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breakinglight11Today I wore the pencil skirt I made in the Pin-up Pencil Skirt class I took at the Boston Vintage Factory.
This isn't a very good picture, but it is a slightly below the knee skirt made out of wool tweed. I got to practice a lot of techniques under my teacher Kristen's supervision, including darts, making a waistband, fitting, and even finishing seams with a serger. I've always wanted to use a serger, this was the first time I'd ever gotten a chance to, and it was a lot of fun and worked out really nicely. These are the first finished seams I've ever made. The fabric is really neat, it's black and white fibers with a slimmer thread of gold woven in through. Here's a closer look at it.
It's probably the slickest, neatest, most "professional" garments I've ever made. This class was just what I needed, with a knowledgeable teacher to walk me through the right process and catch my stupid mistakes so I'd have a clearer idea of how to do things in the future. The fit is pretty good, too, although not the most practical garment for me. In order to get the right look, it needed to be tapered at the bottom, which looks cool, but is suited to someone who takes dainty, ladylike steps. It's a little restrictive for someone with my particular striding gait. I should probably also raise the hemline a little bit; above-the-knee tends to look better on a person of my size, and it might give me a little more room for my long strides. But I'm really happy with the sewing job I did on it.
I signed up for another class, a Christmas gift from my parents. That is the Kimono Robe and Slippers class, which will work on more advanced techniques such as setting in sleeves (which I have no experience with at all) and working with slippery fabrics. I'm really excited to be learning more, and I'm really happy to have these opportunities to make progress.
This isn't a very good picture, but it is a slightly below the knee skirt made out of wool tweed. I got to practice a lot of techniques under my teacher Kristen's supervision, including darts, making a waistband, fitting, and even finishing seams with a serger. I've always wanted to use a serger, this was the first time I'd ever gotten a chance to, and it was a lot of fun and worked out really nicely. These are the first finished seams I've ever made. The fabric is really neat, it's black and white fibers with a slimmer thread of gold woven in through. Here's a closer look at it.
It's probably the slickest, neatest, most "professional" garments I've ever made. This class was just what I needed, with a knowledgeable teacher to walk me through the right process and catch my stupid mistakes so I'd have a clearer idea of how to do things in the future. The fit is pretty good, too, although not the most practical garment for me. In order to get the right look, it needed to be tapered at the bottom, which looks cool, but is suited to someone who takes dainty, ladylike steps. It's a little restrictive for someone with my particular striding gait. I should probably also raise the hemline a little bit; above-the-knee tends to look better on a person of my size, and it might give me a little more room for my long strides. But I'm really happy with the sewing job I did on it.
I signed up for another class, a Christmas gift from my parents. That is the Kimono Robe and Slippers class, which will work on more advanced techniques such as setting in sleeves (which I have no experience with at all) and working with slippery fabrics. I'm really excited to be learning more, and I'm really happy to have these opportunities to make progress.
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