{"id":7058,"date":"2013-10-24T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=7058"},"modified":"2013-10-27T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T23:38:00","slug":"sewing-for-me-houndstooth-raglan-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=7058","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: Houndstooth Raglan Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I sewed from a Japanese pattern book<\/a>! It feels a bit sacrilegious to be sewing for myself during Kids Clothes Week, but there it is. I’m dead set on getting better at sewing for myself (sizing is still confounding me! Alterations boggle the mind!) and this rigorous weekly schedule is providing much needed practice. The pattern I tried was a very easy one: a short-sleeved shift dress meant to be sewn in wool. I’m not actually certain if this thrifted fabric is indeed wool, but I like the very subtle houndstooth print. This is what the book’s version looked like:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I thought it was an interesting styling choice, that fur-stole-neck-muff-thing. It may be because the neckline bias doesn’t lay flat and they’re trying to hide that fact. The neckband creates a mock-turtle effect, and I’m not sure that I’m loving this look. This first experience sewing from an adult Japanese sewing book was surprising on many levels. The steps weren’t very clear, and I had trouble understanding quite a few of the illustrations. Below, you can see how the back of the neck sticks out:<\/p>\n

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My zipper insertion technique needs some work.<\/p>\n

As I suspected, I had to cut out the largest size (13), and the fit is on the loose side, though I puzzled over how the darts are so incredibly off. Japanese women not bred on pancakes and burritos the way I was must be much perkier than I am, and it’s a good thing the darts are hardly noticeable because they’re pointing far, far north.<\/p>\n

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It’s a retro-inspired style, and it reminds me of the Built By Wendy dress<\/a> that I made a few weeks ago. No one can accuse me of being unpredictable. You can pretty much guarantee that I’ll sew something in grey\/black\/blue and when I’m really daring, I bust out with plaid (in grey\/black\/blue). What can I say, I love me some neutrals. And I’ll have you know that I wear my muted handmade clothing all the time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since I didn’t have a fur piece lying around, I opted to try styling the dress with different sweaters and outerwear I own. That sweater-cape is one of my faves. I could even try layering a long-sleeved tee underneath, but I didn’t think of that until after I downloaded all the photos. Except for the bust darts and a slightly funky neckline, I’m pretty happy with the fit. A wearable muslin, that’s what I’ll call it. Now that I know that Japanese patterns will fit me, I’ve already got plans for the next garment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I sewed from a Japanese pattern book! It feels a bit sacrilegious to be sewing for myself during Kids Clothes Week, but there it is. I’m dead set on getting better at sewing for myself (sizing is still confounding me! Alterations boggle the mind!) and this rigorous weekly schedule is providing much needed practice. The pattern I tried was a very easy one: a short-sleeved shift dress meant to be sewn in wool. I’m not actually certain if this thrifted fabric is indeed wool, but I like the very subtle houndstooth print. This is what the book’s version looked like: I thought it was an interesting styling choice, that fur-stole-neck-muff-thing. It may be because the neckline bias doesn’t lay flat and they’re trying to hide that fact. The neckband creates a mock-turtle effect, and I’m not sure that I’m loving this look. This first experience sewing from an adult Japanese sewing book was surprising on many levels. The steps weren’t very clear, and I had trouble understanding quite a few of the illustrations. Below, you can see how the back of the neck sticks out: My zipper insertion technique needs some work. As I suspected, I had to cut out the largest size (13), and the fit is on the loose side, though I puzzled over how the darts are so incredibly off. Japanese women not bred on pancakes and burritos the way I was must be much perkier than I am, and it’s a good thing the darts are hardly noticeable because they’re pointing far, far north. It’s a retro-inspired style, and it reminds me of the Built By Wendy dress that I made a few weeks ago. No one can accuse me of being unpredictable. You can pretty much guarantee that I’ll sew something in grey\/black\/blue and when I’m really daring, I bust out with plaid (in grey\/black\/blue). What can I say, I love me some neutrals. And I’ll have you know that I wear my muted handmade clothing all the time. Since I didn’t have a fur piece lying around, I opted to try styling the dress with different sweaters and outerwear I own. That sweater-cape is one of my faves. I could even try layering a long-sleeved tee underneath, but I didn’t think of that until after I downloaded all the photos. Except for the bust darts and a slightly funky neckline, I’m pretty happy with the fit. A wearable muslin, that’s what I’ll call it. Now that I know that Japanese patterns will fit me, I’ve already got plans for the next garment!<\/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-7058","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\/7058","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=7058"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7125,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7058\/revisions\/7125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}