Yay: the battery charged! I was afraid there was something wrong with it, but no. For once with this camera's batteries (there have been many, with many sad adventures I cannot remember except: they all sucked), all was well.
So here was the Pure brand sweater before:
And here it is now:
I told The EGE some little Goth girl will probably hit me over the head and try to run away with it; he said he doubted that would happen but that he would save it before she got too far.
I wore it last night and liked it, even though it has a hood that kind of pulls it toward the back. I hate that. I'm not a fan of hoods for just that reason. It may have been in part because I had a coat on over it. If it continues to be a problem, I can cut off the hood and whip-stitch the remaining edge, hoping I prevent unraveling. We'll see. It's nice and warm layered over a long-sleeved t.
That's an actual slit that goes all the way up. The buttons were functional, but I sewed them closed because I'd never use them. Why would you? These buttons are all different--a mixed lot I got at a local antique store in a big batch of smelly buttons. I washed them and left them outside for a couple days. Bleah. They smelled of old people's houses, the kind you go into for estate sales and wondered when was the last time someone cleaned. You know.
These random stitches are way, way more difficult for me than perfectly even matching stitches. If you know me, you know exactly what I mean. I work hard at being random. Bwahahahahahahaha.
It didn't take long to do--a couple hours, maybe, all together.
Now I'm trying to finish up a jumper-tunic thing called
Grackle Opera. It's from a pattern I made, and it's the first attempt (I have now made 5, but none of the others is embellished yet) and not one I'd ever make again. You know: you make the first one and go, "Oh, so *that's* how I should have done that," and then there you are, stuck with something that isn't quite what you wanted but that you don't want to throw away. That's
Grackle Opera. I think I can wear it even though it's Not Perfect. Again: we'll see. I learned something when I made it, figuring out what I needed to do to get the shape I was imagining (#1 (this one) and #2 were trials; #s 3, 4, & 5 are much better, but there's still tweaking going on. I.e., it's not perfect yet).
So I hope to have that to show you in a day or so, depending on how much I get done. It's almost 4 pm, and I still haven't had a shower yet, so that's next on the list. Thanks for coming back by! XO
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6 comments:
Ricë, I'm surprised there isn't more interest in ArtWear with as much interest there is in clothing in general. The ONLY clothing that's interesting to me is something that has some meaning; otherwise it's just weather-buffering, really. That's why what you do is so cool! I wonder why fiber arts aren't more popular...
We can't figure it out, either. Part may be that people want a project (from a book or an art retreat workshop) that they can finish all in one go so they have something to show for the money/time they spent. Part may be that the people who love this funky stuff are people who do their own thing and don't buy books or take classes. Or it may just be like it was back then: publishers don't see people clamoring for it and so aren't going to spend the money. I don't know. I buy every good book I can find--and some that turn out to be not-so-good, too. When I've offered workshops, they don't fill. Wish I knew the answer.
It does seem strange, when you consider just how many people follow your blog. I suspect for all the people who have signed on, there are lots more who have not and just read the blog. Therefore altering or embellishing clothing must be of interest to them. Then again, looking and enjoying the work of someone else is different than attempting it on your own. It's too bad, because it is a lot of fun!
See, and that's what's strange to me, too: I don't do projects in books. I have no interest in doing what someone else is doing. But if there were a book that had great photos of stuff someone had made? And they talked about the inspiration behind it? OMG. I'd be SUCH a fan. I hunt for stuff like that all the time, and I find very little. I think there are more of us out there than anybody realizes, but stitchers are a quiet bunch, don't you think?
My first thought was this is the cousin to my Yoolie :-) You made just the perfect changes to a blah sweater.
Darla
Thanks, Darla--I actually quite like it. So often I don't: doesn't fit like it should, not how I wanted it to turn out. You know. But this one I may actually keep and wear. Whoa.
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