19/03/2011

Crazy Eyez 90 minute shirt

You might have started to notice a little Complusive Crafting Disorder going on here… surely I’m not alone in getting hooked on a project (hoodies, 90 min shirts) then doing it to death!? Lets call it being ‘thorough‘, after all, Archie’s winter wardrobe is now fully stocked in the top department (although more 90 min shirts are never out of the question). Pants should probably be next; and then we can stop cropping all the pics above the waist.

Archie felt his ‘hot-cross bun’ prop added something special to the scene. Who was I to argue?

The front and back is re-purposed from a brand new men’s shirt ( I know I know, but it IS from etsy, so is still technically supporting the hand-made!). The sleeves are from a really cosy, well-loved ladies sweater, thrifted.

This year’s hand-made / thrifted clothes regime was only ever intended as a bit of fun and a damn good excuse to go op-shopping. But I’m now I’m totally hooked and entertaining thoughts of making an entire years worth of clothes for the boys just for kicks. Over ambitious?

18/03/2011

In a Flash Hoodie

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The ‘flash’ fabric is an up-cycled XL men’s surfie T-Shirt from an Op-shop in Byron Bay. It was just screaming out…pick me…pick me!

But didn’t see this coming…

Don’t look too closely at the button holes, one is an imposter. Can you guess? I could have thrown my machine last night.

15/03/2011

In My Neighbour-Hoodie

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Welcome to da ‘hood’

Apparently we live in the one second from the right with the tall bay windows.

As you can see its still too warm to actually wear a hoodie in sunny Queensland…so for now we’ll have to pretend its winter

or that…

Archie’s Neighbourhood Tours are: ‘pants optional’.

11/03/2011

Urban Hoodie

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After a recent sewing disaster involving a red dress and tears at sewing lessons (emBARRASSING!), this rookie sewer was in dire need of a confidence boost. It came in the form of this super fun project! Urban Hoodie pattern by Heidi and Finn.

I’m sure we’ll all agree that the fabric hunt is half the fun? Since being overcome with ‘navy-nautical-sailor-stripey-frenchie’ fever of late, I was lucky and surprised to pounce on this interlock knit at Spotlight…my least favourite destination for fabric…blah! Lined with scraps from four different men’s tees; if we were to dissect this beautiful specimen we would find an ‘unco’ aray of beige, red, cream and brown inside. So nice to include some up-cycling!

The only adjustments made were with the sizing; I originally cut a size 3 for Archie and it sucktioned onto him like a squid underneath the arms (apparently others have had similar issues). I was using a thicker fleecy knit (marle?), and the pattern calls for ‘lightweight knit’. Still, after jumping up to a size 5 and using a lightweight knit, plus reducing seams to 3/8 instead of 5/8 under arms, the fit is more ‘glove’ and less ‘straight-jacket’!

25/02/2011

Le Petit Touriste

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Usually quite happy to dance around like a wally in front of the camera, this petit touriste was obviously experiencing severe jetlag. Still, a little encouragement and the ‘token’ silly face made an appearance. For this one I used the 90 minute shirt tutorial once again (expect inundation of these babies ) and the original shirt is from The Bold Banana, my destination for new vintage style men’s shirts…to hack up of course!