#memademay22

[colorjoylynn]

Day 3 of #MeMadeMay #MeMadeMay22 - a jumper made from vintage coat-weight wool. Started with @100actsofsewing ‘s #dressno1 pattern. I opened up the armholes, made button flaps on the straps, and lined it. The buttons were from the stash of @otterwise ‘s grandma. — My top was a thrifted Ralph Lauren turtleneck that was too tight in the neck. I cut the neck off and hand-rolled the edge. The hose are teal wool blend, a delight!!! — Second photo, I got chilly and plunked on a huge jacket I bought at Sears maybe a decade ago, and a cowl/shawlette I knit years ago. — The cowl is Zuzu’s Petals by @carinaspencer in @malabrigoyarn @malabrigoyarns Silky Wool. — #SewOver50 #IMakeMyOwnClothes #sewistsOfInstagram #meMadeMayMending #woolFanatic https://www.instagram.com/p/CdH9nLrOAMr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[colorjoylynn]

Day 2 of #meMadeMay #MeMadeMay22 - top down, a hat I machine knit about 2002 with yarn I dyed the first or second time I ever dyed. The vest I knit based on a sweater pattern and then duplicate-stitched/Swiss darned a Charlie Brown zigzag stripe on it. I thrifted the skirt but it was twice the length, so I cut the top off and re-attached the elastic. The cashmere sweater was also thrifted. I wore it a few times and that revealed moth holes. By the time I fixed the first holes I found, I looked and found a total of 32! Most were tiny, but one required an actual darn. I like invisible mends. Thanks to the magnifying glasses I inherited from my FIL and excellent lighting, I accomplished a 1/2” diameter plain weave patch using black (so hard) sewing thread. Mommy taught me to darn in the early 1960’s. She was proud of me. So was I. #meMadeMending #SewOver50 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdFaxdBu9jy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=