I've been wanting to make another cuff bracelet, using some vintage fabrics, actually an old shirt with a black/white rose print. It has almost a Dios de los Muertos look to it, the roses have a kind of aura - I always hoped to use it for something. I added a piece of well worn levis to give it a sturdy back and also a deconstructed feel. Final additions are pieces of a silk 50's blouse and an antique brass button. The shirt fragment already included a button hole, so I didn't have to make one. I originally was going to use a delft (blue and white) and silver pin as a large center piece. But I like this result better, comfortable, broken-in, and the great fabrics speak for themselves. Finally a use for the boxes and jars of antique buttons, the odd scraps of fabric and faded trims. The process reminded me of making doll clothes when I was a kid, mostly hand sewn, no pattern, no rules.
I think the rose print would make a cool wallpaper, so I will scan that in later for a digital project.
Underside of bracelet, close up of the roses with 'auras'. The blue silk fabric will have to be better featured in another project.
It is printed with bees and squirrels and apples and caterpillars...would make a great mid-century garden wallpaper too.
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