Today was a bit of a fail on the posting front. Nothing of interest to report on my clothing front, nor on clothes of other people... hmmm.
However, I did manage to make a start on the skirt I want to make out of this blue silky material I bought cheap in a charity store - £2.95 or something ridiculous like that for a piece of fabric that is roughly 70"x60". I mean, you'd normally pay a fair amount for that, so twas a bargain. It's also a good thing it was cheap as I was in a bit of a ditzy mood today when I started making. First up I measured around my hips and added a couple of extra inches to allow for hems, mistakes, etc... I then drew this and cut this out of the fabric, ironed etc and pinned it ready for sewing. Then i quickly checked it went around me still, and it did. Only problem was that it left a gap where it should have been covering my bum. Woops! I'd completely forgotten that bit was bigger. So I had to put that fabric to one side - I'm going to use it for another section of the skirt rather than the main panel - and measure around my bum and cut that out of the fabric. This way, after I've purchased the zip (on my to-do list for tomorrow) I can adjust the skirt to taper in towards the top so it fits snug on my hips and on my behind. That's the theory anyway. Updates to follow on that methinks.
In other news, checked out my Essie nail varnish on my fingernails and peeled a bit away, only to discover my nails were flaking horribly underneath with dryness - woops! I'm thinking this is mainly down to the lack of air and the fact they've been painted constantly for over a week now, so that was a very quick removal. Will be leaving nails nude now for a little while. My toe nails; however; are still the beautiful pale grey colour and are still holding up shockingly well. I am most impressed. Definitely need to go on a shopping trip and buy Essie nail varnish in loads more colours!
Won't stop for more now, in desperate need of beauty sleep (haha!) and intend to try and get some more done on my skirt. Will upload pictures as soon as it's starting to look decent! (:
However, I did manage to make a start on the skirt I want to make out of this blue silky material I bought cheap in a charity store - £2.95 or something ridiculous like that for a piece of fabric that is roughly 70"x60". I mean, you'd normally pay a fair amount for that, so twas a bargain. It's also a good thing it was cheap as I was in a bit of a ditzy mood today when I started making. First up I measured around my hips and added a couple of extra inches to allow for hems, mistakes, etc... I then drew this and cut this out of the fabric, ironed etc and pinned it ready for sewing. Then i quickly checked it went around me still, and it did. Only problem was that it left a gap where it should have been covering my bum. Woops! I'd completely forgotten that bit was bigger. So I had to put that fabric to one side - I'm going to use it for another section of the skirt rather than the main panel - and measure around my bum and cut that out of the fabric. This way, after I've purchased the zip (on my to-do list for tomorrow) I can adjust the skirt to taper in towards the top so it fits snug on my hips and on my behind. That's the theory anyway. Updates to follow on that methinks.
In other news, checked out my Essie nail varnish on my fingernails and peeled a bit away, only to discover my nails were flaking horribly underneath with dryness - woops! I'm thinking this is mainly down to the lack of air and the fact they've been painted constantly for over a week now, so that was a very quick removal. Will be leaving nails nude now for a little while. My toe nails; however; are still the beautiful pale grey colour and are still holding up shockingly well. I am most impressed. Definitely need to go on a shopping trip and buy Essie nail varnish in loads more colours!
Won't stop for more now, in desperate need of beauty sleep (haha!) and intend to try and get some more done on my skirt. Will upload pictures as soon as it's starting to look decent! (:
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