Dress and Mask Combos

During lockdown I sewed some coordinated dress and mask combos; loose cotton shift dresses to accommodate the inevitable weight gain paired with covid ready face coverings. 

The fabrics are my own designs which I get printed to order in the UK by Woven Monkey.

These combos went down particularly well with shop checkout people, bless them, who were pretty much my only outside contacts. One chap in Waitrose complimented my outfit then looked down at his stripy shirt and said “Oh, I’m going to get a mask made to match it!” I really hope he did…

This certainly made dressing for social distancing a bit more fun. 

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Waiting

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This is a self portrait of sorts.

I sketched my own foot in pencil to while away some waiting time, then inked in the outline later.

 

 

 

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Selfie 1 – Sleepless

I’m not a good sleeper.

The other night I was restless and wide awake in bed so I decided to get up and draw myself:

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On seeing the drawing the next morning a visiting friend asked “Who’s that?”

“It’s me” I replied.

“No!” he said, “That’s nothing like you…”

Which is strange because every time I see the sketch I absolutely recognise it as me..