dresses – delfinelise

Sølvi and the Summer Dresses: BurdaStyle 12-2006-113

By Sølvi Elise | 23/04/2013 |

Edit: claiming: Follow my blog with Bloglovin I am currently going through my summer wardrobe, and in between well-blogged items, there were a few little numbers that never have gotten any attention here on this space. So I thought it would be nice to introduce you to some of my unblogged summer dresses. I…

Pattern Review: BurdaStyle Magazine 06-2008-108

By Sølvi Elise | 28/08/2011 |

Avaliability: This is a BurdaStyle Magazine pattern from the June 2008 issue. Pattern number 108. Pattern type: Shirtdress Rating: Highly recommend. Pattern Description: Shirtdress pattern with elastic waist and darts both in the front and the back. Knee length. Pattern Sizing: Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done…

Pattern Review: Vi Mode Mönster 1537

By Sølvi Elise | 25/08/2011 |

Vi Mode Mönster was a swedish pattern company. I am guessing that this pattern is from the 1970´s. Pattern size: This pattern is in european sizes 34-42. Avaliability: This is a vintage pattern. Pattern type: Dresses. Rating: I can highly recommend this pattern! Pattern Description: Pattern number 1537 is for two dresses, one with kimono…

Pattern Review: New Look 6000

By Sølvi Elise | 23/08/2011 |

One of the best things about the sewing community is, in my opinion, pattern reviews. I love the fact that I can visit PatternReview, BurdaStyle, My Sewing Circle or the vintage pattern wiki and find out whether a pattern is worth making or not. So in an effort to try and contribute more frequently to that…

What to do with precious fabrics, part 2.

By Sølvi Elise | 10/04/2011 |

Thank you all for your lovely and supportive comments on my last post. Man, you are a dress loving bunch (as if we hadn´t established that before…:-)). Anyways. I still haven´t decided, but I am giving you, and myself some arguments in favor of a pencil skirt. I give you 16 reasons for making a pencil skirt: These…

What to do with precious fabrics?

By Sølvi Elise | 08/04/2011 |

My perfect fabric… I have this cotton sateen fabric in the most perfect blue color. When I was in New York, I spent something like 3 hours at Mood Fabrics. I just soaked in all of the colors, prints, notions – everything. I bought some yardage (actually meterage- they easily helped me convert from meter…

What I made this month: January

By Sølvi Elise | 03/02/2011 |

First of all, sorry for not writing sooner, but I ´ve had a splitting headache most of the week, so I really needed to step away from the computer, and try to do other things instead. Now, you don´t have to feel sorry for me, because it´s all my own fault, not working out as…

Film Frock Friday

By Sølvi Elise | 07/01/2011 |

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…

Sencha the Dress

By Sølvi Elise | 04/01/2011 |

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…

Let there be light

By Sølvi Elise | 03/01/2011 |

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…