My sister reminded me the other day that I never posted a picture of the finished polkadot skirts. Maggie and I ended up finishing them separately, and with my unexpected move to Toronto we never did get a chance to wear them together.
However, the skirts
are done, and I wore mine last weekend to a sustainable food festival at Fort York. My sister insisted on taking a picture.
I couldn't resist making a matching hair ribbon, though I worried that it made the outfit look too much like a fifties-inspired costume.
"Have you
seen what people wear in Toronto?" was my boyfriend's response to this concern. So I wore it. And enjoyed myself thoroughly.
Once again, I am grateful to Susan at
Freshly Picked for her
Elastic Waist Skirt Tutorial.
Yes, deffinatly 50's inspired
ReplyDeleteohh i love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! I checked out the link for the tutorial, but I was just wondering, what is a zigzag stitch? I love how crafty and fashionable you are :)
ReplyDelete-Amanda
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteMost sewing machines have a zigzag stitch setting. Setting it generally involves turning some dial or knob, and instead of a row of straight stitches running in a line you get a line where each stitch goes back and forth in a zigzag. It's useful when you're working with stretchy fabric; if you put straight stitches on knit, for example, the seam will warp or rip because it can't stretch when the fabric does. A zigzag stitch has more give to it.
The machine I use is my great-grandmother's antique Singer, which is so old it doesn't have any setting but straight. So instead of zigzagging over the edge to keep it from fraying as Susan suggests, I just folded it over twice before I sewed it. It worked, though the inside of the skirt is certainly not as nice-looking as the outside.