Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Fresh Off the Sewing Machine and Into the Store

I've been sewing quite a bit these past couple months, but I was so busy during January fulfilling orders that I didn't have time to post many new headcoverings.  Most of February was spent recovering from January, and designing new coverings, but I never got around to photographing and posting them.  My goal these past few days has been to photograph and post the three dozen or so new coverings I made last month.  

Yet I kept running into a challenge.  My photographer is Paul and as a full time law student he doesn't have a huge amount of patience with standing around snapping picture after picture of me until I'm happy with the results.  I just can't quite convince him to spend an hour getting five (hopefully) good pictures of each covering (an hour would be quite a few covers, just to be clear!), when he has a ton of reading to do and briefs to write.  

So during nap time today I ventured outside alone, with a cardboard box that had been full of wipes, a large container of wipes, a book, my camera and a headcovering.  After stacking the wipes, box, book and camera carefully on the edge of our balcony I set the auto capture on the camera at ten seconds and starting snapping pictures.  

I found myself liking the pictures where I was looking down the most (I just realized that tonight when I was picking my seven favorite pictures for this post) because you can't tell how sleepy my eyes look.  It's that first trimester complete and utter exhaustion shining through and I'm ready to trade it for that second trimester glow (yeah... I have a ways to go!).  And the second trimester energy boost that has always accompanied my favorite trimester.  

And so here are my favorite pictures from today's photo shoot.  I have enough headcoverings to take pictures of 7-8 coverings for the next four days (and who knows how many more I have in the office... I only counted the ones that were in my bag).

My new goal is to have 150 different covers on my site.  When I finish this week I ought to be pretty close to that goal.  Today's covers were some of my favorites.  They were the ones I picked because they remind me of summer!  I hope you like them!  

And for those of you who are waiting for my convertible headcoverings in lace,  they're coming!  I'm planning on making one in each color in lace, although I don't have them all made yet!  At least a dozen of the coverings I have yet to post are convertible too, so more options are on their way!  Here are the latest:

This one reminds me of summer picnics by a lake... and Fourth of July Barbeque's... 


Adds a Punch of Color to a Simple Outfit


Perfect for an Evening Out!


Shimmering Purple!  Perfect for Lent and Advent!


One of my new goals has been to use each fabric that I have to make three different headcovering.  I haven't quite done this with all my new fabrics, but I'm working on it.  Here's an example of three of my favorites (I kept one of each for myself because I liked them so much!) in a beautiful brocade!

Eye Catching and Vibrant!


Spring has Arrived!


A Subtle Yet Striking Cover!


And that's a little bit of what I've been working on lately!    More to come soon!

13 comments:

  1. They are gorgeous - I had no idea your hair was so long!! I don't know how you find all the time in the day to do what you do!

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  2. The black and white one is very pretty!

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  3. They all look beautiful, Cam. I especially like the brocade one.

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  4. I wish you would make some convertible (lace) head coverings that don't cover your ears! I love your head coverings (because they are so beautifully made) but they don't fit me well. That's honestly the only reason why I only have purchased the one snood.

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  5. J'adore the red gingham! Any way you could make it in one of those convertible headbands????

    I'm ready for full on SUMMER, girl. No more of this pastel Spring crap, SUMMER - bright colors, huge pregnant belly, tons of pools and popsicles!! Tell me you're in!!

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  6. Hi K10,

    Were they too big or was it a different problem? Because I can make them smaller. I wear them over my ears because for me they're more comfortable that way, but I know most people who wear them do wear them behind. I'm always looking to make adjustments though and I do make custom ones if someone needs one smaller or shorter (for shorter hair) so definitely let me know if you get a chance what part didn't fit!

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  7. And Martha I am totally ready for summer. Although with the high today being 88 it looks like it's already here, ready or not!!! I already have the fabric cut for the convertible gingham! I just need to make it!

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  8. Hmm...I guess I would say that it's too big (for me). My hair is pretty fine, so even though it goes past my shoulders, it doesn't fill out a snood. Also, when I wear it behind my ears, it pushes down on them because I still have to tie it in the same place in the back. I don't know if it's too much material, or if it isn't the right shape for my head or what...

    I would probably do better with a snood made for shorter hair. I've toyed with buying a child's snood but then thought that would be too small.

    I still wear the snood all the time (in the kitchen when I cook etc and it doesn't matter as much if I am readjusting it all the time), but I don't wear it out.

    I guess I just worry that I would have the same ear problem with a convertible head covering because it looks like there is a lot of material there.

    Maybe you could post a picture of what one looks like behind your ears so that I could see what it looks like on top of your head etc. That might help.

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  9. K10- Do you like pink? I have a headcovering I need to remake for the shop because it came out slightly too short in the back (for thicker hair) and slightly too narrow (it fits on my head but I can't pull it straight on) and from your description I think it might be perfect for you. It's silk... but it's very pink... So if you don't like pink you might not like it...

    But if you email me your contact info I'll totally put it in the mail for you this week and you can see if it fits (and keep it!)! It's a favorite of mine (but I'm crazy about pink!) and I think it would be such a great fit for you from you description! And then you'd definitely have a snood for wearing out too!

    The convertible headcovering are really different from the snoods. They gather just behind the ears with no elastic, and just have ties that go from there, so you can cinch them in really tight, or tie them very lose depending on head size. I think they're the most adjustable of the coverings I make!

    Let me know if you want to give the pink snood a try! I hope you do!

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  10. K10- Do you like pink? I have a headcovering I need to remake for the shop because it came out slightly too short in the back (for thicker hair) and slightly too narrow (it fits on my head but I can't pull it straight on) and from your description I think it might be perfect for you. It's silk... but it's very pink... So if you don't like pink you might not like it...

    But if you email me your contact info I'll totally put it in the mail for you this week and you can see if it fits (and keep it!)! It's a favorite of mine (but I'm crazy about pink!) and I think it would be such a great fit for you from you description! And then you'd definitely have a snood for wearing out too!

    The convertible headcovering are really different from the snoods. They gather just behind the ears with no elastic, and just have ties that go from there, so you can cinch them in really tight, or tie them very lose depending on head size. I think they're the most adjustable of the coverings I make!

    Let me know if you want to give the pink snood a try! I hope you do!

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  11. Do you have anything in an all natural fiber like Linen?

    I'm looking for a cream colored linen snood.

    Just thought I would ask. :)

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  12. Hi Ann-

    I do have some unbleached 100% linen fabric in my pile of fabric to be sewed! I will try to get to it soon!

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  13. Pink is my favorite color!
    I'll email you my info.
    I am really excited!

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