Sudden Needlework Night before Halloween / ハロウィン前の深夜の針仕事

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With October ending, I thought, “Shouldn’t there be some Halloween event at school?” But when I asked my daughter, she said she didn’t know. My partner just added, “The 31st is a holiday in our state, so probably not,” which I accepted casually. Then, on 29th, my daughter returned from school in tears, saying, “I wanted to be a witch, but I don’t have a witch’s hat!” 😅

Hats were easy to find at the craft store, but her black witch dress was one I had made back in her kindergarten days—and it had definitely become too short in both the sleeves and length already by last year. Luckily, the width still fit well, so I decided to add some lace at the hem and sleeves to make it work. That evening, we dashed to the craft store for the hat and lace, then headed to a local entrepreneur meetup where I had a presentation. Once back home, I set to work attaching the lace, enjoying a snack as I sewed.

The lace was a bit pricey, but it looked beautiful, and I couldn’t help but admire it as I stitched. Working with black fabric at night was challenging as I get older though ...

Black lace we bought

I must say, the final result turned out well! I spent a little while seeing the finished dress, taking photos and stepping back to look at it from a distance.

The black lace around neck

Whole view of the dress

The next morning, my daughter woke up bright and early, wanting to add the finishing touch with nail polish and some Halloween glow-in-the-dark stickers 👻

Halloween nails

I’m happy with how the lace details turned out. Juhuuuuu 🥳

Lace on cuff

She even posed while brushing her teeth—so I think she was pleased! It was definitely worth the late-night sewing session.

My daughter in the witch costume

In my town, there’s a big Gothic festival every spring, and people from all over Germany come in fantastic, dramatic black-and-white outfits. I’ve thought about attending with my daughter since she was a baby, and maybe this costume is a little practice for that! For now, it was just adding lace to an old dress, but who knows?

Tonight, I’ll go to bed early 💤

Did you do anything for Halloween? I’d love to hear your stories!

🎃 🧙‍♀️ 🎃

10月末が近づいて、幼稚園や学校ではハロウィンのなんかがあったよなあと思って子供に聞いても「知らん」、父ちゃんに聞いても「31日ってうちの州は休日だしないんじゃない」で、そうだったっけと流していたら、前日学校から帰ってきた子供が「魔女になりたかったのに魔女の帽子がないーーー」と泣いている・・・😅

帽子は手芸店で売っていたので買いに行けばよかったのですが、魔女の黒いワンピースは幼稚園の頃作ったもので、去年の時点で袖も丈もぱっつんぱっつんでした。幸い幅は大丈夫そうなので、裾と袖にレースをつけて誤魔化すことにしました。夕方子供と一緒に手芸店に走って魔女の帽子とレースを買って、その足で地元の起業家の集まりに行ってプレゼンして、家に帰って夜食を食べながらレースを縫いつけました。

レースのお値段は結構なものなのですが、それにしてもきれいだなあと見とれながらがんがん縫い付けていきました。歳をとると夜の黒は辛い・・・

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自分で言うのも何ですが、良い感じに仕上がり、深夜一人写真を撮ったりハンガーにかけて遠くから眺めたりして楽しみました。

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ハロウィンが楽しみだったのか、子供は6時過ぎに早起きして、最後の仕上げにネイルを塗りたいというので、ハロウィンの蛍光スティッカーも貼ってがんばってしまいました。

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レースがいい感じなのがうれしいです。

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歯を磨きながらポーズをとってくれました。多分よろこんでくれたはず。母はがんばってよかったよ。

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私が住んでいる町では毎年春の終わりにゴシックフェスティバルが開催されて、白黒華やかでぶわっとした衣装を来た人たちがドイツ全土から大集合します。これにずっと親子で参加したいなあと子供が赤ちゃんの頃から考えていて、その衣装を作る予行演習だったのかも、なんて 😁 以前作ったワンピースにレースつけただけですが。

今晩は夜更かしせずに早く寝ようと思います 💤 みなさんハロウィン何かしましたか?どんな感じだったか読んでみたいです。

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Halloween isn't something we practice here in my country but I actually love the idea of dramatic outfits. Your daughter seems really happy with the final appearance of her witch outfit. The lace complements the gown so well and the nailsss?!!! I love them the most.

It was same in Japan but Halloween has come in fashion gradually. It seems it was the same in Germany too.

I think it’s a nice chance to wear costume and enjoy a bit special atmosphere. Also fun chance for needle workers 🎃

Is very nice and beautiful, well-done.

Thanks @pepefashion !

It was worth the sewing! The dress looks great 🎃👻

Hi Evelyn! Nice to hear from you. Do you do something for your daughter? She might be super cute in a costume 🥰

Not really, although we have taken some very nice pictures of her in an orange skirt 🥰

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She is so cuuute!! Looks great in the Halloween color 🎃👏

yesss 🥹🥹

And she has her sparkly gold belt on as well!

Happy Hallowe'en akipponn family! 🦇🦇🦇

Yes … silver on the hat and gold on the belt 😁 Happy Halloween to you too, @shanibeer!

レースがオシャレすぎるー😂素敵です!
うちの6歳児の仮装はこれでした。DAISOで500円です!

さすが日本!いいのがお手頃価格でありますね。次男くんセレクトですか?円安の影響もあり、魔女帽子を円にすると…🥹

Happy Halloween, that picture pose got me laughing. She did that brilliantly, thanks for sharing.

I'm glad you were able to sort it out at the last minute, hahaha, she looks happy with her costume.
This year I didn't sew anything for Halloween :c but Christmas is coming and it's time to prepare the New Year's Eve dresses.
That meeting you mentioned sounds great, I'm really curious to know more.