What's on Sally :: Blast from the Past

Rebecca came and camped over the weekend
bringing a bag of treasure

inspired by recent posts I've written about my creations from the past
Reb wanted me to share a few of the ones I've made for her over the years
including an Op shop surprise score

It was the strangest sensation as Reb pulled each garment from her bag of tricks
and I started to remember the fabrics
and the conversations around the making of each one
it was like old friends had come to visit.

Come for a wander with me
while I try and remember
what went where & when....

This Apron Wrap 
[with not much wrapping going on]
was created from antique embroidered & silk fabrics Rebecca brought back from India
[10yrs ago?]

This Apron Wrap was REinvented 

using vintage Fishermans Pants & fabrics 

some sourced in Fremantle and others brought back from India

the mirrors are real glass and the embroidery all done by hand.

As with any garments commissioned by Rebecca
I was given free reign

and from memory I'm pretty sure this Jigsaw Jacket started with the vintage glass beading
which ended up being the border round the sleeves
other fabrics I recognise came from
vintage bedspreads, embroidered Saris and favourite garments

and this 

fully lined plush velvet Jacket 

featuring winged cupids & angels

was created about 20yrs ago

from a vintage Italian bedspread

which was serendipitously 
  rescued by Rebecca from her local Op Shop

and as uncanny as that is
even with the jacket missing a button
the most amazing thing I noticed is

 neither have aged a day in the past 20yrs!

I love it when friends visit. 

Rebecca Cool Workshop

Last Saturday my sewing workshop was turned into a painting studio, when my friend Rebecca showed 8 girls how to overcome their fear of a white canvas.

 

 

 

 They didn't look very scared to me!

I don't paint so was in awe of the natural talent that Rebecca brought out in everyone and just how diverse the finished pieces were.

It wasn't all painting, 

there was contemplating,

 

 

and lunch, where we got to learn first hand how devastating the proposed Coal Mine at Rosa Brook is going to be - HQ for the site is earmarked for the end of Ross & Rebeccas road!

 

Stella shone as the 'art technician' on the day - making cups of tea & cleaning paint pots'.
Reb rewarded her with a picture & 2days on the farm - I now have a goats milk drinking, vegetarian who refuses to eat anything with wheat in it!

It was great fun & I'll be putting my hand up for the next one. 

What Rebecca Wore

I made this Apron Wrap Top for Rebecca last year and saw her wearing it for the first time last weekend.

 I'm always a little nervous creating clothes for someone when

 they're not around for me to pin on.

Apart from the mens tie I've used to  finish the edge, this was a length of fabric folded & stitched, without cutting, to form the shape & style I thought Rebecca would like & suit - I'm thrilled it worked!

Rebecca Cool Workshop

It was a thought. I mentioned it. She agreed.