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Upon the sad realization that summer was about to hit me hard I decided I needed to upgrade my wardrobe with some more summer friendly skirts. Not mini-skirts though! Ohh-ho-ho – for this dorky ol’ goth – it is floor length black skirts in a nice natural loose weave linen. Nothing beats natural loose weave fiber for summer! Synthetics can bite my butt.

I drafted the pattern from an existing A-line skirt I had – but made it much longer so it just touches the ground – I also added a wide waistband and it fastens up by way of a zipper and hook closure in the left hand seam. I also top stitched all the seams to give it a more professional look. I was quite happy with how it turned out – except for the fact linen attracts cat hair like a moth to light! Please pardon the wrinkles in the skirt - I have been wearing it all day :P




Close-up of the waistband


I also made a green, glass bead string necklace... Although I wear black most of the time - I adore bright coloured, contrasting accessories (evident by all those kanzashi I keep making D= ). I also love long stringed necklaces that you can wrap around a few times - like a long strand of pearls, or other beads - I think they look elegant and chic. The necklace I made is nothing fancy or complicated - but I'm very happy with it :]




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