tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63995727857322411862024-03-13T21:13:20.689+01:00Ancien-NouveauKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-71193527772050168312011-09-22T23:08:00.004+02:002011-09-23T16:16:36.145+02:00Draping class 1, a simple blouseCourses are liberating! Sewing-courses in particular seem to be very good for my creativity-levels!
Draping class 1 finished. We draped a basic blouse, with a short sleeve and a collar.
I was increadibly lucky, the original teacher dropped out a couple of weeks before the course was meant to start, it was therefor delayed a week which meant I didn't miss out on the first class after all!
The Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-87792197119259077752011-09-22T00:28:00.007+02:002011-09-22T10:23:09.030+02:00Berlin, Berlin!
Oh Berlin, such a nice suprise! Such a friendly city, so polished but still a bit rough around the edges, right where it should be! Loads of history, but at the same time a very contemporary place.
Did I mention friendly (I'm still a bit stunned about it, the 14 of us cycled around the city for two days and no one was irritated about it, no car drivers tried to run us down, no pedestrians Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-78371985606600922812011-08-24T17:41:00.002+02:002011-08-24T17:48:57.894+02:00Draping ahead! + draping knowledge onlineI'm thrilled, excited, bubbly in the tummy!
I've signed up for a draping class at the same school (Folkuniversitet) where I took my pattern construction class about ten years ago!
Here is the draping class I've signed up for. Sorry, but the information on the website is all in Swedish, even though the class will be taught in English. It runs for the first time this autumn, from what I can see,Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-40030024062170052962011-08-21T22:45:00.011+02:002011-08-22T16:17:37.214+02:00Baby Blue, denim shortsI always seem to lack shorts, and I tend not to buy any since I feel uncomfortable (self conscious) in most of them.
But even in Scandinavia, shorts are a big must for summer! Ie: problem.
A couple of years ago I found a pair that I really like though, a sample pair from Swedish brand Whyred, high waisted, rather tight, with short legs. I love them! Such a rare feeling for me to relate to Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-61062257461753357122011-08-20T21:17:00.001+02:002011-08-20T21:21:57.670+02:00Yoga Top v2Well. I needed a new yoga-top since the one I made earlier this summer pulls my neck too much (it's a halter-neck), not good since I'm an OL (office-lady) during the days which results in a tense neck and back. No extra neck tension needed!
So here's bikram-yoga-top version 2. It's loosely based on a top by Shakti Activewear, a brand popular among Bikram-yogis, so I've seen Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-73945729631128735662011-08-15T18:16:00.009+02:002011-08-15T19:50:11.277+02:00The briefest post ever (pattern making-scribbles)Well, I still haven't managed to photograph my new shorts (baby blue denim), and what I'm making now is very closely linked to a sport I had promised not to mention in this post. Add the fact that I screwed up when I partitioned the hard drive on my new computer (well, not really, but I greatly underestimated the size needed in the Windows-partition), so no photoshop yet (=I'm still handicapped).Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-84397461021685057962011-06-21T23:56:00.005+02:002011-06-22T09:45:35.258+02:00I'm a yoga devotee (outfit for Bikram Yoga)Announcement: I've taken up Bikram Yoga. I used to do Ashanga Yoga, off and on since 2001, but I needed some variety. Another type of Hatha Yoga seems adventureous enough, don't you think?
Bikram Yoga is also called Hot Yoga, as in yoga in a very hot and humid room. I really like it!
I quickly discovered though that you can NOT (at least I can not) practise Bikram yoga in Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-51541356225384278872011-06-19T14:25:00.008+02:002011-07-14T22:49:14.075+02:00The perfect shrug?
Whoopee, I'm back blogging! Loooong time no see, I'm sorry I just disappeared but I got fed up with my old computer that 1. has a hard drive that is so stuffed that I need to delete something every time I want to add anything and 2. gets overheated and shuts down on a regular basis. Annoying!
Well. I'm glad I've got proof I don't over consume computers, and I've finally decided to switch to Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-57856020764467633722010-09-14T23:53:00.005+02:002010-09-15T17:56:27.663+02:00On presents, and stuff in the mailToday is my birthday. Happy birthday to me (I have to say that, I've found that birthdays are increasingly not very pleasant as I get older, so I'd better make them as nice as possible!).
