Wicked Witches, Fairy style! No pointy hats, no broomstick, I want glamour and sass. Engineering research? Definitely! Inspired by these costume patterns, I went for a rummage in stash and found plenty of remnants of black fabrics: I still have quite a lot of the very cheap peach-skin textured stuff from the rag market … Continue reading Oz Coz #5: What a World!
I haven’t done my hair for these, but I’m still pretty chuffed with the final look. The bodice did up with no trouble at all beyond the buttonholes being a bit stiff still… First, silver underskirt, lilac drape/overskirt, and lilac bodice: I keep seeing that sag at the front of the silver skirt, and it’s … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 2[and 4]-#17: Done and dusted
I’ve been promising these shots for quite a while, but we got cracking, and took fifty or so pics for me to choose from… In the wildcard pack, I’ve now completed the breeches and the bolero, just the riding jacket to do. The breeches look baggier on the bum and looser on the waist than … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Wildcards-#9: Modelling the bolero and breeches
And it’s done! Quite an easy little item, so I took the pains to do some hand finishing- the understitching, attaching that lovely beaded trim, and finishing the sleeve linings. It feels very Spanish, and although it isn’t in the slightest bit ‘historically accurate’ I’m chuffed with its Gothic/Victorian feel. I decided to add another … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Wildcards-#4: Bolero jacket completed
McCall’s 4450, view C, modified front. I made quite good progress on this today, if not quite as much as I’d hoped. I basted the underlining onto the wool pieces [I used the toile for underlining where feasible, waste not want not and all that]. I machined the shoulder and side seams, and herringbone stitched … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Wildcards-#3: Bolero jacket
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