Engagement Photo Time!
1. Some of San Francisco's Balmy Alley murals (I like the horse one the best)
2. People Tree's Elisa Wrap Dress (100% fair trade organic cotton, fits great!)
3. Racer Five IPA (in honor of one of our first dates)
The eight hour shirt/ exceptionally slow fashion
Two things:
1. I made these photos look all old timey to make up for the fact that they are underexposed.
2. I still pose for pictures like I am in the third grade
On the other hand, I MADE A SHIRT! From scratch (well, ok, from a pattern). I had no idea how empowering that would feel. And at the risk of sounding melodramatic, in times like these (scary times, Big Brother times), it's important to feel like we can do a little something to stick it to the corporate powers that be. Even if it's buying one less unethically-made shirt.
This was my first attempt at following a pattern, and it was actually much easier than I thought it would be. It might have taken a total of eight hours, but heck, it's winter and a good time for indoor activities. I followed
(beginner), and I am looking forward to ordering more. I found the organic cotton at a local fabric outlet, and it was the perfect material to start on (not the least bit stretchy). Look forward to more sewing-centric posts - I think I've found a new obession.
In the meantime, these are some sewing-related blogs I've been purusing:
Also, a great article on slow fashion that I meant to link to a while back: