Wardrobe works
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janestarzToday I went through my wardrobe and re-folded part of my clothes. You know how it can get all messy when you're in a hurry when putting away the clean laundry and part of a t-shirt folds over the wrong way or the pile just half topples over. We changed the cover on the bed out from summer to autumn, and the summer one is just far thinner, so I found five pairs of trousers. Only two of them actually still sort of fit (the tight jeans I had just bought for my first date with Eisirt and the Wrangler that gives me a tummy-ache when I sit down in it) and three pairs that I don't fit. One was a pair of trousers in a brown polyester, so that went into the bag for charity... The other two are both home-made and I'm saving them in the hopes I might ever shrink down to that size again. My Violeta jeans from Mango I wear pretty much every day to work but never when I'm at home. At least now I can see my trousers again when I open the cupboard.
The t-shirt pile is pretty pathetic. I have a bright smurf-blue t-shirt, two grey t-shirts and a green-grey t-shirt I never wear to work, a lilac one that I always wear underneath a poly-chiffon blouse, one green shirt that is too small (and went into the charity bag), and two green t-shirts (one has rhinestones) that are the right size. These are all solids and boring. In the patterned department I have two white-and-black ones and a blue one with roses. The only one that doesn't look washed out is the white-and-black one I bought at MissEtam in their tall-people department.
What it boils down to is that I'm missing a couple of shirts that are interesting enough to wear to work without combining it with a vest or covering it up with a blouse. All those solid t-shirts are just too plain and too boring! They'd need to have at least some kind of interesting construction detail if they insist on being a single colour.
I have loads of solid-coloured longsleeves, but once I get down to wearing them, it's cold enough to be wearing a blouse or vest with them, spicing up the look. I also have several nice patterned longsleeves, including the one I made last week.
On Sunday I went to the Student Bunker here in Eindhoven to sew with Sigunne and friends. Two of the kids were too focused on their laptop to actually sew, and the other larper present was far too busy socialising, so I felt a bit like a workaholic. I traced the pattern for my new jeans (which I drafted four weeks ago) and cut out a new t-shirt from fabric from my stash. I still have fabric for one longsleeve and for a dress (style to be decided), but after that my jersey stash has pretty much run dry. It was great to be able to use the long tables for tracing and cutting, it saves me a lot of time crawling around on the floor at home.
Next up, I'm going to work my way through the Wardrobe Architect series Steelweaver recommended. I know I'm a comfortable wearer of clothing: I have to have room to move and my clothes have to be comfortable. Maybe I'll get some revalations about what items I might still be missing in my wardrobe.
I'm going to have to make a list of fabrics I want to buy at the Stoffenspektakel in Eindhoven. And scrounge up some cash...
And I'm also looking into crochet (haken)... I don't know exactly where I picked this up, but apparantly you can crochet your own make-up removal pads and throw them in the wash, in stead of just disposing of cotton pads. I haven't the foggiest if this will actually be more economical than the throw-away kind (because you still have to run the washing machine). I'm not one for crocheting tiny cute little animals you can display around your house so you can get angry over the amount of dust all that shit is collecting, but crocheting something that is really useful sounds like a plan. I found a clear instruction video already, so all I need is some new yarn. (Kingdoms have trembled at such casual remarks. "I just need some new yarn, dear."
The t-shirt pile is pretty pathetic. I have a bright smurf-blue t-shirt, two grey t-shirts and a green-grey t-shirt I never wear to work, a lilac one that I always wear underneath a poly-chiffon blouse, one green shirt that is too small (and went into the charity bag), and two green t-shirts (one has rhinestones) that are the right size. These are all solids and boring. In the patterned department I have two white-and-black ones and a blue one with roses. The only one that doesn't look washed out is the white-and-black one I bought at MissEtam in their tall-people department.
What it boils down to is that I'm missing a couple of shirts that are interesting enough to wear to work without combining it with a vest or covering it up with a blouse. All those solid t-shirts are just too plain and too boring! They'd need to have at least some kind of interesting construction detail if they insist on being a single colour.
I have loads of solid-coloured longsleeves, but once I get down to wearing them, it's cold enough to be wearing a blouse or vest with them, spicing up the look. I also have several nice patterned longsleeves, including the one I made last week.
On Sunday I went to the Student Bunker here in Eindhoven to sew with Sigunne and friends. Two of the kids were too focused on their laptop to actually sew, and the other larper present was far too busy socialising, so I felt a bit like a workaholic. I traced the pattern for my new jeans (which I drafted four weeks ago) and cut out a new t-shirt from fabric from my stash. I still have fabric for one longsleeve and for a dress (style to be decided), but after that my jersey stash has pretty much run dry. It was great to be able to use the long tables for tracing and cutting, it saves me a lot of time crawling around on the floor at home.
Next up, I'm going to work my way through the Wardrobe Architect series Steelweaver recommended. I know I'm a comfortable wearer of clothing: I have to have room to move and my clothes have to be comfortable. Maybe I'll get some revalations about what items I might still be missing in my wardrobe.
I'm going to have to make a list of fabrics I want to buy at the Stoffenspektakel in Eindhoven. And scrounge up some cash...
And I'm also looking into crochet (haken)... I don't know exactly where I picked this up, but apparantly you can crochet your own make-up removal pads and throw them in the wash, in stead of just disposing of cotton pads. I haven't the foggiest if this will actually be more economical than the throw-away kind (because you still have to run the washing machine). I'm not one for crocheting tiny cute little animals you can display around your house so you can get angry over the amount of dust all that shit is collecting, but crocheting something that is really useful sounds like a plan. I found a clear instruction video already, so all I need is some new yarn. (Kingdoms have trembled at such casual remarks. "I just need some new yarn, dear."
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Date: 2015-09-08 04:55 am (UTC)En van de meest leuke kleurtjes kan maken. Dus dat ze niet alleen saai wit zijn.
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Date: 2015-09-08 07:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-11 12:13 pm (UTC)Zou ze trouwens wel verzamelen in een zakje en dan volledig met waszakje en al in de wasmachine stoppen, anders vind je ze nooit meer terug. Of juist overal als je je kleding uitschut ;)
(zei ze met ervaring met haar losse kleine larpdingetjes die gewassen moesten worden....)
Groetjes
Kat
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Date: 2015-09-13 07:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-13 08:57 pm (UTC)Edit: dus ja, zeker in een waszakje!
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Date: 2015-09-08 11:30 am (UTC)Crocheting is great fun! I've been doing it for a while. Currently working on my second top. Making tiny things like snowflakes (during meetings or in public transport) can be very relaxing and you can use them as gifts or to spice up clothing or costume. :-)
Do you read http://blij-dat-ik-brei.blogspot.nl/ yet? Oh, wait.. you're on Ravelry so you'll have enough inspiration. ;-) Have fun!