Skull damask print cotton circle skirt
After starting the glow-in-the-dark black and white spider and spiderweb print cotton circle skirt, I decided to grab some other gothic-inspired fabric from my stash for another to add to my wardrobe. This fabric is a dark grey and black damask cotton print, with a small skull in the damask which is nearly impossible to see until you’re up close unfortunately.
A huge order of 18 adult-sized fabric courtesy masks and 3 child-sized mask for a good friend of mine
Like so many people during the covid-19 crisis, I was laid off in March. Unlike so many – I haven’t been making sourdough bread (yet!) but I have been making courtesy masks. I started off with a number of different possible patterns – trying five different ones out, and finally settling on two patterns that I merged together and altered to give more room between my lips and the fabric.
This was the best design for both my housemate and myself, and I had a good supply of round elastic cord for ear-loops. I also tried ties, but ultimately with long hair… I hated them for me. Others seem to like them which is awesome though, and they’re definitely more adjustable for a variety of faces/heads.
Once I made five for her (two shaped, and three of the pleated style which she also really liked) and five for myself (all shaped) I posted them on Facebook and I had a friend ask if I’d be willing to make some for her as well… and then another… and another… and another…
Tapestry wool (and one spool of lovely linen) from the Fibre Fair
Just a little shopping spree brag blog post here. I visited the Calgary Spring Fibre Festival on May 12, 2018 and picked up a few different items.
From one seller I bought a lovely spool of natural hemp (as recommended by my friend from @Black Sheep Textiles) and from Aubusson House Fibres Fine Yarn & Supplies I bought a number of spools of tapestry yarn. These were $10.00/lb, and I bought 3lbs. This should be plenty of yarn to play around with, and usually sells for $15.00 for a 1/4lb spool. Continue reading
Black and red kumihimo cord – a 6-strand cord with 2 strands of red and 4 black
It’s been a while since I made kumihimo cord, but I needed something pretty and meaningful for a gift, so I pulled out my disk, and did a six-strand cord with two strands of red and four black.
Red and black houndstooth fabric
Two weeks ago I posted about trying to de-stash some of my fabrics with an online “auction”. Tomorrow is the ‘closing’ of the auction of a bunch of wools, wool blends, and other coating/jacket fabrics.
There are more fabrics in my auction than I have pictured here… these are just a few of them. 🙂
To check out what I have for ‘auction’ please visit my Facebook page!
Dawn's Dress Diary 