My first completed project of 2016: this pullover sweater hoodie is mostly wool with a touch of cashmere. That's me... Hi, happy new year!
It all started with a crazy striped yellow, blue, tan and white sweater of thick, soft lambs wool. It was a really nice quality wool, thick and still soft, and it had a lot of usable fabric. I cut it apart and stitched the patches back together with a bunch of other sweaters to make this wearable, cozy piece of art. The focus is the long patch pocket on the front that I embellished with symbols of the beach: sun, water, and wind. I used a variety of hand stitching techniques including applique (raindrops), reverse-applique (sun), embroidery (sun) and couching (sun and wind).
The cut is a tunic dress
that drapes slightly longer on the sides and back. It has a roomy hood
that isn't so big that it will fall over your eyes when you wear it.
When the hood is down, it forms a large wide collar that frames your
face and keeps your shoulders warm. The sleeve ends are
finished with soft, cozy cashmere is bright aqua.
The hood has a single brass and
metal button. The picture button is large and antique (c.
1890) with birds, flowers, and trees on it. It's one of the nicest buttons
in my collection, but I decided to let it go because the birds added
something special to the beach theme of the piece.
The colors are an assortment of beach colors including sand, golden yellow, pale blue, gray, and bright aqua. The seams are bright aqua.
The
seams and hems are professionally sewn with four polyester threads on my
serger sewing machine. Some of the finer detailing, I first edged on my
serger and then stitched by hand with aqua wool yarn. The hand
stitching adds visual interest and gives me more control when assembling
the pieces so that everything sits as I like. The hand
stitching is on the sleeve hems, the pouch pocket and the inside of the
collar. This sweater very well made, comfortable and warm.
Size: Medium. Laid flat, the bust measures 20", waist 18.5", hip 21". I am modeling this piece in the photos, and I'm 5'5", US size 8-10.
This work was inspired by the amazing sweater coats of Katwise, with help from her tutorials. Find her on Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/katwise
The inspiration for the combining the needlecraft techniques on the pocket came from Alabama Chanin. and her books.
It all started with a crazy striped yellow, blue, tan and white sweater of thick, soft lambs wool. It was a really nice quality wool, thick and still soft, and it had a lot of usable fabric. I cut it apart and stitched the patches back together with a bunch of other sweaters to make this wearable, cozy piece of art. The focus is the long patch pocket on the front that I embellished with symbols of the beach: sun, water, and wind. I used a variety of hand stitching techniques including applique (raindrops), reverse-applique (sun), embroidery (sun) and couching (sun and wind).
The colors are an assortment of beach colors including sand, golden yellow, pale blue, gray, and bright aqua. The seams are bright aqua.
Size: Medium. Laid flat, the bust measures 20", waist 18.5", hip 21". I am modeling this piece in the photos, and I'm 5'5", US size 8-10.
This work was inspired by the amazing sweater coats of Katwise, with help from her tutorials. Find her on Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/katwise
The inspiration for the combining the needlecraft techniques on the pocket came from Alabama Chanin. and her books.
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