Day 362: Mairi Shrug
Today’s piece comes from a land down under! And yes – You’d better run. You’d better take cover! 🙂
What the what?!?!
You haven’t even seen the best part yet!
because removing your bloomers to go to relieve yourself is such a hassle!
I pretty much died laughing when I opened Mairi’s package. She certainly gave me quite a challenge! 🙂
Alright…as I’m not into Victorian Cosplay, these unmentionables were going to require a complete overhaul!
First, I reached into my dye stash and pulled out this:
They call me Mellow Yellow!
Into a nice, hot bath of dye the bloomers went!
Things are looking brighter already! 🙂
After a rinse & dry, I realized that dyeing this in the machine had a negative consequence. :/
I should have dyed these in the sink instead. :/
Thee good news was, not all of the lace was damaged, just the outer layer. Not a terrible thing. I went ahead and chopped it off from both legs. I went ahead and snipped off those back ties while I was at it.
Snipping!
I took the waist band, doubled it over, and pinned it together inside-out.
Do you see where I’m going with this yet?
A quick bit of stitchery followed.
Whirrrrrr!!!!
Now those weirdo bloomers are a fun & funky shrug! 🙂
Perfect for a sweltering SC day! 🙂
Super Light & Comfy!
You’d never guess what this used to be! 😉
Thanks so much for sending this crazy thing my way, Mairi!!!! 🙂
Cheers!
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7 Responses to Day 362: Mairi Shrug
THAT is hysterical! You aren’t quitting at 365 are you? I just FOUND you! xo Diana
I just discovered your blog today on Pinterest! Love it so much!
Very talented I must say!
Those were some strange bloomers… Great job with the refashion!
Those are actually more historically accurate than most! Real Victorian undergarments (when any were worn at all) were split, because the only way to go to the bathroom in outfits from the era was squatting. Even Queen Victoria herself wore “divided drawers”!
Check out Question 5 in this post by the lovely Leimomi.
I hope you don’t stop at 365 too – these posts are amazing and brighten my day!
Hi,
I’m loving all your posts, still trying to catch up as I just found you the other day. Part of me was saying no no no don’t hurt a piece of vintage clothing…..but now that you’ve given it a new life to live I’m ok LOL. Really cute idea!
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