that their inside stops me from forgetting about them and neglecting to water them which is what pretty much kills my outdoor plants every summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may know I don't get to blog every day like I used to, and while the blogging may be slow, the sewing isn't! And if I wait to post photos of the things I've sewn, well you won't see the things I've made last winter till next winter at this rate!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, instead here are a couple of things I have made over the last year that I've not had a chance to blog or perhaps they don't really need a whole post to themselves anyway to explain their awesomeness! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to see more detailed photos of each item, I've created a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/103637930@N03/sets/72157655889142152">Flickr album </a>which will have all those pics that I normally include in longer posts so if you are sewing the item yourself, you can check on the look and details there! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up we have The Pennylane skirt. So named because at the time of sewing I was watching the most wonderful film Almost Famous. Miss Pennylane the loveliest groupie of them all wears a similar suede button front mini in the film. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up is a sweet dress named Jane - so named after the ginger haired Jane Asher. She wore many sweet dresses in this style while she was dating Paul McCartney. I took Jane along to the <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/tangerine-or-mandarin.html">same photo shoot for this dress</a> for Makers Society with Leesa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo - this one was a simple one to whip up and has little press studs on the wrist to close the cuffs and has stabilsing tape on the inside waist like to hold onto the gathers. I finished and wore this dress around this time last year to a Christmas in July event with a friend to <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/103637930@N03/19709655582/in/album-72157655889142152/">decorate gingerbread cookies</a> while nursing a terrible flu. So that is the the memory that now sticks with this dress - Christmas, gingerbread and the flu! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought a black bob wig and made a little Quant daisy badge and off I went! I didn't have to explain to too many people who she was and why she was a game changer in the fashion industry so that was good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Simplicity 8193 from 1969 in view 4 for the dress. Sewing the v-shaped facing was a little awkward but I got there. I used a rather cheapish quality navy cotton. I can't remember why I wanted to make this so cheaply... or maybe I had trouble finding navy fabric at the time. It's a little itchy but it was just fine for the night. I didn't have time to sew on the buttons before the party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now lastly for this epic update post is a sweet little dress made of a simple daisy cotton in Butterick 5548 in view A. I got this pattern in a Spoolettes pattern swap. I really liked the open slit at the back of the dress, which seemed to be a rather trendy thing happening in tops and dresses this past summer, but I can't get by the idea of my bra flashing at the back, so I added a hook and eye at the mid point of the slit so that I wouldn't open too much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ahoy hoy readers! I hope you've all been well? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have some rather exciting news! <a href="https://instagram.com/p/4adHMIkO2A/?taken-by=sewingthe60s">I bought a car!</a> A red Fiat 500 to be exact, to be named Fiammetta the Fiat. She's very cute and little and doesn't have much grunt but that's ok, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still on my learners so I'm not allowed over 80km/h anyway. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> drive it on my own without an instructor yet so for most of the time I just sit in it and listen to music and visit it in the garage and do funny things like that. Did you do that when you bought your first car? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully I'll have my provisional license sometime next year so I can go on opp shopping trips and be able to bring home all those large heavy items I usually pass by with a heavy heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any way - it's time for me to post up a new dress! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sandie - as named after Sandie Shaw is a lovely little number, sewn up from a baroque printed rayon I found at Spotlight last year. I used view 1 of Simplicity 9861 from 1972 to sew this up. I also really like view 2 so I'll have to sew that also one day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did actually keep my chapstick inside one of the pleats when I wore this to work because I didn't include pockets. Clever yes? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so bloody cold, I keep wearing the same sort of clothing every day I am a little to scared to get up from the couch away from the heater to the sewing machine. I don't know how I would ever handle England or Europe in winter! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know 11 degree winters sound tropical in comparison to some of you, but when you're used to 40 degree summers, you're</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> bound to become a withering little human ball when it's that cold. Central heating isn't common here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know a lot about fabrics from that period, but I assume it was one of those fabrics invented to make up for the silk shortage in WW2. Regardless it has a lovely style and didn't require any ironing when I unpacked it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dress has so far been worn in a myriad of ways. True vintage 40's and 50's style, Victorian style and of course modern! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really loved the idea of taking part in the dresses journey and hoped that maybe I could add my own spin to it, so being a 60's blogger, I tried to imagine how a girl finding the dress in the late 60's would style it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps she picked the dress up at a flea market for a couple of dollars in San Francisco? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or maybe she found it in her mothers wardrobe - a favourite dress of her's during The Blitz?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This girl would obviously be of the alternate 60's subcultures, picking up the dress to wear to a festival or perhaps even to wear to a communal hippie retreat </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flea markets and second hand shopping were very popular in the late 60's as young people looked to create a completely different look to the mainstream styles. Spurred on by designers like Barbara Hulanicki, 40's and 30's styles became popular again in the 70's for everyone and dresses from the 70's are still often confused by vintage novices as being 40's or earlier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also included is a little Wattle flower broach, which I found in my jewellery box and thought it would go well with the dress. Another item easily picked from a market or mums jewellery box for our travelling girl! