#Seamwork marlow

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The denim jacket/patch project is on indefinite hold (I think I'm going to re-cut the pattern in a smaller size, because the FBA made it enormous in the wrong places) but I'm currently working on a stash diet plan. My goal is to use 50 yards of garment fabric before I'm allowed to buy any new fabric. I'm currently at ten yards for the year.

Now, I have several cuts of bolt-end linen from fabric-store.com, because I love a remnant and it's a nice way to try a new color. Of course, not all of those colors work out...

These are going to be incredibly comfy this summer (handkerchief weight linen is hard to beat), but if I leave the house like this I'm going to feel like I just escaped some kind of cult.

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Ok, I was looking at this thinking about how much I want their outfits, and then I thought, "Well, Maedhros' is pretty simple! I could do that! In fact, I think I remember ordering a fabric similar to his shirt!" Aaaand I did! Except I didn't order enough to make such a blousy top, and also it's gray not blue. Which turned into searching my email receipts and several websites to see if anyone still sells it. And they do! And now I am plonking some links and thoughts down so I have a record, and in case anyone else is interested. For Azghal:

This is entirely outside my wheelhouse, and I wasn't going to do anything for him. And then I remembered the youtube video about the penny dress, which is probably how I would approach this outfit.

For Maedhros : I am only thinking about the shirt and trousers, not the harness and belt and boots etc. More Tolkien-bounding than cosplay. I'm also going to stick to patterns that I have or have thought about buying. For the shirt pattern: We can't see a lot of detail in profile. I can't see any closures or necklines or seams. But the sleeves seem like they're long a loose but tied up, and the body itself is moderately baggy. If I wanted to use the fabric I already have, I think I'd do the Seamwork Marlow . It's a loose fit, and that's about as much sleeve as I can squeeze out of my current yardage. (And that's with piecing, because I'd be 1/4 yard short.) If I were going to order extra yardage, I'd do the Seamwork Emmie ( which at second glance I might have enough fabric for... ), or True Bias Roscoe , or do a YouTube tutorial for a square draft 18th century 'pirate' shirt. For the shirt fabric: Stonemountain & Daughter carries a line of yard-dyed textured cross stitch cotton with the same pattern as Maedhros' shirt! But not in the same color, alas. I think the closest fits are the black and the pewter . Overdying the pewter (or shale, or stone) might get you very close. But they have some fun options if you want to switch to a brighter palette! If I wanted to go all-out, I'd get a half yard or so of the ginger colorway to make binding and piping for the sleeves and pants. For something closer to the color without the pattern, Stylemaker has a very pretty textured linen option. You could also match the color on a plain fabric and sashiko stitch the star/cross design on, but I don't have time for that. For the pants pattern: It looks like the pants are just open at the sides so you can see the shirt, and belted in place? I admire the audacity, but I don't live that life. But I do love the design effect of the contrast wedge along the side seam! The overall fit is loose, like the shirt. It looks gathered or pleated at the waist, and there's enough fabric at the shins to give some poof when gathered. I expect this will need a hacked pattern, or a mash-up of two... The Muna and Broad Glebe has slanted pockets that would work for a less exaggerated effect. Or you could use the Cashmerette Calder, and just modify it to have a wedge from the waist tapering to the knee, with piping along the seams and/or a contrast fabric for the wedge. For someone outside of their size ranges, I'd suggest the Seamwork Marett with either the wedge or hacked to a slanted trouser pocket for a more subtle/conventional option. For the pants fabric: A plain indig or navy blue fabric is much easier than the texture of the shirt! For myself I'd probably go with medium- or heavy-weight linen from https://fabrics-store.com/. Another option is India cotton from Stylemaker or Kolkata cotton from Stonemountain . As far as I can tell they're the same thing. The dark blue photographs badly, but if you look at the other colors you can see the lovely texture. The only downside to the textured cotton versus the linen is that it's much narrower, so you will need more of it, which makes the final pants more expensive. For the accents and embroidery: For the piping, a plain quilting cotton in a ginger or copper would work fine. If you consider a metalic fabric, keep in mind that it may be difficult to sew. If you like linen, I... would probably not reccomend fabrics-store.com' ginger color. It's pretty desaturated. I think it looks like potato peelings. For the embroidery! If you want to use a metalic thread, the ONLY option I would recommend is the Au Ver A Soie metallic braid. If it's not a braid it will shed and break and you will cry. I can't say how washable they are though. Otherwise... I mean, DMC cotton is just fine. If you want something chunkier, I'd look for sashiko thread on etsy. I find a sashiko thread much more workable than a perle. I think that's everything. I'm not sure if I talked myself into this project, or out of it.

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