Burda Style For people who sew
Description
A terribly french looking project, i assume…
A surprise gift for my man, who likes stripey tops. I secretly copied one of his tops, with a thick white jersey fabric, and then used Tilly’s tutorial for “hand painted breton tops”.
This was quite easy and fast to make, the difficult part being trying to keep the same shade of blue on all the stripes, when my first paint tin emptied out. Yves Klein where were you when i needed you ?…
In the end, the shades vary from one stripe to another, but it adds to this handmade overall look, so i’m happy with it. And so is my man, so happy days !
A few more pics on my blog : http://bobbyzouave.blogspot.fr/2012/08/mariniere-moustache.html
Material Notes
Jersey and fabric paint
Categories
Credits
- How to Hand-Paint a Breton Top
http://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/2012/04/how-to-hand-paint-breton-top.html
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Aug 30, 2012, 11.42 PMby Ruffles Gazebo
great effect. im sure he loves it too! i know i would hehe
Aug 30, 2012, 11.36 PMby smallone
awesome! favoriting…..
Aug 30, 2012, 04.49 PMby Sewing Your Style
it looks great! the effect makes it even more unique…
Aug 30, 2012, 04.24 PMby Mary Athey
Fab top, i think the hand done stripes are great x