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that post! Check out the <a href="http://dividingmoments.blogspot.com.au/search/label/SisterhoodofTheVintageDress">other ladies</a> and how they styled their versions. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you may be able to still participate if its not too late - send Joanna an email if you are! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week! I'll be trying to slip in a little sewing while also cutting out squares for a quilt and making a present for my best friend! So many creative pursuits, so little time! </span></div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-4711624179801549392015-06-03T05:25:00.000-07:002015-06-08T04:46:47.514-07:00Grace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been awfully absent but I'm still here, sewing away. I'm currently in between projects and waiting for a decent day to take photos of my new makes as well as cutting out scrap pieces for a quilt and pondering what to make next. Its terribly cold now that winter has come so all I really want to sew is cozy warm things. The <a href="https://premium.seamworkmag.com/projects/astoria">Astoria jumper</a> from Seamwork patterns is currently waiting for its fabric friend to arrive so I can whip it up and be all cozy and stylish for work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have something rather exciting for you to see - a new dress! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You would have seen this particular lady before in my post about the <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/pop-to-popisim-mods-vs-hippies-night.html">AGNSW Sixties Night for their Pop to popism exhibit</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric is a thick upholstery type fabric which I picked up from the local opp shop and was originally folded up as some kind of giant floor cushion cover. Once I unpicked it and washed it, you could see it had hardly any markings and was completely clean! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wonder now if it was ever used? Perhaps the original owner made up the cushion for their 70s sunken living room and then never got around to using it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, so here's how Me Made May has been going so far...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 1st I almost forgot it was Me Made May but I was luckily wearing a top that I had made from some cotton (flannelette maybe) fabric. It was a vintage fabric bought at Fabric a Brac so its a mystery!!! The top is an </span><a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/extra-wide-lace-top-122014" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oversized shirt from Burda</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 4th I wore a Mustard raglan smock made from a waffle textured fabric from Darn Cheap Fabrics. You can <a href="http://www.darncheapfabrics.com.au/product/password-mustard">buy it here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 5th I wore my Julie dress - you can see it <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/julie.html">in this post</a> in detail</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 7th I wore a me made skirt in a wool/ polyester blend. I had made this little skirt from Simplicity 6746 cut on the bias so it has nice movement and shape around the hem - which you can't really see in the photo :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 8th I wore another me made skirt - this time from tan corduroy. I had used my favourite mini skirt pattern and simply cut up the front piece adding some extra fabric for the button facing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 10th was Mother's day - I wore a smock dress made from a pattern out of the Japanese sewing book - Formal and Little Black dress, out to lunch with mum. The fabric is a William Morris print that I bought at Spotlight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this from Simplicity 7715 in a slinky green moss crepe also from Darn Cheap Fabrics. It's still <a href="http://www.darncheapfabrics.com.au/product/moss-crepe-bottle-green">for sale here</a> if you fancy some</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I get my proper camera back from my friend, I'll photograph this gorgeous baby so you can see all its loveliness (And I'll iron it too!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I was sending my boyfriend "It's gonna be May" memes and having a giggle thinking it was April 30th, when low and behold my lovely sewing buddies around the world instagramming their Me Made outfits snapped me back into line with the rest of us using Australian Eastern time making me realise that it was infact May 1st, and therefore <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/me-made-may15-sign-up-here.html">Me Made May</a>! I often mix up what day it is because I read so many American Facebook posts and they are a day behind timewise leading me to believe it was still April in this instance </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year I participated wholeheartedly in the social media event that involves committing to wearing x number of me made items for x amount of days per week throughout May</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky I am wearing a me made top today so I am still part of the game! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/me-made-yay.html">Last year</a> I wore me made for 5 out of the 7 days of the week - but I largely kept to workdays wearing mostly dresses, skirts and shirts that I had made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I'll do the same but will throw in weekends as well, which will allow me to have off days during the week if I need to. I'm pretty fickle about what I wear and last year I found some mornings especially difficult</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to get dressed for because I had restricted myself to me made only and on difficult days I tended to just want to put on something store bought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition over the last few months my work attire had changed greatly. My new team are very relaxed clothing wise so I tend to wear more jeans, ankle boots and shirts then dresses so there will be more casual looks this time, but don't worry the 60s references will be hiding in there somewhere. The weather is also turning here for Autumn so I'll be able to pull out my warmer long sleeved dresses that have been hiding away since spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you taking part?? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its gonna be a fun Me Made May! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the country has just surfaced from a lazy 4 days off camping and sleeping in and what not. It's our last public holiday until June's Queen's Birthday holiday (No ANZAC day holiday, what a crock) so most people cherished their state sanctioned days off thoroughly, as did I</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My days off were spent sleeping, sewing, watching a whole lot of free Netflix and enjoying a friends birthday at the pub.