Recycling old handkerchiefs

Before she goes off to 

'Vintage'

at Farnham Maltings

this Sunday 8th May 2011

10am-4pm

Poppy...

...finally relented and said I could take snaps of her in her undies

 (or maybe it's that I only just finished them...)

First her knickers...

These were made from a pretty hanky with a sweet  print.  I cut them so as to use the original bound edges of the hanky instead of hemming them.

Then her slip...

Again, it is made from old hankies.  One had a pretty posy in the corner...

And the second a 'P' monogram...

Again, I used the rolled hem of the original hanky for the hem of the slip.  I had to bind the arm and neck edges with bias binding, and it fastens at the back with the tiniest of mother-of-pearl buttons and a loop.

She's now subtly demanding a pair of shoes, but as I'm off to work now, my cobbling duties will have to be later!