Saturday, February 18, 2017

ann carolyn smock


Freshly washed dobby + the urge to sew from a purchased pattern = a finished Ann Carolyn Smock shirt!

I had picked up Ellen Mason's Ann Carolyn Smock pattern last year at the Squam retreat because one of my cabin mates had been wearing a fantastic version and then I met the lovely Ellen in person. And in one of those weird coincidences that makes the world seem very small, as I was looking at the fabric options in The Workroom for this pattern in particular, another customer was talking to her friend about using one of Ellen's patterns and then working with Ellen's wool (and it isn't like we have access to Ellen's patterns or wool in Toronto). Clearly I took this as a sign that I was supposed to sew this smock right away.

I did make a couple of modifications, though the fabric might be the most obvious. In the fabric photo at the top, you're seeing the right side of the fabric with its fluid scalloped pattern of dots. But after washing, I actually liked the wrong side better because it was darker and more subtle. As for pattern modifications, I used the large pattern sheet to grade a smaller size by hand right on the paper (love those large paper sheets for being able to do this!). After that, I just traced my pattern pieces using tracing paper to keep the pattern intact (in case my hand grading went horribly wrong). I had learned a couple of things from doing a muslin first, mainly that I needed to remove some fabric from the back piece and a little from the back seam of the sleeves. Pretty simple to do, and now it fits perfectly. And I loved trying shoulder darts! I had to move them forward by 1/2" based on the other modifications, but they are pure magic.

If you're looking for a comfortable and cute shirt/dress pattern - definitely give this one a try. I'm already sorting through fabric options in my mind for a breezy, springtime dress version...

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Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

I cut out another ann carolyn smock today and then got your post. Isn't that funny. I am doing the top in a black and white small plaid with contrasting white embroidered yoke. I am actually seeing Ellen next weekend as she has a pop up shop close to where I live. Nice job on the smock.

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Khi nào thì nên ứng dụng phun xăm thẩm mỹ: Phun xăm trẻ hóa được sử dụng để thay thế cao loại trang điểm tạm thời. Nó có thể ví dụ được sử dụng để trang trí lông mày, để làm sâu sắc đường dây môi, để vết sẹo ngụy trang và để tái tạo quầng vú khi một vú được cắt bỏ. Phương hướng khám chữa này thường không được hoàn trả vì một vài công ty bảo hiểm. Phương pháp này cũng là trong số một số thứ khác được sử dụng bởi những chuyên khoa làm đẹp.
Tham khảo: Phun xăm chuyên gia Việt Nam
Mất Thời kỳ bao lâu để thực thi Cách thức này: một số sắc tố sẽ mờ dần sau 1-4 năm. nhưng, vẫn còn khả năng mất phổ biến năm trước khi nó tận gốc biến mất. Một hình xăm được đặt trong những mô dưới da và thực sự là vĩnh viễn. trang điểm vĩnh viễn được đưa vào lớp hạ bì. do đó sắc tố này là không thực sự vĩnh viễn. vì, ngoài những điều khách quan, ánh sáng cực tím và đổi mới tự nhiên của da bằng Phương pháp mài mòn / ma sát, sẽ mờ dần sắc tố và thức nhiều biến mất toàn bộ. Tuy nhiên, nó phân trăm là có một cốt ánh sáng của khám chữa.


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