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also finally finished sewing a purple paisley frock that I had started some time ago but never had the interest to finish quickly, largely because summer dragged on quite a bit making this dress unnecessary, but the cool weather is here now which this heavy twill dress will be perfect for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The below includes a purple paisley night shirt from McCall's 6655 which comes with a monogram transfer so that you can embroider your initials, a mustard smock traced from another favourite dress, two floral tank tops from Butterick 2624, a plaid long line coat from Style 2563, a red Indian cotton dress from Simplicity 5063 and a blue Indian cotton dress from McCall's 5921.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 (very narrow) meters of this really fun pink paisley is all mine! I wish I had way more of it. How happy does this make you feel looking at it? It makes me so very happy I played around with it for a few minutes draping it like a sari or pretending it was a magnificent gown for a 60s glamazon, but I really have no idea what to make from it for myself A dress? A skirt? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's quite sheer but that can be fixed with underlining so there isn't much of a limit as to what one could make!</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year a new drama show was broadcasted on Aussie TV called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Child_(TV_series)">Love Child</a>, </i>and though I meant to blog about it then, the next series is due to start shortly so I thought it was prime time to finally write about it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the girls are underage they stay at the house away from their families (protecting the family from the shame they will face) until they are ready to give birth under the watch of the firm but caring Matron Frances Bolton. While they are there the girls are coaxed into giving their future children up for adoption, while doing back breaking work in the hospital laundry all they way up until their water breaks. Because the girls are underage and unwed, their babies are considered illegitimate hence the term "love child." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her style is naturally more sophisticated than the other characters, having come from London and wears lots of simple lines and bright block colours. Her neat sophisticated way of dressing shows her worldly exposure and reflects the strong stability which the girls are lacking. She is also one of the first characters to wear bell bottom jeans showing her acceptance with of new fashion trends - an open mindedness which also helps with ushering in new ideas of prenatal care to the ward and of ideas that unwed mothers can and should keep their babies should they wish. Her nurses outfit is typical of the time - pale pink stripes with white stockings, apron and hat (sorry if those arent the right names!) keeping her inline with the other nurses and ensuring she conforms to the hospitals rules. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While in London, Joan actually studies to become a doctor but doesn't sit the exam and as such takes on a nursing role at the hospital, watching young trainee obstetrics doctors poke and prod the young mothers whilst knowing she is much smarter than they.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a little back seat canoodling at a happening in her town of Tamworth, Viv's parents drug their own daughter and drive her to Sydney signing her over to Stanton House after finding out shes pregnant. Although Viv is initially distraught at her situation and made to feel abandoned by her parents, Viv decides to make the best from a terrible situation and enjoy her life in Sydney - a place she's always wanted to be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Viv's style is very much that of a hippie. Flowing Indian cotton blouses and dresses, crocheted vests, long beaded necklaces, suede fringe vests, tiny mini dresses and tall boots. She is very much the rebel dressing differently to everyone, sneaking out to place bets on the Melbourne Cup, taking Martha out to try to find her mum, and stealing linen for Annie's room and also a TV to watch the moon landing. Her alternative nature keeps everyone on their toes, throwing a drunken party with all the girls in the house and causing much pain to the Matron. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh well hey there pretty people! I promised myself I would blog at least once a week this month but I'm already behind on that little promise, oops!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not that I fussed about it really. Everything has been pretty swell no-blog wise. I've been doing lots of sewing and this past weekend the boy and I took a little trip up to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains for my birthday! We visited Scenic World which is basically the most touristy thing to do up there. They have a train thingy that takes you down the mountain on a 52 degree incline at a nice little speed so that you can actually look around. I had this idea that it was roller coaster speed but the ticket seller just had to chuckle at me and said they wouldn't let as many pensioners on if it was!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also have 2 kinds of cable car which gives you lovely views of Jamison Valley and of course a raised walking track down among the trees which we accidentally walked around twice. We were both a little sick with a cold but the lovely mountain air was quite refreshing. Perhaps it was all the eucalyptus trees? The excess eucalyptus being absorbed into the air by the sun is what creates the blue haze, hence the name - Blue Mountains! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also did a little opp shopping and I missed out on convincing the boy to buy me a lovely lame 60s evening coat cause I couldn't think of where I would wear something so fancy, plus it wasn't a cheap coat to begin with so I just had to buy some patterns and other vintage trinkets instead. The mountains are especially good for antique shopping both of the expensive and regular junk-shop kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually at this time in the year the weather will have turned and normally my birthday is on a rainy cold day, but as you can tell by the photos it was gorgeous! So I am still getting away with wearing summer clothes (Sorry to those of you still in the depths of winter up there in the north)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern I used for it was McCall's 8761 view c. I changed the dress so that it has a zipper in the back instead on buttons </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">up the front. I also had to take out a few cm from the armcyce cause it was super tight! That's not normal for size 14 patterns to be so small, but a lot of my McCall's patterns have been like that so it may just be a company preference? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've since done a similar neckline on another dress and it worked out so another achievement unlocked! