i don’t even follow your blog (yet) but your self made outfit came up on my dash and!!!!! I LOVE THE PANTS I LOVE THEM!!!! like i haven’t even watched that show but your pants might convince me!!! the hell!!! those are the coolest damn pants i’ve ever seen and dear lord do i want a pair now.

you are insanely good, like how long did that outfit take??? how long have you been practicing your craft???

anyway have a lovely day (as lovely as your colorful pants 🤧💞)

Hello there!

First of all, THANK YOU for taking the time to reach out & tell me that I can't tell you how happy you've made me :D I have the biggest grin on my face rn

especially since you haven't even watched the stupid pirate show, I know how annoying it is when everyone suddenly becomes obsessed with one thing & you're not into it. Thanks ilu <3

The moment I noticed these dumb clown breeches I knew I wanted to make them and I'm honestly still surprised I managed to get there. I started the weaving in late April and finished sewing by mid August so it took me between 3.5 and 4 months. But I also made some other things parallel to working on those (for example, the shirt), I can't just work on 1 thing, that's too boring. I don't time myself when I do crafts so that's the only time frame I can give you, I'm afraid. Some days I worked for several hours on these, some days only a few minutes, some days not at all.

As for how long I've been doing this, not that long. I have experience with other fiber crafts, mainly knitting (have been doing that for idk 14 years or so), bit of crochet, and spinning, but that was my first time weaving with 2 heddles, first time weaving with linen, and I had almost no sewing experience (have gained a little since, but still far from an expert). If you could see the breeches in person, you would be able to see that they're not perfect at all, I made lots of mistakes, and someone more experienced could certainly have done a far better job than me both at the weaving and sewing. This isn't me refusing to take a compliment (which!! tysm again!!) but rather, me telling you that there's no reason to be intimidated by crafts, ever.

If you want to make yourself something that you'd just love to have but feel like it is out of your league, go for it. You can literally just make things and nobody can stop you. Experience mainly means having the confidence to just try shit out & see if it works.

Also, I really cannot recommend ofmd enough :)

You have a lovely evening as well!