Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Am designing an abaya to sew for myself

Not sure which style yet, so I'm working on draping the fabric to see what flows best. The fabric is blue cotton floral pattern. It's a general design I envisioned having use for many years ago. I also bought a metallic blue fabric for the hood.

For around the house I've always preferred caftan or abaya long form-covering gowns with hoods. I like Gaza and Gulf styles. One in deep blue with a hood and one silver antique button that I sewed in the 1980's I wore until it totally fell apart; it must have lasted at least 15 years.