weekend links

Hello friends!

How well do you know your personal style? I sewed something this week that’s pretty far outside of my own style, and S and I have been giggling about it ever since. It’s cute, and I did a nice job sewing it, but it’s just not me. I’ll show it to you soon, I promise. I thought it was worth it to try to push outside my comfort zone, but it’s unlikely that I’ll wear it. Instead, I’ll probably give it to a friend who I think it would suit much better than me.

Weekend Links

What is it about it that makes me so uncomfortable? Truthfully, it’s the color and print. I picked a floral print, which I just never wear, mostly to show you what it would look like since everyone has their own style and I’m happy to design and sew outside of my own style as well. So I tried, but I think I’ll stick with what I feel good in. I’ll be curious to hear what you think when you see it.

Instagram Picks

Aren’t you happy it’s spring? Here are two Instagram images that caught my eye this week.

#oliverands and #lieslandco on Instagram
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Pinterest Picks

I’ve been thinking a lot about hand stitching lately, so this week’s Pinterest picks are all within the hand stitching and embroidery realm. I’m particularly fascinated by this fabric, below left, which has been embellished to create a rough textured fabric. I think it’s fantastic! A much simpler, more traditional technique is used on the blouse below right.

hand stitching inspiration
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And then there’s the basic running stitch and all the ways it can be used. In dense parallel rows it creates wonderful texture.

hand stitching inspiration
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Of course there’s also the more botanical-oriented

hand stitching inspiration
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I love the strong contrast of light on dark here. The smocking is so simple and impactful, and the colorful traditional Czech embroidery is something I love.

hand stitching inspiration
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And then, of course, there is the beauty of sashiko.

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And both of these embroideries nearly cover the surface, which I find to be especially interesting since they’re nearly creating a fabric of their own.

hand stitching inspiration
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Weekend Reading

We have so much fun stuff planned for you next week! I’ll be here with another addition to our Ask Me series, a little more sewing I’ve been doing, and we’ll be featuring some really great projects from the Building Block Dress book that I think will give you some inspiration as well. Rachel’s been busy! Plus, we have a special guest dropping by next Friday for the weekend links post. Hurry back, and have a great weekend.



 

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3 Comments

  1. Emily

    I recently had a similar issue with a shirt: I made a button-up shirt in a floral Liberty print. It was lovely fabric and it sewed up beautifully. But it just wasn’t me; I’m more comfortable in chambray fabrics and solids.
    So I gave it to my mom – she loves it!

  2. Same here with the floral fabric – a few years I made up a Built By Wendy top in a very nice black-background floral print that someone had given me, and it just wasn’t ‘me’ at all, but fortunately looks great on my sister! She gets compliments every time she wears it.

  3. Audrey

    I liked the hand made lace on the Czech embroidery!

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