tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post4011339913179354783..comments2024-03-18T18:45:59.168-07:00Comments on Home Living: Painting Inspired Dress # 1Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82433614991239187652009-07-17T12:48:57.797-07:002009-07-17T12:48:57.797-07:00So great to see pictures of your creations and you...So great to see pictures of your creations and you in them.<br />May I offer a photo tip? If your camera is adjustble, set your settings on you in the shade and not for the bright backgroud...or use a hand-held light meter. OR...you could shoot yourself on an overcast day...that ususally works best. Hope you don't mind my suggestions...we will be able to see everything better. Blessings and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56174055482155933852009-07-13T01:59:55.823-07:002009-07-13T01:59:55.823-07:00I would really love it if you could provide some t...I would really love it if you could provide some tips on how to merge a sleeve from one pattern to an armscye on another. I don't have any experience with this and it might save me and others some aggravation if you can share any tips you've learned along the way.<br /><br />I am hoping to sew aprons that coordinate somewhat with my dresses, blouses and skirts. I feel comfortable in an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64233225536099510042009-07-13T00:48:03.298-07:002009-07-13T00:48:03.298-07:00This dress reminds me of my "best dress"...This dress reminds me of my "best dress" in the 1980s when I was a teen, it was bought at Laura Ashley and did for all parties and weddings.<br /><br />Can you remember 7 or 8 years ago when designers were saying home interiors should be "minimal" and "simple"? Bare white walls, chrome legged sofas, black leather - really masculine and clinical. Well, we all got a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56617334580711935522009-07-12T11:19:40.111-07:002009-07-12T11:19:40.111-07:00Lady Lydia,
First, could you explain the anon co...Lady Lydia, <br /><br />First, could you explain the anon comment thing? I have not been by to visit for some time and probably missed something...<br /><br />Second, I adore this dress! The colors are so beautiful. You are a amazing with your ability to produce such lovely dresses. I am envious for sure! <br /><br />Thank you - <br /><br />AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43753437688468288442009-07-12T08:36:39.814-07:002009-07-12T08:36:39.814-07:00For those who can't find Simplicity It's S...For those who can't find Simplicity It's So Easy 2901, take a look at Simplicity 5189. I think it's basically the same pattern and it has a short and a 3/4 sleeve variation too.<br /><br />Thank you Lady Lydia for all the time and effort you take for the benefit of all of us ladies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69820032819485512542009-07-12T06:01:59.081-07:002009-07-12T06:01:59.081-07:00For the lady who wanted to learn "ladylike wa...For the lady who wanted to learn "ladylike ways": you might glean something from www.elegantwoman.org. The book *Beauty and the Best" by Beneth Peters Jones also has instruction on walking and sitting gracefully, as well as dress and other feminine things.<br /><br />All the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77163487293118143202009-07-11T20:55:40.993-07:002009-07-11T20:55:40.993-07:00Just lovely, Mrs. Sherman...& your clever use ...Just lovely, Mrs. Sherman...& your clever use of a different sleeve along with this dress is inspiring & encouraging to those of us who want to try to be better seamstresses!<br /><br />I have some pretty cotton fabric, a paler yellow with some pink roses on it, & every now & then I come across it when I'm hunting for something else. It calls out to me, so to speak, to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67072933611094114752009-07-11T20:30:38.011-07:002009-07-11T20:30:38.011-07:00Can anyone reccomend books, or websites that teach...Can anyone reccomend books, or websites that teach "ladylike ways"( sitting, standing,gracefullness (I haven't got the grace God gave a cow)) for lack of a better term? I pretty much grew up a barefoot tomboy, and at nearly 30, I am still trying to become more lady-like. Thankyou ever so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19299576380460029472009-07-11T20:17:36.312-07:002009-07-11T20:17:36.312-07:00I remember back in the early 60's it became po...I remember back in the early 60's it became popular for mothers to put their little girls in "dungarees" and get them "pixie" haircuts, and brag that they were "tomboys." Too bad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57805074395151627642009-07-11T20:16:26.250-07:002009-07-11T20:16:26.250-07:00For the anon who needed skirts that can get muddy:...For the anon who needed skirts that can get muddy: remember, all clothing gets dirty -- dresses, skirts, jeans, everything. We ladies can re-program ourselves to realize that since all clothing gets dirty, we can get a housedress dirty and just toss it in the wash like a pair of jeans. I tell myself this all the time to encourage myself to wear skirts and blouses or dresses more often. We can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81133315500350640232009-07-11T16:33:50.233-07:002009-07-11T16:33:50.233-07:00Dear Lydia,
I agree with the other ladies that th...Dear Lydia,<br /><br />I agree with the other ladies that this dress is beautiful, flattering and inspiring! <br /><br />I've several modern dress patterns that would work perfectly well with some attention to a collar treatment and sleeve variation. Love the buttons at the collar, by the way. Collars are very nice if you have a pretty brooch to pin on them, too! So many options!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4813006731670457312009-07-11T15:34:15.041-07:002009-07-11T15:34:15.041-07:00I found the Simplicity pattern on eBay and bought ...I found the Simplicity pattern on eBay and bought one. I will add sleeves, too. Thank you for the inspiration!<br /><br />I am in my 50s and find it very hard to find ready-to-wear clothing that is appropriate for my age, in a style that I like. I even tried shopping on-line. Yes, I agree with others that have posted, almost everything is touted as "sexy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77387634764657457872009-07-11T15:01:30.115-07:002009-07-11T15:01:30.115-07:00As a teen, though I enjoyed the clothing of the 80...As a teen, though I enjoyed the clothing of the 80's, my love of historical costume made me feel short changed that I couldn't look forward to the long dresses ec (though even then, the 'teen' shops sold beautiful long skirts and those blouses with lace or ruffles at sleeve and collar; I wanted to keep the skirts long, but hmm; didn't win there...