New for summer: a reversible wrap skirt. Recently I got a lot of fabric out of my UK storage unit and seeing these great threads again after so long made me want to use them pretty much immediately.
I didn't have enough of this great Thirties-inspired bird print to make a dress or shirt, so I hit on the idea of using it in alternating panels in a wrap skirt. Very summery!
The pattern came from Betz White's super cool Sewing Green. I made two changes: I used large snaps instead of D-rings and ribbon for the closure, and I added belt loops to the back of each side, threading a sash in the neutral fabric through the appropriate loop when I switch sides.
I also wanted to use some more of the repurposed Italian bedsheet fabric I used for my last project, a men's shirt.
Here's that fabric again, in full effect:
The black fabric was a gift from one of Stephen's aunts, who lives in South India. I don't usually wear a lot of black, but I am a sucker for block-printed Indian cottons. It's an amazing textile tradition, and one that appeals to me as an illustrator.
My shirt is a five year old Anthropologie purchase, part of the same storage rescue operation that liberated the yellow birdy fabric.
I love when old stuff starts to seem new again....to whit, my next post will detail my attempts to use fabric that has been in my stash for over eight years.
A brand-new, never-before-tried pattern, and a fabric I've never been able to figure out a use for - this should be fun, right?
Right?
