I spent a wonderful morning with Tara and her mom Eve. Tara had purchased one of the pink pre-wound warps and wove the whole thing – 12 metres of it – washed it and brought it back to sew into a dress. She had seen a picture in the Saori Photo Report book that she wanted to try.
We had to decide whether it would be a dress or a tunic – or a bit of both. It’s long enough to be a dress, but could also be worn as a tunic.
Basically, it’s two long pieces sewn together at the shoulders…
The front and the back are quite different – and it can be worn either way…
We sewed in a side panel for a bit more room – using 1/2 of the width of the fabric and it was too wide. Eve had the great idea to fold it in half again and just sew it down, leaving the bottom the full width as a ‘kick pleat’ for extra room for walking, sitting, etc.
Everyone was pleased with how it turned out.
Now Tara has another 6 or 7 metres of fabric to make something with – or to sell.
It’s always interesting to see how things come together when sewing Saori-style. Each piece of fabric, each garment is different!
Happy Weaving,
Terri
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