25 04 2013

the Passive Girl’s dress and apron set calico ver.

This is the calico version of the Passive Girl’s dress and apron set of “minus the sun, night all day” collection. It is a set of a pleated dress and a pullover apron. There are gaps between the wide neckline of the dress and the narrow neckline of the apron. The hem of the pleated skirt peeks out from the hem of the apron. The main dress has a boat neck, French sleeves and a low waisted pleated skirt. The neckline and sleeves are finished with binding. The apron has cotton ribbon trimmings and a large jetted pocket at the front.  The shoulder section crosses at the back and the hem is curved to reveal more of the pleated skirt.

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The main dress worn alone
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19 04 2013

the Self-Conscious Girl’s dress final ver.

Here is the final version of the Self-Conscious Girl’s dress of “minus the sun, night all day” collection. Her style is quite girlie and louder compared to the other girls’ since she likes dressing up, looking good, and taking care of herself.  Same to the calico version, the neckline is a deep V neck, front and back.  The skirt is shorter at the front and longer at the back.  The hem is bound with the same red fabric used for the top panels to emphasise the hemline. The chest panels are embroidered with French knots using silk thread in dusk pink, light orange, and silver grey representing a cluster of stars.

I’ve made it with my leftover fabrics so there are 5 different fabrics used for this tie strap dress. The top panels are made with cotton sateen in dark red and lined with linen in dark orange. The tie shoulder straps are made with white cotton fabric with textured lines. The first row of the skirt is made with cream cotton fabric with silver lines and the second row of the skirt is made with plain white cotton.

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13 04 2013

the Self-Conscious Girl’s dress calico ver.

This is the calico version of the Self-Conscious Girl’s dress of “minus the sun, night all day” collection. It is a romantic gathered dress with cotton ribbon straps at the shoulders. The hem has cotton ribbon trimmings as well. The neckline is a deep V neck, front and back. The skirt is shorter at the front and longer at the back. Blue and yellow dots are drawn in with fabric pens on the chest panels representing a cluster of stars. These will be done in embroidery in the final version.

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10 04 2013

the Dreamy Girl’s top and trousers final ver.

This is the final version of the Dreamy Girl’s look for “minus the sun, night all day” collection. The short sleeve top has a T-shirt silhouette but it is a little seductive with a hole at the chest. The loose fit 3/4 trousers are relaxed and cute with knitted cuffs. Many handicraft skills are used in this look, crochet, knitting, embroidery, and stitching.

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The top is made of off-white textured silk fabric and light orange cotton fabric aruond the neckline. The cut out crocheted section and the hanging strings with metal beads representing a dreamcatcher is made of cotton yarn. French knots are embroidered around the cut out section. The neckline, sleeves, and hem have cotton ribbon trimmings finished with blanket stitch in light orange.
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The trousers are made of stripy textured cotton fabric in baby blue and plain fabric at the waist. It has two pockets at the front and a round yoke at the bottom section. The waist is elasticated and has a cotton ribbon draw string. The hem is finished with blanket stitched cotton ribbon and ribbed cuffs made of silk/cotton yarn.
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