Thinking about what to do with the 2.5 metres of linen twill. Yes, I'm thinking of making another walking skirt, and could either keep it plain or add nice contrasting details in black, which would go with pretty much all my black clothes... But also, am I bored with plain walking skirts? What kind of black details? What do I want?
Have rested fairly well last night, but my executive function has suffered from using it on more critical things these past two weeks. And I just want to crafts š
Sini Tuulia
in reply to Sini Tuulia • • •AlsoPaisleyCat
in reply to Sini Tuulia • • •Would there be enough fabric to put in some nice box pleats on the front?
Those are great for movement but lie neatly and would give you a different look.
Sini Tuulia
in reply to AlsoPaisleyCat • • •Sini Tuulia
in reply to Sini Tuulia • • •The fabric is thick and sturdy enough that I could probably try soutache on it without it ending up a horrible bubbly mess. I've wanted to try it, but also kind of hate most soutache braids being polyester, but also recall seeing a cotton one somewhere... Would be ideal if I remembered where. š
A flax beige with black soutache along one side would probably be pretty striking, so I wouldn't even have to worry about symmetry, just slap some on there, let it get out of hand.
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in reply to Sini Tuulia • • •Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Sini Tuulia • •@Sini Tuulia I was going to say āa few years ago I have found a source for 3.5 mm soutache in viscose, which isn't as great as it could be, but at least it's not dinosaur feed plasticā, but I see that you've already found another source
yay for soutache!
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •@valhalla One of the additional reasons to want a cellulose fibre is that there's a high chance I'll turn up the iron to properly iron the linen, and melt the petroleum fibre on accident... It only needs to happen once to be really memorable!
But yeah, much rather viscose if possible, I've seen a cotton one somewhere but that seems very rare for some reason, maybe it's not shiny enough
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in reply to Sini Tuulia • •@Sini Tuulia shiny! it's shiny! :D
(I had The Accident happen when pressing a ācottonā fabric I was making into a garment. dear reader, contrary to what it said on the website it was not, in fact, cotton.)
(a friend with a laundry gave me a mystery waxy stick she uses to clean the iron, and it worked miracles)
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