Me-Made-May 2017 week 2: Getting into it
It’s now half way through May and suddenly I feel like I’m only a fraction of the way through my potential outfits! It’s the opposite feeling to having nothing to wear. Read about the first week of Me-Made-May here. This week’s clothing capsule: Cheers!
Read MoreMe-Made-May 2017 week 1
“I, Liz Haywood of www.lizhaywood.com.au sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’17. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item each day for the duration of May 2017. I further challenge myself to wear my clothes with imagination and thoughtfulness, and get out of the rut of wearing the same few things all…
Read MoreNailed it! Zero waste trousers with diamond gusset
After the disappointment with my first attempt, I’ve triumphed! (Visit my previous post so you know what I’m talking about.) I had another go this week with this trousers idea, making them roomier. They now have the perfect degree of pajama pant bagginess. UPDATE 13th March 2020: This pattern now has a new improved gusset…
Read MoreMy Wedding Dress
It’s my wedding anniversary. On the weekend I dug out my wedding dress and tried it on. It still fits but only just. I made this dress. The fabric is very beautiful; it’s silk with a metallic floral design. I also made my sister’s dress from a Vogue pattern. Anniversary Cheers!…
Read MoreThe Disappointing Trousers
This week I tried out a zero waste trouser draft I came across on Pinterest. Actually, it wasn’t a draft – more like a sketch of an idea. (This isn’t the picture I had but it’s very similar.) The problem was, I didn’t realise that these trousers are intended to be baggy. Really baggy. They…
Read MoreLike or Loathe it: stitching in the ditch
Stitching in the ditch is a line of stitching used to hold down a seam onto the fabric behind it. The stitching is done on the right side of the garment and doesn’t show because it’s hidden in the “ditch” of the seam line. The stitching sinks into the seam and is indiscernible. You might…
Read MorePattern review: Vogue 2859 top
Last with the latest. Vogue 2859 was released at least a decade ago (and I suspect it’s now out of print) but I found an unused copy at the op shop. There are quite a few reviews for this top on Pattern Review. Some people made it for 1930’s dress-ups and others just wanted to…
Read MoreLutterloh from the op shop
Arriving home from an op shop visit, my husband presented me with someone’s Lutterloh books. Lutterloh is a pattern making system from Germany. It was developed in 1935 and is still available today. Lutterloh is a pattern drafting system only. There are no instructions for cutting or making the…
Read MoreZero Waste wrap skirt
The 6-gore wrap skirt is my most popular post. I wear the original blue peanut print wrap skirt regularly in summer and always get a comment. This week I revisited the the draft and made myself a new one. It’s about 10cm longer, and 7 gore instead of 6. With an odd number of gores,…
Read MoreHow to draw clothes
There’s always a time when you need to make a quick sketch of a garment for some reason. To draw it for a friend, record the style or plan a pattern. If you don’t draw often, it’s a hard thing to do. A traceable croqui is the answer. A croqui (pronounced crow-key) is a figure…
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