Yesterday, it was my friend Jenny's hen do (for which I am honoured to be a bridesmaid 😄)
The day started with a creative knicker making party run by a company called Top Drawer Diva. As Jenny said, it was like a giant Stitch and Bitch!! They came to the hall in Rickmansworth, bringing many pants, trims, ribbons and bows, pins, needles and sewing machines with them. We chose a pair of pants and then chose the trims to decorate.
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| The finished article |
I started by sewing the white lace along the top with 2 rows of size 3 zig zag stitch. Then I did the same with the lace frills around the legs. It's important to note here that if you do put lace trims on, you should make sure that there's a break between the front and back, rather than sewing it all in one go. This is because you want the pants to stretch when you put them on, and if you see around the legs or waist all in one go you won't get that stretch. That's partly why I only did trims on the front. (That and I ran out of time!) Then, I hand sewed the bows on, making sure they were nice and secure.
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| Lace trim sewn on with a zig zag stitch and hand sewn bows. |
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| Feeling the green and pink theme! |
In hindsight, the pants do look a little big for me, but I'd rather that than they were too tight! If I'd had more time, I'd have used some of the stencils to make a fabric shape to iron onto the back of my pants with Wonderweb. Next time!
If you have lots of trims, bows and ribbons at home and are looking for a quick little sewing project, customising pants might be your thing! Just get some cheap cotton pants from Tesco or Primark or wherever, and off you go. I think out of the 20 or so women who were at the event yesterday, only a couple of them had every used a sewing machine before and we all made fab looking pants - either by using a sewing machine or hand sewing). Probably much cheaper than buying from some stores too!
If you're looking for a hen do activity, these ladies were great!
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| Top Drawer Diva |
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| If you check out their Facebook page, you'll find the rest of the photos from the day! |
The rest of the day was dinner and a club in Embankment, and a ride on the carousel! A good time was had by all!!
