The Cendre Top blooper reel
![Cendre top blooper reel](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-IMG_3831-shortlist.jpg)
It’s not often that I misjudge a fabric/pattern/thread combo, but it happens!
Please take a look and enjoy a giggle.
![Cendre top blooper reel Red top with frills](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-Red-top-with-frills-IMG_4798.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel maybe in vintage baby cord](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-maybe-in-vintage-baby-cord-IMG_4819.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel feeling the fabric](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-feeling-the-fabric-IMG_4827.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel trying to find the right thread colour](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-trying-to-find-the-right-thread-colour-IMG_4887.jpg)
I need overlocker thread for the frills but I can’t get a perfect match – even the shop has none.
![Cendre top blooper reel taupe thread](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-taupe-thread-IMG_4879.jpg)
(Can you see this going wrong yet?)
![Cendre top blooper reel admiring the rolled edges](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-admiring-the-rolled-edges-IMG_4873.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel pinning the frills on](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-pinning-the-frills-on-IMG_3455.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel medieval cosplay anyone](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-medieval-cosplay-anyone-IMG_4842.jpg)
How can it look so wrong? On reflection, the babycord looks a little like velvet, the taupe thread looks like old-gold trim and probably the puffed sleeves add to combination.
![Cendre top blooper reel unpicked frills](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-unpicked-frills-IMG_4866.jpg)
![Cendre top blooper reel all unpicked](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-all-unpicked-IMG_4896.jpg)
The frills weren’t so marked, since they hadn’t been crushed between layers.
![Cendre top blooper reel better](https://lizhaywood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cendre-top-blooper-reel-better-IMG_4927.jpg)
I might sew a tiny hook and eye to close the front neckline slit.
So the message is: match the thread 🙂
Cheers!
You made me laugh but I quite liked those contrast ruffles!
Cheers, Sue! My children thought it was a fancy dress costume!
Love the storytelling, Liz! Kept wondering what was coming up. I think your kids were a bit harsh, but I prefer it without the gold trimmed ruffles!
Harsh? I call it “unfiltered”. It keeps me grounded in reality 🙂
Thanks for the nice comment Donna 🙂
Great save since it would have been a shame to forgo that lovely soft cord. I am not usually a fan of ruffles-I have square features and um a very curvy upper body so adding more volume there doesn’t suit my frame so I like the ties better on the whole. Always a delight to see what you’re up to. And my three kids are also unfiltered- as is my husband. Some days I marvel that that have all lived…we must love each other a lot- since I am also highly unfiltered too. Thanks for the chuckle today. And I think I am going to start basting more often to avoid the unpicking ….
Thanks Chris 🙂 I’m not an especially ruffly person myself but they do add volume to a flat chest and prevent one from being mistaken for a young lad.
I too am married to a Mr Unfiltered, but on the whole I think that’s a good thing – who wants to be surrounded by Yes men?
What’s wrong with medieval cosplay? Historybounding is quite the thing at the moment, and all the better for being zero-waste.
You’re absolutely right – there’s nothing wrong with medieval cosplay (unless you weren’t aiming for that). I haven’t heard of historybounding, but I just looked it up and fell down a rabbit hole into a fascinating, talented community I didn’t know existed. Thanks for the tip.
What a great adventure and a rescue saved the day in the end. This is so refreshing! I’ve had a number of detours that were challenging. How dull would it be if everything went according to plan everytime? We’d never learn
Exactly! – where would the excitement in life be?
Once the frills were removed from the blue cord blouse, I would like to see a softer fabric tie around the neckline, maybe silk or another ‘drapy’ fabric.
I just love your ideas for removal – the lovely ‘cord’ fabric can be so forgiving.
Hi Margaret, thanks for commenting and thanks for the ideas – I might unpin the ties and try out some scarves etc.
Cheers!
Oh dear. It happens to the best of us. Thanks for the giggle
Thanks Kim. Yep, gotta laugh 🙂
Smiling with you!
Your children’s comments! They can be so honest. I asked my son if he thought I could wear the trousers I’d just made and he replied, “What? Out?”. Says it all! :))
I know! So honest! Yet often hilarious too 🙂