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I should know in the next 7 days if my entry to the State Fair is accepted or not!!!

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madebykyra

Can we see an up close picture of the smocking on your chemise? Smocking terrifies me tbh but I think it's so impressive

Hello wonderful anon- I have taken my chemise apart since being home, as this version was only supposed to be for the sake of photos. I am making my final chemise this week and next week and once I have smocked that properly I will post it

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My apologies

madebykyra

Honeycomb smocking in the front and a simple cable stitch in the back :))

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We are getting closer to the Ren Faire season here in MN!!

IF YOU SEE ME PLEASE SAY HI

I love meeting people from here IRL

PLEASE SAY HI I WANT YOU TO SAY HI PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

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woah another person with that spelling! how do you pronounce yours, mine is pronounced like kira

also sick bee dress!

Your username made me do a double take XD

Mine is pronounced like Keera!

Can we see an up close picture of the smocking on your chemise? Smocking terrifies me tbh but I think it's so impressive

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My apologies

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catmask

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

catmask

this also goes for aesthetic or -core titles. 'y2k tank top' is going to get you resellers and fast fashion brands advertising to people looking to meet a current trend. 'thin strap crop tank top' is going to get you a diverse group of results and not upcharge you to hell and back

additionally, shop second hand when you can, second hand and thrift sites typically organize clothes by the cut and color. theyll be more affordable than a depop seller curating you a style to sell you

daftpatience

useful terminology for different kinds of clothing shapes :)

cutabello

here are more terms! these are all from enérie. it is a really good blog that has lots of fashion terminology and it's a good mix of menswear and womenswear! they also have a book as well compiling all their diagrams. you could also look into getting a visual fashion dictionary for terms as well!

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You mentioned that you used flower language to plan the panels on your bee dress – would you mind telling us a bit more about it? I can see, say white clover ("think of me" in the flower language book I know best), but did you have a message in mind overall? I absolutely adore that dress, and I've been playing with the idea of flower language for a knitting project I've been thinking about, so I'm really curious how you approached it!

Hi!!! I would love to talk about it!!! :D

I looked up flower language on Wikipedia and went down alphabetically picking out things that I wanted people to think about me in the dress and things I would like to think about myself!

While I did not use everything I have listed below, this was the general starting point!

I had to pick out meanings and then I divided them into color categories, as I couldn’t visually have two pink flowers next to each other, have two flowers with large leaves and stems, use the same color of green twice, or have flowers of the same texture/petal style near each other. Lots of variables to balance visually.

There were more than a few times where I would start a flower and realize the texture, leaves, or color did not fit with the two hexagons that bordered it, and thus had to rip it out. The final product is something I am very happy with, but I want people to understand that this was very much a trial and error. I changed things constantly and although the result is still very much inline with the initial idea I had, it was not really certain until I finished the flowers on the skirt!

Since you are knitting, I think visually your biggest challenge will be color and shape of your flowers. If I were to approach it, I’d block out the stitching in a spread sheet or grid first to make sure the flowers you have in mind fit well together size wise without sacrificing shape or uniformity!! (Like how big do you need to make a bluebell to look like a bluebell and does that size requirement make your magnolia look silly and vice versa)

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More photos of my finished Bee Dress (2026)

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Behold my Bee Dress, as photographed on my trip to Italy. It was a happy coincidence that my dress this year thematically aligned with my vacation plans!!!

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succubusboyfriend

you have permission to pick that 2 year old "abandoned" project back up. it's not mad at you for setting it aside. and maybe time and distance have helped ease or erase the things that made you put it down in the first place.

madebykyra

I have a million hobbies and a million projects. The amount of times I have either accidentally or intentionally dropped a project is countless

Sometimes it’s because I lose passion for it, other times it’s because I know my skills at the moment will not allow me to finish this properly, and sometimes life just gets busy

The nice thing about unpaid hobbies is that it is quite literally up to you when you do them. There is no rush and no deadline, just enjoyment

Alright. I just have to smock the sleeves and then fell the inner seams by hand. Then I am gonna put it all on and take pictures in the trails by my house!!!!!!!