Wardrobe reconstruction, red dress
I’ve pulled together a few things to make the first thing
for the reconstruction project. Kate sent this wonderful velvet shirt and crinkly
houndstooth skirt. I pulled this wonderful wide ribbon out of my stash, along
with some sort of odd lace. It has a ridge just off center down the whole length, and I think it is meant to be folded in half and used as insertion. I
also found a lovely red lining fabric from my stash. This is going to be a baby
dress. The skirt will be the bodice, lined with the lining (duh), and the
velvet will be the gathered skirt. Buttons from the skirt will go down the
back, and I’ll use the lace and ribbon to dress everything up and tie it all
together. I’ll add a peter pan collar, too, I think.
I really love this project, and it’s making me think a lot about my own wardrobe. There are a lot of things I have in my closet that I can’t wear, but keep for other reasons. Many things I just don’t have the figure for (I can fit into them, I just can’t fill out the curvy bits). Some of them are delicious fabrics, but totally frumpy. And some are just too rough. Ever since my bout with shingles a couple years ago, I’m very sensitive to rough spots on fabrics. I especially notice rough seams, and I’ve had to throw away several things because I just couldn’t tolerate them. When I finish this project, I’m going to take a serious look at my own things, and see what I can remake out of them. Maybe I’ll finally be able to wear some of the things that have been in my closet for years.