Hey there lovelies!
I've been cleaning house and feeling bored with my closet, so I made a sales/trade/commission post on EGL Comm Sales here if you'd like to take a look!
That's not even everything I'd like to sell/trade. Hopefully I can buy a dressform soon so I can take new photos of everything!
Spring is just around the corner, so it is the perfect time to switch up your wardrobe! For those in the southern hemisphere, Fall is coming up, right? The in-between seasons always make me want to change up my closet~
Have a wonderful time everybody :) I hope school is not keeping you all too busy (like me!)
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Sparkle Stitches~ Wrist Stoppers
Known as wrist stops, wrist stoppers, wrist cuffs, lace cuffs, cuffs, etc. these accessories are quite easy to make by hand or by machine, and really add points to any coordinate!
Separate cuffs are not seen nearly as frequently in any fashion other than Lolita. They are useful for adding interest to your arms, lengthening sleeves, or just making your sleeves fancier.
There is even a post on BABY's blog on How to Use Lace Cuffs! They are so cute when worn on Usakumya-chan's ears!
I took photos as I made mine, but since I used white-on-white lace, the photos were pretty useless O_Q
Honestly, these are so simple you can just look at photos of wrist cuffs and make your own!
Ribbon-type cuffs made with crochet cotton lace
Elastic type cuffs with a ribbon sewn on, creating a ribbon look
Materials:
Different types and thicknesses of lace
Ribbon
Elastic
Needle and Thread
Directions:
1) Layer your lace to see how they will look when finished. You can also try sewing 2 thinner laces together to make a wider lace! Beading lace looks lovely with a ribbon woven through it, making the wrist stops adjustable! Make sure the length of your lace is enough to create gathers around your wrist.
2) Sew your lace together. It is possible to gather one lace onto another one for extra fullness!
3) Add your ribbon or elastic. Elastic cuffs are easier to get on and off. Simple stitch the elastic to the underside of the lace, stretching the elastic as you go. Make sure your elastic is tight enough to prevent the cuffs from spinning around freely on your wrists, but loose enough you don't lose circulation! If you would like to get fancy, you can create a channel for your elastic out of lace or fabric (I recommend bias tape)
Ribbon wrist cuffs are adjustable, but may come undone easily!
4) Add beads, pearls, charms, ribbon, etc.! Sew a teddy bear on if you so wish! Wrist cuffs are a nice way to add some slightly more over-the-top accents to your outfit because they are small and can easily be changed out for more demure wrist cuffs should you need to tone an outfit down for daily wear~
Charm cuffs made with layered cotton lace
amigurumi-type cuffs on cotton lace!
My cuffs! Mine are elastic with ribbon sewn on! I used cotton lace layered over embroidered netting lace
Separate cuffs are not seen nearly as frequently in any fashion other than Lolita. They are useful for adding interest to your arms, lengthening sleeves, or just making your sleeves fancier.
There is even a post on BABY's blog on How to Use Lace Cuffs! They are so cute when worn on Usakumya-chan's ears!
I took photos as I made mine, but since I used white-on-white lace, the photos were pretty useless O_Q
Honestly, these are so simple you can just look at photos of wrist cuffs and make your own!
Ribbon-type cuffs made with crochet cotton lace
Elastic type cuffs with a ribbon sewn on, creating a ribbon look
Materials:
Different types and thicknesses of lace
Ribbon
Elastic
Needle and Thread
Directions:
1) Layer your lace to see how they will look when finished. You can also try sewing 2 thinner laces together to make a wider lace! Beading lace looks lovely with a ribbon woven through it, making the wrist stops adjustable! Make sure the length of your lace is enough to create gathers around your wrist.
2) Sew your lace together. It is possible to gather one lace onto another one for extra fullness!
3) Add your ribbon or elastic. Elastic cuffs are easier to get on and off. Simple stitch the elastic to the underside of the lace, stretching the elastic as you go. Make sure your elastic is tight enough to prevent the cuffs from spinning around freely on your wrists, but loose enough you don't lose circulation! If you would like to get fancy, you can create a channel for your elastic out of lace or fabric (I recommend bias tape)
Ribbon wrist cuffs are adjustable, but may come undone easily!
4) Add beads, pearls, charms, ribbon, etc.! Sew a teddy bear on if you so wish! Wrist cuffs are a nice way to add some slightly more over-the-top accents to your outfit because they are small and can easily be changed out for more demure wrist cuffs should you need to tone an outfit down for daily wear~
Charm cuffs made with layered cotton lace
amigurumi-type cuffs on cotton lace!
My cuffs! Mine are elastic with ribbon sewn on! I used cotton lace layered over embroidered netting lace
Saturday, March 3, 2012
M.I.A Sorry!
Sorry I have not been on lately - I started school again and I normally wake up at 6AM for work and get home at 10-11PM. I also have a Saturday class (which I am skipping today) so Sunday is really my only free day, when I catch up on my homework.
I will try to get something interesting going on my blog again, but it really does take quite some time to write a blog post! Thanks to everybody who is still reading and following :)
I will try to get something interesting going on my blog again, but it really does take quite some time to write a blog post! Thanks to everybody who is still reading and following :)
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