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to make another one out of vintage-sheet looking material. I have a vintage sheet that I don't use but I really don't want to cut it up! There are some paisley and daisy covered fabrics around that have that busy sheet look which I could try. And heck who knows by the time I make it, it may still be silly hot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you've all been well anyway and I hope spring comes soon for those of you in the cold areas. I really am looking forward to wearing some of the new things I've made which have been waiting for the temp to drop before I can do so.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S I got my braces off too!! Yay town! There are photos on my instagram!</span>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-1645891849962087782015-02-22T03:43:00.001-08:002015-02-22T03:43:28.881-08:00Little Red Rooster<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello hello readers!! How the heck have you all been? I've been having a lovely long break way from le blog to catch up on sewing and enjoy my new job which has been really enjoyable! My new boss is pretty cool and I even get to go out and play team football (Soccer) once a week, which has now resulted in a fractured second toe but otherwise, the comparison between my old role and my new role are streets apart. I'm feeling much more relaxed and I have time to do my job properly, not just squeeze 3 roles into one! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so yes, all this life happiness has resulted in a tonne of sewing! So many things to show you all, but first I should try to catch up on everything I'm well behind in! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before summer holidays I noticed I didn't have very many sleeveless style dresses for summer so I made it a point to cut out a few for home and for going out. This is one of the going out ones - Simplicity 9725 from 1973</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric was picked up last year in a swap at the first Spoolettes meet up. It's most definitely vintage, not sure what decade but its mustiness suggests 70's. It's cotton but I think it is a drill weave as its quite sturdy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dress bodice is two piece - a top yoke gathered under the bust, and a bottom half which is tight. Very reminiscent of the <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/dressing-decade-1960.html">two piece bodices of 1960</a>. I noted that the bodice for this dress is a little too long on me as the skirt fits just under the waist line and not right on it so </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">next time I'll need to take off a few cm's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you've all been well! I got my braces removed this weekend and hung out with the Spoolettes at Bobbin and Ink today. Lots of sewing going on otherwise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Wednesday was an event that couldn't be missed! So much so that I went by myself! eep!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Art Gallery of NSW is currently holding an exhibit - <a href="http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/pop-to-popism/?gclid=CMev3sjEosMCFdgnvQodUhIAEQ">Pop to Popisim</a>, which shows as you may guess lots of well known art works from pop artists from the 50's through to the 80's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AGNSW likes to hold events called <a href="http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art-after-hours/">Art After Hours</a>, which usually involves a bar, some music and various talks from relevant industry experts. Throughout the <i>Pop to Popisim </i>exhibition they have been holding events themed by each of the decades featured in the exhibit. The week before was 50's and this week is 70's. And I'm sure you can guess which one I went to! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 60's night was themed <i>Mod vs Hippies</i>, and while it wasn't the sort of Mods you'd see down in Brighton, there were lots of Carnaby street styled mods, go-go dressed, pop art styled girls and a few hippies draped in paisley with flowers and peace signs all over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Late last year, Tilly released a new pattern on her website called </span><a href="http://shop.tillyandthebuttons.com/products/francoise" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fran<span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">ç</span>oise</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! A spunky little 60s number with raglan sleeves and a sweeping A-line shape</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tilly had reached out to me to give this lovely lady a review but I didn't get to sewing it well after the sew-along in early December cause things were just too crazy. But here she is now!*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Considering I sew mainly vintage and sometimes Burdastyle patterns, this was a good way to shake up my sewing routine with instructions and patterns from the Indie pattern scene</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm quite naughty with pattern instructions - I tend to gloss over them and sew freestyle as per my own experience, referring only to the pattern when I get to a tricky bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had done the same with the Françoise instructions and hit a hump very quickly when I decided to change the dress style mid way through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started out sewing the sleeveless version, thinking that I need more sleeveless dresses in my life. The fabric I chose was a not-very-stretchy polyester knit that I bought from Stratostreak vintage. The pattern is designed for woven fabrics only, but this fabric has very little stretch so I thought it might still be ok. To describe it, its very similar to polo shirt material... but polyester - which means its really hot to wear! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And cause we had a lovely little week of hot weather and high humidity, as soon as I tried this on, I knew there was no way in hell this was going to be a summer dress, even if it didn't have sleeves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I cut out the sleeves, with the help of Balthazar and continued on my merry way</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my not reading the instructions mode, I tried to sew the sleeves on while the shoulder pieces for the sleeveless version were still intact. Which meant the neck hole was huge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took me ages to work out wtf was going on. It was hot and I must have been dehydrated but I eventually worked it out and got on with the sewing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Size wise, I cut a size 6 as per Tilly's measurement chart. I'm normally smaller on the top then on the bottom, but for the sake of trying this pattern properly I only cut the one size. It fits well around the hips with no adjustments and the bust is fitted but not too loose. For me, I might like the arms to be a little slimmer, but the fabric also bunches in a way that looks bulky, so it could just be me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dress is shaped by darts at the front which run from the hip up to the bust. I quite like this style because it shapes the dress not only at the bust but also into the waist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I obviously need to practice lining up the bias at the back though... