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Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Skirtain
My photography skills are rudimentary at best and I probably should have stood up straight for the photo, but nevertheless, photos of the skirtain, as promised.
Skirtain = Skirt + Curtain
This post is dedicated to something I made on a whim - a skirtain.
I was in an op-shop with a friend the other day and I caught my eye on a curtain. At first I thought there would be nothing I could do with it and browsed the fabric remnants. But, over the next few minutes, my eye wandered back again to the curtain.
I picked it up, thinking it would be a full-length curtain but was pleasantly surprised when I realised that it was a cafe curtain - a much shorter curtain. I immediately wrapped it around myself and found that it was the perfect length for a highwaisted skirt. After briefly considering how I would go about turning it into a skirt, I snapped it up - for the bargain price of $4.
Once getting it home, it sat amongst my other future projects but today, I was inspired to start the project.
As you can see, the lining is pretty dirty, so I needed to cut that out before embarking on the transformation.
Secondly, I needed to cut away some of the material that formed the curtain rod part to make enough room for the seam allowance. The next step was to sewing in a zip. Afterwards I had to neaten up the waistband and then add a hook and eye closure.
The hook and eye closure isn't my best work, so I'll have to fix that up later on. Admittedly, I was a little stumped, as I've sewn a skirt without an extension before so there's a bit of a gap between the zipper opening and the hook and eye.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. It's first outing will be tonight when I meet some friends for dinner. I'll be sure to post pictures of it on!
I was in an op-shop with a friend the other day and I caught my eye on a curtain. At first I thought there would be nothing I could do with it and browsed the fabric remnants. But, over the next few minutes, my eye wandered back again to the curtain.
I picked it up, thinking it would be a full-length curtain but was pleasantly surprised when I realised that it was a cafe curtain - a much shorter curtain. I immediately wrapped it around myself and found that it was the perfect length for a highwaisted skirt. After briefly considering how I would go about turning it into a skirt, I snapped it up - for the bargain price of $4.
Once getting it home, it sat amongst my other future projects but today, I was inspired to start the project.
As you can see, the lining is pretty dirty, so I needed to cut that out before embarking on the transformation.
Secondly, I needed to cut away some of the material that formed the curtain rod part to make enough room for the seam allowance. The next step was to sewing in a zip. Afterwards I had to neaten up the waistband and then add a hook and eye closure.
The hook and eye closure isn't my best work, so I'll have to fix that up later on. Admittedly, I was a little stumped, as I've sewn a skirt without an extension before so there's a bit of a gap between the zipper opening and the hook and eye.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. It's first outing will be tonight when I meet some friends for dinner. I'll be sure to post pictures of it on!
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