The bodice part is made up of 4 squares, and the skirt is made up of 4 rows of squares, sewn into strips and gathered (if anyone is interested, I could post a tutorial). I used a rotary cutter and mum's ruled cutting board to cut all the squares out, which made it quite easy!
Here I have the straps crossed over in the back, but the straps themselves aren't sewn to the waist ties - the bottom of each strap is just a loop that the waist tie can be threaded through. Due to this, you can wear the straps as I am demonstrating, or as straight straps, or as a halter neck!
What is the first garment or item you remember independently sewing or otherwise crafting?
When I was backpacking in Canada I was so very, very strapped for cash I couldn't buy any new clothing. I had picked up a few kooky printed pillowslips on a housewarming thrift store trip. I stayed up all night one evening handsewing one into a halter. Before that I'd only done 't-shirt surgery' type projects that were largely disastrous. I thought my halter looked awfully home-made but everyone asked me where I bought it, so I guess I pulled it off!
ReplyDeleteYour apron also looks really well done, I'll bet there's a few like that at the markets or on etsy with pretty cheeky price tags!