There have been quite a few questions/comments on my gala purse, so here are some specifics. I came across an online tutorial on Pinterest a while back,
and thanks to the website, I could find it again when I needed it. Who thinks of these fabric manipulations? – genius, I tell
you! I would never have figured it out
on my own, that is for certain!
First I needed to figure out how many inches would be lost
to the folding and stitching. There is probably a
scientific or mathematical way of doing this, but I do not have the
patience for that. Besides, I wanted to see what
it was going to look like!
With my leftover yardage, I cut a piece and started the
rather tedious task of chalking in a grid, making sure to leave a few inches on the sides so it could be sewn into a purse.
The frame is from Lacis.
Best of all, if I want to use it again, all I have to do is unscrew the
end caps, and slide off the fabric without damaging either.
Since the frame had a place for adding a strap, I strung a
few beads on some wire. It lasted all
evening, but the next morning when I opened it to pull things out, the wire
broke (I guess it had been twisted one too many times). Next time I will use thread or a better
quality wire or perhaps a jump ring would work best.
In a perfect world, I would have had an extra week to spend
on the piece, but it certainly served its purpose!
Purse: Made by me
Incredibly lovely bag! You really knocked it out of the ballpark with this one (the intricacy of it is just amazing!).
ReplyDelete♥ Jessica
Whoa, that is seriously clever!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMonique
Very nice and actually quite a lot simpler than you would think. I have seen this effect on a vintage night gown, you know the full the length noir type. It has some damage to it so it's lovely to see how it could be restored.
ReplyDeleteI know! It looks so much more complicated than it actually is - it just takes time!!
DeleteThis is a very nice application of Canadian smocking. Congratulations! Back in the 50s and 60s, my mom used it a lot for throw pillows.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - would love to see if this technique would work in a knit top.
ReplyDeleteAll those tucks produce a textured fabric without much give, so it would certainly change a knit (added zippers and openings might need to be added). I would love to try it on a napped fabric, like velvet, although transferring all those markings would drive me bonkers!
DeleteThank you so much for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteI have this book, and thought of it as soon as i saw your purse. If you liked it, i highly recommend the book. I thought it was incredibly well done. However, i haven't actually tried to follow the directions in the book, so i don't know how well those are done, but the ideas that are in the book are well worth the price of it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/The-Manipulating-Fabric-Colette-Wolff/dp/0801984963/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384441003&sr=8-1&keywords=manipulating+fabric