Cassette skirt

My inspiration for this project was what looked like a square scarf, purchased for $1 at an an op-shop. I loved the colour and adored the pattern of tiny cassettes all over it. It had the name Ted's printed in the corner, which I immediately associated with Ted's camera shop, but the font was different. It seems strange that an electronics store would sell scarves, but then I considered whether it was perhaps part of the uniform for female staff?

For this project I cut the scarf up into strips for a panel skirt and teamed it with some black theatre cloth and bits from an old green table cloth.

 With the very tiny amount of left-over fabric, I cut out the shape of a cassette, over-locked the edges and finished it off with two mother-of-pearl buttons from Grandma's button tin.

MP3's are fantastic, but there is something aesthetically pleasing about tapes, Cd's and records. I'm already thinking about matching accessories for this skirt...