Category: sewing

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Day 21

christinahopgood

Finally up to date!

Now I want to make it clear that this is not real fur.  So from here on I will call it “fuer”.
This is a fuer stole which is lined with satiny slimy material.  It’s not really slimy either… just slippy.  Tied at the front with a ribbon.  I got this pattern from somewhere on the internet.  Not sure if I like it or not, probably because my fuer was the cheap kind rather than the $50 per metre kind.
Shortly after making this I acquired a real fur stole which is much more rad.  Good-bye fuer!
sewing

Day 5

christinahopgood

I made a top. It was going to be a dress, and maybe it will be sometime. I found a top that fits me well and traced it for the bodice. The bust is gathered a little at the front. The strap was modeled on the one Venus Williams had at the Hopman Cup (I think). It goes through a keyhole at the front and joins the back in the same way regular straps do. It’s kind of a mix between a halter neck and spaghetti straps. All hand-stitched.



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