tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post619376229574310751..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Oye, Poppy!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89404066853406431892019-05-12T02:35:46.885-04:002019-05-12T02:35:46.885-04:00I see on IG you've taken it in for the buttonh...I see on IG you've taken it in for the buttonholes, so somehow you have put on your sunglasses and forged ahead.<br />I love novelty prints, but there have been a few that I had to set aside from visual exhaustion. And a few of those that have traveled from the UFO to the done/donated pile. If I can't look at it, I shudder to think of the people I work and live with and their eyeballs. There is a Liberty lawn stripe that I slashed into yards of bias trim, where it's hypnotically nauseating pattern makes a sharp, very slender visual hiccup on a seam.SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42843034044441272492019-05-11T23:10:13.077-04:002019-05-11T23:10:13.077-04:00I have never gotten tired of looking at a very bri...I have never gotten tired of looking at a very bright print, but was ready to pitch the makings of an eight foot long cotton batik scarf out the window before I had finished hand hemming the sides and fringing the ends by pulling threads. I had to finish it because I had to wear it in a few days. But you can take a break, and your jacket will look much friendlier in a few months. Annushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706167121825931925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47991332310357105062019-05-11T11:47:19.827-04:002019-05-11T11:47:19.827-04:00I bought a striped shirting once that would woogle...I bought a striped shirting once that would woogle out on me in certain lights. It was SO hard to sew. it gave me eyestrain. (And forget photography).<br /><br />Other than that - I have learned the lesson that sewing is pleasurable only when I love the textile.Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755578765945858847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56532031146813904622019-05-11T01:36:50.823-04:002019-05-11T01:36:50.823-04:00I had a nearly identical experience a few years ag...I had a nearly identical experience a few years ago, Peter. <br /><br />Had great plans for a kimono-style dressing gown but chose a flimsy cotton with a smallish geometric red, black and beige pattern - which I then decided to underline in a lightweight beige cotton. Basted all the pieces together then, halfway through assembling it, decided the pattern was way too much. So I cut my losses and bailed out. <br /><br />Happy ending though: I covered my desk chair seat pad with the patterned fabric and used the beige cotton (underlining) for the backing. So I'm very happily living with the pattern ... under my bum where I can't see it all the time :)<br /><br />But I like the way your jacket is shaping up and do hope you finish it.<br /><br />Spud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-19320481444885136632019-05-10T19:14:03.468-04:002019-05-10T19:14:03.468-04:00Your poor eyes must be so tired! That jacket is go...Your poor eyes must be so tired! That jacket is going to look amazing, though. If it's too warm for the season, it can hibernate until autumn; by then you will have had a proper break from staring at that pattern and you can wear it with joy.Pinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202997946071488568noreply@blogger.com