June 19, 2009

Giant Robots Deserve Needlework, Too!

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I FINALLY matted and framed the embroidery I made for Todd's brother! He promptly went and hung it above his bed :P
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Trevor is absolutely BANANA BREAD with extra walnuts for Gundam. He has thousands of dollars worth of action figures lining the walls of his living room. So I asked him what his favourite mobile suit was, and he replied that it was the Full Armor ZZ Gundam, aka FA-010-S.
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These are the resources I used:
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I used one of the linearts on the second page, traced it onto a piece of an old curtain using carbon paper and had at it. All backstitch, and I missed an orange spot. Oh well :P The matting is silver-faced denim with mitred corners.
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June 17, 2009

Ruffles on and below butts

So I haven't finished my mystery skirt. It needs to be ironed due to having been smooshed in a box for the move, and frankly, I'm just so not motivated to finish it because of my bloated and unattractive gut. Ugh, I need prune juice...
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Anyways, Todd's brother was tossing a couple pairs of jeans that are mostly intact, so I butchered a pair. I was greatly inspired by Thorn on Craftster, who also inspired Ioukr.
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ruffle butt jeans 1ruffle butt jeans 2
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Oh yeeeeeeeeeah, those are some ruffle-butt jeans :D Todd thinks I have lost it. But he says that a lot. Meh :P I should have made sure they were pulled up properly before I had Todd take the picture though, as the waistband ended up in an unattractive place :P
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Out of the top part of the jeans, I made ye olde butt apron:
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butt apronbutt apron fabric
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I modified missgabbielynn's method. The back of the apron is the front of the jeans with the zipper removed and the bottom of the fly taken out. I still have to put on the bib part to protect me from spatter, but I've used it already and it kept me from wiping my hands on my butt :D
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The fabric was a gift ages and ages ago. I don't even remember if it was my Mumsie or my aunt that gave it to me. I've always been into Native culture, and so whoever gave me this proclaimed it awesome by dint of it's collection of highly-stereotypical images. So, this metre of high quality quilting-cotton covered in stereotypical Nativism from a company called R.E.D. sat in my craft supplies for lack of a non-embarrassing purpose. VOILA! Not much of anyone sees me whilst I cook :P I won't have little old Native women glaring at me as I walk down the street, for example. Cuz seriously, there's no Navajo or Sioux people in Northern Ontario. Hmm, actually, I wonder if I could find fabric with Ojibwe or Cree imagery... Then I can make a non-embarrassing purse :P
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June 13, 2009

I'm still here! Quick refashion + 'broid

Ok, so I haven't done ALOT of sewing lately because I moved last weekend and alot of chaos still reigns in my new home. I did, however, get two things done lately:
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double breasted jean jacket 1 - full view before
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A friend of mine gave me this jean jacket she picked up at St. Vinny's monthly bag sale because it was a little small for her. I LOVED the look, but what is up with the shoulder???
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double breasted jean jacket 2 - sleeve before
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Those pleats on the sleeve cap made me look slope-shouldered, and I'm not! At all! I have broad, square shoulders. So, 20 minutes with my handy dandy stitch ripper later:
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double breasted jean jacket 4 - full view afterdouble breasted jean jacket 3 - sleeve after
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Much better!
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I also finally finished a 'broidery I started in February:
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embroidery - geisha bathing
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I got alot of positive feedback on Craftster about it, which made me happy, since she's only my fourth real embroidery (not counting my first ever two practice pieces on a grubby-work shirt).
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I wanted to post another 'broid I did for Todd's brother, as well as a preview of what I'm working on right now, but unfortunately the bluetooth dongle is giving me licence-issues, so I have to wait til Todd reinstalls the drivers to get the photos off the phone.
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