Only a few days left now before we officially open up the voting for the
winning pattern that we’ll use in our grand YWU Single Pattern Project, and
I’m delighted with the feedback I’m hearing – including some new patterns
we hadn’t spotted!
More on those in a moment…
The possibilities
You’ve been telling me how excited you are, not just about the excuse to
make a new outfit (of course!) but about the opportunity to do it together
in the supportive YWU environment. I look forward to seeing the huge
learning curve that some of you will go through as you play along with our
tutorials on scaling up and constructing an outfit that will perhaps be
outside your comfort zone. Even if you’re an old hand, the opportunity to
learn from each other how different our approaches and results can be will
be priceless, bumping us out of our ruts into a new direction, perhaps!
Enormous budgets not required!
Don’t forget that an enormous budget will not be required to get involved;
we’re not looking for a hundred identical silk dresses or velvet suits.
Being on a budget can be a huge boost to creativity, as I learnt at a
fashion show I saw many years ago. The most impressive outfit of the night
was a huge evening gown made entirely of newspaper, with overskirt made
from the pink pages of the Financial Times.
I often advocate recycling by using old linens – tablecloths and bedsheets
from your local Goodwill or charity shop – for mock-up toiles, but why not
see what you can find and re-engineer for the final version of this
project? Innovation and creativity will always win originality points, and
you’ll feel more confident trying new things if you’re doing so on easily
replaceable fabric.
Having said that, of course you’re also most welcome to use fine fabrics
too – or to mix the fine stuff with charity finds! Variety and creativity
is what the Single Pattern Project is all about, and the more of us who
take part in the more diverse ways, the better. The only rule is that we
all start with that all-important single pattern.
New pattern possibilities for the poll
Speaking of which, let me offer you a couple of new possibilities, sent in
by Lily in the USA – these will be included in the poll when it goes live
on Friday!
Firstly, a dainty early Victorian wedding gown, and secondly, a truly fabulous 1766 bridal ensemble in an unexpected colour!
Do still keeping looking around on the Tidens Tøj site – you’ve got until
midnight tomorrow (Wednesday) Pacific time to get any further suggestions
in to me if you find any more patterns alongside exhibits. Then on Friday,
look out for an email from me with a link to the poll itself!
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get started!
