Chat and the tendency to post pictures with very little text. I miss
h-costume too.
Has anyone been sewing during the shutdown? I got out a bunch of
printed cottons I bought when I was in college. I am making summer
skirts from them. Supposedly little floral prints are back in style.
Not that I'd know for sure, because I haven't left my house and yard
since mid March. Except for taking walks in my suburban neighborhood,
which has *very* little foot traffic. I have not seen anyone except my
husband in the flesh. Anyway, one style is the three-tiered skirt and I
wore them in the 1970s. The difference seems to be that in the 1970s,
it was common to put a row of off-white lace above each tier. I liked
that, but now it seems, well, 70s? Otherwise no difference. Also some
skirts with a contrasting ruffle, things like that.
When I was in college I bought fabric according to my budget rather than
according to project. I didn't buy more than two yards of most fabrics,
unless they were on a super discount. Skirts that use two or three
fabrics are an ideal way to use up small pieces like that.
Any advice on tops is welcomed. I have some lovely old, two-yard pieces
of Liberty lawn, and want to make something to go with the skirts. The
lawn is really too lightweight to use in making skirts. I really think
Liberty was better quality then, so it is still good.
For most of my life I haven't tried hard to dress in style. So It's odd
to discover that since I won't see anyone at all except my husband until
there is a vaccine or cure, maybe a year from now, I really can wear
absolutely anything.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
On 7/1/2020 5:12 PM, Onaree Berard wrote:
I feel so sad that chat has taken over learning.
Here if someone said something really useful I could save it.
Now I'm not like to even see it, unless I want to devote all my waking
time to Facebook.
I miss this list.
Onaree
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