Slops Experiments
Yeah, I know...I don't usually use patterns, but I admit it--I've been basing this on Margo Anderson's elizabethan man pattern. So if it looks familiar to you Margo Anderson fans out there, that's why. I had to change it quite a bit to have it fit my short barrel-o-fun husband--pretty drastically. Basically, I've preserved the crotch area of the pattern cuz I haven't had luck in drafting that area of pants without help. :) Its so much easier to have a pre-drafted crotch area...hubby doesn't like when i approach his no-no places pins-in-hand. I can't say I blame him, but in my defense I've NEVER stuck him. Men so protective of the family jewels!
As for my changes to the commercial pattern: I elected to make the lining more fitting, and allowed for much more extra fabric for the underlay (that's the black) of the slops so I could get extra puff. I'm doing the slops according to PoF instead of Margo, and I'm also doing away with the interlining, cuz poor hubby will be oh so hot as it is. Oh, and I embedded pockets! Hubby is quite happy about that. PoF's first slops pattern has a pocket hole, so i feel completely justified in supplying extra convenience for him.
Here is the lining in pale yellow (seems I'll never be rid of those pale yellow linen tablecloths!), and the underlay in black linen (which i dyed myself--kinda splotchy, but pretty decent for home dyed black, I guess). You can see there is quite a bit extra fabric. This is but one leg's worth.
Here are the two assembled, so you can get an idea of the amount of poofage (keep in mind its not stuffed....yet). I've also done one experimental slop pane, which is laid on the base for your viewing amusement. The pane is about 2.5 inches wide all together. I'm still deciding whether i like this width...
slop plan?
As for the slops decorations, I've been taking notice of examples in the portraiture where slashes are reinforced with buttonhole stitching. There are several showing this technique in some Elizabeth I portraits, and more than a handful of examples in the male portraitures too (sadly, its late, and i'm too lazy to dig them up, so for now you'll have to take my word for it).
Anyway, this is my machine's buttonhole stitch (cheating!), and the edge is a "silk" bias ribbon that I've slashed every half inch. I deem it silk--its old as the hills from a previous generation's stash and in a burn test seems similar enough to my real silks. But I'm painfully bad at burn tests, so who knows. It also holds its slashes quite well, which seems an anti-synthetic trait. Yes, I'm still trying to convince myself. :)
slop detail
I'm still deciding. I'm not entirely sure i like the button hole slashing, and it doesn't really open much to reveal the black linen underneath anyway. I'm trying to come up with other possibilities for decorations before I decide. I did just buy an embroidery book.... and there's always couching, which I think'd be much faster than either of my other options. I do like the diagonal lines, so I'll probably conserve those no matter what method I choose. I'll likely alternate the diagonals from pane to pane to get some fun zigzag action.
As for my changes to the commercial pattern: I elected to make the lining more fitting, and allowed for much more extra fabric for the underlay (that's the black) of the slops so I could get extra puff. I'm doing the slops according to PoF instead of Margo, and I'm also doing away with the interlining, cuz poor hubby will be oh so hot as it is. Oh, and I embedded pockets! Hubby is quite happy about that. PoF's first slops pattern has a pocket hole, so i feel completely justified in supplying extra convenience for him.
Here is the lining in pale yellow (seems I'll never be rid of those pale yellow linen tablecloths!), and the underlay in black linen (which i dyed myself--kinda splotchy, but pretty decent for home dyed black, I guess). You can see there is quite a bit extra fabric. This is but one leg's worth.
Here are the two assembled, so you can get an idea of the amount of poofage (keep in mind its not stuffed....yet). I've also done one experimental slop pane, which is laid on the base for your viewing amusement. The pane is about 2.5 inches wide all together. I'm still deciding whether i like this width...
slop plan?
As for the slops decorations, I've been taking notice of examples in the portraiture where slashes are reinforced with buttonhole stitching. There are several showing this technique in some Elizabeth I portraits, and more than a handful of examples in the male portraitures too (sadly, its late, and i'm too lazy to dig them up, so for now you'll have to take my word for it).
Anyway, this is my machine's buttonhole stitch (cheating!), and the edge is a "silk" bias ribbon that I've slashed every half inch. I deem it silk--its old as the hills from a previous generation's stash and in a burn test seems similar enough to my real silks. But I'm painfully bad at burn tests, so who knows. It also holds its slashes quite well, which seems an anti-synthetic trait. Yes, I'm still trying to convince myself. :)
slop detail
I'm still deciding. I'm not entirely sure i like the button hole slashing, and it doesn't really open much to reveal the black linen underneath anyway. I'm trying to come up with other possibilities for decorations before I decide. I did just buy an embroidery book.... and there's always couching, which I think'd be much faster than either of my other options. I do like the diagonal lines, so I'll probably conserve those no matter what method I choose. I'll likely alternate the diagonals from pane to pane to get some fun zigzag action.
posted by Julebug | 12:48 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Julie,
I love the black silk ribbon edging with slashing, that looks just right. The button-hole slashes in the middle I'm not quite so sure about. As you say, they don't really open up to show anything behind. I'm wondering....does your machine let you alter the width of the buttonhole? 'cause then you could cut a chunk out. Or could you satin stitch around football-shaped holes? Or what happens if you just slash'em on the bias and let'em fray?
The red fabric doesn't hold slashing well. I could slash on the bias and let fray, but I would never be able to wash it by normal means...I did a test run for the slash and wash and 1/2 of my 5x3 swatch was lost in a over-the-top-fray-fest. Course, it could just be a dryclean/handwash item...I guess I feel like I'd like the extra security of reinforcement if I slash on this particular fabric. Maybe I should just do the same motif in diagonal black-cord couching?
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