Veils, veils, veils!

I've been tie-dying a bit lately, and am selling my first batch of veils for the year on eBay (follow the link to the right to see what I have up for sale right now). I've just been doing some basics right now, but am excited to get into mixing more of my own colors. I think it's good therapy for those of us who are perfectionists, since you can never tell how one is going to turn out--so you just have to let it go and hope for the best!

Dance Costume Marathon

Well, here I go again! Here is a pic of the latest sew-a-thon--new handkerchief skirts for our dance troupe. The tie-dye tops and scarves we did last fall, but wanted something to dress them up a bit. Since we all did different colors, the trick was finding a fabric to "match" everyone. I found this great fabric at JoAnn's on clearance--you can't tell in this photo, but it is a really nice heavy chiffon, with this great galaxy motif embroidered in variegated metallic thread and tiny multi-colored sequins sewn into it. The skirt is just your basic circle skirt, only cut in a 58" square. The waist opening is a 7" radius circle, and I cut a 3" casing of the material to accomodate a 3/4" elastic. Roll-serge the hem and you're done! I love these skirts because they're easy to make and they work for a variety of sizes--the only alterations I had to do were lengthening or shortening the length, since I cut the waistline a little large so it gathers in a bit.