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Sewing miscellany
Mar. 2nd, 2008 04:01 pmSo. The kimono slip still needs to be darted (there's an 11" difference between waist and hip, so those darts are going to be at LEAST 2" wide) and ties made and sewn, if I opt not to just buy grosgrain ribbon (which I just may do, because I'm lazy and 1/8" seams are a pain in the ass).
Willow. . . Pekes have surprising body measurements under all their fur. Willow is as wide around the ribcage as she is long; about 17". It's kinda weird, really. She also has a fat neck at 13" around, given that she's about 12" from collar to the base of her tail. And she's the skinny dog of the three, proportion-wise. That said... I now have an Evil Plan to make her an Elizabethan-ish dress. I'll need about 40" of 4" wide lace edging, pleated onto the collar of your standard-pattern doggie coat (with the velcro at chest and underbelly), but I'll make the coat out of a (washable) brocade or something, and rather than a single oval piece for the top, I'll make it two pieces (one that's about 6" long which the straps attach to, the other the rest of the 'skirt'), with the longer of the two pleated into the narrower piece. And cap sleeves, or something. Mustn't forget sleeves. [...Poofy white cotton ones?] In the interest of the dog being able to stand upright without wobbling under the weight, I won't make fake petticoats. This is one of those Ambition: 6, Skills: 2 sort of projects, but it should be entertaining, and not take an especially large amount of yardage, especially as I don't plan to really line it or anything. :D
Cho-Sen is too squirmy to measure properly, but she's about 9" from base-of-(nonexistant) neck-to-tail, if I base my assumption on Willow's size. Hm.
Oh, the See&Sew patterns had a hooded dog coat. SO TEMPTING.... Add a bit of trim and they're all garbed up to go! :P (And one of these days, I'll do enough practice with pleats to make a pseudo-kilt for one of them. Oh yesss....)
For posterity (and fitting my posterior later), I'm recording my measurements here, because I KNOW I'll lose that damn post-it when I next need it. . .
High bust (armpits): 34"
Bust: 36"
Under-bust: 32"
Waist: 31"
High hip: 38"
Hip: 42"
Inseam: 33" or 33.5", depending on the cut of the pants
I have yet to grab a partner to get the length of my arms, the length from neck to waist, etc. and I have decided that in the interest of my self esteem, I will NOT be measuring the circumference of my thighs, and instead look to wide-legged trouser cuts for any patterns I may purchase. (Gee, can we tell where Kitty carries all of her weight?)
Now, off to find a sewing icon to use and maybe get those darts marked, if not sewn and pressed.
Willow. . . Pekes have surprising body measurements under all their fur. Willow is as wide around the ribcage as she is long; about 17". It's kinda weird, really. She also has a fat neck at 13" around, given that she's about 12" from collar to the base of her tail. And she's the skinny dog of the three, proportion-wise. That said... I now have an Evil Plan to make her an Elizabethan-ish dress. I'll need about 40" of 4" wide lace edging, pleated onto the collar of your standard-pattern doggie coat (with the velcro at chest and underbelly), but I'll make the coat out of a (washable) brocade or something, and rather than a single oval piece for the top, I'll make it two pieces (one that's about 6" long which the straps attach to, the other the rest of the 'skirt'), with the longer of the two pleated into the narrower piece. And cap sleeves, or something. Mustn't forget sleeves. [...Poofy white cotton ones?] In the interest of the dog being able to stand upright without wobbling under the weight, I won't make fake petticoats. This is one of those Ambition: 6, Skills: 2 sort of projects, but it should be entertaining, and not take an especially large amount of yardage, especially as I don't plan to really line it or anything. :D
Cho-Sen is too squirmy to measure properly, but she's about 9" from base-of-(nonexistant) neck-to-tail, if I base my assumption on Willow's size. Hm.
Oh, the See&Sew patterns had a hooded dog coat. SO TEMPTING.... Add a bit of trim and they're all garbed up to go! :P (And one of these days, I'll do enough practice with pleats to make a pseudo-kilt for one of them. Oh yesss....)
For posterity (and fitting my posterior later), I'm recording my measurements here, because I KNOW I'll lose that damn post-it when I next need it. . .
High bust (armpits): 34"
Bust: 36"
Under-bust: 32"
Waist: 31"
High hip: 38"
Hip: 42"
Inseam: 33" or 33.5", depending on the cut of the pants
I have yet to grab a partner to get the length of my arms, the length from neck to waist, etc. and I have decided that in the interest of my self esteem, I will NOT be measuring the circumference of my thighs, and instead look to wide-legged trouser cuts for any patterns I may purchase. (Gee, can we tell where Kitty carries all of her weight?)
Now, off to find a sewing icon to use and maybe get those darts marked, if not sewn and pressed.
