There are a few projects that have been floating around in my imagination for a long time. When I was twelve, I wore a beautiful edwardian style blouse in a period production I was in, and ever since, I've wanted to try to find one for my own closet. There's just something about light, lacy garments that make me feel lovely. Last week, a good friend of mine introduced me to S.R. Harris fabric outlet, which is quite an amazing place. I found a remnant of ivory chiffon for two dollars a yard--perfect for a light weight blouse. As the ideas started forming, she also reminded me that they have big bins of very inexpensive lace appliques. After a little more digging, I had this collection: I can hardly wait to get to work! I'm looking at something along these lines, with some updating. More pictures to come once it's all finished!
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I recently had the opportunity to work on the costumes for North Central University's production of "Seussical the Musical." The bird girls, the Greek chorus of the story, wore matching bright chiffon dresses. The costumer was able to rent one in the style she was looking for, and I was commissioned to create the other two. I started with a basic pattern for the dresses and then built the different bodices over the base, and finished with the tucking in the skirts. The original aqua dress after which I patterned the others had an unusual draped bodice, so we decided to modify the other two so each girl would have her own style of dress. I was quite happy with the result. The under layer was a heavy satin, giving the dresses a little more structure, and adding a little bit of shimmer through the sheer chiffon. On it's own, I thought it looked just like a Disney princess dress! As a finishing touch, the costumer added matching boas to the hems, and covered shoes with extra feathers. Their fluffy matching tails worked great with the tucked skirts. The ladies looked lovely in their finished dresses! |
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