MAD14Kt This is for you... 1970's leather jacket

 

I think you could make one :)

The Rookie Historian and the Hanbok

 In case you want a little company in your sewing room....

The making of a Hanbok

This retail site explains in a little more detail.

https://thekoreaninme.com/pages/what-is-hanbok

It makes the wearer look like confeccion.

And if you want something really light to watch on Netflix, The Rookie Historian could be easily binge watched.  I loved the costumes and the buildings, the interiors.... they're so uncluttered.

Smorgasborg... In search of the perfect fitting shirt ... new dress form ... grocery bag....

 There's not going to be a lot of info here, except me wishing.  What I'm looking for is a shirt with a nice fit from my widest chest point up to my shoulder, and high armhole with a smooth fitting sleeve cap. Also with enough ease to move my arms forward without pulling.  The pendulum has swung to too tight, too big, wrong shape.... perfecting this is no easy task. 

 There is an old tunic in my closet that I've cloned.  There is a magic combination here that makes me look slimmer, part of it lies in the armhole and side seam.  The dart is in the armhole, and the pattern is pretty crafty, there's little waste in the pattern layout, which was welcome. Breaking my own rule here for featuring unironed clothes.

The clone was made from a Marc Jacobs double faced cotton that's been sitting in the stash, at least 10 years.  A fabric.com purchase, once I received it, I had no idea what project to use it on.  I liked the solid color more than the plaid, so that's what's featured. The buttons were scavenged from another shirt.

I'm secretly a lumber jack, on the inside.... haha.

I think it's time to upgrade my dress form, and I've seen these Bootstrap pattern forms, and I am very intrigued.

Bootstrap patterns

It's been a good long while since I stuffed my dress form, I think it's time.  Maybe by the end of the week I'll have a new form.  It's $24 for the custom pattern form Missy or Curvy, I'm sure if we wait until the 4th, they might have a promo code, but I'm impatient. Tomorrow, Office Depot will have a print job, and tonight I will look for some appropriate fabric.

In the meantime.... have you all made these reusable grocery bags?  I'm not convinced.  I bought this pattern at a Joann's that was moving and they marked everything down.  I think it was $.25, finally got around to making it, and the handles seem to be so shallow, it borders on impractical. I may have to Mc Gyver my own.

 The bag in the see and sew (Butterick 5413), is also included in the Butterick 5338. So don't buy both patterns, or look online for a DIY tutorial. There are a few other bags included in the 5338, but reviews haven't been kind for the insulated bag, be forewarned.  They do have a few drawstring type bags and if you've seen the price of nut bags (to make nut milk), it might be worth it.  Could be a good Christmas gift haha.

Ultra suede binding is very thick, so the clips came in handy.

Inside is finished with french seams.

It's cute but those handles are just not practical.... they are entirely too small.

I saved some fabric by using the cut out left in the handle area, so these could be almost zero waste if you bought the right length.

Next more ramblings....

Zandra Rhodes caftan research Vogue 1627

 We've all seen it the Zandra Rhodes Vogue pattern V1627, but did you know, if you search online, there are a number of examples from the 1970's in the designers own hand painted designs?  I love doing this type of research, especially if you are suffering from fabric selection insecurity.  Yes it looks good in these examples but will it look good in the fabric I pick? I mean, I don't have any hand painted Zandra Rhodes hand painted silks.

These examples appear to be most like the pattern

Here, the one on the right is more like the pattern, the caftan on the left has added a ruffle along the lining and sleeve edge.

A different kind of print..... with a scallop hem

This is the one that really intrigues me, because it has hooks down the center front, which I had thought were pearl buttons, which makes this pattern wearable.  The sleeves are a little shorter as well.

Here we have some bridal versions with some sequins added and more exaggerated sleeves. The "sequins" are actually one piece, branch with three leaves.  It's a great way to quickly add some sparkle without spending a lot of time adding small elements.  

This version has a different kind of sequin, which are large leaves sewn in pairs.

This looks like we are back to the pattern version and less exaggerated sleeves, on Donna Summer.

An allover print below, which will be easier to source...

And the designer, with more examples of what you can do with this pattern

The possibilities are endless...

Frenway Reweaving Instructions, and my latest obession Dolce Gabbana patchwork

The answer to the mystery tool post is at the bottom.

My virtual shopping has turned up this magnificent top, that I believe has sold out on Net a porter. Dolce and Gabbana have a number, of what look like patched styles in their collection.  Patchwork doesn't have to be boring people.

D&G Patchwork collection

https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2021-ready-to-wear/dolce-gabbana

Lately, I've noticed images disappearing from the internet, so take that screen shot when you can and file it. Lesson learned.

Now, I don't know if the patchwork is actually seamed, or if it's just a print that looks like a patchwork, but I thought this was just adorable.

This should be easy enough to make, if you have scarves (which I do), or scraps of silk crepe from other projects.  The shorts were pretty fine as well, but was slow on the draw getting that screen shot.  Dolce and Gabbana have other colorways in the shorts available but not the ones to match this blouse (sad face), that said I could see a number of personalized variations with  fabric in the stash.

I'm guessing a dartless top, with a sabrina neckline, balloon or bishop's sleeves,  cinched in with the fabric belt, the sleeves would be the most difficult to track down.

This isn't perfect but you could work with it, Butterick 6711, it would give you a similar silhouette. I might make it as is, and in the next version add some fullness to the sleeves, because the cap gathering looks very generous on the D&G version above.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could enter in the details we are looking for in the search engine and let it do our work for us?  We should suggest this to the big 4 ;)

FABRICON DEVICE

 The super sleuths over at Patternreview.com identified the device in the last post.  It is used in reweaving fabrics, the tool is the Fabricon Invisible Reweaving tool.  If you want to have a look at the art of reweaving, you can have a look at the course material here..... French Reweaving Instructions.  There are also a few original books still listed on various websites, various pricing.  The scan in the link is a good place if you are just curious, the photographs aren't the best quality, but illustrations are clear.

I believe I will keep it, and try it out on a two pair of pants that met some moths or beetles, not sure which, because I never met the buggers, only their evidence of their voracious appetites. 

If you are still curious here are some videos illustrating the technique at hyperspeed!!  She has Ginzu hands.

Without a Trace - Youtube