tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13176655580783122312024-03-18T04:03:30.518+01:00Fickle SenseFickle SenseFickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-21742643354404890632017-02-26T14:21:00.000+01:002017-02-26T14:21:21.396+01:00I'm Back! with Star Wars crochet characters<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Back in 2015, I was shopping with my brother to print photos for his wedding, when we came across a crochet Star Wars Crochet kit (my brother is huge Star Wars fan). He instantly looked at me and said ´I have a present for you´. I responded with ´yeah a present for </span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">me</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">´</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After 18 months of casually crocheting character after character, I finally completed the whole set! Chewbacca and Boba Fett are probably my favourites!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The book in the kit includes crochet patterns for 12 characters; Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, R2-D2, Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, C-3PO, Jabba the Hutt, Ewok, Chewbacca, Yoda, Han Solo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Though keep in mind that the kit only includes enough yarn for 2 characters (Yoda and Stormtrooper)</span> <br />
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<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-56841212373380619502015-10-25T15:19:00.000+01:002015-10-25T15:57:24.729+01:00Fickle Sense is coming to Hamburg!<br />
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I have been exceptionally busy over the past couple of months (hence the lack of activity on the blog), drawing, printing and sewing day and night preparing the Fickle Sense store for the<a href="http://www.hello-handmade.com/" target="_blank"> Hello Handmade Market</a> which will be held on the 8th of November in Hamburg. <br />
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<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-41676591628539035032015-06-08T23:15:00.000+02:002015-06-08T23:15:36.174+02:00Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty + my McQueen JacketA few weekends back my husband and I traveled to London as our Photography gallery (<a href="http://www.galeriepavlova.com/" target="_blank">Galerie Pavlova</a>) was taking part in <a href="http://photolondon.org/gallery/galerie-pavlova/" target="_blank">Photo London.</a> Even though we were working most of the time, I was dead keen on sneaking out to visit the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty/" target="_blank">Alexander McQueen exhibition Savage Beauty at the V&A</a>. I had heard that tickets had sold out, but found some articles on the net stating that if you went early enough, there were 200 tickets available each morning. So off I went on a McQueen mission, hoping that I would be lucky enough to score a ticket. After about 45 minutes standing in line, I ended up getting through! Woo hoo!<br />
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This exhibition was the best exhibition that I have seen. Yes, quite a grandiose statement, but really I just loved every moment. It was an emotionally charged experience and engaged every sense. Each room presented different collections with one massive room in the middle. Everyone stood in awe in the room, looking at each piece of creativity. It was also interesting to read about the inspiration behind some of the pieces. He was just such a creative person who could explore various ideas and concepts. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it:) If you are in London, make sure you visit this exhibition. It is a MUST!<br />
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Below is a short video which gives a taster of what to expect.<br />
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<i><b>My <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2010/11/tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen.html" target="_blank">McQueen jacket</a></b></i><br />
Speaking of Alexander McQueen, in 2009 I made this McQueen pattern for my sisters 21st birthday. <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2010/11/tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen.html" target="_blank">We blogged about i</a>t on Fickle Sense a few years back. It was a challenge to sew this complicated design, but I think it worked out pretty well. You can find the pattern on the website S<a href="https://showstudio.com/" target="_blank">howstudio</a>. It is downloadable <a href="http://showstudio.com/project/design_download_alexander_mcqueen/submissions_gallery" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Has anyone else given this pattern a go?<br />
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If you are interested in learning more about McQueen, I would recommend the documentary <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNK2mKT8n9o" target="_blank">"McQueen and I</a>". <br />
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<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-50148248975652910282015-03-19T09:25:00.000+01:002015-03-19T09:26:39.396+01:00Wedding Dresses to Inspire<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About a month ago I spent some time scouring the internet in search of "self (or family/friend) made" wedding dresses in hopes of inspiring others to take on the challenge too. Here is a sneak preview of the found garments. You can find the whole article on the sustainable fashion blog <a href="http://www.igive2hoots.com/?p=8" target="_blank">"i give 2 hoots"</a>. Please also let me know if I need to add someone to this list. </span><br />
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line-height: 22px;"> 3. </span><a href="http://www.queenofdarts.com/p/my-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Queen of Darts</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 4. </span><a href="http://www.sewdixielou.com/2013/01/the-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> Sew Dixie Lou</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 5. </span><a href="https://corrinacorrina.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Corrina Corrina</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 6. </span><a href="http://dressmakerscurve.com/2013/02/03/an-old-new-year-and-a-merry-unwedding/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Dress Makers Curve</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 7. </span><a href="http://mishaandmia.blogspot.de/2012/11/how-i-made-my-own-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #444444; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Misha and Mia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 8. </span><a href="http://mollysews.blogspot.de/2013/04/sewing-my-wedding-dress-skirt.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Molly Sews</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 9. </span><a href="http://thecuriouskiwi.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/how-to-sew-your-own-wedding-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The Curious Kiwi</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 10. </span><a href="http://dishmake.blogspot.de/2013/11/should-i-make-my-own-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Wall Street by Day: Hardcore Crafter by night</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 11. </span><a href="http://www.create-enjoy.com/2011/04/wedding-dress-updates-and-progress-part.html#.VK1HDkb-CVo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Create / Enjoy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 12.</span><a href="http://restlessgrace.blogspot.de/2013/08/10-things-to-know-about-making-my-own.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Restless Grace</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 13. </span><a href="http://cottoncreeksewing.blogspot.de/2012/03/what-i-learned-while-sewing-my-wedding.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Cotton Creek Sewing</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 14.