Even better, it's a great colour match. Not perfect, but 99.5% ideal. It ooks better in real life than in the photo so you'll just have to take my word for it.
I wonder how long it will take me ... but I'll have it for next summer!
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Monday, 11 March 2013
silk ribbon arrives
I have one less reason to procrastinate over the lounging robe, as today the silk ribbon arrived from the states.
Even better, it's a great colour match. Not perfect, but 99.5% ideal. It ooks better in real life than in the photo so you'll just have to take my word for it.
Even better, it's a great colour match. Not perfect, but 99.5% ideal. It ooks better in real life than in the photo so you'll just have to take my word for it.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
ribbon trim selected at a distance
The selection of silk ribbons locally is the narrow embroidery stuff that's carded with a couple or 4 yards, and nothing wide enough for this. So I've ordered a 15m roll of silk ribbon from Cam Creations, and I'm hoping that I picked the right blue. I didn't want pastel and royal would be wrong too. So fingers crossed it blends in nicely once I have it in my grabby hands. Then I'll be compelled to start sewing it, which should be quick. Though not as quick as if I stuck to the pattern.
At least the fiddly shaped, appliqued neck facing is the type of fiddly stuff I enjoy doing.
I started mentally flip flopping on my fabric choice, and trying to self-justify buying something else. Cos yes, this colouring is no longer as flattering as it used to be, but hey I need to use what I have and it's loungewear for a spinster who lives alone. I have a vast and diverse stash of fabrics, nerdily spreadsheeted into categories, so I know I have high hundreds of metres. I'm trying to use and not buy this year. Firstly cos I just have so much that needs and wants to be used. Secondly, it's money that I don't have to spend as it already has been. Surviving on fresh/frozen fish & fruit is unsuprisingly a spendy thing. I'd planned to pay off the nastycard this year but seem to be throwing $$ at food every week. Tinned fish is tolerated once a week, more than that and I get the squiffies.
But the compulsion to buy was strong in me, and I ended up trawling fashionfabricsclub and finding some lawns & light-weight cottons that might suit me better and I put a couple in the shopping cart, plus samples of more. I managed to talk myself down to one yardage +samples, and waited a couple hours. When I went to order it the servers at work were having issues & it timed out.
Saved by technology.
At least the fiddly shaped, appliqued neck facing is the type of fiddly stuff I enjoy doing.
I started mentally flip flopping on my fabric choice, and trying to self-justify buying something else. Cos yes, this colouring is no longer as flattering as it used to be, but hey I need to use what I have and it's loungewear for a spinster who lives alone. I have a vast and diverse stash of fabrics, nerdily spreadsheeted into categories, so I know I have high hundreds of metres. I'm trying to use and not buy this year. Firstly cos I just have so much that needs and wants to be used. Secondly, it's money that I don't have to spend as it already has been. Surviving on fresh/frozen fish & fruit is unsuprisingly a spendy thing. I'd planned to pay off the nastycard this year but seem to be throwing $$ at food every week. Tinned fish is tolerated once a week, more than that and I get the squiffies.
But the compulsion to buy was strong in me, and I ended up trawling fashionfabricsclub and finding some lawns & light-weight cottons that might suit me better and I put a couple in the shopping cart, plus samples of more. I managed to talk myself down to one yardage +samples, and waited a couple hours. When I went to order it the servers at work were having issues & it timed out.
Saved by technology.
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