Merino Tunic
I haven't written a blog post in a long time.
During the holidays, I have been wearing mostly just tights with long t-shirts over them, which is very comfortable but not very practical for going places. I accidentally went to dinner at an Indian restaurant in green leggings, a "Lost World" t-shirt, an old loose cardigan and my Mum's too large ballet slipper-like shoes, but luckily it was in South Dunedin, where people regularly go to the supermarket in their pyjamas and being weird is normal, due to it's very low socio-economic status. Strangely, it's also pretty much the only area where you can get dinner or coffee after 9pm (and to a perfectly reasonable standard with good service and comfortable surroundings).
So, anyway, I didn't have any sensible clothes, so just before the holidays are about to end, I made a long tunic top. It is made of 100% merino (10$/m, amazing!) and it is based on a Burda magazine pattern. I made the pattern bigger and lengthened it from a t-shirt to a tunic. I ended up having to make the sleeves half-length or the whole thing didn't fit on the fabric.
Because I want to make my clothes more "special" - more time, decoration, personal value - I sewed wooden beads around the neckline. (I buy necklaces on massive special to use the beads.)
The mannequin is thinner than I am, so it is not so loose and drapey on me as it is on it.
During the holidays, I have been wearing mostly just tights with long t-shirts over them, which is very comfortable but not very practical for going places. I accidentally went to dinner at an Indian restaurant in green leggings, a "Lost World" t-shirt, an old loose cardigan and my Mum's too large ballet slipper-like shoes, but luckily it was in South Dunedin, where people regularly go to the supermarket in their pyjamas and being weird is normal, due to it's very low socio-economic status. Strangely, it's also pretty much the only area where you can get dinner or coffee after 9pm (and to a perfectly reasonable standard with good service and comfortable surroundings).
So, anyway, I didn't have any sensible clothes, so just before the holidays are about to end, I made a long tunic top. It is made of 100% merino (10$/m, amazing!) and it is based on a Burda magazine pattern. I made the pattern bigger and lengthened it from a t-shirt to a tunic. I ended up having to make the sleeves half-length or the whole thing didn't fit on the fabric.
Because I want to make my clothes more "special" - more time, decoration, personal value - I sewed wooden beads around the neckline. (I buy necklaces on massive special to use the beads.)
The mannequin is thinner than I am, so it is not so loose and drapey on me as it is on it.
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