swatching

The pink yarn I dyed a while back is earmarked for a jacket in this pattern. This is the same yarn, undyed, swatched up to see how it works out. It is not on gauge; a little small, but I think if I make the next size up it will be just about right. I could go up a needle size, but I like the feel of this fabric. The pattern is very pretty, but now I am wondering: scallops + lacey + bright pink = too much? Too frilly froofy girly?

On the opposite end of the spectrum from frilly, I found the site of the Bespoke Tailor today while blog browsing. Fascinating! One of my enduring life fantasies has been that someday I will meet someone with A Lot of Money who will sweep me off my feet right into a proper english tailor's shop to be fitted out with a real english tweed suit (or two, depending on how long I am invited to stay at the country "house"). Failing that, I would love to have the time to study how fine tailoring is done and maybe make my own. At this point that seems hardly more realistic than the first dream. Still, it is nice to read that true tailors still exist and that there are people who appreciate the finer details of shirtings, linings, interfacings, and clothing structure. If you read some back entries, you will come across a butterfly gusset--lovely!

Comments

[diana]

scallops + lacey + bright pink = fabulous!

[Amy]

Embrace the pink girliness! And if it is a jacket, might not a pretty satin ribbon of a contrasting color woven through at the cuff/collar/hem be lovely? Think anthropologie knitwear!