Anyway, I know that a lot of people who make their clothes strive to make them look store-bought or designer, or maybe just professional. Lots of information out there on making your clothes look less homemade. But truthfully, I don't care. I still want them to look professionally done--no threads, zippers unnoticeably, buttons correctly aligned. But I don't care if people know my clothes are hand made.
Is there a stigma? I don't tell everyone I make my things, but occasionally I'll say something like "Thanks, it's my design" or "Thanks so much, I worked forever on them". What do you do?
Anyway on to my Lumberjack in Pink shirt with my favorite preppy buttons.
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| MMMarch Day 8 |
I found this fabric at a yard sale, wrinkles like linen, I think it's a linen/cotton blend?
Grey accents on the sleeves and collar stand.
Awesome buttons--This is one of the things I'm talking about. You wouldn't find these buttons on RTW, however, I love them. They are the size the pattern calls for --which is usually a size too big, if I'm not mistaken--and they are shiny, not itty-bitty plastic buttons from RTW clothing. Not that there is anything wrong with itty-bitty plastic buttons.
I've worn this shirt a couple times, trying to figure out if I liked it--so you see--going through the wash has wrinkled the sleeve cuffs and some of the wrinkling in the waist is due to the fabric(and my obvious lack of ironing)
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| Back view--wait, I'm not sure why I needed to spell that out |
Notes: M3541, cut the 12, made View C, added cuffs from A, sewed up side slits, rounded bottom just slightly. I didn't interface the cuffs.
Cost:
Pattern: stash for years
Fabric: $4
Buttons: $3
Thread: $1.25
Interfacing: stash
Total: $8.25
Looks great! I like picking out fun buttons for things I make, too.
ReplyDeletevery nice button-up. I hear plaid and stripes are hard to match up but you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThis shirt looks good on you. I really like the grey accents on the sleeves. A great piece with jeans!
ReplyDeleteI love it! And I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI like the plaid and the buttons, which make for an all around nice shirt.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you're an INTJ, too! I'm sure we would have fun hanging out (:
I think your shirt looks great and having buttons that you love is just one of the good things about making your own clothes.
ReplyDeleteoh i love that shirt! as for your question, when people compliment my handmade clothes i tell them thank you, it's my design. but i do live in an art school town even though i'm in grad school for science!
ReplyDeleteI like that plaid shirt a lot. It doesn't look handmade at all. not like that matters though.
ReplyDeleteI think that if clothes are nicely sewn with care and not slopped together then who cares if you make it. A lot of store bought clothes look so cheap that you would have thought a child made them, they are not professional at all with threads hanging off or even basting stitches showing.