Sunday, September 19, 2010

Handsome Dove

After commenting on Kitty's lovely popover re: not sewing my sludgy green frock I thought I may as well go and make a start on the frock, which I cut out yesterday.

I bought the pattern a year or so ago at Lost & Found in Smith St for the princely sum of $5. Mid seventies I'm thinking - I'm not a huge fan of the 70s, but some of the patterns can be great if you don't use orange and brown polyester. Unless you want to of course!

I got the fabric from the Vietnamese lady on Smith St yesterday - not sure of the fibre, it's a nice drapey knit.

Being a knit, I left out the zip. This meant it only took two albums to sew - Lost Souls by The Doves and Last Days of Wonder by The Handsome Family - hence her name (Handsome Dove) and the fact that she now exists when she didn't at 4pm.



As I hoped, she's turned out rather Joan Holloway. Hurrah!
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7 comments:

  1. Gay McDonellSun Sept 19, 07:58:00 pm GMT+10

    Great dress!

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  2. StevieSun Sept 19, 08:10:00 pm GMT+10

    Wow That turned out pretty awesome! x

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  3. kittySun Sept 19, 08:53:00 pm GMT+10

    Mmm lovely and very Joan-after-hours. Joan would never wear a plunging neckline to the office you know!

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  4. Karin van D.Sun Sept 19, 09:31:00 pm GMT+10

    Gorgeous dress. Worth a night without much sleep I'd say :-)

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  5. CarolMon Sept 20, 08:08:00 am GMT+10

    I like this very much.

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  6. GailMon Sept 20, 12:16:00 pm GMT+10

    Strange how these old shapes keep reinventing themselves. Love the tie front.

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  7. Big in JapanMon Sept 20, 07:41:00 pm GMT+10

    Fast and fabulous! Winner!

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