alabama chanin – JuJu Vail http://jujuvail.com A Style Blog For Grown-up Girls Who Make Their Own Clothes: We are Velvet Swans Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:47:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://i1.wp.com/jujuvail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-juju-icon_Artboard-3.png?fit=32%2C32 alabama chanin – JuJu Vail http://jujuvail.com 32 32 108244158 Dyeing For Alabama Chanin /dyeing-alabama-chanin/ /dyeing-alabama-chanin/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:47:06 +0000 /?p=2268 Have you made an Alabama Chanin Style garment?   Or are you like me, planning for years, collecting materials, but not quite getting around to beginning? All that hand-sewing is a big time commitment!   This is the summer that I begin making a few pieces of Alabama Chanin style clothes. I may not finish them… Continue reading Dyeing For Alabama Chanin

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]]> /dyeing-alabama-chanin/feed/ 6 2268 Dye Printing on Fabric /dye-printing-on-fabric/ /dye-printing-on-fabric/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:01:07 +0000 /?p=2234 While making a mood board of my core style I realised how much I love the look of handmade patterns on my clothing. So, I’m focusing on creating fabrics and designs with handmade marks this summer. Some designs that inspire me are hand-block prints like these beauties on cotton Khadi (seen at Merchant and Mills).… Continue reading Dye Printing on Fabric

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]]> /dye-printing-on-fabric/feed/ 6 2234 Me Made May: Third Week /made-may-third-week/ /made-may-third-week/#comments Mon, 23 May 2016 08:00:37 +0000 /?p=1708 This is my Third week of participating in Me Made May, and I’m having a hoot! Me Made May 16 Me Made: Tina Given’s Michelle dress in Nano Iro cotton. Store bought: jeans, shoes, favourite M&S cardigan (moth holes mended) Comments: This was my first Michelle dress. I had already altered it in the shoulders and… Continue reading Me Made May: Third Week

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]]> /made-may-third-week/feed/ 6 1708 New Pattern Round Up: McCall’s 7361 /new-pattern-round-up-mccalls-7361/ /new-pattern-round-up-mccalls-7361/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:13:56 +0000 /?p=707 It must be Spring; all the pattern companies are sending me emails of their new pattern collections. I’m going to focus on tops and tunics and round up my favourites over the next few days. First up is McCall’s 7361. Obviously great for colour blocking and mixing patterns. Lots of fun to be had here. I… Continue reading New Pattern Round Up: McCall’s 7361

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]]> /new-pattern-round-up-mccalls-7361/feed/ 0 707 Grey and Gold Spring Mood /grey-and-gold-spring-mood/ /grey-and-gold-spring-mood/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:09:11 +0000 /?p=633 Yesterday I got excited about combining grey and gold and sewing an Alabama Chanin pattern. The obsession spilled over into another mood board. I love the hems of the two Alabama Chanin skirts on the left. It is such a great idea to use two or more layers of jersey together to create a thicker fabric. Thicker… Continue reading Grey and Gold Spring Mood

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