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Apr. 9th, 2025 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
totchipandaLaundry done. Always more laundry to do, but I will do it on a different day. I accidentally ate more queso and chips than I intended so I wasn't in the mood to make dinner. Oops.
Printed out the other pieces of the pattern, but STILL managed to miss one. Polled one (1) person regarding which skirt I could make with the fabric I chose (helpfully modeled by Calcifer lying on it). Both are 3/4 circles with box pleats, one has more sweep than the other, one has in-seam pockets while the other has side pockets, one has a zipper back closure and the other is button-front. My poller selected the in-seam pockets and zipper, and that was my intention before Calcifer helped and threw me off, so that's what I cut out.
I tend to print the pattern just along the waistline and then measure out the hemline, which can make getting the layout correct. I misjudged it twice, had to fight with Calcifer again to be able to lay the fabric (needed to be cut on the cross-grain on the fold, and she LOVES fluttering things like fabric) to the point that I took a snack into the other room to see if she'd get bored, and finally got it right with about a quarter of an inch to spare. Woo!
I then pinned the pleats into place and held the pieces up with the waistline flat to judge my hem marking technique and overall I'd say it was pretty successful. It's the most lovely houndstooth wool, with gorgeous hand and drape. It's gonna need a petticoat to hold it out just a titch.
I did not print any of the waistband so I have now measured that for cutting tonight. I had cut the pockets out of sateen scraps which I'm reconsidering a bit (probably not tho, they're already done) if only because there are huge bits of fabric that was left uncut. But also I'd still like to do a jacket with the rest of the fabric, so they would be hand for collars and the like.
Speaking of, the skirt used about 3m, and I measured 2.6m left. As I opened out the outer cut edge, a piece of paper fell out with some words on it (not English) and I'm guessing length and cost. 5.3m at $69.98 per metre? Even if that was the cost for the whole bit, I got this for a great deal at the low low cost of FREE.
Printed out the other pieces of the pattern, but STILL managed to miss one. Polled one (1) person regarding which skirt I could make with the fabric I chose (helpfully modeled by Calcifer lying on it). Both are 3/4 circles with box pleats, one has more sweep than the other, one has in-seam pockets while the other has side pockets, one has a zipper back closure and the other is button-front. My poller selected the in-seam pockets and zipper, and that was my intention before Calcifer helped and threw me off, so that's what I cut out.
I tend to print the pattern just along the waistline and then measure out the hemline, which can make getting the layout correct. I misjudged it twice, had to fight with Calcifer again to be able to lay the fabric (needed to be cut on the cross-grain on the fold, and she LOVES fluttering things like fabric) to the point that I took a snack into the other room to see if she'd get bored, and finally got it right with about a quarter of an inch to spare. Woo!
I then pinned the pleats into place and held the pieces up with the waistline flat to judge my hem marking technique and overall I'd say it was pretty successful. It's the most lovely houndstooth wool, with gorgeous hand and drape. It's gonna need a petticoat to hold it out just a titch.
I did not print any of the waistband so I have now measured that for cutting tonight. I had cut the pockets out of sateen scraps which I'm reconsidering a bit (probably not tho, they're already done) if only because there are huge bits of fabric that was left uncut. But also I'd still like to do a jacket with the rest of the fabric, so they would be hand for collars and the like.
Speaking of, the skirt used about 3m, and I measured 2.6m left. As I opened out the outer cut edge, a piece of paper fell out with some words on it (not English) and I'm guessing length and cost. 5.3m at $69.98 per metre? Even if that was the cost for the whole bit, I got this for a great deal at the low low cost of FREE.
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Date: 2025-04-09 03:53 pm (UTC)Thank you, Calcifer, your service to cat and country will be rewarded.
Always in seam pockets. Always. Because pocketses will always shatter and are easiest to repair/replace at the seam.
In conclusion, button fronts are the worst when you gain a smidge of weight and show your knickers.