</span><a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2014/09/diy-wedding-sewing-my-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Fickle Sense</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 15. ‘</span><a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.de/2012/10/my-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">So, zo what do you know</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">‘ 16. </span><a href="http://needleandcloth.wordpress.com/category/wedding-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Needle and Cloth</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 17. </span><a href="http://thedreamstress.com/2010/10/sewing-my-wedding-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The Dreamstress</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 18. </span><a href="http://thepennyrose.com/blog/2013/10/24/a-fashion-essay-how-and-why-i-made-my-own-wedding-dress.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Penny Rose</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 19. </span><a href="http://apracticalwedding.com/2013/08/sewing-your-own-wedding-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Sewing your own wedding dress</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 20. </span><a href="http://poppykettle.com/2014/05/21/my-wedding-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Poppy Kettle</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 21. </span><a href="http://selfishseamstress.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/butterick-9927/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The Selfish Seamstress</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 22. </span><a href="http://www.rakeandmake.com/ava-wedding-dress-final-dress/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Rake and Make</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 23. 24. </span><a href="http://scaredstitchless.blogspot.de/2013/10/making-my-wedding-dress-inspiration.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Scared Stitchless</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> 25. </span><a href="http://dixiediy.com/2014/01/a-very-special-macaron-pt-3.html" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #131313; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Dixie DIY</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Speaking of love, I will now announce the winner of last months Fickle Sense Valentine's giveaway. The winner is Adriana Fuentevilla <a href="https://twitter.com/laadrituitea" target="_blank">@laadrituitea</a>. Thanks to everyone for their entries! Now Adriana just needs to choose which coloured heart bag she wants and the winged backpack will follow:) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks again everyone! </span><br />
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Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-65580818809218721392015-02-25T06:11:00.000+01:002015-02-25T06:11:11.001+01:00CUT Magazine & Colour Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is my new knitting bag! It took me a while to piece it all together.... it was initially intended to be an 'every day bag', but ended up </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">being too toiletry like (the sewing pattern is actually for a toiletry bag, but thought I could somehow hide that fact.... obviously I was unsuccessful in this venture). As always, creating the hand stenciled textile was fun! Below I have detailed my process. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A while back I found this image on pinterest and was really inspired by the shapes and colour story on the skirt. So I created this colour scheme (light pink, mustard yellow, black, burgundy red, grey and creams)to select the appropriate colours for my print. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is where you can find this pattern.<a href="http://www.cut-magazine.com/" target="_blank"> CUT mag</a> is my favourite sewing mag. It always has 3 trendy sewing patterns and some creative inspiration. The mag is in German, but if you don't speak German and you understand pattern construction, then the pictures are easy enough to follow. I chose the 'Toiletry' pattern for this textile print. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To create this textile you need:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 1. Scalpel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 2. Cutting mat or thick cardboard </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 3. Metal ruler </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 4. Textile paint (I use eco permaset paints)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 5. Sponges (I cut up a sponge for each colour)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cutting out shapes for the textile print</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I chose different shapes (rectangles, squares, triangles, circles) and different sizes for certain colours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dollop your paint ready for sponging. Grab your sponge and apply some paint to the sponge (not too much). Whilst holding the stencil down, dollop the paint onto the fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bag is large enough to hold all of my knitting needles and crochet hooks, as well as my most recent project. I have just finished a beanie made from baby alpaca yarn, which I will have to post about soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All together I actually think this bag is rather ugly... but I kind of like the ugly factor. It reminds me of a 'ninties' like print. I used to have a beach bag which was just as ugly....in the ninties. I like that I experimented with these colours and shapes, and will perhaps use these colours in another way again. As always, I loved the unique CUT sewing pattern and will have to make something from the newest edition. </span><!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3p3k6160aWeZvO0nQd71RzUk4ACXSLI1vsmMsxFD09AaQYSrHaqxmtT7l1DXlvBiol4XaReWCG4t-nfvBYkKTwErCoojXIkYskWgUbqR-wsx4ZYUEIvWT7X1Yv2_CybFg5x_j1T1MLq2/s1600/80s+print+skirt,+pink,+red,+mustard+black+grey.jpg" with "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3p3k6160aWeZvO0nQd71RzUk4ACXSLI1vsmMsxFD09AaQYSrHaqxmtT7l1DXlvBiol4XaReWCG4t-nfvBYkKTwErCoojXIkYskWgUbqR-wsx4ZYUEIvWT7X1Yv2_CybFg5x_j1T1MLq2/s1600/80s+print+skirt,+pink,+red,+mustard+black+grey.jpg" -->
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Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-10302180497073805772015-02-12T15:05:00.000+01:002015-02-12T15:22:44.183+01:00GIVEAWAY: Spread the Love! with some Compassion <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are many interpretations and traditions involved with Valentine's Day. At the core of the legend it seems that Saint Valentine's performed acts of compassion to those who were forbidden to marry by marrying them. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">COMPASSION and EMPATHY</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In this fast paced world, with the many expectations that we have on ourselves and others, compassion can take the back seat. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I see Valentine's as a reminder to show compassion. I am not saying that we all need to be the Dalai Lama, but there are things that we can do everyday to brighten up our lives as well as others. Being compassionate for example may involve:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>A kind act</b></i> : the other day whilst at the shops (this store is notoriously filled with many grumpy people) a man found my gloves that I had briefly lost and was asking everyone who had lost their gloves. He made my day!</span><br />
<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Give yourself a break and think positively</b> </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">: I gave a presentation at work the other day. I generally ruminate over what I think I <i>should</i> have said... this time I reminded myself to focus on everything that I did right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am sharing the love by giving away 2 of my FS Screen Printing products which really encompass the concept of compassion. Both products are certified Fair Trade and Organic. Which means that the workers and environment are treated with more respect and care. The giveaway includes: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/130704136/eco-love-heart-tote-bag-peach?" target="_blank">An Eco Heart Tote bag </a>- designed and screen printed by me (your colour choice, see other <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FSscreenprinting?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">colours here</a>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156787409/organic-cotton-backpack-screen-printed?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">An Eco Wings Backpack</a> - illustrated and screen printed by me</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What do you need to do to enter this compassion filled Giveaway? Share the love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The giveaway ends on Friday the 27th of February at 18:00 GMT+1 (Berlin time)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyone can enter. The winner will be drawn randomly and notified after this date via their chosen social media.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can see more Organic and Fair trade bags at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FSscreenprinting?ref=em" target="_blank">FS Screen Printing</a> and Handmade Pajamas at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ficklesense?ref=em" target="_blank">Fickle Sense. </a></span><br />
