Heya reader,
So I decided the best way to conquer all these problems I'm having with photos is to upload them all to photobucket, then link to it here every time I have updates :D
This is the link to all of the photos as a slideshow!
Love and hugs,
Ashley
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Ruffles make the room much smaller
Dear reader,
As you can probably guess, the petticoat is still unfinished. Sigh. Although, I've made great progress! I'm finally sewing on the last little bit, i.e. the bottom ruffle. I surely did not plan out the necessity of large open spaces needed to make such a huge project! I've ended up sitting on the floor in the middle of the petticoat with pins in my mouth (dangerous) and the cat constantly darting in and out of the crinoline. I think she like the sound.
Pictures. Today. Yes.
Love and hugs,
Ashley
As you can probably guess, the petticoat is still unfinished. Sigh. Although, I've made great progress! I'm finally sewing on the last little bit, i.e. the bottom ruffle. I surely did not plan out the necessity of large open spaces needed to make such a huge project! I've ended up sitting on the floor in the middle of the petticoat with pins in my mouth (dangerous) and the cat constantly darting in and out of the crinoline. I think she like the sound.
Pictures. Today. Yes.
Love and hugs,
Ashley
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Crinoline. Grr.
Dear reader,
I HATE CRINOLINE!! *cough*. Sorry about that. It's just... after two days of punching my way through yards and yards of crinoline, I've had it up to here (points to ceiling).
Petticoat factory in a tiny bedroom
Let me just say that it is a trial in and of itself to make big costumes in a little bedroom. Add crinoline to the mix and you'll have an unhappy camper. Thus my face this afternoon as I waded from inside my 4 yard wide crinoline petticoat. Sure it'll be great when I'm done, but for the time being, it's a pain in my behind.
I'm making the yoke out of muslin, as I figure most people would rather have muslin around their hips than crinoline. The pattern I have is being cast aside because despite the fact that it says one size fits all? WAY too big to fit little Daphne. So I'm chopping it down and keeping the general shape. Once I sew the yoke together, I'll be able to attach it to the crinoline I gathered earlier and then I'll be able to judge how the ruffle action should be accomplished.
As per usual, pictures will be added at a later day.
Love and hugs!
Ashley
I HATE CRINOLINE!! *cough*. Sorry about that. It's just... after two days of punching my way through yards and yards of crinoline, I've had it up to here (points to ceiling).
Petticoat factory in a tiny bedroom
Let me just say that it is a trial in and of itself to make big costumes in a little bedroom. Add crinoline to the mix and you'll have an unhappy camper. Thus my face this afternoon as I waded from inside my 4 yard wide crinoline petticoat. Sure it'll be great when I'm done, but for the time being, it's a pain in my behind.
I'm making the yoke out of muslin, as I figure most people would rather have muslin around their hips than crinoline. The pattern I have is being cast aside because despite the fact that it says one size fits all? WAY too big to fit little Daphne. So I'm chopping it down and keeping the general shape. Once I sew the yoke together, I'll be able to attach it to the crinoline I gathered earlier and then I'll be able to judge how the ruffle action should be accomplished.
As per usual, pictures will be added at a later day.
Love and hugs!
Ashley
Monday, March 9, 2009
Petticoat extravaganza
Dear reader,
It's been a few days since I updated, I apologize. Spring break and the filming of Two Gents was last week, so I was either attempting to sleep or on stage all week! Nevertheless, I was able to do a few sketches and plot out my next few moves.
The Demon Tape Measure from China
So... you know all those measurements I did for Daphne, so she wouldn't have to stand for me every time I needed to check something? Yeah... they were all done with my first tape measure. The one that I just found out is printed so wrong it actually hurts my brain. Approximately 1.5 inches to an inch. Very. Very. Very bad. So I bought two new ones from J Fab and now I just need to find a way to trap the monster in place to get all the measurements I need for my construction sheet.
Petticoats are big
I started by cutting out the pattern, and got really confused. I mean, so confused I just stared at the pattern on the fabric for about 10 minutes, then walked away for about 13 hours before working up the nerve to look again. The directions say to cut out four pieces of fabric, 43" by 41". My fabric is only 38 inches wide, so I decided that would have to do instead of 41. After sewing it together, I get this. Not so much in the working part of life, eh? I'm nearly at a loss. The only thing I could figure is that I didn't add inches for seam allowance. But that doesn't make sense at all! *sigh* I suppose we'll see what happens, eh?
Anyway. Second corset is finished, so I'll post those pictures soon and you can tell me what you think! Or not. Either way.
Love and hugs,
Ashley
It's been a few days since I updated, I apologize. Spring break and the filming of Two Gents was last week, so I was either attempting to sleep or on stage all week! Nevertheless, I was able to do a few sketches and plot out my next few moves.
The Demon Tape Measure from China
So... you know all those measurements I did for Daphne, so she wouldn't have to stand for me every time I needed to check something? Yeah... they were all done with my first tape measure. The one that I just found out is printed so wrong it actually hurts my brain. Approximately 1.5 inches to an inch. Very. Very. Very bad. So I bought two new ones from J Fab and now I just need to find a way to trap the monster in place to get all the measurements I need for my construction sheet.
Petticoats are big
I started by cutting out the pattern, and got really confused. I mean, so confused I just stared at the pattern on the fabric for about 10 minutes, then walked away for about 13 hours before working up the nerve to look again. The directions say to cut out four pieces of fabric, 43" by 41". My fabric is only 38 inches wide, so I decided that would have to do instead of 41. After sewing it together, I get this. Not so much in the working part of life, eh? I'm nearly at a loss. The only thing I could figure is that I didn't add inches for seam allowance. But that doesn't make sense at all! *sigh* I suppose we'll see what happens, eh?
Anyway. Second corset is finished, so I'll post those pictures soon and you can tell me what you think! Or not. Either way.
Love and hugs,
Ashley
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