Okay. Yesterday I bought ribbon by using a picture of the jumper on my phone. JoAnn didn’t have a great selection, but they did have some decent colors of purple to go with the plaid. These are the ones I chose.
I’m wondering about the darker one. It doesn’t really match. It was as close as I could get. Maybe with a double layer of the darker grosgrain and a ruffled or pleated lighter organza ribbon edging? Or an edging of the plaid. I’m not sure there is enough of the plaid left.
I want to make rosettes of the organza ribbon for the attached ends of the straps. I thought about making the straps adjustable or criss-crossed in the back. I don’t think I’ll do the criss-crossing. Maybe a double buttonhole for the strap and the rosettes hiding them.
Why is it that I never have the supplies on hand to make what I need? I hate buying more supplies when I have a stash, but this is my ribbon stash.
You will notice that I don’t have ANY wide purple ribbon. I have almost every other color, but NO PURPLE! Argh! This is about a 30-year supply.
Okay, on a lighter note, these three shirts coordinate.
I want to make a tunic for myself of them–maybe just the top one and the brighter yellow one. Or just the top two. Or maybe use one for a skirt on a t-shirt top in an empire-waist fashion. I would need a scoop neck, not the regular neck of a mens t-shirt though.
To be continued.
