"Dressing well is resistance, revenge, pride, a form of control over forces that try to control us. Thatβs why, when taken prisoner, the first thing your enemy takes is that outer layer of your identity and independence: your clothes. That is why prisoners are put in identical uniforms. They no longer exist as individuals."
The Last Collection,
Jeanne Mackin
"When I stepped into the dress it was as if I could suddenly exist outside my own skin, wear a new layer that was me but not me. Me, transformed."
The Last Collection
Jeanne Mackin
A #sewing #fashion #GarmentMaking question:
If military uniform is associated with war, then what is the most anti-war kind of garment?
I have inherited some woolen fabric, which was originally given to my grandad back in 1970's, when he served as a medic in the soviet army, to sew uniform from. I want to honour his memory but I want to make something that just screams 'fuck the war!'
A little bit of new baby sewing always makes me happy. Bonus, I had enough fabric leftover to make a matching t-shirt for big brother, which he immediately wanted to wear out for the afternoon π
Pattern: waves & wild Overitalls and Lunar t-shirt
Fabric: lovefabric.ie
I'm glad to have something light and comfy to float around in in this weird humid weather, and I will definitely make this pattern again. It has massive pockets, and the tie waist makes it flexible in size too.
Pattern: Closet Core Patterns Charlie Caftan (view C maxi)
Fabric: Viscose from myfabrics.co.uk (not available any more though I think, it spent too long in my stash before I used it!)
#charliecaftan #caftan #caftandress #sewing #garmentmaking #mastodaoine
My first go at a Charlie Caftan. It's very much a "I learned a lot" garment. The fabric pattern is very forgiving so it's not as obvious that the inset square is pretty wobbly and not nearly as neat as it should be. But it is totally wearable, and this fabric is super soft and breezy, so it's very comfy. And I learned how to avoid the mistakes I made for next time.
#charliecaftan #caftan #caftandress #sewing #garmentmaking #mastodaoine
Trying something out! I don't normally tweet about my hobbies, but I'm in the mood to experiment a more diverse public profile w/ Mastodon.
My hobby toots will have a CW label. As for content, these are some of the things I'll be obsessing over:
#FiberArt #Embroidery #Sashiko #AcrylicPainting #GarmentMaking #Sewing #Crochet #PKMS #AIart #WebScraping #Python #eBooks #PolymerClay #Miniatures #Animation
Why not also try a poll: Hobby content on academic profiles? Yay or Nay?
Paper Moon
Jen Keane (Zenbuffy - she/her)
Lynn Chiu