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<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-47945426365588703152015-02-11T21:43:00.000+01:002015-02-11T21:43:57.317+01:00Get inspired! with Historical European Fashion <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>MUSEUM HOPPING #3</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For Museum Hopping location #3 we ventured to the </span><a href="http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-and-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Kunstgerwebe</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><a href="http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-and-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Museum</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">, Berlin to see the Euro</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">pean fashion exhibition. On display were fashions from over 150 years, with approximately 130 different costumes and accessories to gwark over. Yes I was salivating the entire time, much like when I go fabric shopping... but with history lessons included. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Schiaparelli is my all time favourite designer, so I was obviously extremely </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">excited to see her pieces up close. This black blouse and skirt on the left (above) had some Schiaparelli charm to it with its combination of print and brooches. What an original concept... not until getting up close do you realise that some of these flowers are actually brooches. Love it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The dress on the right (above) is made from scarves. I have always wanted to make a garment out of scarves, so this was a nice reminder. Unfortunately I forgot to note down the designer who created this particular dress, but I can still appreciate it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The biggest inspirational dress was.......</span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">The Champagne Coloured Evening Gown, Jaques Heim, from Paris 1935</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This beautiful bias cut gown was my favourite. The sleeve is so interestingly designed and it hangs beautifully. The sophisticated use of the textile was just AMAZING! I am going to use this inspiration to experiment and practice with bias cut garments. LOVE IT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Next stop: Museum #4 The Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. </span>Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-60301695327610027692015-02-04T17:35:00.000+01:002015-02-04T17:35:34.481+01:00Get inspired! Explore! in FEBRUARY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After living in Berlin for a few years, my husband and I embarrassingly realised that we had visited very few of the museums in Berlin. So a year ago we bought a museum pass, enabling us to freely visit each museum. Now a year on, regrettably we rarely utilised it. So with a month left I am choosing to make up for lost time by visiting every Staatliche (state) museum within the month of Febraury. Consequently, February is now my month for the collection of inspiration. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Selecting one particular item which could inspire a garment or outfit</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I chose this textured stone wall as my Pergamon inspiration. Perhaps I will use the technique of quilting to achieve similar shapes in a skirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Quilting does seem to be one of the "in things" at the moment. Here are some examples of quilted garments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sculpture is not exactly my favourite type of art, especially if it is teamed with religious art. For this reason the Bode museum was not exuding with inspiration for me. But of course there were some nice pieces throughout the collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">For the Bode Museum I chose this painting by Giovanni Domenico Ticpolo (1754) with it's pinks, yellows, whites and greys.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Images from <a href="http://www.coolchicstylefashion.com/2011/01/cover-february-2011.html" target="_blank">cool chic style fashion</a>, <a href="http://www.dailylook.com/p/All-Products/Grapefruit-Cross-Body-Purse/110214.html?medium=HardPin&source=Pinterest&campaign=type4&cid=1590&hscpid=903006&showSignup=true&dsmc=false&aaid=hello_cpc&utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=Hellosociety&utm_campaign=type4&utm_content=1590" target="_blank">dailylook</a>, <a href="http://www.stylebop.com/de/women/designer/vince/" target="_blank">Stylebop</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I suppose that I will need to go fabric shopping to find the perfect shades of yellow, pink and grey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Next museum stop is the <a href="http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-and-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html" target="_blank">Kunstgewerbe Museum</a> (Museum of Decorative Arts) which currently exhibits a history of fashion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Also to come this month, giveaways, information on mindfulness and more museums exploits!</span></div>
<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-63870114080402456522015-01-07T13:55:00.000+01:002015-01-07T13:55:49.377+01:00Full Circle Skirt: Basic Black <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A while back I made this simple circle </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">skirt using my <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2011/09/how-to-make-circle-skirt-full-34-12-14.html" target="_blank">circle skirt </a></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2011/09/how-to-make-circle-skirt-full-34-12-14.html" target="_blank">calculations</a>. This was the full circle version. I actually made it a while ago, but made a mistake with the waist.... so it sat in my 'to-do-list' for a while. You can see that I wore it back in 2011 <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2011/02/coral-blouse-reconstruction-in.html" target="_blank">here</a> down South in Western Australia. </span><br />
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Once having fixed the waist I started wearing the skirt with jumpers that I had bought from the online secondhand clothing community <a href="http://kleiderkreisel.de/" target="_blank">Kleider Kreisel</a>, which in English translates to Clothing Circle. I am obsessed with finding interesting jumpers on their site. This navy blue jumper was my first purchase. Since then I have found interesting jumpers with crazy patterns and colours. I will have to give you updates with regards to my secondhand jumper collection!<br />
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And I will be starting <a href="http://igive2hoots.com/" target="_blank">'i give 2 hoots'</a> up again this year, so I will be discussing the concept of 'online secondhand shopping' on my sustainable fashion blog throughout the year. Contact me if you want to be apart of the community!<br />
