Homemade dress with reflective seams!

[Tim Kelley]

A co-worker of mine named Elizabeth, and infrequent forum comment-er here EmpressEAF, arrived at work today by bike in her homemade dress that incorporates reflective seams.

Here are “without flash” and “with flash” photos:

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And here’s the front and back with flash:

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She writes a blog here: http://tinlizzieridesagain.wordpress.com/ and has promised to do a post with details on how she made it.

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[Certifried]

does it come in XL? I can provide my waist size, but it doesn’t look like inseam matters much

[KLizotte]

Way cool; she could start a side business.

[eminva]

Tim, I believe the words you were looking for are “Hand Sewn,” rather than “Home made.”

Bravo, Elizabeth! A lovely dress regardless of its technical features.

Liz

[KelOnWheels]

@eminva 29143 wrote:

Tim, I believe the words you were looking for are “Hand Sewn,” rather than “Home made.”

Bravo, Elizabeth! A lovely dress regardless of its technical features.

Liz

+1. Super cute!

[Tim Kelley]

@eminva 29143 wrote:

Tim, I believe the words you were looking for are “Hand Sewn,” rather than “Home made.”

Bravo, Elizabeth! A lovely dress regardless of its technical features.

Liz

I was admonished and also came to learn that it’s “piping” and not “seams.”

[Certifried]

@Tim Kelley 29147 wrote:

it’s “piping” and not “seams.”

piping hot, it seems!

[KelOnWheels]

“Homemade” is the Fred of the handcrafting world.

[PotomacCyclist]

I didn’t know you worked inside the Tron video game? Whoa!

[TinLizzieBikes]

That’s awesome everyone, thanks for calling Tim out on “homemade”! I wasn’t going to say anything, but “hand made” has a better ring to it – more Etsy, less Little House on the Prairie.

Here’s a view from the back.
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I keep singing “Flash! woo – ooo…” and thinking of Tron – maybe I need to trim my helmet to look more Tron-like too. : )

[Certifried]

@PotomacCyclist 29168 wrote:

I didn’t know you worked inside the Tron video game? Whoa!

I think Elizabeth has got this guy beat

[KelOnWheels]

I was waiting for someone to post Tron Guy.

[Tim Kelley]

And here’s the blog post on it!

http://tinlizzieridesagain.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/my-lovely-reflective-bicycle-dress/

[TinLizzieBikes]

I was tempted to include Tron Guy, but opted against it! But it’s hard not to see the Tron look. I made an outfit in the 90s that if I went back and added the reflective piping to, would totally work as a Comicon outfit, or wherever one wears handmade Tron costumes.

Thanks, Tim, for posting my blog! You beat me to it.

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