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Month: February 2020

DIY Running Gaiters

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by Sara Quackenbush, posted in Gear, MYOG

Not bad for 30 minutes and a bunch of scraps! Running gaiters: ever popular with hikers, but I have never tried them! I swear by my winter waterproof gaiters in snowy conditions, but have never tried this variation. I dug through my sewing room and found everything I needed to make them, so thought it … Continue reading DIY Running Gaiters

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Day 26 of #MeMadeMay2022 : I nearly got 2 pairs of tights done before running out of black thread. I also got a quick t-shirt done. I think it’s a fun look with the rayon Tania coulottes I made earlier.
Day 25 of #MeMadeMay2022 : Another big cutting day! All underwear this time. I’m using up the scraps of wool from my thermals and tshirts, and will get one pair of underwear and two sports bras out of that. I love how the wool I dyed is looking in those bras! Because the underwear front and back panel need a lot of fabric, I could only get one pair out of the shapes of wool scrap I had. I strongly prefer wool jersey for my underwear, but I started this project too close to leaving so won’t have time to order more. Digging around in my stash turned up some bamboo jersey I can use.
Days 22, 23 and 24 of #MeMadeMay2022 : A power outage and running out of my stock of 1.5” elastic threw a wrench into things, but the mass shorts construction is finally coming along. I got 2 pairs done before running out of elastic, so the rest will have to wait until the town with the fabric store has its power restored to finish the rest. Also thrown in are a couple pairs of pyjama pants for Jake (okay, I made the llama ones a few weeks ago, but he is wearing the ones I made on Saturday), my other pair of Tania coulottes, and a shirt that needs a lot of reworking before I’m going to be happy with it.
Day 21 of #MeMadeMay2022 : Construction of the 9 pairs of pants (2 pyjama bottoms and 7 pairs of shorts) got underway today, but I was thwarted by a major power outage. Hopefully the power will be back on for tomorrow.
Day 20 of #MeMadeMay2022 : I managed to get all the shorts cut out today, and more than I expected. With careful pattern arrangement, I managed to squeeze each pair into one meter (rather than 1.5m) on the 54” wide fabrics, which netted me two bonus pairs! Got to love it when the price per pair suddenly drops by 50%
Day 19 of #MeMadeMay2022 : More shorts! Jake asks for very little, but he loved the pair of Clyde Workpant shorts I made him so much, he asked for a weeks worth of them. Today I got another pair cut out, but construction will wait until the rest of the fabric for the other 3 pairs arrives. The blue pair is on indefinite hold. It is the same fabric I used for the coulottes I wore to the theatre yesterday, and after only 4km of walking, I found that the fabric is like sandpaper and caused some serious chafing issues! The green version of the same fabric I made Jake’s first pair from doesn’t have the same issues, it felt fine in hand, and I’m not usually too sensitive to fabrics so it was a surprise. Unless they soften up substantially in the wash, I will recycle them into another project.

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Day 26 of #MeMadeMay2022 : I nearly got 2 pairs of tights done before running out of black thread. I also got a quick t-shirt done. I think it’s a fun look with the rayon Tania coulottes I made earlier.
Day 25 of #MeMadeMay2022 : Another big cutting day! All underwear this time. I’m using up the scraps of wool from my thermals and tshirts, and will get one pair of underwear and two sports bras out of that. I love how the wool I dyed is looking in those bras! Because the underwear front and back panel need a lot of fabric, I could only get one pair out of the shapes of wool scrap I had. I strongly prefer wool jersey for my underwear, but I started this project too close to leaving so won’t have time to order more. Digging around in my stash turned up some bamboo jersey I can use.
Days 22, 23 and 24 of #MeMadeMay2022 : A power outage and running out of my stock of 1.5” elastic threw a wrench into things, but the mass shorts construction is finally coming along. I got 2 pairs done before running out of elastic, so the rest will have to wait until the town with the fabric store has its power restored to finish the rest. Also thrown in are a couple pairs of pyjama pants for Jake (okay, I made the llama ones a few weeks ago, but he is wearing the ones I made on Saturday), my other pair of Tania coulottes, and a shirt that needs a lot of reworking before I’m going to be happy with it.
Day 21 of #MeMadeMay2022 : Construction of the 9 pairs of pants (2 pyjama bottoms and 7 pairs of shorts) got underway today, but I was thwarted by a major power outage. Hopefully the power will be back on for tomorrow.
Day 20 of #MeMadeMay2022 : I managed to get all the shorts cut out today, and more than I expected. With careful pattern arrangement, I managed to squeeze each pair into one meter (rather than 1.5m) on the 54” wide fabrics, which netted me two bonus pairs! Got to love it when the price per pair suddenly drops by 50%
Day 19 of #MeMadeMay2022 : More shorts! Jake asks for very little, but he loved the pair of Clyde Workpant shorts I made him so much, he asked for a weeks worth of them. Today I got another pair cut out, but construction will wait until the rest of the fabric for the other 3 pairs arrives. The blue pair is on indefinite hold. It is the same fabric I used for the coulottes I wore to the theatre yesterday, and after only 4km of walking, I found that the fabric is like sandpaper and caused some serious chafing issues! The green version of the same fabric I made Jake’s first pair from doesn’t have the same issues, it felt fine in hand, and I’m not usually too sensitive to fabrics so it was a surprise. Unless they soften up substantially in the wash, I will recycle them into another project.
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