Earlier this year, in January, I bought the
Blythe cap sleeve dress pattern made by Eva Hovelsrød of Tirin & Katten. I love
Tirin & Katten dresses, but I was never able to get my paws on them for various reasons. So, I was delighted when Eva made available the dress pattern.
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| Blythe cap sleeve dress in nani IRO double gauze (on IG) |
My 1st attempt, using a blue floral cotton fabric, was...not up to scratch. And the cotton was a little stiff, so it didn't hang very well. For my 2nd and 3rd attempts, I used
nani IRO double gauze, one of my favourite fabrics because of its softness and beautiful colours.
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| Blythe cap sleeve dress in nani IRO "wild ←→ elegant wind" in wave green (on IG) |
For one, I used wild ←→ elegant wind in
wave green, which I bought from
Nomura Tailor in May last year. To me, the cloth's pattern resemble a field of tall grass bent over by waves of rushing wind, and also the traditional Japanese pattern of dew-grass, called
tsuyushiba (露芝). Like the
tsuyushiba pattern, this pattern also gives an impression of freshness. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of cutting the fabric with the pattern in the wrong direction. (>,<)
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| Blythe cap sleeve dress in nani IRO "Fuccra : rakuen カウアイ" |
The other attempt was made using Fuccra : rakuen カウアイ, which I found at
Handicraft Dream in the summer of 2015.
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| Blythe cap sleeve dress in nani IRO "Fuccra : rakuen カウアイ" |
I absolutely love
love love the beautiful blue and the bold floral patterns. This nani IRO pattern has got to be my No. 1 favourite in my entire nani IRO stash by far.
Am somewhat happy with the results, but I think I need to get in some practice.
(This post was edited on 29 September 2017.)
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