The Redhead Said » Craft http://www.theredheadsaid.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:53:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Coat Deconstruction http://www.theredheadsaid.com/2010/coat-deconstruction/ http://www.theredheadsaid.com/2010/coat-deconstruction/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:36:00 +0000 Charlene Jaszewski http://somanyponies.com/?p=2191 I needed a winter coat.

I didn’t want to spend a fortune, and I didn’t want a coat that looked like anyone else’s.

As soon as I put this thought out to the universe, I found this coat at a thrift store in Nyack, NY. It is a size 8, but it must be an [...]]]> I needed a winter coat.

I didn’t want to spend a fortune, and I didn’t want a coat that looked like anyone else’s.

As soon as I put this thought out to the universe, I found this coat at a thrift store in Nyack, NY. It is a size 8, but it must be an 8 in giant world cuz it’s HUUUUUUGE on me. I thought I’d take on the challenge of tailoring it to fit me. I thought it was just going to be a simple side take-in job but the more I tinker with it, I think I’m going to gut it and make it into a different style. I took sewing in high school but couldn’t tell you much I remember past that you need a 3/4 inch seam and you need to cut little nips into curved seams. And that darts are helpful on the butt of skirts for gals with junk in the trunk. I could buy a coat pattern i guess, but I like the idea of letting the coat teach me about itself while I tinker with its construction.

Here are some coats I like the look of. Obviously I like the look of the small waisted coats, with generous space for curves.

]]> http://www.theredheadsaid.com/2010/coat-deconstruction/feed/ 0 The Yoda Snow Globe http://www.theredheadsaid.com/2010/the-yoda-snow-globe/ http://www.theredheadsaid.com/2010/the-yoda-snow-globe/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:13:27 +0000 Charlene Jaszewski http://theredheadsaid.com/?p=1868 I haven’t been very crafty lately, so I’m being nostalgic about stuff I’ve made in the past. Here’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever made for anyone, a Yoda Snow Globe, made for Darby, a man I loved for six years. He was a Star Wars “enthusiast” and loved Yoda so I knew he’d [...]]]> I haven’t been very crafty lately, so I’m being nostalgic about stuff I’ve made in the past. Here’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever made for anyone, a Yoda Snow Globe, made for Darby, a man I loved for six years. He was a Star Wars “enthusiast” and loved Yoda so I knew he’d love it.

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