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in the end, I'm quite happy with this pretty little darling. Very sweet and a good pattern if you are a new sewer as the instructions (once you read them) are very clear. I like that its very clearly influenced by mid 60s dresses,<a href="http://shop.tillyandthebuttons.com/"> like most of her designs</a>, so if you prefer to use new patterns I would highly recommend looking at Tilly's range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sizes run from bust size 30 to 44 inches so there is a good variety of sizes for all the lovely ladies in the world. </span></div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-71430608604981033352014-12-30T06:14:00.003-08:002014-12-30T06:14:23.973-08:002014 Things I sewed and did - A short review<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, its that time of year again! And all I can say is that I'm pretty happy this year is coming to a close. Its been pretty shitty for most of the part, but there were also some really kick-ass things that happened this year and I sewed some really awesome frocks! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of last year, I had also made a <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/2013-boast-post-and-2014-to-do-list.html">bunch of sewing resolutions</a> which I promptly broke, not cause I wanted to, but well, life happened. But I did make many splendid dresses and met lots of people through the Spoolettes and Makers Society. I also was featured in lots of magazines and other wonderful blogs. Here is a round up of the things I made this year. (There are more, but I'm yet to post them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all 2014 wasn't too bad. I need to stop kicking myself for not blogging every week, and even though work was super stressful, I have a new job next year and therefore many more things to sew for it and opportunities to experience.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you all enjoy your new years, I'll be down the coast sunning it up and spending hopefully a whole day at the beach! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for reading this year and for being totally awesome and wonderful. I hope to see you all in 2015!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cat xoxoxoxo</span>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-62602262134041196732014-12-23T06:37:00.000-08:002014-12-23T06:37:07.143-08:00Busy as a bee<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas readers! It's been a while since my last post, but I have a really good excuse I promise! Well multiple excuses actually! I have been hiding out on the other side of the internet not reading my blogroll (500+ unread!) and generally being a busy little bee. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been sewing, working and Christmas party-ing. All those sorts of things that stop me from getting around to doing anything blog related. I have however been reading all of your blogs, so apologies for not commenting where I normally like to do so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other more exciting news, as of February next year I have a new job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't that exciting!? Its actually a secondment away to a different department at work in a higher role, but this department is a little more casual and they embrace fun and staff culture a little more then my current department. As someone who enjoys the atmosphere and aesthetic of work more then any thing else, I'm really excited at the prospect of working somewhere with a slightly smaller team but more responsibility in a relaxed environment. I really am going to miss my current boss and immediate team as they are so awesome, but this is a great chance for me to get more experience in my career and after the killer year I've had I really needed to be somewhere else away from the emotional drain of where I am now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that means I'll be sewing more casual things! I love this idea so much as I've had to wear smart/business wear for 4 years. I celebrated by buying a cute little Japanese sewing book - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/153337873/formal-little-black-dress-yoshiko">Formal and Little black dress</a>. It doesn't sound casual but the cut of most of the patterns is very loose and cute, like most Japanese books, so they could be easily made casual with the right fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you like to see what I've been up to this last month (in between work and getting sloshed?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last post was to show you my <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/olivia-giveaway-winner.html">Olivia dress</a>, sewn from a Norma Tullo pattern. It was mixed in with a give-away winner announcement so it might have come across as "Olivia - the winner of the give-away" Anyway... go and have a look if you'd like to read more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This outfit was sewn for a White Christmas themed party. I totally took one of those Osterich feathers too, but then again so did everyone else. A small consolation for not winning best dressed! (I'm not bitter)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early in the month I went to a sew-along with the Spoolettes at the <a href="http://www.bobbinandink.com/">Bobbin and Ink</a> studios in Petersham. I began work on the daisy dress you see above and also picked up some cute buttons made by the B&I girls. The studio space was great to work in. The screen printing tables were turned into cutting tables and there was heaps of space for sewing machines. Not to mention the cute collection of vintage sewing machines and ephemera, notions and vintage patterns on display and to buy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bohdana from The Spoolettes also organised a Kris Kringle over email. My Secret Santa gifted me some Repro-depot fabric and I gave mine (<a href="http://www.whenallyouneedis.com/">Alex</a>) some Jonathan Adler notebooks and one of my vintage patterns! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for the patterns! Oh yes more patterns! Would you like to <strike>drool over</strike> see them? