Posts by Sølvi Elise
The tale of Vogue 8604
These trousers have been on my mind ever since I saw Stitchywitch´s fabolous version. I have been dreaming of making my own for six months. First, I bought a navy blue lightweight wool fabric. I bought too little. This pattern asks for 2.5 m fabric, and I had only got 2 m. Then I bought…
Read MoreMarrakech, Marrakech!
I have a note in my calendar from last January. It says: “Go someplace warm!”. Many Scandinavians defends the winter and says thing like “but the snow is so beautiful” and ” I like the freshness of the chilly weather”. I have never been one of those Scandinavians. I´d rather show you some photos of…
Read MoreFilm Frock Friday
Nice title ay? As many of us gets inspiration for our creations from the movies, I now introduce a re-occurring post theme here at my blog called “Film Frock Friday”, where I randomly show you frocks in films. If you have any suggestions about dresses, don´t hesitate to share them! First out is a comparative study of…
Read MoreHow to marry a millionaire, or Burda 117-10-2010.
The inspiration for making this skirt came from watching How to marry a millionaire for the hundredth time. Although both Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe are adorable in their roles, my personal favorite is Lauren Bacall. She´s just so smart and funny! The movie was released in 1953, and both full skirted gowns as well as wiggle dresses can…
Read MoreSencha the Dress
Thanks for the lovely comments on my wardrobe production, people! A couple of you wondered about how I made Sencha into a dress. So I thought I´d share that with you all. First of all, this is not at all complicated, so anyone who knows how to make a Sencha blouse can make her into…
Read MoreLet there be light
For the last couple of months I have been slacking off in my photo documentation of finished projects, so I thought I´d share it all with you today instead. Oh, and Happy New Year! This is my New Years Eve dress. AKA the Christmas Dress. AKA the oldest UFO in the history of mankind. Pattern…
Read MoreKnit-o-rama!
Score! It seems that my favorite local fabric shop could sense that I´d just bought a serger, because when I went there today, just to pick up some fabric for Christmas presents, there were a myriad of cute knit fabrics in the discount department! So I brought some of them home with me. Some are for me,…
Read MoreSay hello to my new best friend
Can you believe it? I have got myself a serger! Yay! I´ve been saving up for this for quite a while now, and finally, the day came when I could go out and buy this beauty. She´s a pre-loved Husqvarna Huskylock 910, and great things have been said about her at Pattern Review. One of…
Read MoreSewing in the dark
Like other northerners, I find it hard to find the time to get decent pics for my blog this time of year. I have tons of projects to show you, I´ve finished some knitting projects, I´ve made two dresses for myself, the muslin for my friends dress, almost finished a pencil skirt and started on…
Read MoreRamblings on lace, trains and dresses.
This in one of those days that just turns out completely different than you think. I was off in the morning to take the train to Stockholm. I needed to go to the Norwegian embassy, because I need a new passport. My old passport doesn’t expire until 2012, but I am going to New York (yaaaay! Museums! Art! Fabric…
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