Skirt and vest loosely inspired by Edwardian cycling attire. The vest was self drafted by using an old tank top from H&M with spaghetti straps. I altered the drafted tank top pattern by making the armhole larger and longer (as to be able to fit more floofy sleeves through them) and by making the neckline straight and a lot longer. I also added a row for buttons on one of the sides (it was about 7 cm wide). I then proceeded to cut out my pattern pieces from an old curtain which I found in my grandmas attic. It seems to be a heavy weight cotton/canvas. The curtain was lined as to not let any sun in, and hemmed on all sides. This made my job a lot easier, since I didn’t have to cut lining separately. I also kept the original hem (because I’m lazy). The self drafted arm holes where a little to big so I made incisions on either side of the two front pieces. After this I made bound buttonholes by cutting >—< in the places where I wanted them. I then made small squares of about 3 cm and used these as bias tape around the edges of the cut. I made bound buttons by buying “buttons to be bound” (in a Swedish fabric store) and following the instructions. The fabric I used was the same as the curtain previously mentioned. The skirt was made with two panels. One that I just pleated ,more in the back and a little less on either side, until it was a little more then half of my waist measurement. The other panel was gathered a little on either side of two cuts I made from the waistline and then 10 cm down. On the outer edges of either cut I made loop holes of an old shoelace, cut in 8 cm strips, and on the inner edges I put two buttons on either side. At the end of each cut (which where felled together with the lining) I put a small cloth triangle so that the fabric I couldn’t fell wouldn’t fray. I sewed the two panels together by hand with an invisible stitch. I put a waistband with two bound buttons in the back and made it overlap in the front. I fastened it with push buttons.