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I know that circle skirts are not so much in vogue anymore, but am going to start experimenting with the concept and come up with alternative circle skirt styles. Keep posted and come and visit me at <a href="http://www.igive2hoots.com/" target="_blank">'I give 2 hoots'</a>.Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-62359538760200294972014-12-31T00:36:00.000+01:002014-12-31T00:45:06.118+01:00Simple Dried Orange Christmas Tree Decorations<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This year I set out to make some simple organic christmas decorations. I was inspired by an instagram photo that <a href="http://instagram.com/tillybuttons" target="_blank">Tilly and the Buttons </a>had posted where she was attempting to dry some oranges for ornaments. I really dislike the consumer mentality during the christmas period and was eager to stay away from department stores. So this was the perfect solution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1. Preheat the oven to 60 degrees Celsius. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4. Once cooled, poke a ribbon or thread some string through the orange. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Alternative Option: If I was back at home in Australia I would have left these babies out in the sun for a few days, but being in Germany means that it is snowing, so little chance of the sun drying out the fruit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When placing the oranges on the tree, try and line some fairy lights up behind them. The oranges will glow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will certainly give the oranges a go next year along with some different fruit!</span>Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-29201723654666613712014-12-13T23:28:00.001+01:002014-12-13T23:31:27.550+01:00Berlin Voodoo Market: Christmas <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have been very quiet in the world of blogging lately as I have been working away on my sustainable sleepwear line, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ficklesense?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Fickle Sense</a>. And they are finally finished! I unveiled them last week in the Berlin Christmas <a href="http://voodoomarket.de/" target="_blank">Voodoo Market. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://luirclothes.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Luir Clothing </a>have upcycled and vintage pieces. For the next few weeks you can purchase their treasures at the pop up store <a href="http://unautrevoodoo.com/" target="_blank">un Autre Voodoo</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://voidjeweler.com/" target="_blank">Void Jeweler</a> showcases a unique perspective in the world of jewellery. These wonderful earrings are made from concrete. I really love this concept</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ohcarolineshop" target="_blank">Oh Caroline</a> has some lovely screen printed items. She has a range of animal designs printed on tshirts, posters and bags. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="https://gretasschwester.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> Gretas Schwester </a>has a whimsical indie aesthetic. She has a lovely selection of paper items along with super unique toys. <br /> <a href="http://www.monkind.com/" target="_blank">Monkind</a> is a childrens wear brand which makes childrens clothing and accessories. Here are a few of their cute toys. <br /><a href="http://happarelbicycles.berlin/" target="_blank">Happarel</a> has been a favourite of mine for a while. I love the geometric style designs, this year I took a liking to their silk drawstring bags.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">To celebrate the unveiling of my sleepwear, I will be hosting a giveaway. I will also be detailing the 'Journey of the Fickle Sense garments' So stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Writing is not exactly a strength of mine, I am generally envious of many bloggers writing styles. I think that my structured, science-y brain makes me a little dry. But there are a number of reasons for writing my blog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The main reason is to document my sewing process and hopefully encourage others to take up the hobby. I am a firm believer in sustainable fashion and believe that understanding the making of a garment (from sourcing fabrics, to constructing and finishing details) encourages us to have some insight into clothing production. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Writing the blog also pushes me to have self imposed deadlines for my sewing. I have realised that I need these deadlines, otherwise I get easily distracted! Having a blog which focuses on sewing and creativity is a wonderful
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>What are you working on?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At the moment I am working on opening and revamping my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ficklesense" target="_blank">Fickle Sense Etsy store</a> (I have 2 shops one for fashion (Fickle Sense) and one for screen printing(<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FSscreenprinting" target="_blank">FS Screen Printing</a>))In the Fickle Sense store I am combining my loves for character design, illustration, textile design, screen printing, sewing and sustainable fashion. Having my own fashion label has been a dream of mine.... so hopefully all of my hard work pays off. I am making handmade, organic pyjamas! I have not been posting too much on the Fickle Sense blog as I have been drawing, screen printing, sewing prototypes and sewing my stock for the past few months. This image is a sneak peak into what you can expect. I will hopefully have the shop launched in about 2 weeks! The theme is English Breakfast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I don't know how much I differ from other sewing type blogs, but I can tell you how I like to work... perhaps this makes me a little different?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My husband and I have a combined love for photography so our photo taking process is very planned out. For 95% of our images we use medium format cameras (either the Yashicha or the Mamiya) and take 5 - 10 frames each shoot Sometimes we have an idea of what we want the image to look like (e.g. For the photos in the snowy the picture above '<a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2013/02/my-cut-out-lace-challenge.html" target="_blank">My Cut Out Lace Challenge</a>' I knew that it was going to snow the next morning, so we got up early before work and went to take photos in the fresh snow, when the snow clung to the trees). Or sometimes we take a day trip somewhere so we take photos there. We get the film developed by a one man, local lab. My husband then scans the films for me. So it is quite a long process compared to digital.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am also a lover of textile design, so I often create my own prints and textiles. I am hoping to be more experimental and artistic with my outfits in the coming months. So there are more textiles to come!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I also have a true passion for sustainable fashion. So much so, I have created a website named <a href="http://igive2hoots.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">'i give 2 hoots'</a> which focuses on sustainable fashion. I am revamping the site ready for more inspiring bloggers. Find out more <a href="http://igive2hoots.blogspot.de/p/about.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have tried to set dedicated times to blog. I was inspired to try this out as many artists such as Nick Cave block out times for writing. This was not so successful for me. I found that I like to jump between projects (e.g. Knitting, crocheting, writing, sewing, drawing, printing) depending on my mood. I generally need to be on a 'writing roll' and I will then write a heap of posts at one time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thanks to <a href="http://teaokereke.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Tea</a> for mentioning me in her Hop. Tea really creates some lovely, colourful garments and I enjoy the stories that go along side her garments on <a href="http://teaokereke.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Tea Okereke</a>. I particularly
liked this neon pink number below. I was first drawn to it because of the
parrot print (I am a bird lover), but then reading deeper into her
story, it turned out to be a useful outfit for an archeologist :) You can read her reasoning <a href="http://teaokereke.blogspot.de/2014/07/fall-underneath.html#more" target="_blank">here.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Now the next two Hops are going to ..... Meg from Made By Meg and Heather Lou from The Closet Case Files. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://megmadethis.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Made by Meg</a>, must be the most hard working
