Hello again! As promised we are back with regular posts. Besides documenting new discoveries, I will also be posting some creative projects. And this is actually one of them. I have been taking sewing lessons since the last year. This is actually something I have always wanted to do, but never got around to it. But the right time came and I have managed to take classes, sewing skirts and trousers. I am currently on the coats. :) In addition, I was asked to sew a skirt for a dance production. It was a bit tricky as I only had an old skirt as a starting point. After that it was all up to the imagination. And the result is:
The blue fabric is a traditional "kékfestős". Traditional they were hand painted/printed.
The white fabric is a madeira.
And the end result was this skirt with a small apron.
The madeira also served as a decoration at the bottom of the skirt. Another option would have been a fine lace, but it did not seemed appropriate for a first grade school dance.
And here we have it on for the dance (with a white blouse and stockings and black shoes) - all based on Hungarian customs.
And this was another attire based on time-honored traditions. Breaded hair is a must. :)
