Thursday, 14 June 2018

Comic Con cosplay 2018

Every now and then I remember to enter the " give away" competition in the Sunday Age. And once or twice I have even won a prize! 2 weeks ago I entered the comp to win tickets to Comic Con. And on the Tuesday morning I read an  email that said I had won - a double weekend pass for 9 & 10 June.

So now I had 10 days to make costumes! 
Mine is "Outlander" inspired- of course! 

I already had the skirt and underskirt made ( just for fun- fabric from the Indian Fabric store I Glenroy, underskirt made from a cut down $2 op shop dress) and of course my knitted arm warmers ( I figured it would be too warm inside to wear my knitted cowl!). 
 I found some lovely soft cream polycotton (?) at Spotlight,and sewed up a cream coloured "peasant style" shirt -I think the pattern was the same one my Mum used to make my wedding outfit (a sort of  mediaeval styled outfit of  shirt, laced vest and skirt). 
After making 2 jackets I didn't like, a last minute dash  into Spotlight yieled some blue fabric in just the right shade, and I quickly whipped up the jacket on Friday, based on the Mollie Makes zipped jacket and a purchased vest I have had for years.

My lovely shawl/scarf came from the Pascoe Vale Spinners and Weavers exhibition last week, it is just sooo beautifully soft, and I love the grey/ Green stormy sea colours.

The hardest thing to find was the silver buckles for my son's costume, I looked everywhere, and ended up finding a bag full of silver buckles at Vinnies in Coburg on Friday afternoon! 
I also found a whole basket of bra making supplies at the op shop, including some navy hook and eye tape- which provided the perfect solution to lacing the front of my jacket, and bra elastic which I sewed to the stomacher panel - it worked a treat to hold it on the right place all day!

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Spinners and Weavers Show - more photos!

Amazing Lost in Time shawls, so many different colour combinations!





Funky woven scarf- great colour combination!
I think this shawl is "Outlander" inspired!

Spinners And Weavers - the photos

I have so many photos to post, but I had better get the order right and start with the wool show pics first.

Lots of photos here, because there was so much knitted loveliness!!!

There was handspun  wool for sale-

 cushions and knee rugs...

Love this bright round knit!

More next post!

Friday, 1 June 2018

Pascoe Vale Spinners and Weavers 2018

The annual exhibition is on again this weekend, hoping to get there tomorrow although I have a LOT of sewing to do this weekend, more on that next post!