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some are purchased, and a few are gifts from fellow Spoolettes (Thanks ladies!) and two are from my Sister from another mister Nicole who finally returned back to Australia! We'll be taking her out on a re-assimilation tour of Sydney and the <a href="http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/pop-to-popism/">Pop goes Popism</a> exhibit next week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend past I held a fun little gathering of my dear friends for a crafternoon. I planned crafts like bangles, necklaces, marbled bowls, felt Christmas ornaments and flower crowns. We had a lovely time, crafting, eating and drinking. Most of my friends didn't know each other so they all got to meet someone new and everyone left with one or two things they made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was fun to plan a craft only day (no sewing) and my main drive was simply to hold a party where everyone could busy their hands while chatting. It wasn't strictly a Christmas craft themed party, but I did include one Christmas craft in the selection</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well now, I know I said I was going to announce the winner of the<a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/burdastyles-50-best-bloggers-part-2-and.html"> Make and Mend Fabulous give-away</a> yesterday, but I got home a little late after attending my friends end of year Design Exhibition and after a happy amount of free wine, I may or may not have been in the mood to eat spaghetti and fall asleep on the couch. And cause, you know, blogging while under the influence can been risky... so yeah... Anyway! Everything looked wonderful and I'm very proud of my friend for completing TAFE with a small child and working as well! Super mum for sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I'm sure you've heard enough of my antics... The winner of the Make and Mend fabulous book, DVDs and vintage pattern tracing is... <a href="http://pigeonwish.wordpress.com/">PIGEONWISH</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pigeonwish commented that she would "<i>make me and my boyfriend coordinating outfits (in as classy a way possible) </i>Wonderful answer! How many of us would like to make something not just for ourselves but also our partners? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations lovely! I'll send you an email soon and t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hank you to everyone who entered the giveaway!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So a little bit about dear Olivia</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a researching <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/norma-tullo.html">Norma Tullo </a>early this year, I purchased a few of her patterns including this one - Butterick 4519 from 1968. The pattern is one of a number of patterns Norma designed in the 60s with Butterick </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric chosen is a vintage magenta cotton sateen with tiny flowers. When it arrived it had a marvellous branding stamp in gold ink on the bottom declaring that it was made in China and a sort of map if I recall. I couldn't find the off-cut, but the colour of the fabric after all these years is so bright and solid. Very well looked after!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok the dress is cute to but hey, if a cats gonna photo bomb, you got 10 seconds before the timer goes off to make it look adorable. There was nothing in my hand, but Balthy wasn't the wiser</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bonus for those of you still reading, while making the dress, I was contacted by <a href="http://petaandfriends.com/">Peta</a>, whose mum worked with Norma Tullo in her Melbourne studio in the 60s. That's Norma with the dark hair on the right, and her studio manager Carol Silk on the left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm currently working on a bustier for my work Christmas party outfit. I'm almost done. i just need to sew in the straps and hem it. And this weekend, I'll be joining the Sydney Spoolettes for a sewing day at Bobbin and Ink in Petersham. It shall be tremendous fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may remember<a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/burdastyles-50-best-bloggers-for-sewing.html"> this post</a> in which Burdastyle announced a competition to find the 50 best bloggers for sewers and I asked for your help in voting for me... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well guess what??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.428571em;">Thank you to everyone who voted and made an effort to click over to the very strange voting page! It's really appreciated especially after all the personal issues I've had this year to know I am still valued and continue to inspire you all to sew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pdf/BurdaTopBloggerPDF_v3.pdf">They categorised each blog</a> in to different sections like vintage, advanced, beginner friendly etc so that you can find a blog easily, depending on what you like. I am in the Vintage section obvi! If your blog reader is looking a little empty, there are quite a lot of excellent well written blogs for you to peruse from all over the world with make different skill levels and topics of interest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations to my fellow Sewing bloggers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now obviously there are perks for winning such things, BUT I'm going to pass some of those perks on to you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">Burdastyle were kind enough to send me a couple of DVDs and a handy little book which I will be giving away as part of the winners pack. Obviously beginner level guides aren't quite </span><span style="line-height: 22.8571357727051px;">necessary</span><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"> for me any more, so I'd love to pass it onto someone who will enjoy using it and move from "I wish I could sew" to "Look what I made!!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">The DVDs over everything from reading a pattern to using the machine for the first time, and the book is a great general resource covering topics like mending snags, repairing holes, straps and refitting </span><span style="line-height: 22.8571357727051px;">clothes</span><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"> so that they'll fit better. A perfect addition for any vintage lover who more often then not, may be faced with finding a beautiful garment, only to find it needs a tonne of repairs! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This could even be a great gift for Christmas if you know someone who would love to take up sewing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, I'll also offer up a traced copy of one of my beloved sewing patterns to pop into the parcel if you like. Take a look at my pattern <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/p/my-patterns.html">collection here</a> and <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/search/label/my%20patterns">here </a> and if you win, you can tell me which one you'd like and I'll trace it off nice and neatly for you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To enter this competition, all you need to do is leave a comment finishing this sentence;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The competition is open until 12am AEST Wednesday the 26th of November. Prize winner will be announced on the blog that evening (around 8 or 9pm AEST 26/11) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best answer </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.8571357727051px;">determined by myself</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.428571em;"> will win, and maybe my boyfriend if I'm really struggling to pick a winner! