Where with a barely audible *poof*, I reappear.

   

Well, what can I say?  I failed miserably at my Wardrobe Refashion attempt.  No, I didn't go shopping, I went back to work.  I work in film and television...sporadically.  I say sporadically, because I go through long periods when I'm not booked on a show and then *poof*, the phone chirps and suddenly:

a) I'm working 14 hours a day, 5 days a week;

b) the crazy beast has forgotten who I am;

c) I've forgotten what my feller looks like;

d) sleep is a long forgotten concept; and

e) my best friends have become the on-set caterers and the man who walks around with the chocolate tray after lunch.

When I finish a show, there's often a period where I attempt to rejoin the "Normals".  This is my current state. 

So, in an attempt to regain some normalcy and to have a life outside film, I have been making lofty plans for my Etsy shop and have been sewing up a storm.  It's funny, it seems like the pieces are making themselves.  They also look nothing at all like I thought they would - oh well, I'm just running with it.  The piece pictured above is a skirt made from vintage fabric, trim etc..

Anyhoo, I took photos of the work in progress so I could point out one of my very favourite techniques for applying Ric Rac.

Perhaps a closer look?

Rather than machine stitching right through the middle, I hand stitch the Ric Rac using a diagonal backstitch.  I came across this technique on a vintage apron I bought and so fancied it that I decided to give it a try.  The brilliant thing about this technique is that by using embroidery floss or different coloured thread, a whole new look is achieved!  Ric Rac never fails to make me happy.  Sigh. 

Now...about that Etsy shop...