sewer out there. There are always newly sewn garments featured on her blog with reviews. Certainly one to follow. I also like that she sews for
her man. I am a fan of menswear tailoring (I would love to do a tailoring course) and
sewing for my husband, so I love seeing others sewing for the special
man in their lives. My favourite outfit of hers is the <a href="http://megmadethis.blogspot.de/2012/04/summer-bustier.html" target="_blank">summer bustier</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Heather Lou is also an inspiring blogger. My favourite post of hers was a rather personal one, <a href="http://closetcasefiles.com/taking-leap/" target="_blank">T</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">aking a Leap</a>. This post discusses her new career change where she now makes her own indie patterns for sewers to create; </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.store.closetcasefiles.com/products/bombshell-swimsuit" target="_blank">Bombshell Swimsuit</a>, <a href="http://www.store.closetcasefiles.com/products/nettie-pattern" target="_blank">Nettie Dress and Body Suit</a>, <a href="http://www.store.closetcasefiles.com/products/ginger-skinny-jeans-pattern" target="_blank">Ginger Skinny Jeans</a>.</span> What a brave soul. I also love that she is a true sewing community member where she often writes about others projects. This image below is my favourite outfit of hers: <a href="http://closetcasefiles.com/sallie-silk-in-shigawake/" target="_blank">Sallie Silk in Shigawake</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. First step is to find an old bra and pull out the cups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. I used the pattern from <a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/damen/korsage-changeant-taft_pid_169_3477.html" target="_blank">Burdastyle</a><a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/damen/korsage-changeant-taft_pid_169_3477.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/damen/korsage-changeant-taft_pid_169_3477.html" target="_blank">NR. 144-122008-DL</a>. And made a muslin version. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3. I chose to use a taffeta for the main fabric </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. Once I had the individual cups, I placed them in the muslin cup and checked for the fit. I marked the alternations and transferred it to the pattern pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5. I then re cut the muslin with the altered pattern pieces to check the fit. Once I was satisfied I cut the lining (the apricot satin) pieces and sewed it all together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6. Now that I had the lining completed and the fit perfect, I started cutting out the dress fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">7. The next step was to sew all of the cup fabric together and cover the cups, then sew the bodice sections together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8. I then inserted the cups into the bust and sewed. This bit can be a little fiddly and tricky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">9. I was contemplating whether or not to add the under wire. I thought I would give it a go to see whether it was worth while. Of course it was! If you look at the second image below you can see the difference between the left cup and the right cup. The left has the under wire inserted and the second lies flat without it. Plus it offers extra support. I sewed a channel under the bra cup for the wire to be inserted, then pushed the wire through. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Visit the <a href="http://clothhabit.com/" target="_blank">clothhabit</a> for more detailed instructions on how to insert the bra cups. </span><br />
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<br />Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-29979828777693864802014-10-20T10:05:00.000+02:002014-10-20T12:33:25.029+02:00Where are the fabric stores in Berlin? Here are my recommendations!<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It can be difficult finding fabric/craft supplies in Berlin....BUT! there are quite a few shops spotted all over the city. So I have compiled a list of stores. I have really only included shops in the Mitte, Friedrichshain, Wedding, Kreuzberg, Neukoelln areas as I do not really gravitate to the other side of town (e.g. western suburbs). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is my favourite fabric store in Berlin with the best selection. They have also started to incorporate notions in the store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is a great fabric store with a large selection. There are no prices on the fabrics so you need to ask the ladies for prices.The staff here are generally helpful and polite. There is only fabric here, no notions. You have the fabric cut by the 'cutting ladies' then pay at the cashier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A great fabric store specialising in organic and ethical fabrics. They stock jerseys, cottons and more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is where the poor sewer needs to head. Nothing in Berlin beats these cheap fabrics. During the winter months they have wool like fabrics and for summer more polyesters and jerseys. Sometimes you can find them at Mauermarkt too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is a good place for notions. They also stock dress and quilting fabric, but it can be fairly pricey. </span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is an interesting market to visit. But I wouldn't be waiting around for it to reach your town. I went out to the Potsdam market a few years ago, but was not wowed. It is a little expensive and not too much of a variety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is a sweet corner store fabric store. I sometimes find unique remnants here for a good price. They have a nice selection of unique quilting fabrics. You can also pick up CUT mag here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.friedahain.de/" target="_blank">Frieda Hain</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">These guys have a nice selection of cute fabrics. Particularly good for sewing for kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Stoff Meyer is the premium, designer fabric store in Berlin. If I had money I would visit this shop a whole lot more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Modulor is a great one stop shop. I get my tracing paper for tracing patterns. They also have some good priced elastic here with a selection of fabrics and notions. They used to have a sewing shop (Naehinsitut) attached to it, but unfortunately they recently relocated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is a shop dedicated to buttons. There are a heap of new and vintage buttons. Don't touch anything! You need to ask to retrieve boxes of buttons from the shelves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> There is a lady that sells antique buttons from Ostbahnof for a good price, I aptly call her the button lady!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Department stores stock some fabrics, some notions and yarn. Here are some links</span><br />
<a href="http://karstadt.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Galeria Kauf haus, </span></a><br />
