Sunday, March 25, 2012

VPLL #0291 1912 Ladies Wrap Finished Finally

And she walked softly through the night....

Front side view

Back view

Side view

This is my fancy tassel, my first tassel, I should have ironed the thread before forming the tassel, like Martha Stewart suggested on her website (doesn't she ever tire of being right?).
I hope to steam it straight, but I like that it almost looks like a woman walking with a cape (you have to squint).

MOP tassel

This is what they look like without the mother of pearl bead and uncut.

Back tassel

I could see this over a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt. It has a lot of possibilities.
The pattern was sent as a size 36 Bust, since it was a wrap, the "sleeves" fall on the bias, and the sides are not closed.

The 1912 patterns have an "Oriental" influence, and this pattern looks like a stylized Kimono.
I really love the sleeves or wings. I was really surprised to find this one from the 1800's, we really don't invent fashion it's all recycled, so now we've come full circle 1800's, 1900's, 2000's. Metropolitan Museum of Art's archives.

Metropolitan museum of Art Embroidered cape 1890

I had to learn how to make tassels out of rayon embroidery thread.
I finally was able to use some mother of pearl beads in the stash.

Happy to save fabric that would have been a muslin and make it into something fun.

13 comments:

poppykettle said...

You made your own tassel? I love that! This wrap is so glamorous - I especially love the mint green trim - it compliments the fabric beautifully!

ELMO said...

Thank you poppykettle! If you try to make one, don't make it out of rayon, it is really slippery.

Corrine said...

the tassels really add a great punch, pretty good for a first try:)

Leslie V said...

Just love this wrap, it is beautiful!!

ELMO said...

Thanks Corrine and Leslie V! Tassels were all the rage in 1912!!

prttynpnk said...

Beautiful! I love how you plan to wear it to!

window dressing said...

I love the wrap and the colors are so trendy. It will look amazing with jeans.

The Slapdash Sewist said...

My first thought was an overall impression of gorgeous, my second thought was that I love the tassels. And you made them! Just beautiful.

ELMO said...

Thanks Slapdash, they are easy once you know not to use rayon thread. I should do a tutorial, that might be next.

Aminat said...

Wow what a beautiful wrap , and great job on the tassle..

ELMO said...

Welcome and thank you Aminat!

Clio said...

OMG this is GORGEOUS!! Seriously makes me want to run out and make one for myself! (Sorry this is so belated - I'm just catching up on what's been happening in the blogosphere after 2 months of hectic work.)

ELMO said...

I'm not sure they are for sale yet, but you can still sign up for the project if you want to be a test sewer. You can request the pattern but you have to blog about it as part of the deal. Couldn't you see those wings as a really pretty robe?