“I like to create my own style. I love to be different and make people smile when they look at me. It makes my heart happy because I don’t know what anyone is going through. I love stuffies and butterflies. Now I’m am wearing a Nike jacket and teddy bear crocs and teddy bear purse made by me. I love to create anything I put my mind to. Hairstyle is done by me as well.”
yk when you see someone share a finished handmade item that they clearly spent a lot of time and money on and it's just. The absolute tackiest thing you have seen in your life. And then you ask yourself why someone would waste all those resources on such an eyesore.
(no, of course you can't relate to that because you're a much nicer person than me)
In any case.
BEHOLD!
A wool coat!
The top fabric is handwoven and handspun, the whole thing is sewn by hand, too.
Leftovers. Barely anything, all things considered, which is very satisfying.
This thing took me well over 3 years to make, on and off. And now I'm done.
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902) • On the Ferry Waiting • c.1878 • Private collection
A Carrick or Garrick (in Great Britain) is an overcoat with three to five cape collars, worn by both men and women primarily for travel and riding, in the 19th century.
Artist unknown. Costume Parisien. Chapeau de Velours. Carrick et Guêtres de Drap., 1816. Hand-coloured engraving. London: Victoria and Albert Museum