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the mean time I will be hopefully posting up some new dresses that I've recently finished, and maybe a tutorial (I know I promise a lot!) and at the same time, trying to sew up a bustier as part of my outfit for a Christmas party, which currently is doing my head in with all the curvy seams and boning and whatnot! ahh wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its been over a year since the last "Fashion elements" post. I know! I'm terrible!! But there's a lot to research and now I can finally give you a new design element that I've been enjoying noticing since watching Bonnie and Clyde and reading the "<a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/book-review-sixties-fashion-from-less.html">Sixties Fashion</a>" book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 1930s gave the 60s a lot of inspiration in the mid to late 60s, via films and designers who looked to the past for inspiration from the heros and characters that drove folk lore and adorned the screens during the dark depression era. So many films were produced in that period, that one would think there was no depression in LA, but there surely was and the films were often used as an escape from real life for everyday people. The fantasy of those films and outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde remained so ingrained in peoples memories that it was bound to repeat itself at some point. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story of Bonnie and Clyde was a perfect segue for the 30s to introduce itself to the 60s. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of things that really drove the popularity of this film in 1967 was the fashions and of course fantastical story line of Bonnie and Clyde. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So popular was the films fashion that designers such as Yves Saint Laurent Norman Norell both designed collections based of Bonnie's outfits as played by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Faye Dunaway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interestingly, the film also spawned a sultry duet between Bardot and Serge Gainsberg in 1968.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Clockwise from top left:<a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/vogue+magazine/vogue+365/galleries/vogue+365,20573/galleries/vogue+365,20573?pos=92">Jean Shrimpton models a striped denim mini-dress with a floral blouse and large white cravat, 1969. Vogue 365 gallery - Vogue Australia</a> Super chic Biba suit, 1960s<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">.</span> <a href="http://sweetjanespopboutique.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/twiggy-dandy-look-1967.html">Twiggy by Helmut Newton for Vogue UK. Scanned by Sweet Jane September 15 1967</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">; </span><a href="http://newenglandwoodstock.tumblr.com/post/98105358106/sweetjanespopboutique-new-post-over-on-the">Rave Fashion For Valentine’s Day 1968. Image scanned by Sweet Jane.</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elements of 1930s fashion had popped up before, but it had taken the impact of the film to bring about a new blend of the relaxed 1930s look with the leggy swinging 60s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While high fashion embraced whole hog of 1930s styling, young women and teens preferred a softer reference with a spectrum of colours, but with the same slim cuts, boxy blazers, knee length pleated skirts, knee socks, ties and berets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In France, young women were reportedly storming the boutiques for longer skirts after the film debuted there in Janurary 1968, confusing the press with which skirt length was the most popular. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was it the mini or the midi? Hemlines once again started to shift about, allowing designers and women the chance to choose their preferred hemline depending on their mood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.9999942779541px;">For Barbara Hulanicki, the 1930's had been stylish since she fell in love with the stars of Hollywood while escaping to watch films as a child. Barbara incorporated the silky dresses of Jean Harlow and glamorous sets of Hollywood films into the stylised prints of flowers and abstract shapes into the fabric prints of her garments - as in the above images</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sewing patterns also took up this trend initiated by Bonnie and Clyde, with drop waists, pleated skirts, double breasted tunics and relaxed fit twin sets. Pattern illustrations also included pinstriping and and two tone shoes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whereas the sexier Hollywood version of the 30s were also celebrated with patterns for bias cut gowns with puffed sleeves, detailed bust lines and other small details that seems to have been lifted right out of the sets of "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361555456/tt0032143?ref_=ttmd_md_nxt">The Women</a>" or "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3539437312/tt0027125?ref_=tt_pv_md_3">Top Hat</a>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, I did get to enjoy sorting through a bunch of new patterns that I bought from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stratostreakvintage">Stratostreak Vintage</a> (Check out the video with her Twiggy collection!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a good chunk of patterns that I need to post onto the<a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/p/my-patterns.html"> Pattern collection page</a> now, hopefully I don't screw up the HTML!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so loving this set of 70 patterns! So many Biba dreams waiting to be sewn up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh so many pretties! And I buy each one with every intention of sewing them up one day too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend past was spent attempting to sew in 35 degree heat, followed by a huge storm that blew plenty of fresh air back into the house. I did actually get to finish a dress which I'll show you later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few months back I spent the afternoon with the fabulous Leesa from the Makers Society who kindly took some picture of me and my dresses to share on both our blogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't often have my photo taken in a non-party/ passport photo situation and in times where I control the countdown timer I'm more relaxed and slightly more natural in my photos. It was a little awkward having the photos taken by another person who I pretty much had just met in real life that day. Hanging out in a public park, with the sun blinding my eyes and receiving direction, but Lessa did an excellent job to suggest which way to look and hold my hand and what not, and we ended up with some lovely photos! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seeing myself through someone else's eyes is really different and interesting at the same time. I feel like half the photos my mouth is wide open waiting to catch flies, but really, I was just smiling! haha funny how that happens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my hair looks so white! That's another thing I hardly get to see. You know how you see the same thing everyday, in the mirror or on the way to work, but it takes a photograph or video to make you see that same thing differently?