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Sartorial Satisfaction

2/19/2019

 
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When last we left our heroine,
she was planning to devote herself to shoveling 
and finishing her skirt,
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Amazingly enough, 
​in the last week
she managed to do both
if not much else.
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Pinning first,
then rough basting with cotton yarn
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The basting made it easy to try on
so I could  measure and calculate
​ for the button band.
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Truth be told, 
the buttons were the most traumatic part of this,
 including the sett drama at the very beginning.
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Clearly I survived,
but it was not hard to notice my relative reactions
to the overwhelming abundance
of what is supposed to be a fabric store
and the joy of having one piece
of very plain cloth
waiting at home.
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Brief aside about value --
When I first chose the values of yarn
I assumed I'd use the darker of the two
for the knitted panels.
But you can see that the button band above
(which I did knit in the darker value)
looks significantly darker than the woven cloth,
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while the triangular knit panels,
though somewhat lighter,
blend in with the woven cloth
with more subtlety.
I can only conclude that the knitted cloth 
has so many shadows
that it reads darker than it is
thus making it blend in with the whole.
A good thing to note for future skirts --
sometimes those knitted panels
​might want to take center stage!
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Sewing the buttons on
before replacing the basting with actual yarn/thread
allowed me to  adjust position
of hte woven and knitted panels
and thus the size of specific areas,
so that the skirt would drape just as I wanted. 
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And yippeee!  It does!
Despite the 10 F temps yesterday,
(definitely a two sweater day),
​it was also wonderfully cozy to wear outside--
it drapes and stretches,
so I can take big steps but also not get tangled in cloth.
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It is wonderfully cozy to wear inside too--
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and after taking this pics so you could see 
a little more clearly how it fits.
I sat down on the floor
and spun cotton on my book charkha,
the skirt stretching where I did --
no binding or funky leg positions necessary.
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So yes --
sartorial satisfaction is a thing--
and the flamingo and I are pretty pleased it ourselves.
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Except I should also have worn some shades.
​It was bright out there!
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And so as not to leave you 
with my smug expression ,
here's the view from the top 
(golly gee I DO love these textures)
and a few specs:
The Skirt itself is 32" long.
It weighs 405g  --approx 14 oz
Owing to the sett miscalculation mentioned above
I have another 75 ish inches of fabric left --
enough for a knee length three panel Sarah-Dippity
or a mid thigh length four panel one.
But it is snowing again.
and since I now have something cozy to wear,
it's time to get back to whatever I was doing
a couple of weeks ago.
​What was it again?
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Barbara Armstrong
2/19/2019 12:31:09 pm

It's gorgeous, and you look gorgeous in it!

Velma Bolyard
2/19/2019 12:41:07 pm

it looks smashing especially with all the other woolens complementing it. Lovely and perfect for the really cold weather.

Gerri Barosso
2/19/2019 12:44:18 pm

I love it!

Could the apparent change in value of the darker yarn be due to the effect of interlacement? I haven't conducted enough experiments but it does seem like weaving affects color in a different way.

Tracy Hudson link
2/19/2019 12:53:17 pm

The most elegant thing I've seen in a long time! You are discovering clothing perfection!

Nancy Kramer
2/19/2019 01:00:16 pm

What an elegant way to shovel snow! Absolutely lovely.

Pam Hutley
2/19/2019 01:14:39 pm

So beautifully 'drapey' and comfy! It looks right at home shoveling snow. Quite a contrast to the weather here in Queensland where we are expecting 34 C today!

Rosalyn
2/19/2019 01:19:05 pm

Oh how great. Many weavers are unable to use their fabric for garments so I am thrilled that you made this and maybe it will challenge them to come out of their comfort zone.
Only wish you were coming to IWC this year to model this in our fashion show...

Annie Mayo
2/19/2019 02:38:39 pm

Love the skirt! Bought you plans for it the other day and love that too. Am on holiday at the moment so not able to jump into my stash and get weaving. But I'll be home soon...

Rene
2/19/2019 02:40:37 pm

Absolutely stunning!

elaine
2/19/2019 02:47:50 pm

Congrats on a gorgeous skirt! Absolutely love it ~

Bethany Garner link
2/19/2019 04:00:37 pm

How totally woolylicious - the colours and the blending of the various shades of deep and delicious. This is a masterful project and looks amazing on the artist! Hooray!

Heather Myers
2/19/2019 07:09:19 pm

This looks wonderful!! Great colors, style and drape -and fit! I see you not only weave up a storm but also knit like a speed demon.😁

Gina Shillitani
2/19/2019 08:33:30 pm

Gorgeous, and innovative, and unique, and brilliant!

Barbara Rickman
2/19/2019 08:38:48 pm

I am on Ravelry on the Weaving To Wear site and have decided to do this very length of skirt. Using hand spun warp and commercial weft. Wish me luck. Hope it turns out an well as yours did..in spite of sett miscalculations.

elizabeth streeter
2/19/2019 10:44:58 pm

Really lovely and love the combination of techniques

svenja suhr
2/20/2019 01:12:10 am

So, So GREAT!!

Kathy sparks
2/20/2019 03:45:25 am

Wow.....I’m moving into a making my own clothing phase again and this is just lovely and a veryexcitong amd inspiratuonal story Thanks !

Peg Cherre link
2/20/2019 05:53:53 am

I'm still working on my skirt. Had a few mis-steps and needed to set it aside for a bit till my friend can help me figure out exactly where I went wrong and how to finish it.

Love yours!

Barbara l. Nelson
2/20/2019 08:02:33 am

Absolutely gorgeous!

Doris Strand
2/20/2019 11:37:05 am

sarah, i so enjoy reading your blog & i love this new skirt. i'm a rigid heddle weaver & i try to listen to weave podcasts while weaving. i found the weavecast podcasts done by syne mitchell & this morning i stumbled on the one she did with you. i have to admit, i listened to it 2x as i was working. thanks for sharing.

Eileen VB
2/20/2019 07:28:13 pm

Sarah! I love this idea, bought the pattern and have some woven panels in bright colors from a weaver friend of my family who has sinced passed. Now looking through my stash of handspun for the right combo to knit the panels!! Plus exploring my button box (inherited from my mom who passed away 6 weeks ago) so I will have three beautiful women in my skirt! (I think I just called myself beautiful? Blushing....). I am so excited to get this project under way!!! Will send you pics when done!!

Sarah
2/22/2019 12:13:17 pm

I am so sorry to hear of your loss, Eileen, and what a wonderful way to embark on a project---memorial and celebration at once.


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