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I'm not one for bathroom mirror selfies, but... I finished my Rosie the Riveter shirt and I'm so pleased with how it came out! I actually could've gotten away with making a size smaller, but I'll do that for my next one. #sewingproject #rosietheriveter #folkwearpatterns #1940sfashion https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ1W_Q6BktH/?igshid=1fz8drj1ham8z

Do I have 13 other sewing projects/Christmas presents still to make? Yes. Do I need to add in another project for myself? No... But I have had a heck of a week, I'm upset, I'm depressed, it's still 2020, and... I'm just going for it. I'm starting with the blouse...I'm honestly intimidated by the trousers, but I'll get there. Here goes. I'll post photos as it comes along. #sewingproject #folkwearpatterns #rosietheriveter #1940s #vintagestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZviTCBIL7/?igshid=obkzkjez0qy6

On to the next kimono post: the first lined furisode I made! This one was made in the summer of 2014. At the weekly Maastricht fabric market I found this arabian patterned cotton, and I loved it instantly. I bought a little bit more than usual, which enabled me to make longer sleeves, thus a furisode was possible to be made with it. The selvage side of the fabric had an extra special pattern on it, so I decided to try and use it for the sleeves. It took some extra time to figure it out, but I'm happy I did It was a bit of a challenge to make the pattern line up perfectly over the seams, but I succeeded on most seams. (Except the shoulderseams, but shhh, it's not that visible xD ) Some detail shots can be seen by swiping 8D I wore this furisode to the Japanese garden convention of 2014 at the @japansetuinbe together with @zoef_costumes and @wflartbeta . It's hard to properly pose with it without looking weird or covering half the kimono, so silly poses work best! It was worn with a white nagajuban underneath, and a black self-made obi. The wig is from @zoef_costumes . I may try to use an other colour of collar for the nagajuban next time, and I have some other, more fitting fabric for a new obi... There are so many possibilities with kimono's~ And yes, this was also made based on the #folkwearpatterns nr.113 . #kimono #furisode #furisodekimono #sewing #sewingproject #gold #kimonogirl #cosplayersofinstagram #cosplay #historicalcostuming #costumemaker https://www.instagram.com/p/B_u0VtrDZ9X/?igshid=auwq8rvx9u96

An upgrade for my first self-made yukata. Swipe to see the un-upgrade version and progress pictures. I made this yukata back in 2011 or 2012 using the @folkwearsewing.patterns nr.113. It is made with a purple terlenka which had an interesting colour pattern, so I thought that would make in interesting enough. But when I wore this last summer to the japanese gardens in Hasselt, I noticed in the pictures there was something... lacking. So I decided to spice it up with some bamboo leave silhouettes~ I drew it all out in illustrator (because vectors awww yisss), printed it out, and cut it out. This would be drawn on darker purple terlenka with vliesofix attached, so it would be easier to adhere it to the yukata. ~several days of cutting paper and fabric later~ Once it was ironed on the yukata, I went back over all of the edges with a satinstitch, which also took a couple of days (mainly because the pedal-foot-thing of my sewingmachine became to hot to press after sewing continuously) and also took about 650/700 metres of thread! But, I am very happy with the result, and I hope I can take pics with it soon 8D I also kinda made this originally to go with a vocaloid Gakupo cosplay, so maybe that may still happen. #kimono #yukata #sewing #folkwearpatterns #purple #seamstress #sewingproject #vliesofix #vliesofixislife #iuseitsomuch (Also, hoho, what's this, a post, from me? IMPOSSIBLE xD ) (But seriously, once I realized I don't need to be in my cosplay to post pictures of said cosplay, this account might get filled up 8D ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-jUpb8DOJ-/?igshid=kuuiqgi5u0if

Order of the day!! We are feeling the Folkwear love! 💕 #sewing #indiesewing #folkwearpatterns #hartsfabric #sewyourhartout (at Harts Fabric)

We're having a pattern sale this week! 10% off when you use the code CUTANDSEW 😉 #sewing #indiesewing #memade #colettepatterns #grainlinestudio #decadesofstyle #folkwearpatterns #straightstitchdesigns #tillyandthebuttons #greenbeepatterns (at Harts Fabric)

Order of the day!! A fabulous selection of Folkwear patterns, plus some Mendocino and Alexander Henry!! #sewing #fabric #independentpatterns #heatherrossmendocino #heatherross #alexanderhenryfabric #folkwearpatterns #hartsfabric #sewyourhartout #santacruz (at Harts Fabric)