The backfield in motion (obscure 60's soul song by Mel and Tim).
Uncovered silk ruffle.
My lovely dancing queen daughter (thanks, L!).
Quite some time ago, I made a piece of nuno felt (here)...
...which I intended to fashion into a skirt (somehow!).
I asked for (and got) advice from fellow felters, I hemmed and hawed...
...but, in the end, I couldn't ever really figure out a way to do it.
Inspiration struck recently in the form of Nicola Brown (Clasheen)...
...who shared with me an easy method for making a cropped top or poncho.
Fold a large, rectangular piece of felt in half, lengthwise...
...then, sewing from the open edge, sew a seam along one side...
...leaving a gap large enough for your head.
By choosing to hem the side which had raw silk still exposed...
...I provided a built-in ruffle for the front of the top!
With a mere 40 seconds of sewing...
...I'd transformed a moldering WIP into a beautiful, wearable garment!
Simply fabulous!!
9 comments:
Gorgeous poncho Heather! Has your daughter has nabbed it? Mine would have :)
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Thanks, Deborah!
Since she attends college in another city, I must always remember to hide it while she's packing to go back to school!! Grin.
OOh I like this! It just shows that simple is sooooo much better! Love the colors and the ruffle on the front is perfect!
Thanks, Kelly! It's funny, 'cause I really intended the wool side as the 'front' when I made it, but as soon as it was done, I realized that I liked the 'wrong' side, too.
...and lately, I've only been making nuno things with the silk side out.
What a wonderful idea! And simple is almost always the best way to go in my mind.
Beautiful scarf-poncho!
Thanks, Galina!
I followed your example and recruited my child as a model!! :)
Absolutely gorgeous piece! It's wonderful that you can sew as well as felt. When I felt things that don't quite work, I'm stuck. Sewing for me without a pattern is impossible.
BTW, nice model:-)
Thanks, Sherry! Truly, this was about as easy a sewing job as could be imagined, thanks to Nicola!
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