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· @clareartista · (edited)
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nearly finished: sweatercoat front shakeup!
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# Dear sewing community!

### It went through a 'distasteful' phase, but now is coming into a much better shape!! TONS of work hy hand - I spent almost the whole day on it today, and it's about ready for wearing!

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUFAMHrx5cqjVUyuQienUES8T2vEgxQqaY38DgMV8e9NC/img_20221121_123900.jpg)

The extremely-steep learning curve was mostly in the bottom front, where the border meets the centre.. it just was all lumpy and too out-of-proportion in the waist.... So I thought for several days about a kind of waistband - then decided a nice red waist reinforcement, made out of three jumper (sweater) waist borders:

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmW6DuCmw45XUbP6NKB3ozqagY2X2UX19h6PfFmww4z3jm/img_20221118_204232.jpg)

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This was a lot of handsewing, once I'd machined the red strips together - I sewed it into the middle of the coat so that it will hug my waist cosily, and I think that it may still need a small tuck to neaten it.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmebqxsCSNdyWfRv1X2xfMACtS36Q82ouzbKPXgrskFa3Y/img_20221119_210635.jpg)

And once that was in place, it still looked mis-dimensioned, so I felt into it some more, tried some different colour combinations.... then figured out that repeating the turquoise-ish wool below the red waistband, would be fabulous...

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSfNmKTYjN1zbioPY7quq78wRaYY3uoaKCEhsuif2TM4v/img_20221121_093235.jpg)

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I only had enough of the turquoise for the front, and this ended up even better, as I used another cooler shade for the back: I **love** how the orange-y border was improved by the blues being added as another layer in front of it! The improvised fitting of the blues sat really well into the form and into the colour palette!

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPVH7bcbKnZbzqiAUY5jRnKacSpox3Bp96PzpptnE51mF/img_20221121_120343.jpg)

Finally (for today) I started trying to get the bottom-front-middle to sit better... I did a lot of pinning and fiddling, but couldn't get it to sit better - wah!! - so took the leap! I cut out the insides which were too lumpy, and pulled out the bottom of the zip.... then got out some nice scraps which looked good as a new edging...

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbuN8YGQ4JxrSAEbK11J5SNEimNGhweVAgbeKN5DohsZ1/img_20221121_121707.jpg)

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![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPxz9oC6heYCs5xEDwMP4RppNtkubicHRFus4BAgMqwPW/img_20221121_123006.jpg)

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![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXqSJb6JbwsF6Nvf7Aa2W5W5KfYVwddGRPUQpLThKAp8S/img_20221121_122322.jpg)

I just need to sew the insides, but am a bit sewed-out now, after multiple hours wrestling with it: time for dinner and chill-out!

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUbDHyzuvhMALk73bTTp8wmVKuL6ZW5n33nweAtWpFWgg/img_20221121_144703.jpg)

**I'm excited about it becoming actually wearable!**

### Looking forward to the final touches, and sharing a photoshoot with you all!

Blessings and love to all,

Clare.

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@belkyscabrera ·
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Hi @clareartista, so many colors, great job for a beautiful result.

Cheers!
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@clareartista ·
Thank you so much for saying this, dear @belkyscabrera ! I really appreciate being encouraged 🀩😍πŸ₯°
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@crosheille ·
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This is truly a beautiful work of handmade art.  It is very impressive that you’ve done such a work all by hand.  This is a one of a kind original creation of many colors.  I love it and admire your dedication and commitment to finishing it. What a reward it will be to finally get to wear all this hard work.

Beautiful job ~ πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½
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@clareartista · (edited)
RE: nearly finished: sweatercoat front shakeup!
Such gratitude to you @crosheille , for this gorgeous recognition of all this work.... I've gone through some phases of scarcity thinking, where I've been counting the hours and thinking 'if I were making this to sell, it wouldn't be worth the time!' - but I love how these thoughts melt away during the creation process, and we become at peace with just making a thing beautiful, useful and special πŸ™πŸ§₯πŸ‘˜πŸŒˆπŸŒŸπŸ’–
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@crosheille · (edited)
Absolutely!!  I definitely understand about calculating the hours because that is something important to take into consideration when selling items.

I’m glad you are at peace and enjoying the entire making process.  Who knows, maybe by the time you make three more you’ll be ready consider to selling them πŸ˜†πŸ˜„πŸ˜‰.  But if not that's okay too, as long as we can can enjoy the work we do that's all that matters.
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I like you!
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@mosesessien ·
You really calculate to come out with this beautiful and neat work. I love the sweater 
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@nineclaws ·
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@clareartista, this is just beautiful. I admire all your hard work shown here and crafty way of working. I enjoyed reading your process, sounds like you work from an intuitive place.  
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@clareartista ·
Oooh, thank you so much for this lovely encouragement dear @nineclaws ! Yes - I can only work from the deep intuitive, as it's how I approach most things, and I find conventional logic and instructions very hard (ok: impossible!) to follow.... It's so gorgeous to be supported here in this great community; all good things to you, friend! πŸ™πŸ’–
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@nineclaws ·
Ahh, so you work from the same place I do. I love it. That's where all the magic comes from in the creative process. I find that the logic and instruction things make me feel like I'm in a box, just doesn't work for me either. 

All good things back to you, looking forward to seeing you model this! πŸ’–πŸ˜Š
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@riverflows ·
Now I can't wait to see you in that! That's so darn clever ( see what i did there?) .. I'm a terrible sewer... I did a complete hack job with some fitted sheets ahaha.. still, will get a post out of it i suppose hehe xx 
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@trucklife-family ·
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I love all the different colours and layers this has and sewn by hand as well. Well done @clareartista it looks beautiful, canΒ΄t wait to see a picture of you wearing it xxxx
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@clareartista ·
**Thank you** dear friend @trucklife-family 😍 It's wonderful to be cheered on to the finish, as this is such an intricate work! It feels so exciting having it come together πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ§₯πŸ‘˜πŸŒˆ
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