I have been thinking about this latest project for ages - Brianna’s patchwork shirt from Season 4.
I started by searching op shops for a suitable linen shirt, ended up with a couple but decided on this one ( Adele Palmer would you believe!)
I dyed the shirt with some cheap home brand coffee -now labelled “ shed” coffee but jokingly referred to as another 4 letter sh word- because it does NOT smell like coffee, not when you open the jar, nor even that much when boiling water is added! Very weird!
But it works ok to dye a white linen shirt a cream/ off white colour, & my son has used it to dye leather also.
Inspiration & tips from https://redshoesredwine.com/costuming-brianna-outlander-s4-patchwork/
I cut up a pile of patches - some fabric from the stash, as well as some lovely “scraps” found at GJ’s fabrics on my trip there earlier in the year, and some from Jemima’s in Craigieburn too.
I started sewing patches on while watching a movie last weekend, and took the project with me ( in a smaller box now!) while waiting in hospital on Tuesday when my youngest had his wisdom teeth removed .
Starting to make some progress now, but I still have the sleeves, collar & back to go- as well as adding some embroidery/ boro stitching. I was reluctant to start because my hand stitching is rubbish, but having done a few sashiko projects now I was more confident to get sewing; and was inspired by Sheila at Redshoesredwine to just start! And now I am hooked!
Very creative! Glad to know there is some use for "shed" coffee.
ReplyDeleteIt was only bought for dying things! But it is sooo weird that it has virtually no aroma! I don’t drink coffee but like the aroma - I always say if coffee tasted they was it smells I would drink it! But ai do like coffee flavoured cakes or desserts!
DeleteCool! I think you're being hard on yourself your stitching is great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on the "shed" coffee!