on altering

same pattern, this time it's going to be a sleeved top. the pattern comes with sleeves, good thing because i do not feel like dealing with drafting sleeves and adjusting armscyes at the moment. still have a half concocted pattern to finish.

the only hack is to raise the neckline and draft the collar which is going to be stand up -scroll to the bottom to see the drafting instructions.

the muslin. as the rest has been tried i just needed to check the neckline. think it still needs a bit of work.

the fabric.medium weight wool felt. i don't know what's with me and this color.it's like a new me.

"Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route."

Haruki Murakami
1Q84

neki desu

on early and late

too late for a summer dress too early for next year.
however, there's something satisfactory making your clothes from scratch; making the cloth whether weaving or dyeing or printing it.
the cloth is store bought  cotton gauze. the shibori and aizome is mine.
maybe i can still wear it in the fall wit a long sleeved shirt underneath.




"The human heart is like a night bird. Silently waiting for something, and when the time comes, it flies straight toward it.”

Haruki Murakami

— Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

neki desu

goodbye hello

good bye to dyeing season, hello to weaving.
 have a colorful fall weekend









neki desu