<a href="http://karstadt.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Karstadt</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Craft store - </span><a href="http://www.idee-shop.de/shop" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">idee</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There are numerous places where you can find places to sew your own projects. <br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Prenzlauer Berg - <a href="http://www.naehraum.de/" target="_blank">naehraum</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Kreuzberg - <a href="http://www.naehinstitut.de/english/index.html" target="_blank">modulor</a>, <a href="http://www.1000stoff.de/" target="_blank">1000stoff, </a></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.manyfold.de/" target="_blank">manyfold</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Neulkoelln - <a href="http://nadelwald.me/" target="_blank">Nadelwald</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you want to find other fabric stores (perhaps in the western suburbs) then I suggest that you visit <a href="http://stoffe-in-berlin.net/" target="_blank">Stoff in Berlin </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I went home to Australia for a short visit and noticed that the television network ABC (the Australian BBC) was really promoting Mental Health week. This made me super excited! Mental Health has unfortunately taken the back seat when it has come to Health, so to see it in the lime light was marvelous. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have worked in the area of mental health for many years now and I work in a holistic sense.... </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so what has this all got to do with sewing? Read on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'Why is sewing good for my mental health?'</span></b></i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>1. Beat Depression and Burn out. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In this fast paced world, where many people live and breathe their 9-5 job, it is easy to get burnt out and experience depression. Having something else to come home to can provide some relief. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I find that when I am having a difficult period at work, I know that I can shift my focus to my creative projects at home</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /><b>2. Supportive Sewing Community</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">You are apart of a fantastic supportive community who are truly passionate about creating! They can brighten your day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>2. Develop patience, resilience and </b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b> persistence</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Patience - Sewing can force you to slow down and take your time, so in a sense it can help to calm you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Resilience - We all have those projects which seem to go all wrong, so you need to be resilient to get through it. Bounce Back and persist!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>3.</b> <b>Learn new skills and create new neural pathways!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Learning new skills is good for healthy brain development. Create those new pathways!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I experience moments of flow when exercising and when I sew (or design or print). Flow is when someone experiences total immersion in an activity. For me it is </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">intrinsically rewarding and I experience a feeling of serenity. Here is a good article on </span><a href="http://psychology.about.com/od/PositivePsychology/a/flow.htm" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">flow</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There is always an element of pride and satisfaction when you complete and wear a garment. My proudest sewing moment was on my wedding day when I designed and sewed many outfits for the occasion:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Unleashing your creativity can be a great </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">outlet for your emotions and it can make you happy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Martin Seligman specilises in positive psychology and discusses creativity and mental health. So check out some of his work for more info!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Having lived away from Australia, we really wanted to incorporate our love for our country into the wedding. So we added a number of Australian elements. Lammingtons are a cake which originated in Australia.... though it may have come from New Zealand.... no one truly knows, so for the moment I am just going to state that they are apart of my childhood and they are certainly a homely cake. I wanted to make these lamingtons for the wedding, but we were short of time so we had the lamingtons made from a local bakery, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BreadCraftBakery" target="_blank">Bread Craft</a>. They tasted wonderful and they were a great price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I crocheted the four balls and attached the hair for each. It was fun styling the hair. It made me feel like a hair dresser:) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I made the glasses out of polyclay and sewed them on the grooms head, along with the eyes and smiling mouths. I used the fabric from my dress and Michael's suit to create the miniature outfits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I wanted to be creative with the stand and most importantly it had to be cost efficient. Mum and dad had recently done some work in the garden and they had some left over wood in the garden. So I collected these pieces and arranged them on this table and finished it off with some doilies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I actually did not know how we were going to present the lamintons on the stand. My mothers artist friend, Jane, got to work on the wedding night and it just turned out perfectly! Mum added more Australian quirks to it by adding the eucalyptus to the presentation. I LOVE this cake! It was so bloody aussie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There we have it! Our Australian Wedding Cake with cute handmade cake toppers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Making this dress was a process. I know that people have said that you should never make your own wedding dress, but I would have to completely disagree. Sure there were some moments of tears and frustration, but the feeling of pride and accomplishment on the wedding day far out weigh the negatives. So here is the story of my wedding dress.........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I certainly knew that I was not going to wear white. I was largely inspired by an Ellie Saab peach dress. Mum and I went fabric shopping, looking for a non white silk chiffon, satin and lace. I would have liked to purchase eco fabrics, but unfortunately they were way out of my price range and difficult to find. So I ventured to a few fabric stores in Perth and eventually found this pink/salmon coloured fabric. It was half price as well! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There were a few key themes that I had in mind when searching for wedding inspiration</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. Everything was going to be DIY </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. Colour theme - I just love the colours and the romantic feeling in the Sophie Coppola film "Marie Antoinette", so this film was certainly an inspiration </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3. I wanted to incorporate some element of the Art Deco style into the dress </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. The wedding was in January which is the time for hot Australian Summer days so I needed to take this into consideration, I therefore had to be practical. e.g. no sleeves for the middle of summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After scouring the net for months, I decided that there were a few musts.....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. It had to be a gown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. Deco inspired lines within the dress. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Here are a few images that I collected. Pinterest is of course a great way to collect inspiration. Here is my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ficklesense/the-wedding/" target="_blank">wedding pinterest.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I decided to use the skirt section from the </span><a href="http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v1032-products-7886.php?page_id=186" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">Vogue 1032</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"> pattern.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After all of the research I finally made a decision on the design and put my thoughts onto paper. I was planning on the skirt having an ombre effect at the bottom, but ended up scrapping that idea. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">DRAFTING THE BODICE PATTERN AND THE PRACTICE DRESS </span></b><br />
