Got a lot done this week, but have little to show for it. In addition to my Sew Fortnightly I did this:
It's the sleeve for the Naka-Kon kimonos. I did 8 of them. This involved sewing on the gold applique, clipping and turning, satin stitching down the raw edge, and then painting the edge past the satin stitching to cover up any fly-aways. This is the hard part, thank goodness they're done!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Historical Sew Fortnightly: Challenge 4
The Challenge: Embellish
Fabric: Silk Ribbon
Pattern: No pattern, really, but I got the idea from a hat from Colonial Williamsburg and from This Blog Entry
Year: 1775
Notions: Thread
How historically accurate is it? About as accurate as I ever get.
Hours to complete: 1
First worn: ?
Total cost: $25 in silk ribbon, about $5 in dyes and $1 in tea and coffee to darken the ribbon, and a hat I've had laying around for years
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday Progress Update: February 18th
I've been doing a lot of work for Naka-Kon lately, which is in the last month before the con, so I haven't had a lot of time to sew. I'm also waiting on some dye to come in to work on the lantern dress. I did get mirrors in, so I laid them out in pattern:
I think I need to swap the small mirrors for even smaller ones. They await buttonhole thread so I can couch them down.
Meanwhile, I've been working on a commission for Naka-Kon. We've got a live-action show this year, based on a beautiful Manga drawn by Amelie Belcher, and I'm making the Tomo-side Kimonos. You can go here to see what they look like.
Here's the base of Tomo's Kimono:
There is a fight coreography and such so to make the dress different we went with a circle skirt instead of a straight kimono. The other girls will have straight ones. I've also patterned out the sleeve, which has a really beautiful wing-like design:
I can't wait to work on this some more!
I think I need to swap the small mirrors for even smaller ones. They await buttonhole thread so I can couch them down.
Meanwhile, I've been working on a commission for Naka-Kon. We've got a live-action show this year, based on a beautiful Manga drawn by Amelie Belcher, and I'm making the Tomo-side Kimonos. You can go here to see what they look like.
Here's the base of Tomo's Kimono:
There is a fight coreography and such so to make the dress different we went with a circle skirt instead of a straight kimono. The other girls will have straight ones. I've also patterned out the sleeve, which has a really beautiful wing-like design:
I can't wait to work on this some more!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Monday Progress Update: February 11th
Other than my Sew Fortnightly finished I didn't really get anything done this week other than half-cleaning my sewing room (which means it's now more of a disaster than when I started). Hope to finish that this week.
I did get a little work done on my Lantern Dress:
It's the corset layer. The underside is Kona cotton and flannel, channeled for boning. The over layer is a really neat brocade. So sad that there's not a lot of this, but it did inspire my color scheme! Hopefully I'll get to more of this after I clean.
I did get a little work done on my Lantern Dress:
It's the corset layer. The underside is Kona cotton and flannel, channeled for boning. The over layer is a really neat brocade. So sad that there's not a lot of this, but it did inspire my color scheme! Hopefully I'll get to more of this after I clean.
Historical Sew Fortnightly: Challenge 3
The Challenge: Under it All
Fabric: Kona Cotton
Pattern: Self-made. It's a tube with a band the size of my underbust and straps. The bustle is two crescents I eyeballed.
Year: 1820
Notions: Cotton Twill Tape, Polyester Batting, Thread
How historically accurate is it? Except for the long seam it's all hand-sewn, and a hand buttonhole, so not bad there. The pattern I came up with but it looks like period examples. It should probably have self-fabric straps but I wanted fast. I've never seen a bustle sewn-in like this, but I wanted to eliminate a waist layer.
Hours to complete: 10
First worn: ?
Total cost: stash
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday Progress Update: February 4th
I don't have a lot to report this week. I spent a lot of time "researching" for Costume Con (read: playing Okami). I did get some work done on my Sew Fortnightly project, a regency petticoat:
It's pretty simple, a tube pleated to a band as big as my underbust. I've sewn the skirt seam and the waistband on by hand, but I sewed the foldover by hand and I'm working on hand-finishing the inside of the skirt seam. When I'm done I'll add on some shoulder straps to keep it in place and a button and hand-worked buttonhole. I'm using the selvedge as the hem. I also hope to add in a small bustle pad before I'm done next monday.
It's pretty simple, a tube pleated to a band as big as my underbust. I've sewn the skirt seam and the waistband on by hand, but I sewed the foldover by hand and I'm working on hand-finishing the inside of the skirt seam. When I'm done I'll add on some shoulder straps to keep it in place and a button and hand-worked buttonhole. I'm using the selvedge as the hem. I also hope to add in a small bustle pad before I'm done next monday.
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