This is #1.
"Work" Fall Core Wardrobe:
*Up-cycled from Pre-retirement stash. Retirement did not take; I accepted consultant work.
*Needed for:
-Casual Work / Early Childhood Center visits; think playgrounds and 3 yrs. olds
-Travel / 4 weeks/ four states/ six flights/ pack light.
-Great Lakes Region; as cold as our Texas winters.
Before: Dress made years ago from "teacher" skirt. The Paisley top and sleeves had gotten too tight.
After: Up-cycled "teacher" dress to wear in Early Childhood Center visits.
Steps:
*Found scraps from when I made the dress many years ago.
*Altered to fit. Side panel added to bodice and sleeves. Cuffs changed to wide elastic band.
*Dyed lace and old formal lining in a dye pot leftover from another project.
*Added stitched in lining/slip made from old formal. I like stitched in slips in travel dresses so the slip is not forgotten in packing.
What I Learned: Keep the scraps!!!!
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| After: Fall Core Wardrobe Dress To wear in Early Childhood Settings Think: playgrounds and 3 yrs. olds. |
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| After: Side panel added for added size. |
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| After: New Elastic cuff. |
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| Before: Tight cuff. |
4 comments:
Love the dress, so sorry to hear that "retirement did not take".
This dress looks really good. I like the white paisley print on the grey background, and it looks like its always been a dress.
Good tip to attach slip so it's always with you when traveling! I like this dress.
This looks perfect for fall! I especially like the paisley!
- Elizabeth, EOD
aka The Hungry Octopus
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