I was quite excited to start this challenge, and managed to wear (almost) head to toe handmade.
Excuse the location – I had to take the photos at work! I have on the Elle pants and Susan top (modified to make the neck higher and the top longer). I also have on a rectangle with two armholes – the pattern for which I paid $15 at the Cottesloe Fair. I need to make it 30 times to get value for money! All the fabric came from Potter’s Textiles and it was all from the half-price remnant table – score!
I bought the pin from a fancy schmancy antique button store in The Rocks, Sydney, thinking (I’m sure I was told) that it was horn. I think it’s plastic – totally ripped off, but I still like it. I turned it into a pin by gluing an old nametag magnet onto the back. I’ve done this a few times to objects and it is really successful – no holes in the fabric.
Not sure if I’ll manage anything handmade for day 2 of the challenge, but I might find something appropriate.
Patterns: Stylearc – Elle Pants, Susan Top. Wrap is a rectangle with two holes for arms.
Fabric: Potter’s Textiles. Cotton and lycra for pants, cotton jersey for long-sleeve t-shirt and lining of wrap, cotton knit for wrap.
Pin: button from “Buttons, Buttons, Buttons” The Rocks, Sydney