Help with surface design (Fleur Delacour's Wedding dress)

[ArielCallista]

I was thinking using fabric lace, if there's a sort of feathery design. Not really a lace trim. My sewing machine does have a port to plug in various embroidery patterns things...any clue where I get them or how much? Cuz if I had some feather designs that would help out a ton!

I'm afraid painting it just wouldn't look good enough...I'm hoping this will be my actual wedding dress when the time eventually comes...I would rather spend more money and it turn out better

[ArielCallista]

I was considering posting on etsy alchemy about looking for someone to do custom lace work or whatever to make the two birds for me but it looks like its been taken down. No more alchemy

I did find two possibilities...maybe...

For the feathery tail bits using...
This:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Elegant-French-Designer-Lace-Yardage-66-Wide-Black-/350274274455#vi-content

or this:


and then going and embroidering outlines of separate feathers on them and for the birds' bodies using an applique like this one that Rani posted:



the main issue with that being the fact that there are two birds facing each other so I either have to find one that comes facing either way or one thats reversible or whatever so I can just flip it over and it still look good...

does that make sense? does it sound like a good idea?

[ArielCallista]

Or I could use these peacocks and dye them black...

[Rani Zemirah]

I did see those on the same site, as well, and the dye idea occurred to me, particularly since they don't have the sequins...  And you could use some sort of trim on their heads to mimic the phoenix feathers, as well.  I wonder if they're all cotton, or at least something that will take a dye?

[ArielCallista]

I can't find if they are cotton or what, but several have been dyed and are being sold on etsy. So I bet it wouldn't be an issue at all to dye them. Of course no one seems to have dyed them black so I will have to do it myself instead of buying one someone else already dyed lol...

[Rani Zemirah]

Just use extra concentrated dye, and leave them soaking for a couple of days, maybe...

[ArielCallista]

check this out

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/2994441/

So it looks as tho I can use lace and it look good! I probably will still do outlines of feathers just to make them pop...but I now have full confidence it can work...Its not completely screen accurate but it still looks beautiful and most people who have seen the films won't notice that its inaccurate...

[Cilean]

It looks like machine made batternburg lace. so I would get a large square piece of foam board, and a lot of pins, and draw out each of your Phoenix, and use linen thread or 60 wt cotton thread and well make the lace!

Some Suggestions
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/BeginGuide.html

http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/ylm/stitches.html

http://www.free-craft-patterns.com/battenberg-and-point-lace.html

http://www.smockingstore.com/battenburg.html


Also? You could paint on the Phoenixes! I think that would look awesome and give a great look!


The lady? Cut Velvet? Wow, that is amazing, I would have used some Water Solvable Stabilizer and used a very small rope and sew it to the design and then soak in water and you will have a lace detail.

I hope these help!

Cilean