Are any of you maintaining a long distance relationship with a dear friend? I am and I miss her so much! We aren't strangers to long distance friendship, having done it before. Mill lives in Zurich now and I haven't seen her for over a year. We still keep in touch through emails, texts, postcards and Skype dates, but none of it is the same as actually being face-to-face. I wanted to make her something special for her birthday this year, and knew a set of delicates would fit the bill nicely.
I followed Casey's 1920's Chemise tutorial for the top and used McCall's 2389 for the knickers. I had great success with this Chemise pattern last year when I made it for myself with a set of French knickers. For the Chemise I used a medium weight ivory satin that has a beautiful drape. I matched this with some ribbon for the straps and an ivory stretch lace. The top was constructed using French seams and a rolled hem. For the knickers I chose a Liberty of London Tana Lawn because, well, is there any cotton softer than a true Tana Lawn?! All the knickers needed were some thin pieces of elastic and a small piece of cotton jersey for inside of the crotch piece.
The pair were then wrapped in a vintage scarf, tied with ribbon, and posted to Switzerland. Mill loved them and the fit was perfect, much to my relief!
Sam xox
These are gorgeous - what a special gift for a friend. I have just bought a pattern for some high waisted knickers, and hope they turn out as well as these :)
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! Next time I think I will try a stretch fabric, because as beautiful as the Liberty is, there just isn't any stretch at all. Good luck with yours :-)
Deleteit's beautiful!!! I'm sure your friend will appreciate it - I really like your use of lace on the chemise, it's such a nice touch!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! The lace is actually a stretch lace which is really comfortable to wear.
DeleteSO gorgeous. Your friend is one lucky lady :)
ReplyDeleteThanks mate :-)
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