<br /><br />To look forward Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85727475135275260462009-07-11T12:56:35.162-07:002009-07-11T12:56:35.162-07:00Walmat didn't have the pattern but it is still...Walmat didn't have the pattern but it is still available online at the Simplicity website. I never would have considered a sleevless dress pattern. With your pattern combining idea in mind, I saw a blouse pattern that will make a cute Sense and Sensibility like dress if I lengthen it to dress length--Simplicity 3842. Thanks for opening my eyes and mind. $2.50is way cheaper than the prices Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39026814743770031332009-07-11T10:54:24.024-07:002009-07-11T10:54:24.024-07:00I am an older woman and I do as I like, ignoring t...I am an older woman and I do as I like, ignoring the trends or the approval of peers. I love flowers and I wear them. I like hats. I like gloves. I wear long dresses. I dont want to look like "a sack of potatoes tied in the middle with a string," and I dont believe that just because we are older we should be denied pretty clothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74520506454341366232009-07-11T10:47:30.977-07:002009-07-11T10:47:30.977-07:00To the woman nearing her 60s--I found this to be t...To the woman nearing her 60s--I found this to be true also: in the store, there was women's wear and children's wear, and you could choose a dress and a hat and it would be similar choices for the younger women. The younger women might not have as much black, which was something reserved for widows, but their style was not different or trendy. Now when you go into a store there is a Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61037896401346573702009-07-11T10:42:29.522-07:002009-07-11T10:42:29.522-07:00Thankyou for answering my questions on appropriate...Thankyou for answering my questions on appropriate dress features for into your 60s. I believe I heard several places that years past we did not have teen clothing selections...just as you said girls then into women's. Boys then men's. I really don't remember that much different in clothing and labeling as such age clothing when I was a teen. I shopped in the juniors or Misses Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49439837134093652492009-07-11T10:04:31.212-07:002009-07-11T10:04:31.212-07:00I love this dress. Now I'll have to look for ...I love this dress. Now I'll have to look for the pattern. I've thought of adding sleeves to sleeveless-but-otherwise-modest patterns, or just using them as a jumper, but I'm always afraid it won't work and I'll be wasting time, energy and money! Glad to know this 'tried and true' pattern!<br /><br />My style falls more along the 'Little House on the Prairie'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37166154364369559502009-07-11T07:40:31.503-07:002009-07-11T07:40:31.503-07:00Lady Lydia, thank you so much for this lovely exam...Lady Lydia, thank you so much for this lovely example. As a lady who sews, I appreciate the work you put into this dress, collar and feminine details. The buttons are just the right ones to set off the collar perfectly ! Some issues of Threads magazines have articles on details like those. Also, the re-issued book Make Your Own Dress Patterns by Adele Margolis has directions on creating Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80179999615577648732009-07-11T06:16:38.254-07:002009-07-11T06:16:38.254-07:00This is a beautiful dress and a wonderful example ...This is a beautiful dress and a wonderful example of modifying a pattern. I used to do a lot of this and hope to do more in the future. I sometimes used canned goods (especially little cans of tomato paste) to hold my pattern down while cutting (my LEAST FAVORITE part of the project).<br /><br />I had never though of pressing the fabric onto interfacing to re-use! That's a wonderful idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87005401544415533262009-07-11T05:48:02.652-07:002009-07-11T05:48:02.652-07:00I'm on my way to Walmart right now to see if I...I'm on my way to Walmart right now to see if I can find this pattern. By the way, I started sewing up HInto of History's Shawl Collar dress yesterday and became stumped with the batiste collar. With your demo here, I can move forward with confidence. Thank you!!<br /><br />I haven't worn pants except in the garden all week. Before I can totally give up the jeans, I need a dress I feelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25660174838550871122009-07-11T05:03:40.061-07:002009-07-11T05:03:40.061-07:00'Candle on the Hill' and 'the King'...'Candle on the Hill' and 'the King's Daughters' both sell patterns. For those of us who cannot sew (and for whom learning is a physical impossibility), 'the King's Daughters' are worth their weight in gold!! their selection of fabrics is incredible and their quality of workmanship, fit and material is unsurpassed. they are most helpful and their prices are value Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14239943427087993982009-07-10T23:05:13.193-07:002009-07-10T23:05:13.193-07:00Women can wear whatever they like, no matter what ...Women can wear whatever they like, no matter what their age, as long as they follow the modesty rules found in the Bible: hidden, draped, loose, appropriate, etc.<br /><br /> As for types of things that look good on older women, I would say it is still a matter of what you really like and what you enjoy wearing. If you can experiment and try wearing things you really love, you can determine whatLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72243804108360086162009-07-10T22:38:10.916-07:002009-07-10T22:38:10.916-07:00Please comment on how an older women's clothes...Please comment on how an older women's clothes should differ from the clothes of a younger woman. What you wear as a 16 year old is different from what a 36 year old would wear I would think. Now I am much older than that. I am in my 60s. Would this style be suitable for tmy age? What is appropriate for me in dress patterns and styles. What prints if any are right? In other words what is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-51498563894158223622009-07-10T22:14:42.336-07:002009-07-10T22:14:42.336-07:00One purpose of clothing is to show whether you are...One purpose of clothing is to show whether you are male or female. That can be done by choosing the feminine clothing for women and the masculine clothing for men. Clothes today are used not to show whether you are male or female, but how sexy you are. That should be reserved for marriage only. It does not need to be broadcast all over the public. Please, somebody, do something. It needs to stopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com