I'll be honest about this though, taking pictures of mistakes is boring and annoying and that is surely a barrier to posting.
I had grand plans for how these would turn out. I pictured something that looked a little inside-out, deconstructed, disdressed to go with the soft, nubbiness of this gorgeous yarn.
Yuck. These are just not what I was picturing.
My knitting usually turns out pretty well from patterns, but when I try to go my own with a design, it just doesn't work yet. These will be promptly frogged but I'm not sure what they will turn into yet. Because of the price I only have two 70 yard skeins.
This one probably has more hope, but since I really don't like summer clothes, my enthusiasm for finishing this is waning. I used this tutorial, and I love the ribbon I made from the fabric, but other than that, I'm not so crazy about the fabric. I tried to double layer it since it's so sheer, and then silly me, put the under-layer seams on the wrong side. Then the armhole is funny. And now it's getting funnier when I try fix the seams. Avalanche here.
Blah. I think what this means is that unless I'm going to love the finished product enough to work through the flaws, don't even bother. I think I just wanted to try this tutorial and grabbed whatever fabric I've had on hand forever.
You are brave to post about your mistakes. Sometimes I think my seam ripper is my most important tool ;)
ReplyDeleteUggg, I do hate it when I have spent so much time on something and it turns out yucky.
Ha! I don't know if I'm brave, but I don't like to bullshit! My seam ripper is very busy too, but the problem is that I sometime lose the motivation even if something is salvageable. I need to include expectations for re-does in the entire process, I think.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see the failed projects as well, thanks for showing them! I have a couple of failed tops and skirts in my wardrobe that have turned out really yucky or that just don't look like I expected them to. I happens and I usually just stuff them somewhere far in a corner and pretend I'll try to fix them one day (which I never do because by then I've totally gone off the item ;) ).
ReplyDeleteThanks for appreciating the failures ;) I have a metal tub next to my sewing machine full of things I need to fix and it is almost three times higher than the tub. I need to set aside a weekend to pare it down, but that never sounds as fun as starting a new dress or top, you know?
ReplyDeleteThere, there. Mistakes are common, but most people won't show them off on their 'my-life-is-perfect-and-beautiful' blogs. Good on you, for keeping the rest of us sane. (I share my failures, too.)
ReplyDeleteI am new to your blog; came here via Burdastyle.com from the Gabby dress. So, HI !
Loving your crafty works and blog -- tracked back to January's posts. Stalker, much? :D
Happy to have found your blog, and will be back for more of your great sewing skills!
P.S. I am a newbie to sewing; I knit, crochet, blog, thrift-shop, the works.
-Juanita
Thanks for your compliments! I hope I didn't make it sound like I'm feeling sorry for myself or need comforting - I have no problem acknowledging I make mistakes and I hope other people feel comfortable doing it too.
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