Finished most recent client project last week, and I also finished my retro skirt(s) for the wedding, so I've been working on UFO's, that is to say, personal projects that have been cut out and waiting around.
First up was a blouse cut out from a Butterick 'Retro' reissue from 1944 (pattern 6700, issued in the late 90s or early '00s, now out of print). I made it up in a bright blue-red iridescent satiny fabric. The blouse is a wrapover style that fastens with an inside tie and snaps on the left hip and at the centre front. It has a circular ruffle at the bottom edge and a bow over the snaps that can be made in contrasting material (I made the blouse all the same material) and could be made with short or long sleeves. I made it with short sleeves. The fabric was very slippery and fussy to work with, but the blouse turned out lovely, and will be nice to have for any incidental parties during the holiday season.
The UFO I'm currently working on is an Amy Butler pattern, the Betty Shopper bag that I cut out some months ago in Alexander Henry allover bats print (ivory/black) for the outer fabric and some black & cream hallowe'en print from Joann's for the lining, with black & white striped cotton for the pocket panels.
I've also started drafting up the patterns for my interpretation of an 1878 suit from Harper's Bazar that I'm planning to make up in a black/purple/white plaid and black velvet. I'm hoping to have it ready for 8th December. I may also make an evening outfit for 8th december, as that's the husband's work holiday 'do, and I've worn victorians to those in the past to good acclaim. If I commit to the 8th december thing for victorians, I'll need to stay with it for the entire day, and if I do 1878 during the day, I should think I'd want to stay with it pretty much the whole time. ;) So, maybe a dinner dress. I've got a lovely green brocade....
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
No longer working on the Big Project. That got cancelled a couple of weeks ago due to reasons beyond the clients' control (I don't hold this against them, they made it very clear to me that this wasn't my fault, and they felt terrible about it). The bride has found another gown, and we're still going to the wedding. The muslin has been disassembled and the larger pieces are going to be repurposed along with the leftover muslin, most likely for victorian underthings, since they'll be needed in lighter colours for summer/lighter coloured outer garments to prevent show-through.
Now I'm working on a project for a friend, deemed 'Edwardian Gothic Cupcake Dreams'. She came to me for a blouse, bringing me a lovely black on black striped cotton in a voile weight. We decided on a semi-fitted bodice shape with a high collar and large, leg-o-mutton sleeves with fitted long lower sleeves. She liked the skirts I was wearing that day, a full underskirt of silver silk dupioni with a gathered hem ruffle, with an overskirt of black & white pinstripe that had two drawstrings in front to pull the skirt up to show off the underskirt.
I decided I'd make her a similar set, using some black with pink pinstripe material I had in my stash. My pinstripe skirt was a purchased find in Philadelphia, so I made a pattern from it for my friend's skirt. For her underskirt we ordered from Silkbaron.com four yards of 54" wide dupioni in Roseberry, which is a GORGEOUS baby pink with fuschia crossweave, resulting in a gorgeous bright shock pink. I decided to make it a complete 'outfit', so I'm also making her a fitted waistcoat from the pinstripe, with lapels & welts of the pink silk.
She'll definitely have the blouse for Whitby, hopefully the rest of the kit, too. :)
For myself, I've got a skirt from a vintage 1958 Simplicity pattern, a pencil skirt that ends in a circular flounce at the hem. I'm planning to make it to wear to that wedding mentioned above. ;) I've got a killer fitted corset-back jacket to wear with it, that shows off the bird tattoos nicely (it's already been vetted by the bride & groom, no worries there!)- I just need to change out the buttons on the jacket, it came with gold-trimmed buttons, and I found some lovely victorianesque black jeweled buttons to use, instead.
Now I'm working on a project for a friend, deemed 'Edwardian Gothic Cupcake Dreams'. She came to me for a blouse, bringing me a lovely black on black striped cotton in a voile weight. We decided on a semi-fitted bodice shape with a high collar and large, leg-o-mutton sleeves with fitted long lower sleeves. She liked the skirts I was wearing that day, a full underskirt of silver silk dupioni with a gathered hem ruffle, with an overskirt of black & white pinstripe that had two drawstrings in front to pull the skirt up to show off the underskirt.
I decided I'd make her a similar set, using some black with pink pinstripe material I had in my stash. My pinstripe skirt was a purchased find in Philadelphia, so I made a pattern from it for my friend's skirt. For her underskirt we ordered from Silkbaron.com four yards of 54" wide dupioni in Roseberry, which is a GORGEOUS baby pink with fuschia crossweave, resulting in a gorgeous bright shock pink. I decided to make it a complete 'outfit', so I'm also making her a fitted waistcoat from the pinstripe, with lapels & welts of the pink silk.
She'll definitely have the blouse for Whitby, hopefully the rest of the kit, too. :)
For myself, I've got a skirt from a vintage 1958 Simplicity pattern, a pencil skirt that ends in a circular flounce at the hem. I'm planning to make it to wear to that wedding mentioned above. ;) I've got a killer fitted corset-back jacket to wear with it, that shows off the bird tattoos nicely (it's already been vetted by the bride & groom, no worries there!)- I just need to change out the buttons on the jacket, it came with gold-trimmed buttons, and I found some lovely victorianesque black jeweled buttons to use, instead.
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