DIY Couture
I’m very excited. I’m going to make a cloak! Sort of Red Riding Hood / Scottish Widows ad. I haven’t used a pattern to sew and make clothes from before, and I think that’s half my problem. Things I’ve made are usually a bit spontaneous, make-shift and shoddy. But I found this pattern book by DIY Couture a few weeks ago when I went to a small press fair in Euston. There were loads of stalls of fun illustrated zines and hand drawn comic books, the sort of place really where me and Matt should be exhibiting our wares, maybe so in the future! However it was this unexpected fashion stall, with booklets guiding you on how to make your own clothes, that won me over to make my one purchase of the day!
Should I be posting about this? ‘cos maybe you will all decide to make one too! But I think there is enough variation in the design and the choice of fabric used, which could make them all look really different. I haven’t decided on my main fabric yet, for this I’m gonna take a trip to Dalston Mill Fabrics. But I think for the lining I’m going to use a bright pink sari I picked up in South India, a few years ago (pictured below fashioned into a still unfinished slip-dress from last year!)
So I haven’t started my cloak yet, but keep a look out!
Should I be posting about this? ‘cos maybe you will all decide to make one too! But I think there is enough variation in the design and the choice of fabric used, which could make them all look really different. I haven’t decided on my main fabric yet, for this I’m gonna take a trip to Dalston Mill Fabrics. But I think for the lining I’m going to use a bright pink sari I picked up in South India, a few years ago (pictured below fashioned into a still unfinished slip-dress from last year!)
So I haven’t started my cloak yet, but keep a look out!