the adventures of roskir rabbit

The Adventures of Roskir Rabbit

Made for the Art Show at college, created by myself and the delightful Kirby Dunlop

Music - Lisa Mitchell 'Neopolitan Dreams'

We had oh so much fun making this, 

and we hope you enjoy!!

xxx

sew much old charm

I was given this machine a few years back now, the summer before uni started back in 2010, when I was working at Spotlight. A kind old man bought in the machine and had no use for it anymore, and wanted it to go to good use, so my manager handed it to me. 

I can tell it was a much loved machine, everything is immaculate, the little tool box with the spare rubber belt, the different presser feet all have their own labels, the manual in one piece, the pages united again with yellowed sticky tape.

I love objects with a history, it has so much charm.

After a little bit of oiling, it runs like a dream, with that sweet smell of a old machine, squeaking every now and then.

It has a pretty grand motor, so its straight stitch is super consistent! perfect for sewing curtains.

My older sister Jenny needed some curtains made for her mission house out in Western Australia, so she bought some fabric yesterday, and today Mum, Jen and I had a curtain working bee.

This gem got put to very good use today...six curtains later it was very talkative, squeaking like a mouse..time for some more oil I think!

I felt like I was back in the 50s stitching hems on blue checks and red striped cotton =]

I love all its little switches, sewing machines were made so sturdy back in the day!

Thankyou to that lovely man who gifted it to me all those seasons ago, I'm so tickled that I get to use it.

It's a pretty darn fabulous machine.

xxx

bellhop cap complete!

2 hat elastics - because this hat is part of a costume, that could be worn by a number of people in the future, so it has a black elastic for people with dark hair, and then a white for people with fair hair! 

this is the inside of the hat - with a lining :)

Thanks so much to Catherine and Ally from Embellish Atelier in Rozelle, Sydney for having me and teaching me!

I made another hat, that I will put up shortly, still in the process of making.

mad hatting

Holidays are perfect times to make. 

Todays task: A bellboy cap for my college play, Lend me a Tenor.

Lovely Catherine Kelly at Embellish Atelier (check out her work here) graciously spared her time, energy and materials to teach me to milliner, so here are a few snaps of what I got done!

This is the base structure of the bellboy cap...its buckram stretched over the block. the material reminded me of what my sisters broken leg cast was made out of. To stretch it over the wooden block, you had to wet it, and then it set into that shape!

 I trimmed the edge, to make it the right depth, and used a blanket stitch to sew down the wire for the edging.

and stitched a cotton tape covering on the wire

now to add the fabric! i found this green wool in mums stash, and it just so happened to match the jacket we hired for the play perfectly! this is a picture of it stitched into place onto the base!

i then cut a band for around the base, and used some braid for piping!

and tucked under the bottom! almost done!!

tomorrow:  millinery part 2 - to finish the bellhop cap with one more row of braid, lining and hat elastic!

see you tomorrow! xxxx