Me Made May 2015

This May I'm taking part in the Me Made May challenge hosted by Zoe, which is to actually wear the items of clothing and accessories you have made. 

I know many of the items I make lurk in the wardrobe, this is most likely because I'm saving them for best, which ties in with my last post, so I'll be wearing these items as part of my 'everyday best' challenge to myself too. 

My pledge - 

'I, Colette of www.colettemoscrop.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '15. I endeavour to wear one me-made item each day for the duration of May 2015 and create one new piece each week'

I'm documenting this challenge every few days on Instagram, this way by the end of the month I'll be able to see what I wear a lot and what I'm missing and need to make next.

This should be fun, though I'm going to run out of different items soon, prepare to see lots of repeat outfits! 

wearing handmade everyday

I'm a lover of handmade.

I like to wear natural fabrics; cotton, linen, silk.

I'm tall, so shop bought clothes don't fit me very well.

I'm picky about the colours I wear.

I can sew, and trained in fashion and pattern cutting so I have the neccessary skills.

So why the heck don't I make many clothes for myself? 

Partly because all I see in the finished garment are the mistakes and how I could have done something differently. The fit can always be improved, the fabric / lining choice could have been better, I should have faced / hemmed it differently... the list could go on. Secondly the time it takes to make / alter a pattern (the tall issue again), it seems very indulgent to spend all that time on something just for me. 

All that aside, this is going to be the year I get on with it, and actually make more garments for myself.

sale time at Liberty = a couple of tops for summer 

To spur myself on, I am joining in with Ted and Agnes's Handmade 365 challenge. I came across this a few weeks ago and I decided to take the plunge in the new year. Admittedly I am currently only wearing handmade accessories and the odd skirt as most of the clothing I have made is summer wear. I have a stack of corduroy begging to be used and I'm raring to go, so watch this space.

If you're on Instagram search #handmade365 to see daily updates of other peoples handmade wardrobes, it's inspiring!