As if they had known, there was mail from both Gwyn Hug (who makes the "How Much Fabric" reference cards) and Spoonflower (I think my favourite design your own fabric-site, so far anyway).
I helped translate aKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-19413826439732326952010-09-06T14:08:00.001+02:002010-09-21T17:59:50.154+02:00drape drape vol. 2, no.6, drape dressNow, this dress was a nightmare to sew!
There are only three pattern-pieces, and it looks simple enough, but I actually had to wear it to be able to figure out how to sew the draped cowl-collar. Loads of pinning, not easy when you're wearing a half finished, interestingly constructed garment in a material with loads of drape.
I then took it off, put it on my (almost finished) dressform and was Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-79066416229031877602010-09-05T21:16:00.001+02:002010-09-05T21:21:42.734+02:00The easiest shirt everThis was a bit of an experiment. But I like the result, as simple as it is.
After making 5 pieces of clothing from my new aquisition "drape drape 2" (that I love), out of which 2 were easy, one was reasonable, one was a bit of a challenge and one almost impossible to figure out the construction of, I needed something uncomplicated!
I wanted to try to make as simple as possible a pattern for a Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-3561914614827064832010-09-05T13:11:00.002+02:002010-09-05T13:22:23.356+02:00drape drape vol.2, no.14, gather drape skirtFirst, a word of warning: if you decide to make this skirt, do check the size very carefully. It's very fitted, which it should be, but if your hips are 92cm's (like mine) and you decide to make it a size right in between M (88 cm hips) and M/L (92cm hips) because that size has worked well for you with other patterns from the same book, then think again. Make a M/L.
I actually really like Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-7900436089570225452010-09-05T02:19:00.004+02:002010-09-05T12:23:29.903+02:00drape drape vol. 2, no.7, tuck drape dressI can't decide on my feelings about this dress. I really like the drapes on the skirt-bit, but it feels a bit like a pajama with the very wide top-part. That might very well have to do with my choice of material though, which was quite unvoluntary as I had failed to see that it requires a 165 cm's wide fabric. The one I bought for it (a viscose jersey with thin stripes in two shades of red) was Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-23353445093917159522010-09-05T00:28:00.007+02:002010-09-05T12:30:22.653+02:00drape drape vol. 2, no 4, drape topThis has to be one of my favourite t-shirts! It's SO comfortable, SO easy to sew, and SO not your standard t-shirt! It's the first project I made from my recent purchase, Japanese pattern-book "drape drape 2".
Other reasons why it's fabulous: there is only one pattern piece, only three seams and you can fold it perfectly flat to store it, despite the drape on one side when worn.
I made Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-37897881759869417042010-08-17T23:09:00.003+02:002010-08-24T10:37:01.388+02:00Drape Drape vol. 2I'm not sewing anything at the moment. Or, well, I'm sewing a lot, but no clothes, I'm working on transforming my paper tape dressform that I made last christmas to a pinnable, more correct version. It seems to work, but it's a heckload of work and it keeps me quite busy.
But when I found the second volume of Drape Drape on the internet last week, I just couldn't stop myself. Even though the Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-61526511296441433072010-07-31T22:19:00.002+02:002010-08-10T15:04:46.781+02:00Pleat/smock detailStill at my parents place. Eager to sew something, I've finally relaxed from work, become creative (it happens, inevitably, after a week or so of holidays) and after a stressful and challenging project like the Burdastyle coat things feel more do-able than they usually do.
But since I'm not at home I won't start anything big (most of my fabric is in Stockholm).
A perfect time to do research andKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-81242453610818896772010-07-31T14:34:00.040+02:002010-08-01T21:53:21.283+02:00Kokong bagI'm spending a few days at my parent's place and you never know what pops up in their drawers and closets when you have a look around!
A few years ago (or, come to think of it, not a few but rather many now), right after I had left university I was unemployed for a few months (I graduated right in the middle of a recession, and there were no job-opportunities at all around).