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version of the dress. I used a Vogue pattern V1032 for the skirt section and draped and drafted the bust section on my dress form. It was difficult fitting it on myself, so I had many versions of the bust, just to perfect it. The most difficult part of the dress to create was the low back. I didn't want straps through the back, so I needed to figure out how to have a backless dress which was practical to wear. I ended up running the straps under the bust and then around the shoulder... if that makes sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I made the dress in a similar chiffon/satin fabric as I
felt nervous working with the silk chiffon. I read some blogs which detailed different methods for working with fine silk chiffon. I opted for the tissue paper option. It kept the fabric stable and limited any warping. Once I was 90% sure on the design, I started cutting the wedding dress fabric (I was not completely certain about the back, but I just needed to get cutting). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This part was scary! But once I got into it, it was fine. I just had to double check! </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I invested in a large cutting mat and made use of my rotary cutter. The cutter made the cutting process a little easier. I then hand sewed the 3 layers of silk chiffon, silk satin and tissue paper together at the edges to avoid any warping. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I then started piecing the skirt section together and tore off the tissue paper when it was all sewn. I sewed the bodice to the skirt section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Once it was constructed I got onto the detailing. I hemmed the layers by hand and finished off the edges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">On a trip to London, I discovered this sweet little 1920/1930 inspired store, which stocked wonderful vintage style dresses and jewellery. I knew that I needed to get this brooch as it complimented the lines in my dress. So I attached it to the centre back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Unfortunately the photographer did not get any good photos of the back of my dress..gggrrrr. But my cousin snapped a few images. You can see the satin section that I added to the back to hide the zip and make the look cleaner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One important component to the dress was the reception transformation. I needed to add something which would lift the chiffon train off the floor. So I added a loop to the bottom of the train and added a tie near to the zip so that I could lift the chiffon off the floor. You can see from the middle image how it looked lifted. Perfect for dancing up a storm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So that was the process of the wedding dress. I learnt a great deal and would love to share some tips with you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I started way too late... got there in the end but in hindsight, needed a timeline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Reduce the pressure by telling yourself 'this is a great dress for you, at this time in your life'. This does not need to be your 'ultimate dress' of all time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I only JUST made it with the fabric!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">On pinterest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>5. Trust your decisions and go forth</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you are an indecisive person, just remind yourself to keep going and be confident. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>6. Be practical about the design, think about the weather and don't be too overambitious </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I wanted sleeves, but the Australian summer would disagree. Also be practical about your ideas. e.g. unless your wedding is years away, you won't be able to embroider the fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>7. Practice.</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you feel nervous working with the textiles, practice working with similar fabrics, so that you get a feel for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For the past year or so I have enjoyed making garments for my man, so when it came to our wedding, I couldn't resist making my 'husband to be's' suit! I nearly accomplished my goal of sewing the entire suit, but ended up one article short. I made the trousers, vest and tie... but ran out of time with the shirt. Overall I am super happy with the fit and tailoring of the trousers and vest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Here I will share this "creating a suit" process with you all AND encourage you to sew for your man! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Firstly I scoured the internet for patterns. I had made the Jochen Burdastyle trouser previously (my orange version <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2013/06/sewing-for-your-man.html" target="_blank">posted here</a>), though I knew that I wanted to alter it for a slimmer fit, so I invested in the tailoring <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Tailoring-Techniques-Construction-Collection/dp/0870054317" target="_blank">Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide to Menswear</a> book. The reviews seem to indicate that this is the best tailoring book out there. I was not THAT impressed, but in saying that I did not make a jacket, so perhaps the jacket section is strong? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For the vest I chose the Burdastyle Jason pattern as I like the pockets and neckline of the vest.</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Step 2 : Create the Muslin version and make alterations</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I created a muslin for both the vest and trouser and made the following alterations and transferred it to the pattern pieces. </span><br />
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* <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Trouser alterations - 1.5 inches off through the centre trouser with some small alterations to the back seam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">*Vest alterations -I took in about an inch on the side seams and altered the shape of the back to follow the contour of his back. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Step 4 : Choosing fabric</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We were planning to purchase sustainable fabrics, BUT we ran out of time so we made our way to the markets to find this charcoal, pin striped wool blend. We also chose to use a brown satin for the back section. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The instructions for the vest were pretty easy to follow. I had to look up the welted pocket on youtube to make sure that I inserted it correctly. The buckle for the vest was difficult to identify in the sewing store, so I needed to ask the shop owner. All in all it was pretty easy to assemble. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Step 6: Cutting and Sewing the Trousers</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The trousers were also pretty simple to sew. The most challenging parts were the welted pockets and fly, but I encountered no real dramas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I used a silk bamboo in combination with the fabric from my own dress to create the tie:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There we have it! I created (nearly) everything just in the nick of time. I was super happy with the fit and he looked superb on the day:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">.......AND at the moment I am continuing to sew for him with some Thread Theory patterns. <a href="http://threadtheory.ca/collections/store/products/jedediah" target="_blank">Jedediah pants</a> and <a href="http://threadtheory.ca/collections/store/products/comox" target="_blank">Comox Trunks</a> are on the to-do list!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">When searching for flowers we decided to shop local and for local flowers, so we chose to go with Australian natives! Luckily a friend of my mums knew about a wholesale flower store who sold to the public. <a href="http://www.everbloom.com.au/" target="_blank">Everbloom</a> in Leederville had a large range of native flowers. </span><br />
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ordered the flowers and I picked them up the day before. They kept well
in the laundry in buckets overnight. I suppose it was probably a good
idea to get Australian natives for a DIY Australian summer wedding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Having the
Australian theme meant that I had to have Banksia's and Kangaroo paws.
