Thursday 15 September 2016

PAPMAP part four: Tania

WE ARE HERE! THE INTERNET IS WORKING!

Technically this isn't a legitimate PAPMAP post because I made these on Tuesday. I had every intention of rushing through making them as soon as we moved in so they were done in August, but then my printer refused to work without internet even when it was attached to my laptop with a cable so I couldn't print the pattern. Sigh. But these woes are behind us, and I now present to you my amazing palm tree garden:


Look at it. Look at that. That is our actual garden. I may have been living out of boxes for three weeks and without the internet for another two and a half, but we are pretty damn lucky, all things considered.

Anyway. Sewing. Tania culottes! These were a really quick make, probably not more than a couple of hours overall. The zip and waistband construction were exactly the same as my beloved tulip skirt pattern, so I can basically do that in my sleep at this point. Other than that it was a couple of pleats, a couple of crotch and side seams, and then eight miles of hemming. Just one of the reasons I haven't made a circle skirt in nearly a year and have no plans to do so again. Ugh, hemming.


I like being able to swish around and still be protected from chub rub (though of course I would like it more if there were pockets. Everything is better with pockets). It's way more floofy than I generally go, but I wanted to make these for the specific purpose of being comfortable, practical and non-restrictive on really hot days. Since they fit that bill, I will deal with the floof. Swishing away my reservations. 


Frond fondling. 

My major concern was "I don't know what on earth I can wear with these." I'm having a bit of wardrobe dissatisfaction at the moment, which I'll go into in another post, and I'm lacking in tops especially. With something really full like this, I don't want any extra material around my waist, but I don't feel especially comfortable in vest tops right now.


This is a toile for an Anna T-shirt that I whipped up at 11pm on Tuesday from a remnant I'd decided I could justify bringing with me. It suddenly struck me as a great idea - I love the way the shape looks in jersey and if I could have a few T-shirts in that shape to wear with high-waisted stuff, it would be a pretty cost-effective way of making my existing clothes a bit more useful to me.


I would want to add a bit of length for the actual T-shirts, but in an interesting development I reshot these pictures with an actual T-shirt and didn't like any of the photos enough to use them, so I might need to do a bit of experimenting.

It is entirely possible that yesterday was the last nice day of the year, so these might not get a huge amount more wear. However, we have finally booked our ridiculous trip-of-a-lifetime holiday, so in November they will definitely be in my suitcase and coming to the insane mountainside resort in St Lucia. I am VERY excited.


In conclusion: yay everything! Especially palm trees. 


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