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[skeinyarns]

Started sewing my Hollyburn skirt today by @sewaholic . I’m so happy with how the pockets turned out! Tomorrow’s adventure involves the waist band and zipper - wish me luck 🤞🏻. Now it’s time for a cold beer 🍺 #hollyburnskirt #sewaholic #sewing #memadeeveryday

[skeinyarns]

Hollyburn Skirt by @sewaholic is finished! So happy with it. I'm also wearing my Aurora top from @seamworkmag which has been a summer favourite. My first complete #memadeeveryday outfit 👍🏻 #sewing #auroratank #hollyburnskirt #handmadewardrobe #sewaholic #seamworkmakes #seamworkmag

[silverfoxstole]

I realised the other day that it’s my five year sewniversary! It’s that long since I made my first skirt and completely got the sewing bug (so much so that I didn’t do much else in my spare time until last year, when I got back into my art and fanfic writing), and I now make virtually all my own clothes, as well as bags, Christmas decorations and teddy bears, plus shirts, trousers and what’s seemed like endless tshirts for sis.

In honour of this I thought I would post some of the most involved garments I’ve made, all of which are outerwear.

First up is the McCalls 6800 coat from November 2018, a huge (and expensive!) project that took about a week’s work on and off:

I actually haven’t worn this for about two and a half years as winter 2019 wasn’t cold enough and then the pandemic arrived. It’s heavy and very warm, and I should really have used shoulder pads for better structure but I know more about tailoring now than I did then. Now I have a tailor’s clapper, which I bought when I was making my pea jacket, and spent a good hour and a half pressing it all over it looks better than in the post linked above, the seams flatter and the nap less bouncy. I still like its drama but I don’t know when I’m likely to wear it again; I expect I’ll end up making something a bit more practical that will get used more, like a naval greatcoat, perhaps. (Don’t be silly; you couldn’t afford the oil cloth).

Jokes aside, because of the wonderful weather in this country a few months later I decided I definitely needed a raincoat. Enter the Sewaholic Minoru jacket, the result of a very intensive weekend’s work in March 2019:

Made from shower proof cotton, I really like this pattern though I did add patch pockets as the inseam ones weren’t big enough. The hood rolls into the collar, but as I only usually wear it when rain is likely I haven’t actually put it away in ages. I always like a quirky lining if I can get one; as I am at the point in my life when I get hot all the time I opted for cotton poplin with traditional polyester lining for just the sleeves, which need to be able to slide easily. To quote sis, I have pandas in da hood!

Following on from that, in April 2019, came this McCalls 7513 jacket:

It’s made from a boiled wool and viscose blend, and has a similar silhouette to my coat. I haven’t worn this nearly as much as I would have liked, though I did put it on a couple of weeks ago for the first time in ages. It remains the only one of my makes which has prompted a compliment from a stranger, when I wore it to Sainsbury’s just after finishing it! The buttons, which you can’t really see here, I picked up in Liberty’s when my friend and I had a mooch round there on our last trip to London in February that year.

Just before the pandemic hit, I decided I needed another raincoat as my Minoru jacket was getting a bit tight (thankfully I’ve lost a fair bit of weight in the last year and it fits again now) so I put together a Tilly and the Buttons Eden:

It’s a little bit more complicated, with storm flaps and snaps (one of which fell off the first time I wore it!) as well as a zip. Once again it’s made from showerproof cotton, and I used some striped jersey I’d bought with the intention of turning into a summer dress as the lining. The only downside of my fabric choice is that being such a pale colour it does tend to get dirty quite easily. I’ve probably worn this through the winter more than any other coat, apart from my pea jacket last year, but then I’ve only really been making trips to the supermarket. My big coat is a bit too dramatic for Marks and Spencer Simply Food...

Lastly, not an involved make but a very recent one. I needed a light jacket to throw on at this time of year so turned to the Sew Over It Amelia:

It’s a 40s-inspired cropped bomber jacket, made from cotton twill. The lining features different kinds of pens, which appealed to me as soon as I saw it! I made this last month and I’ve had it on a few times since then.

So, five years down, and no signs of stopping. I even had a conversation about it with our postman this morning, as I’d received a parcel and on mentioning what it contained discovered that he sews as well! I’ve made a start in some new things for summer and there’s fabric waiting to be turned into a full circle skirt, three dresses and a denim jacket...

[livingbonesoddities-blog]

I love this new fabric I got! Its a lightweight cotton perfect for my drawstring bags that all of my pieces come to you in. I immediately made this large makeup bag complete with a genuine bone key chain. Shop link in bio! #fabrichoarder #freakyfabric #sewaholic #gothicfashion #shopsmall #gothicaesthetic #witchfashion #modernwitch #bagobsession #animalbones #animalbonejewelry #etsysellersofinstagram #sewsewsew #fabricdestash https://www.instagram.com/p/BtuEc_SjU1D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cevcgrzgf83h

[livingbonesoddities-blog]

Pretty fabric for days! Did you know each piece comes in a custom sewn drawstring bag for storage? I LOVE collecting beautiful fabrics. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Shop link in bio #sewaholic #gothicfashion #shopsmall #gothicaesthetic #witchfashion #zombiegirl #gothiccrafts #creepyfabric #animalbones #taxidermyart #macabreart #pinupfashion #modernwitch https://www.instagram.com/p/BshZzQgBiYb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xtughzh1lgmz

[littlelizajade-blog]

#lifeofaseamstress #fabricaholic #sewaholic

[littlelizajade-blog]

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[littlelizajade-blog]

Worst feeling....😫 #sewing #sew #sewaholic #handmade #handmadelife