{"id":5409,"date":"2013-07-18T05:29:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5409"},"modified":"2013-07-17T22:55:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T05:55:47","slug":"sewing-for-me-indigo-ikat-dress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5409","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: Indigo Ikat Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week marked an additional one year anniversary for me aside from my blogiversary – it’s been a whole twelve months since I’ve purchased any clothes for me or K. Isn’t that crazy? The last time I shelled out cash for a garment was at H&M, where I got myself a pretty pleated tank top in the palest blush. I think it was $10.<\/p>\n

In some ways, it seems nuts that I’m attempting to make all my clothes now, because quite frankly, it’s generally\u00a0not<\/em> cheaper when you figure in the labor involved with the construction of each piece even if you’re using thrifted or free fabric. Well…unless you’re comparing prices to haute couture or high end fashion items, but let’s face it, I’m not making runway-worthy clothes. Sure, there are ethical benefits to creating your own wardrobe, but if you’re addicted to fabric like I am, the question of ethics starts to involve the manufacturing process of fabrics as well. I wish I could say that my reasons for sewing clothes are guided by a powerful moral compass, but alas, I’m not that deep. It’s simply this: I want lovely clothes that fit my uniquely\u00a0shaped body, clothes that truly reflect my style. Oh yes —\u00a0speaking of bodies, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m also trying to learn about and accept my body as is. And most of all, I love to sew.<\/p>\n

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This dress fulfills at least one of the reasons I make stuff for myself: the\u00a0fabric<\/a>\u00a0is exquisite and I love it to pieces. The fit? Not so great. I wanted to make a Washi<\/a> dress out of this fabric because of all the fabulous versions I’ve been seeing all over the interwebs, but I just didn’t have enough of this gorgeous ikat. So I used\u00a0M6560<\/a>\u00a0instead, and this is a very simple pattern that’s beginner-friendly. I worried that the cross-over straps with the buttons on the back might look too juvenile, but a friend assured me that it looked fine.<\/p>\n

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The fit looks okay in these photos, but after wearing it for several hours, the right side started to slip down and caused a lot of bra-exposure. I adjusted the buttons because it did look uneven (as you can see above), but it’s still wonky after the adjustments and gaping at the neckline. I think I could have gone down a size, but I’m not sure. You can see how the dress is already starting its lopsided descent below:<\/p>\n

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Because of the drapey-ness of the fabric, I’m pleased that the empire waist isn’t making me look preggers, and the pleats are pretty flattering, I think. It’s been eons since I’ve installed an invisible zipper, and thankfully, it went in without incident. Fit issues aside, I love the style of this dress from the front (still not sold on those buttons on the back). It’s reminiscent of the Washi, and it’s a perfect summer dress. I’m working on getting over my hang-ups about my legs;\u00a0having been told they’re huge for most of my life, I get all batty about them when they’re exposed, but I’m starting to feel a little more comfortable in dresses and shorts. Standing like a flamingo makes the legs look a lot shapelier I discovered – I think I’ll stand like this for all pictures from here on out, even in group photos. It’ll be my signature pose to strike…I’ll call it the sanamingo or maybe the flanae.<\/p>\n

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I’m so glad I made a dress instead of a tank top out of this ikat fabric – after I’ve futzed with it a bit, this may very well become one of my go-to dresses!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week marked an additional one year anniversary for me aside from my blogiversary – it’s been a whole twelve months since I’ve purchased any clothes for me or K. Isn’t that crazy? The last time I shelled out cash for a garment was at H&M, where I got myself a pretty pleated tank top in the palest blush. I think it was $10. In some ways, it seems nuts that I’m attempting to make all my clothes now, because quite frankly, it’s generally\u00a0not cheaper when you figure in the labor involved with the construction of each piece even if you’re using thrifted or free fabric. Well…unless you’re comparing prices to haute couture or high end fashion items, but let’s face it, I’m not making runway-worthy clothes. Sure, there are ethical benefits to creating your own wardrobe, but if you’re addicted to fabric like I am, the question of ethics starts to involve the manufacturing process of fabrics as well. I wish I could say that my reasons for sewing clothes are guided by a powerful moral compass, but alas, I’m not that deep. It’s simply this: I want lovely clothes that fit my uniquely\u00a0shaped body, clothes that truly reflect my style. Oh yes —\u00a0speaking of bodies, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m also trying to learn about and accept my body as is. And most of all, I love to sew. This dress fulfills at least one of the reasons I make stuff for myself: the\u00a0fabric\u00a0is exquisite and I love it to pieces. The fit? Not so great. I wanted to make a Washi dress out of this fabric because of all the fabulous versions I’ve been seeing all over the interwebs, but I just didn’t have enough of this gorgeous ikat. So I used\u00a0M6560\u00a0instead, and this is a very simple pattern that’s beginner-friendly. I worried that the cross-over straps with the buttons on the back might look too juvenile, but a friend assured me that it looked fine. The fit looks okay in these photos, but after wearing it for several hours, the right side started to slip down and caused a lot of bra-exposure. I adjusted the buttons because it did look uneven (as you can see above), but it’s still wonky after the adjustments and gaping at the neckline. I think I could have gone down a size, but I’m not sure. You can see how the dress is already starting its lopsided descent below: Because of the drapey-ness of the fabric, I’m pleased that the empire waist isn’t making me look preggers, and the pleats are pretty flattering, I think. It’s been eons since I’ve installed an invisible zipper, and thankfully, it went in without incident. Fit issues aside, I love the style of this dress from the front (still not sold on those buttons on the back). It’s reminiscent of the Washi, and it’s a perfect summer dress. I’m working on getting over my hang-ups about my legs;\u00a0having been told they’re huge for most of my life, I get all batty about them when they’re exposed, but I’m starting to feel a little more comfortable in dresses and shorts. Standing like a flamingo makes the legs look a lot shapelier I discovered – I think I’ll stand like this for all pictures from here on out, even in group photos. It’ll be my signature pose to strike…I’ll call it the sanamingo or maybe the flanae. I’m so glad I made a dress instead of a tank top out of this ikat fabric – after I’ve futzed with it a bit, this may very well become one of my go-to dresses!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-me","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5409"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5425,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5409\/revisions\/5425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}