"Eleanor" Turtle Neck
"She looked liked art, and art was not supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something."
This is a quote that Park, a high school sophomore, says about his friend/classmate Eleanor, in Eleanor & Park
chapter switches from Eleanor to Park so you could see each person's perspective and feelings on whatever was happening. One thing I didn't like was how it ended. I WANTED TO KNOW MORE (UGH).Eleanor is a redhead with beautiful curly hair and Park is biracial, half white and Korean. Here, I asked my good friend Maya to model--she's like Eleanor because of her curly hair, but also like Park because she's biracial. But Maya's personality is way different than Eleanor's. Eleanor is quiet and has a hard time speaking up for herself, Maya on the other hand is outgoing and not afraid to be herself.With Eleanor as my inspiration, I decided to create a turtleneck because it seemed to fit her shy personality. Maya wore it with a denim skirt (Buffalo Exchange) and Stan Smiths (Adidas).
Making the turtleneck: I bought Very Easy Vogue Pattern V9028 and ribbed stretch fabric at, yup, you guessed it, Stone Mountain & Daughter. Maya picked the maroon color. I was worried about sewing a stretch fabric at first, but it wasn't too bad. The fit is kinda loose and it's something I should pay more attention to next time I'm sewing stretch/jersey. There's a zipper in the back that was harder to sew for some reason too. It's been awhile since I sewed that invisible zipper in Hazel's T-shirt Dress. I need to practice sewing more zippers!love,laur