(Funnily enough - remember the film about apostle Paul I mentioned in one of my previous posts? Well, it turns out the actor who played Paul also played one of the main characters in the first season of Cobra 11. Only in the first season; he left the show after that. I only saw one episode from Season 1 and I personally think the actors who came after him were better suited for it. So, well.)
I went to the post office this morning, for a letter, and while I was in town, I bought some notions (short zippers for eventual new versions of Andrea or something - one pink, for the flowered seersucker) that were on discount, and dropped into a thrift shop. That didn't go so luckily. I found a lovely pair of vintage-y modern shoes - too small. Plus two drapes with pretty print that would be suitable for eventual Regency dresses - cotton/polyester blends. Eugh. Thanks, I won't take that. So I felt a bit disappointed about that...
The Very Pink Poplin is probably some kind of blend. More on that later, perhaps. (I seem to be promising that very often, did you notice?)
Here are the promised treasures:
Purple velvet drape-thingummy. It's a very, very pretty colour, but the person who made it into the drape-thingummy sewed a number of pintucks on it - on the wrong side. To attach some rings for the draping. So now, when I rip the seams at the pintucks, there are stripes of different texture (and colour) on it. Still, it's lovely. I thought of making a short-sleeved spencer out of it (if such thing existed), but then I decided it'd be better to make it into covers for some of my favourite books. You know, I really like books. And some of them really deserve pretty covers.
And more velvet, two rusty hues. I really, really want to turn these into a dress for winter. Something to wear to church and similar places. Based on the medieval pattern I'm draping for myself. I really think it would be lovely. I only have to figure out how to make it look not costume-y, just unique.
The velvets seem to be cotton or rayon. Certainly not the melting kind of artificial. Fantastic.
There are still more fabrics, but I do not have good photos of them, because the light changed after that. It's VERY sunny and very hot now. :P I want some rain!
Oh, and while I did not score at the thrift shop today, I did on Thursday, in the bookshop. I got C.S. Lewis' Four Loves. In English. As good as new. For 50 CZK.
Remembering that makes me realise that the shoes and drapes of today were far less interesting finds.
(I also got Hiawatha that day. Czech edition from 1952, with pretty patterned cover and Native-American-like illustrations. For 45 CZK. And the other day, a thick Hungarian-Czech dictionary from 1910, in perfect condition, for 80 CZK. I love that bookshop.)
Lewis's Four loves is fun to read! If you get a chance, see if you can find "The 4 love languages", its written for spouses, but is just good information about how to love others in a way they will understand.
ReplyDeleteI finally finished my around-the-house dress. Yeah! And button holes are harder than I remember :(. Gotta decide what to work on next (other than my knitted sweater). Maybe a new bag or purse?
It's not only fun to read, it's also very wise. I love the chapter about friendship - I keep noticing the things he talks about when around my friends - like the observation that friends bring out features in their friends that otherwise are hidden. I really see that happen.
ReplyDeleteI think I've already heard about that other book, although I suspect it was 5 languages, not 4... it certainly sounded interesting. In fact, I remember our minister once talked about it, and we talked about what our language of love probably is - for me it is best when people around me know what I like and show me that in little ways - the example I thought of was the way my family knows I like blueberries, so, for example, father keeps buying blueberry yoghurts for me. :-) A little thing, but it makes me feel warm inside.
I want to see your dress! And how you constructed it in the end!
I'm working on the neckline now - I've decided to blanket-stitch around it first. Silly me! I always make things complicated for myself. But I hope it will help it last longer.
I love that rust coloured velvet! I swear I have the sister pieces to BOTH of those. Still haven't figured out what to do with mine though!
ReplyDeleteI love that rust coloured velvet, too! It was an instant love. Quite funny that you have the same ones. :D
ReplyDeleteGood finds! They're both lovely colors, and I'm kind of a sucker for velvet. Even though I have little opportunity to actually use or wear it.
ReplyDeletea friend of mine gets goosebumps whenever he touches velvet. as in, literally can't be around it... his reaction is so strong i think of it whenever i see velvet!
ReplyDeletemaybe i'll go evil oona and direct him to your finished product.... ;)
Evil, evil Oona!
ReplyDeleteWhat's his reaction to corduroy?
oooooo, i bet corduroy would send him into a seizure. velvet-y with ridges.
ReplyDeleteHehe, so I thought! I love corduroy, and I love velvet (the natural fiber kind mostly, though), so obviously someone who doesn't like one probably won't like the other either!
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone, for enjoying these finds with me. :-)