In Natura

[janestarz]

The best part of my job is not the part where they push free fabrics onto me, but it's a close second. I love my job, even if I don't get to work on the pretty dresses (yet). But the part where I get free fabrics (or shoes)...that's very nice!



We're clearing away old fabrics, making space for more new fabrics and projects. We store dress projects into large boxes, all the fabrics (georgette, "twinkle" (organza), crepe, lace and lycra) and haberdashery (feathers, soft boning, beads, sometimes the rhinestones and everything else that goes onto the dress) into a single box.
Peter bought a larger Ivar cupboard for in the back today while my boss Karin sorted through the remnant bins. We keep almost all the remnants of dresses, even if it's just half a meter. Boxes of remnants, boxes with cut patterns, boxes for dresses... we get too many boxes!

Most of the fabric remnants were tossed out, but I offered to be a good home for this box of lycra. There's a few georgette fabrics (chiffons) in there as well. I was thinking patchwork gnome leggings, but a top with floaty ausbrenner (burnt) chiffon sleeves will be nice too.

Also, it's a pretty big box.

I have green, lots of blues, pinks, oodles of red and black.
Drop me a line if you want something! (I can make tops out of this. Bikini's too...)

Comments

[muizenstaartje.livejournal.com]

Don't tempt me, Frodo! (I already have too many boxes filled with fabric and must weed through them to trim down the stash.)

That's a nice perk, though. Do post pictures when you make new stuff with these fabrics. My mind usually draws a blank when coming up with ideas for lycra.

[janestarz.livejournal.com]

It's one of the nasty stretchy fabrics we work with, so I have ideas enough. If I can make you something out of this, let me know. Lycra stretches, but also does show every little bump you will get. :-P

[muizenstaartje.livejournal.com]

All I can think of is doll leggings. I have such an imagination. XD Small scraps are great for doll clothes, although the more crafty person could create something nice and human sized by combining pieces.