Have had this rainbow-coloured kimono-style jacket & maxi skirt for 10+ years, made in California to get the drapey rayon out of stash, and thinking the skirt might someday become something else. It’s turned out I don’t wear the skirt much, but the kimono gets worn a lot, so a skirt reincarnation is definitely in order.
Looking at the skirt over the weekend, I thought “blouse” and unpicked the hem & waist. After laundering I measured: 32” by 1.5 yds. Hmmmm . . . more than I’d thought. Perhaps not another Colette after all. I started draping it, and came up with the sketch above.
After a tour through the pattern boxes, I finally took a good look at the fabric’s pattern and made a Major discovery: That kimono has the pattern upside down. Both front and back. 😦
Oh. My. Goodness. Total embarrassment. What to do?
- Leave the kimono alone (my lazier self insists)?
- Try to fix a shorter version (and ruin all the fabric, lazier self insists)?
- Retire kimono to home-only & patch together matching shorts (no comment from lazier self)?
Your suggestions welcomed. Meanwhile, am going out for chocolate . . . . .
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Leave the kimono and make the top you drew. If it took you 10 years to notice the boo-boo, then I doubt if anyone else will ever spot it.
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😀 Lolololololol!
You are sooo right! Thank you!
hehehehehehe!
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I can’t see it. Maybe my cell is upside down because it looks fine to me as is!
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Thank you – originally I didn’t either!
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Leave the kimono the way it is, who’s gonna notice if you haven’t after all these years. And who’s to say what’s up and down anyways
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Thank you, SG! Guess I’m still flustered that I never noticed, but not too old to learn something new.
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Whoops! After looking at the pics it’s only noticeable it’s upside down when the fabric is proper flat. The drape hides the tell tale blue bits that look a bit upside down. I’d go full steam ahead and make you’re top, either way up – it won’t matter! The fabrics too lovely to waste. And carry on wearing your kimono as it is 😀
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You bring up a great point about the drape hiding things – thank you! Was thinking that too, and that it might be ok to continue wearing the kimono because of it
hidingobscuring the directional bits. 😉LikeLiked by 1 person