So this is my first make using fabric from my abakhan shopping haul . This is the Black Lace and Teal lining material I brought instead of the £25 per metre lace I fell in love with.
I based this loosely on the Clemence skirt from love at first stitch, But for some reason my waistband came out to big and I had to take it in by about an cm on either side. Its hidden inside the lining but its still a bit too much bulk for my liking.
Its a lovely full skirt and I really like the pop of colour underneath. I'm also happy about the fact I can dress it up or down depending on my mood.
I used an invisible zip at the back and my waistband isn't quite level. I'm not sure if its going to annoy me enough to want to unpick it all and re sew the waistband, although if I do I guess I can shrink it down a bit so theirs no bulk at the sides.
I think the length is pretty good, its not trashy but its not old lady either. I hemmed the lining but I havent hemmed the lace yet, ideally I'd like the hemming to be invisible so I need to work out how to do that.
Here's the offending waistband, I think its out by about 3/4mm? To be honest I don't think its going to bother me that much. And I'm not sure the bulk at the waist will either Ill probably just clamp it down with a belt.
and here's how the lace and teal fabric look together! Pretty cute right? I love that its not a traditional lace and more like a corded lace type thing!
The only other real technical bit is that the lace and the lining fabric are only joined at the waistband and the zip. I treated bot fabrics separately at the end of the zip so they would move as two separate layers! I'm pretty pleased with that to be honest, because old lazy Frankie would have just stitched the back seam through both layers.
In other news I fell over on saturday, I'm okay but basically both legs went from under me and I landed on my hip and my hand and shoulder so I'm feeling pretty uncomfortable. Turns out Marcus had been polishing the floor with his polish cloth and not the table liked id asked. Kids do the darndest things eh?
Much Love
Frankie
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Looks super, love the lace material and that teal colour!! Does the lace need hemming ? I made my daughter a dress with lace overlay and I didn't bother hemming it as I thought it looked okay and I didn't want the hem showing and it looked better without one. X
ReplyDeleteYeah this did have a hem but i ditched it because it was so obvious.
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Looks good and I love that colour too. The lace looks a bit like a spider's web, definitely not old fashioned like some lace can appear. I slipped over last week too. I skidded on my muddy patio and fell in the same way. A bit sore for 3 days but at least nothing was broken. Note to self - clean the patio!
ReplyDeleteoh no I hope your feeling better, Its awful when we fall isnt it! I love this lace too its got a witchy vibe.
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The skirt looks great, I love the teal against the black. You could just leave the hem of the lace. I kind of like the rough edging it kind of stops it from looking to neat and proper, plus frayed hems are all the trend right now. Hope you're ok after your fall :) xx
ReplyDeleteFrayed hems are on trend I ll have to remember that for next time I dont feel like finishing a project!
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