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> For the table settings we chose the New South Wales Christmas bush. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For the bouquet we ran out of time to practice before the day, so we were arranging 2 hours before the ceremony (as you can see from the image below, I am still in my pajamas at like 13:00!)..... I probably should have sorted this before, HOWEVER! I loved our bouquets. Some how, mother and daughters got it done just in time. The mixture of eucalyptus, misty blue and pale pink flowers, I just LOVED it. Super proud of our last minute, inexperienced efforts. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our flower concept really worked well for our theme. So overall I was SUPER happy! and ready JUST in time for dad to walk me down the isle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I wanted to inject as much of our personalities into our wedding as possible and the name places expressed my love of sewing! I found an image on pinterest which had made use of the spools for the name places so I borrowed the idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The bridesmaid dress was a little challenging as most of my ideas didn't end up working. I wanted my sisters bridesmaid dress to be art nouveau inspired with a casual twist and mine to be more art deco inspired..... the nouveau never really eventuated. But one thing which saved me was a last minute fabric buy. When buying the wedding silks and chiffon's, I saw this orange flower print and couldn't resist a reckless purchase. Little did I know that this decision would save the big day! The theme of the dress also needed to be casual garden wedding friendly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For the bodice, I used a basic block pattern and shaped the back piece. I started using this fabric manipulation technique that I saw Christopher Palu from Project Runway do on a number of garments. Not having a great deal of experience working with silks and chiffons I decided to use tissue paper as a stabilizer. Firstly I ruled lines 1cm apart on the paper. And layered the fabric and paper; silk, chiffon and then paper on top. Following the lines, I sewed across each pattern piece. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was planning on continuing this technique for the skirt but had to forfeit the idea when the chiffon on chiffon skirt version ended up totally warped. No one wants a wonky skirt! Time was running short so I had to make a decision fast. When I get to this point of 'sewing despair' I sit in front of my fabric stash, waiting for the solution to bare its wonderful head. This wonderful fabric was like a beacon of light, shining amongst the other fabrics. <br />So the solution was to cover the peppermint fabric with the chiffon floral. It did feel sad abandoning the initial concept and cover up my hard work:( But something had to be done</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I cut the 1/4 Circle skirt (using the calculations in my circle skirt tutorial) and started to drape the chiffon on the dress. Hand sewing all the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Still to come...... the grooms suit, my wedding dress, crocheted cake toppers. Plus much more. </span></div>
Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-44383238325992827002014-07-04T11:33:00.000+02:002014-07-04T11:37:06.033+02:00DIY Wedding - How to Design and Create you own Wedding<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It is no secret that I love to make and create! So it was only natural to apply this passion to our wedding. Creating our own DIY wedding was a great experience and certainly challenging. There are a heap of advantages to having a DIY wedding </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <b>1.</b> <b>Budget </b>- For those of us who do not want to spend our life's saving on<b> </b>a wedding, a DIY wedding can be super cost efficient. We saved a heap of money!<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, in the coming month I will be sharing my experiences and tips! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I would have loved to DIY everything, but that was unrealistic for me. (e.g. I wanted to make our cake but it just was not possible, so I had it made in a local bakery, but I made the stand (stay tuned to see our cake!))<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Consider the time of the year when planning. Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. e.g. you don't want a long sleeved wedding dress in the summer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(We had our ceremony under this tree in the Australian summer) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(Our wedding was casual, which suited the backyard theme) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(We had a garden, backyard wedding)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>- Add your own personality/quirks - </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Put some effort into injecting your personality into the wedding<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">e.g. Music, hobbys,interests </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(We took our cameras with us for the photos, I sewed our clothes, had cotton spool name tags, crocheted our cake toppers,created our playlist etc.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Period, Deco, Nouveau, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, modern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(The Art Deco period inspired my dress, jewellery & make up) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">eclectic, quirky, fancy, elegant, rustic, classic, romantic, party, rock, punk, natural, ecological, ethical, vintage, indie, local, organic </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(I chose these verbs </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Eclectic/romantic/ethical/local/vintage/party)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(Ours was low!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Think practically, try not to get carried away. The reality is that you can not achieve every fantastic thought/inspiration. You have learn to edit and have a relaxed attitude! What ever happens, happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Create a timeline (find some basic one's on the internet), create excel spreadsheets to help you organise, assign roles/jobs for the big day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you are struggling to make decisions, step away from pinterest and wedding blogs. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Be confident and trust you decisions </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Think about your journey together as a couple and the current stage in your life. How can you incorporate this into you wedding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(We had a photo wall which reflected our journey and the people in our lives. The music was also a reflection of our journey together) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Use all of this information to create a mood board and keep checking back at your theme ideas. It is easy to get carried away. Make a decision and stick with it. Or have a solid reason to change!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- How to set up your garden/backyard wedding</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- Making your wedding dress</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- Making the grooms suit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- Making the bridesmaid dress</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- Choosing your jewellery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">-Choosing a phtographer</span></div>
Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-19507895595223746772014-06-06T13:16:00.001+02:002014-06-06T13:16:02.913+02:00Eco Sewing Bag: Illustrated & Screen Printed Cotton Spools<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My passion for sewing resulted in this little bag! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am in the process of creating a number of crafting bags (e.g. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/187591038/crochet-bag?" target="_blank">crocheting</a> & <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/187587840/knitting-eco-bag?" target="_blank">knitting</a>) .... and here is the <a href="http://goo.gl/u6Svtc" target="_blank">SEWING BAG</a>. I illustrated these adventurous cotton reels, then screen printed them onto these eco bags. All my items can be found in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/your/listings?ref=si_your_shop" target="_blank">FS Screen Printing</a> Etsy store. Woo!</span>Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-45300516204681997662014-05-23T10:59:00.000+02:002014-05-23T10:59:12.778+02:00UPDATE: My progress with the Fickle Sense knitted shorts. I need help!<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Here is the update on the Fickle Sense knitted shorts......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have committed the most basic of knitting crimes... I have run out of yarn. I had the idea of knitting this second pair of shorts a few years ago and since then the yarn that I bought is discontinued:( I have visited all of the yarn stores in Berlin and have searched the net..... with no luck:( I think I only need one more ball of yarn. Can anyone help?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Yarn: GGH, Big Easy. Colour: royal blue #18. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At the moment the current solution is to start the ribbed waistband with a yarn of the same size (5-6) and similar colour, which I have found at the Berlin knitting store </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.knitknit.de/" target="_blank">knit knit</a>. This version of shorts will have to be the Hip version. I will probably knit the high waisted version with another colour... thinking of knitting a burgundy version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Fingers crossed my solution works! </span> <br />
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Fickle Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317665558078312231.post-4668229851421668662014-05-13T21:27:00.000+02:002014-05-13T21:53:37.226+02:00The famous 'mahaila knitted shorts' are back!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Back in 2011, as a challenge I created this pattern and knitted my sister these shorts. Since then, </span>I have had many inquiries from fellow knitters requesting the pattern for my mahaila knitted shorts. And the good news it that I am actually getting around to knitting another pair, with the aim of writing the exact pattern down and sharing it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is how Kass styled the <a href="http://www.ficklesense.com/2011/03/theyre-in-australia-mahaila-shorts.html" target="_blank">knitted shorts in Aus.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, I am slowly knitting the shorts and these will hopefully be ready for June! This time I have picked a 100% cotton Royal Blue yarn!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hopefully I can reach my June deadline. I will keep you updated!</span></div>
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