9.22.2009

dress project

So some of you know that I recently decided to commit to acting on words that come out of my mouth that sound something like, "I could make that myself." 

I've had this linen dress i found on etsy saved in the back of my head for a while.  I think it's very doable and i love things that look like formless pregnant sacks. 



My (mom's) sewing machine is mildly spectacular but I don't know if it's spectacular enough to let me get away with sewing some fine ruching like that.  Instead i was thinking i'd thread a thick elastic inside (or maybe two or three thin ones) and make a tie in the back where it can be adjustable.  Oh look at me, i'm so crafty.  Well we'll see if this works.  :P
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4 comments:

  1. marciaSeptember 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    hooray!!!
    do it! do it!
    yay! yay! yay!

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  2. JennSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    Ruching is not as hard as it looks but elastic would certainly be easier and likely get you the same effect.

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  3. JenSeptember 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    I found some elastic-type stuff at dressew that gets that effect.. you just sew it on with a few rows of stitching and pull these drawstring-like threads and voila!

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  4. jocelynSeptember 23, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Hmm.. I'm going to do a test run with winding elastic thread on the bobbin. but it sounds like i have a lot of other options. yay :)

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