This was Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-44454671709052445322010-07-30T12:17:00.001+02:002010-07-30T12:47:39.651+02:00Shirred dress for JuliaThough I normally mainly (only) want to sew for me, and constantly make plans about what to make next (for me), I love sewing for my niece. Maybe for my nieces when my younger niece Ella is a bit older (she's a 9 month baby now, though a very clever baby). I think so.
But now mainly for my older niece Julia.
I got this quite thin, bright pink, gingham cotton in Stockholm and intended to make a Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-34532802666502002532010-07-30T00:54:00.002+02:002010-07-30T01:48:55.178+02:00Burdastyle coat done, yeeeeeepie! And I'm a problem-solver. WIth a bad memory.Back again! Did some travelling again (might post more about that in another post, I went to Provence, I love love love Provence!), and spent a few days intensely sewing a coat for the Burdastyle book when I came home. Now I'm finally on proper vacation, it's a bliss!
Sewing for Burdastyle was actually complicated and became very stressful due to - what should I call it - the human factor?
My Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-33938934892210333842010-07-07T16:06:00.001+02:002010-07-07T16:07:26.279+02:00Surprise!Well it was to me, at least. I'm usually no big fan of etiher rings or decorated nails.
But this, very pretty! Clean, simple but sophisticated.
Too bad I keep my nails short and get all nervous and fiddly if I wear rings, otherwise I would have given it a shot, come fall!
I borrowed the image from Lady Melbourne, and it's her hands too.
Had to keep it in case I wake up with long nails one dayKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-39156129654916378922010-07-05T13:21:00.003+02:002010-07-05T13:42:47.807+02:00Beautiful Blogger Award
Finally, a post long overdue; just before my long absence I was awarded with the Beautiful Blogger Award by Carolyn at Handmade by Carolyn (which btw is one of my favourite blogs). Thank you so much! I will do my best to deserve it better in the future than in the last month!
With the award follows that I'm asked to perform an A and a B:
A. Tell ten things about me:
1. I love fruit. Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-61070168530241005272010-07-04T19:46:00.000+02:002010-07-04T19:46:22.954+02:00Patrones Pantalon Anudado - fail!Oh, I liked them so much in the magazine... and they looked so easy to sew (got to love that), but no... not for me! The Pantalon Anudado, pattern no. 20 in issue no 291. Major fail when I tried to make them a couple of weeks ago.
See how nice they look in the magazine:
Cool, not too diapery, not too much fabric around the crotch. A nice and not too extreme take on the harem-pants, perfect for Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-34317623527411778662010-07-02T19:03:00.003+02:002010-07-02T20:42:25.792+02:00ConvertiblesI have this thing for convertible clothing at the moment (maybe it isn't me, maybe it's fashion? A year late?).
I've had my eye on the Donna Karan Cosy ever since immi posted a version of it over at Burdastyle. Such a great piece of clothing!
However, I've hesitated to make one, probably because I'm a fabric-hoarder and find it really hard to cut into my nice fabrics to experiment.Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-35892097613293049312010-06-30T11:32:00.003+02:002010-06-30T14:15:35.200+02:00Burdastyle Book!Ehum, I'm a follower... I just had to join in the blogosphere chorus: I'm going to be in a book, whoopeee! It's quite exciting, and I'm quite nervous about pulling it all off (I will, but I want it to be perfect)
I will be making a version of a coat designed by Burdastyle, but it will be hard to tell it's based on the same coat pattern as the original, I'm changing it quite a lot. I also have toKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399572785732241186.post-34328381869541624922010-06-28T00:34:00.006+02:002010-06-28T17:09:17.708+02:00I'm back, with a bunch of old dresses, yippie!Sorry about the long absence, I kind of lost all sewing mojo, I've basically just kept draping fabrics all over myself trying to figure out what to make. Major uncapability in the decision-making-department.
I think that's usually a sign that you need a break, so when Midsummer (which is the summer-opposite, or equivalent if you like, of Christmas for us Scandinavians, one of our biggest public Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491845092977999733noreply@blogger.com14