Sunday

Those 80's "hammer pants"...

... had to go!
I know... they have popped up everywhere the past few fashion seasons.


Created from light, light natural Indian cotton, hand printed in black with discreet touches of a metallic silver, they could not be discarded.


A wise soul once said, if you wore the trend the first time around...
don't even think about it the second time around!

I simply could not part with them so they had been salted away--- for years. Some of you may know that I have had this odd form of "separation anxiety" with previous pieces in my fashion archive.
Then one day... this image popped up in my inbox, thanks to Gudrun Sjoden...



Hmmmmmm.... I thought!

I've got my hammer pants....
I've got balls--wooden ones...


I can tie a knot!!!

A bit of cutting, sewing, ball stuffing and knotting and I got me a pair of these...


Yes, I went quite a bit shorter than and did not pile them on as much as Gudrun. My lifestyle isn't quite what is envisioned by Swedish fashion stylists. But I do love them... even more than the original pants!

What to gather:
  • wooden balls or beads- the ones I used are 1" in diameter.
  • fabric strip measuring a minimum of 45"-- the longer the strip the longer the necklace. Piece lengths together until desired length. For width, measure the circumference of your balls and add 1" for a 1/2" seam allowance. My 1" balls have a circumference of 3" so my strips were 4" wide.
  • large safety pin to aide in turning the tube right side out.
What to do:

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love these! I really love the different patterns of the necklaces and your top. I'm going to try making these. Thanks for the idea!

Sandy said...

Love, love, love! Thank you for sharing the idea!

girl said...

Awesome job, looks great!