I love working with leather. As unforgiving as it can be, I adore
watching a transformation from a flat piece to something gorgeous with
character and texture. Here is a collection of images from my Pinterest
page
Showing posts with label Leather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leather. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Saturday, 4 May 2013
The Black Zara Top
Lets face it, there is nothing more comfy than a knit top. I like comfy things and I like leather so why not combine the two.
This is one of the items I had on my Wardrobe Planning post back here. I love it, but it was not without it's troubles. I did use Burda 09/2012 Top No. 123, which has been quite popular around the traps. Fabric was a Japanese rayon knit blend from Spotlight, really nice fabric which I would use again. I didn't make up a muslin, I figured something made out of knit is pretty forgiving and shouldn't be too hard to get the right fit.
I made the pattern up based on the bust size, but those sides were super fitted so I re-drew to be a little wider. I also had a super amount of trouble with getting the neckline to fit properly. After inserting the leather shoulder panels the front neckline had quite a bit of drooping going on. I unpicked the panels and brought the front up some, re-sewed the neckline after hacking some off, re-attached the facing and it was still droopy. So I did what my impatient sewing brain told me to do, I cheated and put a pleat in the centre front to bring it all together. It worked, wasn't really what I wanted but it's quite a nice "design feature".
I used some left over pleather for the shoulder inserts, and followed my inspiration picture and ran some quilting lines on the panels. I think the weight of the pleather had something to do with the neckline drooping.
Then I was a smarty pants and thought all tops are made too long and proceeded to cut a few cm's off the hem and then realised it was too short. Lucky I kept it so the top has another design feature of a double hem with an added seam.
Even though with all the troubles, I still really like it. It ticks alot of boxes for me and something that can be zhooshed up or dressed down.
I made the pattern up based on the bust size, but those sides were super fitted so I re-drew to be a little wider. I also had a super amount of trouble with getting the neckline to fit properly. After inserting the leather shoulder panels the front neckline had quite a bit of drooping going on. I unpicked the panels and brought the front up some, re-sewed the neckline after hacking some off, re-attached the facing and it was still droopy. So I did what my impatient sewing brain told me to do, I cheated and put a pleat in the centre front to bring it all together. It worked, wasn't really what I wanted but it's quite a nice "design feature".
I used some left over pleather for the shoulder inserts, and followed my inspiration picture and ran some quilting lines on the panels. I think the weight of the pleather had something to do with the neckline drooping.
Then I was a smarty pants and thought all tops are made too long and proceeded to cut a few cm's off the hem and then realised it was too short. Lucky I kept it so the top has another design feature of a double hem with an added seam.
Even though with all the troubles, I still really like it. It ticks alot of boxes for me and something that can be zhooshed up or dressed down.
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Around Here......
Just a taste of what has been filling up my time over the last few months.
Coral Skirt - Made at my Sewing Class. Too lazy to put the button on yet.
Black & White Dress - self drafted, in love!
Shirred waistline, zip front, pockets. 10 points on the comfort factor scale.
Pink Top - Cotton & Silk blend from Tessuti pattern by Burda. Needs to be lined and hemmed which probably wont happen until next Summer.
Leather Purse - Exploring my newfound passion for all things Leather.
Lovely little scallops
Leather Organizer - Don't look too closely at the stiches on this, my sewing machine is not too keen on sewing multiple leather layers. Time for a new machine!
Places for all my bits that I carry around in my handbag.
Love the look and feel of this leather.
Take a look at my Pinterest Board for all things leather. It's a new obsession!