Have you all been dying to see what I was sewing with that crazy faux fur? How about we start with what I was TRYING to sew:
I pinned this coat, from Urban Outfitters, probably a year ago. Unfortunately, it's sold out, but it's been in the back of my mind for a long time. I decided to try creating my own. The silhouette is fairly simple so it seemed do-able. Spoiler alert: it didn't work out. Please be kind when viewing these photos!
Mistake #1: Wrong fabric choice. I had sherpa fabric in my cart (at Jo-Ann's), and ended up putting it back for this faux fur. The fur is super soft and pretty, but when it's all over your body, there's no way to see anything other than a sheep. Yes, sherpa is more coarse and looks dirty easily, but it was probably right for this look.
Mistake #2: Wrong pattern choice. I went with the Hyde Park Hoodie by Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop. This pattern had just come out and was getting crazy good reviews in the PABPS Facebook group. It appealed to me because there is a hack out there for the shawl collar (like my inspiration piece) and because it's nursing-friendly. However, it's not long enough to balance out my proportions when there is SO MUCH FUR happening. Somehow it looks very wide at the hips, this might be the pattern or it might be because sewing fur is not an exact science and I screwed it up. Who knows. Either way, we end up with the same look: sheep.
Between those two mistakes, there really isn't much that can go RIGHT. I had this beautiful dream in my head, of a detachable hood and these cool wooden buttons and blah blah blah. But after two weeks of fur flying (literally) in my sewing room, I had to call it quits. As of right now, this is a UFO. I somehow don't have a zipper stop at the top of my zipper, the hood lining needs to be handsewn shut, and the sleeves are just serged at the ends. I very rarely get this far and don't finish an item, but I see very little point when I know it won't be worn. I can't even bring myself to add ears to the hood and turn it into a true sheep costume, but maybe I will for this weekend, we'll see.
How did your Fear Fabric Challenge work out? I definitely learned a lot about sewing faux fur (mainly...don't!).
Well you look so cute in that last photo! LOL!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI will admit to a slightly pained expression at photo 1 and thinking that it looked like the "towel coats" we wore in the early 90s -- Could've just been a Chicago thing but they were huge! Hahahaha!
You DID tame the faux fur though!!!!
At least I KNOW it looks cray cray, right?!?! So I don't have completely bad taste!
DeleteI don't think it's THAT bad, but I'm sorry to hear it didn't turn out the way you wanted. You are so good at not leaving any UFOs, but we can't win them all...
ReplyDeleteIf only the fur had been pink. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'll put a photo of my completed fear fabric challenge on IG tomorrow, not quite complete.