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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 another navy blue fabric, this time a linen with pinstripes. Somehow I managed to get too little fabric one again. Then, in October, I made a muslin. Full of anticipation and with a whole new library of sewing books, I lengthened the crotch line, thinking I did a great job. I even tried the muslin…
Read MoreI 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 not-so-beautiful snow, and then, tell you about what I did this weekend. This is not my cup of tea… Only a five hour plane ride away from Uppsala, and with just one hour time difference, lays the majestic, colorful and lively town of Marrakech, Morocco. So off we went! This, on the other hand,…
Read MoreNice 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 a frock from the 1954 classic The Last Time I Saw Paris, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon and Donna Reed, amongst others. Miss Taylor, off course, wears plenty of stunning outfits, but the most dazzling of them all is a ball gown by Helen Rose. Helen Rose is probably most known…
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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 be seen in this movie. Pictured above is the look I was going for (and have been trying to sport for the last couple of weeks), and pictured below is my version: This skirt is, as the title explains, from a recent Burda Magazine, the october 2010 magazine, to be exact. Nothing much…
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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 a dress as well. The most important thing here is to make a muslin. I don´t always make muslins when I sew, I rely a lot on tissue fitting, but when it comes to major pattern alterations, I like to make a muslin, just in case. Decide upon the length you would want…
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 Hi there! I´m Sølvi Elise. Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. This is a space where I share my craft projects and thoughts and ideas concerning handmade in a consumerist world.
I live in Oslo, Norway where I use my spare time stitching up my own wardrobe. So far, I´d say that 80 % of my closet is filled with me-mades. I also have an interest in historical sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet, leatherwork, tablet weaving, rigid heddle loom- weaving, cocktails, jewelry making, makramÊ, shoe making, drawing, paper craft, machine knitting and generally any craft that looks like fun.