Hope everyone have a happy Chriskwanzukah Festivus holiday ;) I got some new costuming books and enough $$ to do a bulk chainmail order- yay! Because I'm blowing through these rings pretty fast. I already have the start of the front panel attached.
Anyway, this'll be my first time doing this here, every year I post an overly-ambitious costume resolution on what I plan to do in the coming year, and look back on what I did (or usually did not) accomplish from the previous years resolution. This is what I said I was going to do last year:
And here's what I actually did:
Sooo, one out of 5 plus added one... The Padme had a lot of layers... though it should be mentioned I did this corset for my steampunk but it had fit issues. well, anyway, on to next year... and technically I start constructing costumes for next year right after Dragon*Con in September, so I have a head start.
Definites:
White Witch of Narnia- The Big One of the year, already have a good start on it. Only time will tell how fast I can chainmail that giant skirt.
Hobbit- I don't even technically need this until Dec 2012, though it'd be nice to wear to D*C. Probably half done with this, I might make a go at making feet but odds are I'll just go barefoot.
Edwardian Corset- From last post, doing the sew-along so I can fit one proper.
Possibles:
Alice Ribbon Dress- You see this got bumped from last year. It won't take long to make, but I'll only do it if I can squeeze it in my schedule before D*C
Padme Meadow Gown- This one is actually for next years list but I may start it right after D*C in September
Regency Corset- I've been wanting this one for a long time and the first one I made doesn't fit right. I want a Regency for next years list, but I may start fiddling with the corsettry if I run out of non-handwork and have nothing else to do.
So, those are my plans. At least this year I have a good chance of getting half my definites done in the next couple months, and that'll be an improvement over last year!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
1911 Corset Sew Along!
I hadn't planned on getting to the Edwardian costume on my list for another couple years, but the blog Bridges on the Body is hosting a corset sew-along, and since I have such trouble with patterning and fitting corsets, and I have almost enough supplies on hand, I think I'll do this. Most of my work is hand-sewing at the moment anyway. I've found this blog to be an informative read. Here's a link to the sew-along if anyone's interested:
http://bridgesonthebody.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-official-1911-corset-sew-along.html
http://bridgesonthebody.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-official-1911-corset-sew-along.html
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The REAL Queen of Narnia - WIP
I know I haven't posted much about this project yet because I didn't have much to show until now. I'm working on the White Witch's battle outfit from the first Chronicles of Narnia movie. Here's what I have so far, and info under the cut:
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