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sort of weird how we distort our own perception of ourselves, when yet we know we look ok, but insist that our hair is not sitting right or our dress makes us feel pudgy but in reality, most of those perceptions aren't real. We just make them up in our heads!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kind of like when you record your own voice and listen back to it to hear a totally different sound and say "do I really sound like that?!?" There is a scientific reason for that, but we get so used to being or looking or sounding a different way, its sometimes really refreshing to see ourselves as other people see us</span></div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-53603067740967302212014-10-30T04:44:00.000-07:002014-10-30T04:44:02.155-07:00Barbara Hulanicki - The patron saint of Sewingthe60s<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh Barbara Hulanicki! How do I love thee!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />In a recent interview with <a href="http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/2014/10/here-s-barbara-hulanicki-on-how-to-do-1960-s-style-right#.VFH-v4g8arX">The De-brief</a>, Barbara wisely tells readers, that if they want to achieve the 60's look the best way to do so, other then buying it, is to make it yourself!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<i>"The easiest way to do the look yourself then? Make it. 'I think sewing is coming back like mad,' says Hulinicki. 'The high street is doing some simple pieces that actually look very 60's, so you can very carefully unpick the seams and make a new pattern from a finished garment. Then you can make the look your own.'</i></div>
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And she is so right! I mean this blog wouldn't exist without that sort of motivation for myself to get the look down right. <br /><br />If you are thinking of sewing vintage, but don't know where to start, check out your local sewing store to see if they do classes, get yourself a few vintage patterns or even some of the <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/c-390-vintage.aspx?pagesize=99999999">new retro patterns</a> and give it a go! And just as Babs mentioned, use an old curtain or table cloth to start you off! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you think that's ridiculous, take a look at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KinkyMelonsRetroBoutique/photos/a.440223219372603.102512.440204982707760/794142523980669/?type=1&theater">Vix's marvellous lace dress</a> she made from a curtain and vintage pattern! Trendy and true to the 60's style </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sewing your own clothes is not as daunting as it seems. There are plenty of books, youtube videos and tutorials on-line and many of us know a family relative who sews, so why not ask them to show you some basic steps! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for those of you who are on the verge of finishing your Halloween outfits, I just have to share this link on Burdastyle of <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/10-thoughts-everyone-has-while-sewing-their-own-halloween-costume-in-gifs">10 Thoughts Everyone has While Sewing their Own Halloween Costume (in GIFs!)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween is on/off in popularity here in Australia. But many of these feelings I still get when making Christmas or dress up party costumes.. or just sewing anything in general!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off is this paisley buttoned shirt which I made from Simplicity 8399. The fit isn't great which is sad cause this fabric is so amazing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also bought from our old friend Etsy is Simplicity 4899 and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 7915. Both super adorable but 4899 is especially so and looks like something </span><a href="https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tillyandthebuttons.com%2F&ei=f51HVI3RJqTBmAXOiYLIAQ&usg=AFQjCNF3EjKsSTeMhlYPa2aGbqw7EHcQgw&sig2=tkp1JzvcMeO27A7suOYiIg&bvm=bv.77880786,d.dGY" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tilly </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">might sew with don't you think? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone! I was so ready to show you the photos of this new dress but our internet allowance got gobbled up my the boys new Playstation updates which left us with snail paced internet for a week! Ah but anyway - I now present to you the most recent of my sewn projects - Julie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Named after Julie Christie for no reason in particular! I just wanted the dear thing to have a name, and because its a darling of a dress! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fabric is an almost identical match to the one on the envelope! I got it from Spotlight and the design is by <a href="http://www.reprodepot.com/">Repro-depot</a>. They don't seem to have their fabric for sale any more on their website or anywhere else so it was pure luck! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also had only just enough fabric left for 1 pocket! And I normally prefer pockets on the right hand side, but I cut this piece for the left instead. Oh well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also remembered not to cut it too short so that I could wear a belt with it, which gives it a rather lovely look. The dress doesn't have a zipper so it simply pulls over the head once you undo the buttons on the front. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The front of the dress has very small gathers under the yoke which create fullness for the bust. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I should have added a fourth button to the top or just redistributed the buttons a bit more, but otherwise I'm ok with the open look</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sleeve seam turns into the placket for the button. McCall's patterns are funny in that way. Some short cuts and some not - for example, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he pants on this pattern use elastic instead of a zip, but then it calls for lined pockets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such a darling isn't she? I do like this dress very much and the fabric is really nice. I think though I should have ironed it for these photos right? haha Oops! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have pretty much worked through the pile of projects I <a href="http://sewingthe60s.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/busy-sewing-bee.html">showed in this post </a>and have spent this weekend waiting for the internet to restart cutting out another pile! If you look at the top left of the blog home page, you'll also notice I've finally changed the "current projects" button to Butterick 4519. So that will be the next one, but in the mean time I have two dresses yet to post which I will try to get around to this week </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cat xo</span></div>
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