Little Black Dress Competition
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 11:55PM 
Today I got a little time off from the niece and nephew watching to work on a Little Black Dress, which I'll be submitting to a competition here in Austin. I just happened to be passing this store, Blackmail, on South Congress and saw the flier in the window for the contest. When I saw the dates for the project fitted perfectly with my time here, I knew it was meant to be! Not to mention that not one hour prior I had stumbled across a lovely ball of fine black cotton cording at the thrift shop for 50 cents! I used that to make the crochet work for the collar of the dress. After stopping by a few wonderful fabric stores (namely Silk Road and The Common Thread, both with wonderful selection and service!) I settled on a nice silk/cotton with a subtle sheen on the silk side. (I bought my notions at a place called The Fabric Shop on Oltorf which had great prices and wonderful service, if a rather humble selection of fabrics.) The fabric I chose has a wonderful drape but still some body to it; wonderful to work with, and sewing it today was a breeze. Still lots more detail work to do, but the dress is taking shape, and I'm very much enjoying the process. Look forward to showing you the finished project!
Reader Comments (3)
I really like the crochet, I learnt to do 'Irish' crochet as a child, but have forgotten, Looking forward to seeing the dress.
thanks Madeline! i love "irish" crochet (with all the stunning raised work and flowers). I'm hoping to teach myself to do it in the future.
I forgot to tell the story of how i decided on a pattern for the crochet work collar. In the same thrift shop where I purchased the cording, I saw a small old cream color doily for sale, with a lovely pattern in the outside ring. I bought it and looked at it very closely to learn how it was made. Once I figured it out, I adapted that into the collar you see. :)
it's looking fabulous!