Recent content by maristella

Hardly equal to the beautiful garments other ladies show on here, but I made myself flannelette French knickers to keep me a bit warmer in the winter. I used this schematic: http://www.frillybits.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img-slips.jpg to draft my own pair. I still need to add...

I really, really want it too now, Lolly! Such a beautiful winter dress. When I get better at sewing I might attempt to make a similar one (like that's going to happen!!).

I mainly go for layering and plenty of warm underwear. I've bought myself some thermals and thick tights for the winter. I even made myself some French knickers made out of floral flannelette, just to keep me warm when wearing some of my more voluminous skirts. As for footwear, I'm quite stuck...

I feel like mine's changed, and that's just from a few years ago, although I was nearing 21 then, so maybe that was it?! I'm pretty sure from what I recorded of my measurements and how my clothes fitted, that from 18-21 my hips were slightly smaller, waist larger and bust smaller than now. I've...

BD you've inspired me to go and search for sweater dresses to buy! Having read over this thread, I'm a bit worried about how any of them would fit, but I reckon if it flares out enough at the hem then it should look ok. Now where's best to look? Etsy?

I've just finished my Swedishy Selbu modern hat. It took just 2 days to make and reminded me how much I love colourwork! I dyed the yarns myself and am chuffed with how they turned out. And I got a bit too excited to try it on, so I'm afraid the only picture of it on me is with me in my...

You study German and Russian too, yay! When I was in St. Petersburg I pretty much gave up on ever looking good, particularly with the walks through the snow and driving wind, although thankfully when I was there it never really got below -15. I will however also vote for headscarves to hold hair...

Done and good luck!

The amount of sewing you've done puts my sad attempts to shame! I've been looking for a pattern for a dress with a neckline just like your brown floral one 3rd from bottom. You've inspired me to get sewing for autumn, since summer's definitely over here.

I started a blog not so long ago. It started out mainly as a knitting blog, but since I've started sewing that's gone on there too. Since I knit, crochet and sew a mixture of vintage and modern projects it's a bit of a mixed bag. I do try to update at least weekly though, which I'll hopefully be...

Thanks! The purple is Madelinetosh sock in Lepidoptra colourway (a bit stupidly expensive) and the blue is Holst Garn Supersoft (from Denmark but the shipping wasn't too costly) in Surf. The Holst Garn is the thinner yarn being a 3ply as opposed to 4ply, but it's kind of stinky before washing...

I made myself a purple shawl and my mum liked mine so much she asked for one of her own, so I made hers in a light blue The pattern is Ishbel by Ysolda Teague and is really quick and easy to make!

I'm new to actually wearing rather than just admiring vintage clothes, so I'm not really sure yet! I certainly love the full dresses of the 50s, but I'm a pear-ish shape (37, 27, 40) so I'm not sure what would best suit me!

I just bought my first vintage patterns off Ebay. They came in a lot of 4. The first two I'm not so keen on, but I'm really looking forward to making the other two once I figure them out and play with the sizing a bit!

I've finished my second dress! This pattern (Simplicity 3673) was so easy, if it hadn't been for the zip this could've been finished in a day. I had to do the zip without a zipper foot, which was ok except for the bottom of it which I had to finish by hand. It turned out a little squiffy...