I have been having a little time off from madcap Costume work, giving me the chance to do a much needed wardrobe workout. Looking through what I have and what I need. What I need would be getting made from scratch. What I had, was getting altered, adjusted, reinvented.
I had resigned this Donna Karan silk blouse to the 'Remaking Rail'. I had worn it before but the frills fell at the wrong spot and I always felt bigger than the size I already am.
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| Looking very crinkled from being in the Remade rail. |
I popped it on the mannequin, this time with the neckline as a waistband. I would have much more opportunity to wear this as a silk skirt with frilled hem so I set about taking it apart.
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| Laying the top out on the table to work out the best way to make the skirt. |
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| The neck ties needed removed completely at this stage. Only to be sewed back on later. Nothing of the original style was wasted. |
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Hand stitching the old neckline into a new waistband.
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I wanted the quality of the finished skirt to be beautiful, so I took time to hand stitch the waistband back on. Fine good quality pins are essential when working with silk. Do not press over them!
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| Inside view showing a pocket detail which original set at the centre front of the blouse. I saw no need to remove it. |
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| Pinning and sewing the armholes closed. This curved side seam acted like a dart. |
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| Rouleau loop making |
I had kept the hem from a bias cut silk slip I had shortened a week before. This bias strip was perfect for creating my rouleau loop which I could loop the tie belts into.
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| The ends were folded in neatly when I completed stitching them on. |
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| Threading the tie belt through the loops. |
One side of the armhole was kept open to allow me to get it on over the hips. Once the ribbon has been tied the opening is not visible.
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The finished skirt and just the correct length for me.
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