Gallery of In Progress Projects

[operafantomet]

http://www.pandurohobby.dk/pan/IboxServlet?p=IXS790&OPT=GET&AID=360116

(A good, though totally unrelated tip... that works on eBay too... If you browse through German eBay, for instance, and replace the .de with .com, you'll get a lot of it automatically translated (though not the seller's description of the item).

By using the same method, I found out that there's a United Kingdom version of the site as well...

http://www.pandurohobby.co.uk/pan/IboxServlet?p=IXS790&OPT=GET&AID=360116

[Artemisia]

The trim...by God THE TRIM! 
That fairy garb looks great. I love a twirly skirt.

Here is my next project for Wicked Faire 2010. The theme is the Mad Tea Party.
I will arrive as a steampunk mad hatter. I hope I don't get lost in the fray!



I already have the hat (thanks Blonde Swan!), the Capezio can-can boots (a $350 value stolen for $50 on Ebay) and victorian lace cuffs by Victorian Trading Co. I want to make some black lace fingerless gloves unless I can buy them somewhere. I even purchased a small hand-held carriage trunk at Marshalls for effect.

I'm not brave enough to pattern this one so this will be made with Truly Victorian Patterns. Includes a corset, bustle petticoat, vest, skirt and apron over-skirt.

The green fabric is 100% silk. The teapot fabric is a cotton quilt print will hopefully become a detachable stomacher of sorts. Still deciding on color of the over-skirt. Any ideas?

I'm also going to give out favors. They will be small vials of cosmetic-grade pewter mica powder labeled "Felt Cleaner - Do Not Eat."   

[LadyShadow]

I've seen fingerless black lace gloves in a Victorian Trading Co. magazine not too long ago.  I would give them a shot.

[gem]

Artemisia, have you seen the Mad Hatter costume on PR?  OMG, adorable!  Can't wait to see this one progress!

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I have corset progress pix!!

Here are the bound tabs that I am *so* in love with!



And here they are with the corset, all sewn up and boned and ready to be bound (it's looking a bit wrinkly at the moment, hmmm...):

[Artemisia]

Thanks LadyShadow, I'll keep my eyes open.
Gem, you need to tell me how you did that binding. I need details.

And thanks for that link. That jacket print is awesome! I've been trying to find a plaid like that but keep coming up empty. That's why I settled for that teapot fabric for the vest insert.

I need my Google-Fu! ::starts surfing for plaid brown fabric::

[gem]

*Wants to see teapot fabric,* but for some reason it's not coming up on your blog.  Post swatch here, pretty please? 

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Binding, um... I don't think I did anything special.  I used a black microsuede and cut bias strips 1.5" wide.  Pinned edge of binding to tab (RST), sewed 1/4" seam using 1/4" foot.  Turned to the back side and kind of eased and pulled and smoothed and tucked until it looked pretty, then pinned and trimmed a little of the excess off  (b/c I kept catching it in the second seam).  Stitched in the ditch from the right side (that is a skill, let me tell you!  I used my clear plastic foot for visibility), and trimmed off very close to the seam.  B/c it's bias, it won't ravel, so it's OK to have a tiny bit of raw edge.  Corset snobs will tell you to hand sew the flip side down, but I'm very happy with these results.  I will say that the tabs all turned into these weird little cups--totally concave--when I was finished sewing, because of the way the binding stretches around the curves--but they pressed flat with no problem at all (a major squee moment, b/c, let me tell you, I was *terrified* that they wouldn't).  Folks on PR recommend steaming around curves in the pinning stage, which might be worth trying, too.

[LadySeasan]

Artemisia, have you seen the Mad Hatter costume on PR?  OMG, adorable!  Can't wait to see this one progress!

***
I have corset progress pix!!

Here are the bound tabs that I am *so* in love with!



And here they are with the corset, all sewn up and boned and ready to be bound (it's looking a bit wrinkly at the moment, hmmm...):

very nice! i love it. you must have the patience of the saint to make the binding so smooth and pretty

[Artemisia]

My pictures are kinda wonky on my website right now.
Here's the swatch:


You can see the same pattern in the sketch. I actually cut and pasted it in.
But now I'm thinking I'd rather have that brown plaid.

Now I see - micro suede and stitch-in-the-ditch. I can see where those two things can make for a beautiful bind. I also use pre-packaged and have problems. It's almost like I need my walking foot to stop the fabric from pulling.

I just purchased a special foot for stitch-ditch. See that little guide in the middle of the foot? You run it down the seam. It really works.

[Tammy]

The trim...by God THE TRIM! 
That fairy garb looks great. I love a twirly skirt.

Here is my next project for Wicked Faire 2010. The theme is the Mad Tea Party.
I will arrive as a steampunk mad hatter. I hope I don't get lost in the fray!



I already have the hat (thanks Blonde Swan!), the Capezio can-can boots (a $350 value stolen for $50 on Ebay) and victorian lace cuffs by Victorian Trading Co. I want to make some black lace fingerless gloves unless I can buy them somewhere. I even purchased a small hand-held carriage trunk at Marshalls for effect.

I'm not brave enough to pattern this one so this will be made with Truly Victorian Patterns. Includes a corset, bustle petticoat, vest, skirt and apron over-skirt.

The green fabric is 100% silk. The teapot fabric is a cotton quilt print will hopefully become a detachable stomacher of sorts. Still deciding on color of the over-skirt. Any ideas?

I'm also going to give out favors. They will be small vials of cosmetic-grade pewter mica powder labeled "Felt Cleaner - Do Not Eat."   

Gloves like this??
These are from http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/accessories_cat_CategoryID_76.php

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

I have a Stitch-In-The-Ditch foot attachment for my sewing machine. It works very well. AS does the Invisible Zipper foot.

[Margaret]

Arte - I cannot wait to see that project come together!!


Gem - PRETTY!

[LadyShadow]

I think I need more feet for my sewing machine.  Thanks for the tips guys.


And Gem, the bodice looks absolutely beautiful.  WOnderful job on the tabs.

[LadyShadow]

Artemisia, I hope this link works.  Its for the Victorian Trading Co and it has a couple of lace gloves.  Some at the wrist and some at the elbow.  http://www.victoriantradingco.com/cgi/search.pl?page=0&offset=0&any=any&incoming=gloves&cmd=LIST&cookie=

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

That Teapot ensemble looks wonderful. I cannot wait to see the finished product.

I am currently working on a  early 17th Century Cavalier shirt for a client in Texas that has a large collar that drapes onto the shoulders with a wide needlelace trim. I found a lovely cotton eyelet fabric with a  soft paisley design for the contrast fabric. I used the Nobleman/Woman shirt pattern from Alter Years for the shirt body.  The shirt is made out of a soft Cotton Muslin. It's still hot in Texas in October and into November.

For the collar, I took an existing Men's shirt collar pattern and redrafted it with 10 darts for easier draping. Kind of like this collar from The Renaissance Tailor..

I will post pictures when the shirt is finished. I am also making Boot Hose in the Paisley fabric with the Needlelace trim.

[Artemisia]

Thanks for the links for gloves guys. 

I'm looking for fingerless gloves that go all the way to the elbow, like these.

I'll probably buy those but I'd like a pair that look a little stronger and fancier. I like the fabric used on the other wrist-length gloves.

*sigh* I always want my cake and eat it too.