Fox Girl, Vintage Liberty Dress

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Sometimes the hardest things about a blog post is figuring out a title!

This sweet plaid fox girl is wearing a cashmere sweater and a dress made from Liberty lawn. I have no idea how old the fabric is but I’d guess 60’s or 70’s. It was from my Mom’s stash and I have a good amount of it on a roll, labeled with her handwriting.

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Here is a close-up of her purse-

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I am at the stage of my sewing where I am trying to build inventory with some of all the kinds of pieces I make, to take to San Francisco. That often means more jumping around than usual. So, even though I have 4 more foxes almost finished, sitting on my desk, I am moving on to the next thing and I will get back to them later. My studio is a CRAZY mess!

Shaggy Professor Fox

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He is a shaggy, rather absent-minded professor. But he has some fabulous clothes!

7-9-fox 3 - 1He is made of Harris tweed that I bought many years ago. It is a coarse, textured wool. You can see in this close-up-

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He has a Liberty of London lawn vest-

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Back view-

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Elbow patches, of course-

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And, his briefcase,

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full of his scholarly papers.

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Fox girl in Grey

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She is all made of knits with some sweet, soft clothes. Her body is boiled wool knit. She has a cashmere neckerchief.

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A printed wool/other-soft-fibers blend sweater-

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And a wool/cashmere/plus other fibers blend striped skirt with an elastic waist.

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A close-up of her purse-

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and here are some snowier snowy owls

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This one-

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Wool knit sweater body, angora wings and alpaca tummy patch.

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This other one-

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Soft wool body and cable knit wings.

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If any of these owls inspire you, I have a pattern available here if you are moved to try and make your own. I won’t be adding anything to the Etsy shop now until after I return from my San Francisco show. That should be the 2nd week of August.

Not Quite Snowy Owls

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Light colors but not snowy whites.

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I got this zig-zag wool a long time ago and I’ve never figured out what to use it for. It was a midi skirt and I bought it at a thrift store in Ithaca, NY. Eventually I figure out where these pieces go.

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This one is all about the soft textures. It is made of angora, alpaca, and some wool.

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Orange Owls

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Whenever I am making orange owls, I think to myself, Here we go, back to the 70’s!

And this one is especially 70’s reminiscent because that BROWN PLAID! I might have had a jumper with fabric like that? I think every girl did.

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Oh, the 70’s. Think disco and bell bottoms. In plaid.

This one is all about the shaggy textures.

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Some embroidery on the wing.

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And even more shaggy.

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All the textures.

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