Summer officially ended on 29 Feb, so its time to review my summer plans.
I had planned to make a top & skirt from Butterick 6669, a flowy cheese cloth summer skirt & night gown .The plan was to make these items whilst on holiday in Zimbabwe.
Nothing went according to plan.The sewing machine , a treasured Elna 6000 had a broken foot pedal & I could not find a replacement for it.As if that was not enough, I had not packed dressmaking pins to cut out my projects.See improvisation below.
The one thing I did right was to pack my knitting.I almost completed my son's turtleneck sweater on the trip .The knitting project kept me sane as everything back home happens at a snail's pace.I also got plenty of surprised expressions as it has become obsolete.Almost no-one knits unless if they are knitting school jumpers for their children.Even then, machine knitting is most likely what one would go with. Knitting in Zim appears to be something you engage in out of necessity rather than pleasure. Also another killjoy aspect of it is that there appears to be no other wool alternatives other than acrylic wool.
I eventually started on my sewing project , which is top from Butterick 6669.I expected that to be a breeze but was shocked when I tried the top & it was gapping at the top. I took in 13cm across the back & that fixed the fitting issues.I am going to complete the hem today.Being pear-shaped I cut size 22 to accommodate my 107cm bust and 132cm hip.As always, I would have had to make adjustments. Fortunately the 13cm I took in at the back was sufficient.Also my invisible zipper sewing was impressive.
See finished product below.
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