Sewing - Wiksten Tulip
Hi - Felicia here! This skirt pattern is the favourite thing I have ever made. I wear it once a week. At least! It has beautiful details that mean a gorgeously made garment you will be astonished that you made. And Sophie is the woman to take you through it...
Teacher: Sophie Parslow
Description: Sophie will take you through the process of making this super flattering classic skirt. With it's waist ties, front button placket, pleats, hand stitched waistband and double stitched hem you will learn beautiful finishing techniques while making something incredibly wearable. Beautiful finishes are indicative of Wiksten patterns.
We are in the process of making up samples so in the mean time please google "Wiksten Tulip images" to see many many gorgeous versions of this pattern for inspiration.
Materials: You will need to bring your sewing machine. If this is not possible please contact us as we have a limited number of machines available for you to borrow. Please also bring fabric for your skirt, scissors, pins and a basic sewing kit. More information about suitable fabrics will be sent to you after registration.
Takeaway: A beautiful wearable garment and some fantastic skills.
Level: To do this course you must have some sewing experience - (you may have made a cushion? or some curtains) - and you need to know your machine.
Workshop Length: Full day
So I wrote last week a post asking “Is my making fast fashion?”. And then I did a video on Instagram discussing similar topics in a slightly different way. And as always, you lovely humans have helped me clarify some of my thinking with your thoughtful, clever commentary.
And while I think there is so much more to discuss, here are four key possibly-more-meta ideas that have come up for me out of those conversations.
In using the quote last week that suggested that there was no single answer, and suggesting that this was freeing, I really did mean that we should sit in the grey. Not that the lack of “an” answer to this question should mean we get to ignore the question but rather that the lack of “an” answer means that we need to keep asking bigger more beautiful questions. And keep asking them.
Is my making fast fashion?
Am I living my values or merely thinking them?
And how can I make those two things a little more aligned in this moment?
These are my big beautiful questions.
Yours might be different.
And importantly this leads to point 2.