Wearables Sewing Project: Mori Style/Dark Mori/Cottagecore [ Round 115 ]

Yay! It looks sweet on her.

Well poop! Sorry it didn't work out.

Teddy

 

Thanks, Teddy! I'm not super happy with it, but I take comfort in the fact that just about anything looks good on this doll.
Finishing the blouse got me moving and I have now made a matching skirt as well. It's drying after washing out the chalk marks right now, so picures later.

 

Now the second skirt is finished.

The blouse is much better with the matching skirt.

 

That's absolutely adorable! I love the touch of lace at the bottom of the skirt.

 

Thanks! I like the lace too, it softens it up a bit, the contrast in the fabric is quite harsh.

 

Thank you!
I still hope to make a few more pieces for her, but I may not have the time. Halloween is coming up and I may have been just a little bit ambitious about my costume... Uhm, it was an accident, I swear.
But I may still be able to make her her own petticoat or an apron or some other simple piece. And if not I am still pretty happy with this round. Both skirts and blouses are good basic garments that goes with many other things in her existing warderobe, even if they are not very exciting by themselves.

 

@WintyGummyBear , I love the color and pattern combination on the skirt - bold and interesting! And just the thing to wear to an autumn forest walk.
@Lillith , both outfits look neat and very carefully made. Love the white trims.
@SaltedPretzel , sorry about your first attempt at the dress, and good luck with your next project.

Lighting is still not good, but still, here is Anwen wearing the dress (thin stretchy cotton):
dark mori - dress by helgie, on Flickr
I poked holes in the hem and rubbed it over large-grain sandpaper. Some black glass beads are weighting down the four "tails". The pattern of the dress is simple, I didn't even need to make a closure: MiniFee heads come off rather easily, so I just put it on with Anwen's head off.
I've been working on the coat, it is the most complex part of the outfit so far:

Spoiler: progress on coat

I assembled the patchwork using a sewing machine, the front and back are made up of 0,7, 1 and 1,5 cm wide strips:
dark mori - coat progress 1 by helgie, on Flickr
Now I've moved to quilting by hand, in straight lines on both sides of each seam and in a diamond pattern on the top black part:
dark mori - coat progress 2 by helgie, on Flickr
It's taking a lot of time, but the results so far are good. The whole thing is a bit lopsided, hope it will get better when attached to the lining/reverse side and steamed into shape.

 

@helgie Wow! Anwens outfit is going to be stunning. I love all the different textures and layers you've got going. That coat is going to be amazing, well wroth the work you've put into it. The quilting is very impressive.

 

Agreed, that layering looks fantastic! The color scheme is great, too.

 

@helgie This is looking SO good so far! I can't wait to see the finished coat.

Everyone is doing so great! I wanted to join this round, but ended up making a lot of jeans and tshirts instead... Go figure.

 

I still think it looks good without the matching skirt as well, but it's your project and if it disappoints, it disappoints.

Good luck!

An admirable amout of piecing and handwork on this one. It's going to look so good wityh the dress too.

Still very productive so it's not lie it was wasted effort.

I'd have loved to joi n this roud but I'm still bogged down in other sewing commitments, some of which have deadlines I need to meet.

Teddy

 

They'll look so cute together too. Do you know how long it will be until you have the dolls?

Teddy

 

@PoeticSoul Cute!

 

Thank you! You did an awesome job as well! Really love those layers. Will you be doing photoshoot in the wood?

 

So cuteeee!

 

And you've already made clothes for them - Wow!

I'd still be meaning to amke a start when the dolls had actually arrived....

Teddy

 

I've got my doll, I've got my stuff, but I was sick from a vaccine reaction and I don't think I'll get it done this month. Should I wait for the next time mori comes around? Or just post it here as I do it?

 

Either. It's entirely up to you, and how soon you want the project finished (and there's also the option of working on it in the next "Unfinished Business" round).

What a pain that you reacted to the vaccination. Things like that can really scupper plans. I lucked-out this time around and didn't have a reaction, but previous vaccinations have left me feeling like I had flu.

Teddy

 

Last minute apron:


Over all I'm pretty happy with this month. Five new garments and a few things learned about working with browns.

 

Yay!

Teddy

 

I finished Anwen's coat! At 3 minutes to midnight and the end of October
Photos will probably have to wait till the weekend.

 

Looking forward to see it!

 

Happy Halloween everyone!

 

Well done!

Happy (belated) Halloween!

Teddy

 

Ahh, late to post (my computer charger decided to get dangerous), but I swear I finished this one in time! It didn't turn out quite as expected, I was working on the skirt and was like "wait no actually I am not in the mood to deal with sewing this to the bodice" but hey, it's all hand-sewn and complete. Fiadh even has a face and wig now!

 

Love the color combination! Great job!!

 

With the bonus that they can also be worn as separates for more variety.

Teddy

 

Finally some photos of the finished dark mori outfit:
dark mori - complete by helgie, on Flickr
The coat came out more like a padded jacket.
This week I also made Anwen a necklace and shoes to go with the outfit.
All in all this project turned out well and close to the initial concept.
I did start knitting a scarf, it is now 3 cm long and already a terrible mess, with holes from missed stitches and torn yarn . But that's actually all right - the messy look will go well with the unhemmed skirts, and in the meantime it is good training in case I want to make something neater in the future.

Spoiler: More photos

The jacket is double-sided, the patchwork side is more interesting, but the other one - made of gray cotton micro-velvet - is more neutral and can make part of outfits in various styles:
dark mori - jacket reverse by helgie, on Flickr

Dress and underskirt look unexpectedly good on their own:
dark mori - dress+underskirt by helgie, on Flickr

 

That looks awesome! Great work.

 

Looks like it all came togeher very nicely @helgie

Teddy

 

@helgie That turned out so well!

 

Helgie: I love it. It looks great on her.