Clothing Ideas

[elainegrey]

I wish for different clothing than i have, but, oy, my patience is thin and my standards kinda high.

A friend was sadly noting her white denim jacket was not being rescued by bleach and i mentioned dying it. That had me looking at dyes briefly and i returned to Dharma Trading Company. I hadn't remembered that they had clothing blanks.

On one hand, i'm excited: there are made in USA bra-like items and other things (kibbles -- they have scrubs!), and then there's this dye kit:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/924666-AA.shtml?lnav=dyes_kits.html

And they have dyeable yarns:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2298399-AA.shtml?lnav=clothing.html

So, i have a fantasy of looking at coming color trends, blending colors and making a few top sets that will be fresh for work. On the other hand, the sizing varies item to item and while there's an attempt to clarify fabrics and such, i find myself wondering about the weigh and quality and so on.

I wish they had tunics. I also wish they had more flat cotton made in USA items.



*Not* made in the USA
#BR6 $20 Rayon Long Sleeveless Dress
#BR235 $17 Rayon Tie Front Jacket

#DCAMEL $7 Dharma Camisole Extra Long 3X=41x30.5/1x1/USA
#RKNT $6 Rib Knit Tank Top XL=36x25/1x1h/USA
#VNST $13 V-neck Snap Top XL=42x26/1x1/USA
#LLSVN $10 Ladies Long Sleeve V-Neck Top XL=40/1x1 rib/USA

Yarn sold by 8 OZ skein

Alpine Cotton 400y worsted weight $13
Fray Free Chenille (rayon/cotton) 240y chuncky weight $16
Inca Cotton (organic) 320y worsted $13
Shahrazade (cotton ply & rayon ply novelty) light worsted weight 510y $13
Queen Anne's Lace nubby sportweight cotton 825y $11

Zohar superwash merino wool & bamboo-rayon fingering weight 1129yds $19


Colors:
http://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/content/color_trends/2008/Stahl-Color-Codes-Autumn-Winter-2009-10.html