Thursday, March 3, 2011

mermaid?


Hi everyone!
I'm very silently starting my Me-Made-March 2011 project.
I'm not going to put my photographs for the project here, but you may visit Me-Made-March '11 Flickr group if you would like to have a look at the participants' achievements including mine.

I sewed a skirt.
It's a mermaid skirt with 6 panels. Yes, we call this type of skirts "mermaid skirts" in Japan, but I'm not sure how you call them in English speaking countries. Mine is a mid length skirt, but some of you may feel mermaid skirts need floor length. My one doesn't have exaggerated ruffle fins either. It has only humble flutters around its hem. A flared 6-panel skirt, perhaps? Whichever, I'm sure nobody would call it mermaid skirt anyway. It's an orange skirt, because of this noticeable color.
I made the top too.
It's a loose bottle neck top made from a tunic dress pattern. I intentionally chose size 42, which was bigger than my measurement(38), and shortened the pattern to make it a big casual pullover. Because the pattern is made to give a large unfitted shape with drop shoulders, I assumed that there wouldn't be problems with making it in much larger size to wear it as a very baggy top. Actually, I think it looks as I planned.
Yay for me!



Happy Sewing!!

xoxo
yoshimi

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Orange skirt
pattern:
Mermaid Skirt (discontinued) from anneecotton*
size40, down graded to 38. Fully lined.
fabric: wool/acryl blend, slightly thick, rough, warm, lightly felted woven fabric, orange

Big and bottle-necked pullover
pattern:
Wilma tunic dress from TAMANEGI-KOBO (PDF)
size 42, shortened by 25cm in total. Cuffs and a hem band were attached.
fabric: cotton/polyester gray-ecru jersey, warm, light, mid-bodied, soft and slightly fluffy like peach skin.
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23 comments:

  1. hi yoshimi!
    I love your creation!
    How lovely!

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  2. Completely adorable, as always! Yes, we generally don't call such a short skirt a mermaid skirt. But it if were full length and flared like that, then, yes, we do call it a mermaid skirt/dress. You see it most often in wedding dresses or on the red carpet.

    You look great, as always!

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  3. I love them both - the top in particular looks very cozy.

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  4. I think that we might call this type of skirt a "trumpet skirt" because it looks a bit like the musical instrument!

    Beautiful creation as always, you are an inspiration!

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  5. oh, i LOVE both! that shade of orange is one of my favorites, i have only one piece in my closet and it's an ill-fitting shirt. must remedy that...

    i'm so glad you're playing m.m.m. do you feel weird about putting it up on your blog? i love to see your outfits!

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  6. You have chosen beautiful fabric for your skirt. So funny, I am making a skirt that is very similar in color to go with the off-white blouse I just made. I really like the slouchy top too!

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  7. LOVE the orange skirt! Orange is such a great color. It looks perfect with your roll neck top.

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  8. In the US we use the unattractive term "gored skirt" with "gore" being a panel, and these skirts have 6 panels. Mermaid skirt is much better I think!

    Here's a link to a sewing class I took for making these skirts. There's a lovely photo of the instructor wearing her finished skirt made in a Japanese cotton-linen blend.

    http://www.sew-la-fabric.com/node/2223

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  9. Hi Yoshimi!

    Lovely skirt. I made something similar in black as mermaid skirt is always featured with a jacket in Japanese magazine. Good for dress up and dress down as well. :)

    Brenda

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  10. That is an AWESOME top and so cute with the skirt. The whole outfit is adorable but I especially love the top. So inspiring!

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  11. Great job - you always have such professional results. You have a great sense of what looks good on you - both color and style!

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  12. We call these mermaid skirts, too, at least in my part of the English speaking world ;) it's a specific type of gored skirt where the gores flare out towards the bottom. And yours is super, duper cute. I've been wanting to make one for ages... Now I think maybe it needs to be red, too!

    PS I recently made some skinny cargoes inspired by your pair---they are very, very fun.

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  13. Beautiful creations, as usual!

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  14. Nice! And look at you with the coordinating shoes - just awesome.

    Here in California these skirts are called a lot of names, including mermaid. Also flared, gored, tulip, flirty...as you see some of not very descriptive and could apply to different styles than this.

    Yours is so cute - I need to make one of these now!

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  15. hi ı like your sewing.and
    ı sorry earhtquake japan.ı hope you and family is good.
    havva

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  16. Havva, thank you for leaving your comment. I'm OK and safely at home with my family. We had big earthquakes and consequent tsunamis, but the town I live was affected less because it was rather far. I'm feeling terrible, but I myself don't have any devastating loss at this moment.

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  17. Hi Yoshimi, I've nominated you for a Stylish Blogger Award because your blog is so stylish and beautiful! I'm very glad you are alright in the earthquake and tsunamis too. I hope the aftershocks are not strong.

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  18. Sorry, not identifying myself properly - that's www.upsewlate.blogspot.com

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  19. So glad you are OK. I came over to your blog to see if you had posted. My thoughts are with you and your country!

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  20. I love your skirt, and have been searching for a pattern to amke a similar one. The colour is lovely as well.

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  21. hi yoshimi, hope you're ok what with the earthquake and all. please let us know you are? -- loyal reader

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  22. Yoshimi, I was just reading news and seeing news clips from Japan regarding the Tsunami. I do hope you and your family are safe.

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