Sewing skills put to the test

Pressure garments are something OTs are supposed to make to prevent scarring after a burn. They are made out of a special fabric (dont ask me what its called) and have to be extremely tight and perfectly fitted. Fortunately the fabric is stretchy which makes it easier to get a tight fit, but an intracite pattern still needs to be designed specifically for each patient. This is my first ever pressure garment which would not exist if it wasn't for Kate rescuing me when i was freaking out because i didn't have all the measurements and didn't know what the pattern is supposed to look like. A huge step-up for my newly-aquired sewing skills!

But it turned out pretty well. The pants actually look almost like r

egular clothes: leggings :)

Ironically, after not making any pressure garments for 2 years, I ended up making 3 in one week!

Number 2 is this vest which gave me a lot of trouble with the shoulders and armpits. By this stage in the week (also trying to finger out PG 3: a glove!) i enlisted some help in the form of Julia and Elizabet (2 Sweedish Jabulani volunteers). So they helped with many adjustments needed to get the vest tight enough. Again, a happy result:

Can hardly see he's wearing it under his T-shirt :)

(by the way: the children's heads are cut off for confidentiality purposes, not because i cannot take a proper picture)