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Tag Archives: lace
Lacy Tie-Neck Dress
Yet another project from the Unfinished Object Pile completed. I love checking things off that list!
If you follow me on Instagram, then you caught a glimpse of this dress the other day. I’ve been posting my me-made outfits each day, and I wore this dress last Sunday.
I actually finished this dress several weeks ago. It has been in and out of my UFO pile since last year.
I made the pattern for the bodice of this dress when I was in California last summer.The pattern was actually used for another dress first (I’ll post about that in a couple days). I found the lacy knit fabric at Michael Levine Loft during the same visit to California, but I didn’t cut the material out for this dress until November of last year. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged Budget, buttons, dress, lace, pattern, self-drafted, sewing, tie neck
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Reconstructed Lace Insert Shirt Tutorial
This is the second of the three tutorials I mentioned in this post. The tutorial below explains how to make a top with lace yokes and sleeve inserts, using a large recycled turtleneck and some stretchy lace. The lace I used was in the remnant pile at Hancock, but you could probably find a lace top to recycle if you want you’re top to be made entirely from recycled materials.
It wasn’t necessary to take a picture of the shirt before because it was just a big turtleneck. So, I’ll start with an explanation of how I cut it up. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged design, diy, how to, insert, instructions, lace, lace insert, lace sleeve, lace yoke, reconstructed, recycled turtleneck, remake, sewing, sweatshirt, thrifted, top, tutorial, upcycled, yoke
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Lace Yoke Sweetheart Top Tutorial
Here is the first of the three tutorials that I mentioned on Sunday: how to make a lace yoke sweetheart top.
This is a lengthy tutorial because I also included information about how to make a basic shirt pattern and how to make a pleated sleeve.
To make this pattern, you’ll need some tracing or drawing paper, a pencil and a ruler. If you have dressmaker’s tracing/marking paper and a tracing wheel, you can use that instead of a pencil. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, diy, how to, instructions, knits, lace, lace yoke, patternmaking, pleated sleeves, sewing, shirt, sweetheart neckline, t-shirt, tutorial, yoke
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Linen n’ Lace Top & the Great Maxi Mistake
This is the last of the summer sewing catch-up posts….
When my grandparents came to visit, they brought some fabrics and vintage garments from my grandma’s sister, Anne (Thanks Auntie Anne!). The material below was cut out for a loose blouse, with no pattern instructions. I thought the lightweight material would be ideal for a summer tank, and I’d use the sleeves and the bit of leftover material for another top, at some point.
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Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged blouse, clothing, diy, dress, fabric cutting mistake, fabric placement, floral, lace, linen, maxi, reconstruction, recycled, sewing, shirt, top, vintage
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Retro Floral and Lace Swimsuit
I know it’s the end of summer, but I finally finished a new swimsuit a couple of weeks ago.
\This is the first swimsuit that I have actually felt good wearing in a long time.
The material was a thrift store discovery last year. I brought it home for about $0.25 without knowing what I would use it for. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged bikini, design, floral, lace, pattern, retro, sewing, Simplicity 7143, swimsuit, swimwear, vintage
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Lace and Geometry Dress
A few months back, I found the vintage dress pictured below.
I’m not sure why I snatched it up so fast at the thrift store, because the dress went immediately into my “maybe later” pile. And there it remained for many months, while I continued to glance at it and say, “maybe later.”
Since I hadn’t sewn any clothing in a while, I was up for a challenge last week. So I pulled this dress out of the box, and put my brain to work.
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Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting
Tagged Budget, diy, dress, fashion, geometric print, lace, reconstruction, recycled, remake, retro, sewing, thrifted, vintage, yoke
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Blushing Bookworm Dress
Since fall is a comin’—albeit, slowly—it’s now time for me to start creating season appropriate attire. So, remember this “Princess Leia” dress from last Tuesday? Let’s revisit it… You may be asking, is a pastel (especially pastel pink) OK for … Continue reading
