I just got another sewing machine - the other one bit the dust and was beyond repair - so I went out and bought bolts of some of the oddest designs I could find so that I can whip up even more outrageous costumes for myself. Right now, I'm going through a '60's phase (with my kind of updating it), so I'm going to make a pair of bellbottom jeans in seriously psychedelic colors with a paisley artist-style shirt (the kind with the huge sleeves and the neckline is laced-up). I've got a ton of accessories to go along with it - peace sign necklaces, rings and scarves; oval John Lennon specs, and a good friend who seems to be able to find anything at yard sales had found me a pair of platform shoes - they're a little too big, but I can stuff the toes and totter about as unsteadily as I do on a good day anyway.
I, also, found an old pattern for the infamous '60's mini-shirtdress. They look like a shirt that just is a bit long, is all. The thing that made them fit into the '60's were the patterns, and I found 6 yards of chambray covered in all manner of colored bubbles. Alone, or with a pair of lime green or hot pink leggings, it'll be a hot outfit.
Anyway, I'll be posting pics of my get-ups, and the ones I make for others. Something to keep the bogies away.
F**k the Smokemen.
Davida
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