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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Necessity is the mother of invention


Isn’t that what they always say?  This being true, as far as I’m concerned, today I took it upon myself to drag out the sewing machine and whip up a white dickey and a white sleeveless top for work. 

Now the reason this is a “must have” for me is because we have to wear a white shirt with sleeves and a collar to work.  I look terrible in white, too washed out.  I always have to make sure I use bronzer and blush so I don’t look too pale and half-dead.  So I had this brilliant idea that I can wear a black shirt as long as I have something white with a collar underneath.  The reason this is okay is because over the winter they let us wear a black sweater over our white shirts.

 



Anyway, I’ve already tried this out with a dickey I ordered over the internet for $5.  Nothing was said at all.  Of course that dickey is a bit short but nicely made.  I had to do a few tweaks on it to make it stay put under the black shirt during the day.

So today I made a longer dickey and a white sleeveless shirt out of the thinnest fabric I had around the house.  It took me two hours to complete this project, so not bad considering it looks halfway decent and I haven’t really sewn anything in a while.  This way I don’t have to wear white all the time.  I intend to find a cute little lightweight black vest or something I can wear over my white shirts.  We’ll see.  If that doesn’t fly, it’s easy to take off at work.


What do you think?

10 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good colorful solution and still sticking within the dress code for work.

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      Yes, I hope it will be acceptable. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  2. White under black looks sharp. I sew too, so whipping that up so quick is impressive. Good luck!

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    1. D.G.

      Thanks. I hope the boss will think it's okay.

      Yes, I surprised myself that it came together that quick. I've been sewing for fifty years but don't get to sit at my sewing machine much these days.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  3. Nice. Sounds like a good solution. That's what sucks about uniforms--they specify a color that doesn't look good on everybody.

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    1. Liz,

      That's exactly right. I guess you never find a color that suits everyone.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  4. Very "crafty" and ingenious! It looks great.

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    1. PL

      Thanks. I guess I can be "crafty" when it's called for.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  5. Hi Sunni! Creative solution for your whitewash problem. It's great that you can make your own clothes. I always wanted to learn how to sew.

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    1. Vashti,

      Sometimes you have to put the old thinking cap on.

      I'd happily teach you to sew if you lived nearby. :-)

      Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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