Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Burda 10/2008 Blouse 118


 We are back to having to take pictures indoors since I won't brave 40 deg weather to photograph a silk blouse. I need to do some research in how to take better indoor shots.

Anyways, this is my first silk blouse. I have been terrified of tackling slippery fabrics and while it will take me a while to recover, I'm so glad I made it!


 I think this blouse looks much better in person, between the indoor lighting and the fact that black is so hard to photograph, I struggled to get some good pictures.

I used covered buttons, it seems like the right thing to do with this kind of garment. As well as doing French seams, quoting Trena "it's the right thing to do with silk". I serged the first pass and then enclosed the serged edge. Thanks Trena!
 The fabric came from Metro Textiles, NYC a few years ago.
I don't know what I'm making next. There are so many things I would like to make that I can't decide what to work on first.

12 comments:

  1. Desde luego es una blusa preciosa que junto a los pantalones y las botas de motera le dan un toque rebelde que me encanta.

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  2. The colors really suit you. Congrats on climbing the slippery slope, it looks very nice

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  3. Que pinta Lisette! Me encanta esta blusa!!! Y tambien el pantalon, esta muy lindo el conjunto.

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  4. Lisette, me gusta mucho, siempre me ha atraido la combinacion negro-azul, me gusta mucho tambien los botones forrados. Un acierto de blusa. Un beso

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  5. *sigh* I love this shirt. Great fabric and colour for you - really classy!

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  6. Silk is a lovely fabric to work with. Gorgeous colours and the finished product is very professionally made.

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  7. Now that you've been down that slippery slope, I'm sure there will be more silk blouses in your future! You did a great job on this one.

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  8. That blouse looks amazing on you and you did a wonderful job. Now that you've tackled that obsticle, I'm sure there will be lots more sewing of the slippery.

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  9. Fabulous. These colours are made for you.

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  10. This is a gorgeous blouse! The covered buttons really add a special touch. I love silk for winter as it is so surprisingly warm.

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  11. Glad you had a good silk sewing experience. The blouse looks great on you. I really like the print and the colors.

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