Quick and Dirty Costuming - Modifying a Vest and Tricking out a (not mini!) Hat
Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my latest posts to the Steam Wench's Salon. I've been doing some how-I-did-it posts on Quick and Dirty steampunk costuming, to show that you don't have to break the bank or have mad sewing skills in order to create your own unique Steampunk garments.
My latest two posts involve modifying a thrift store vest to give it more steampunk flair:
http://steamwenchsalon.blogspot.com/2011/04/quick-and-dirty-steampunking-vest.html
And taking a sat-upon velvet hat from a thrift store and tricking it out into a lovely, louche lid:
http://steamwenchsalon.blogspot.com/2011/04/quick-and-dirty-plain-hat-to-steampunkd.html
From this plain but vest, I added a leather and metal hook and a kiltpin decoration of my own creation,
To come up with this:
I took this plain wonky hat, added white lace trim over the grosgrain ribbon, keeping the bow at the back,
And made an ornament from old watchparts, semiprecious beads I had to hand, and clock hands I found on sale, to make this:
My latest two posts involve modifying a thrift store vest to give it more steampunk flair:
http://steamwenchsalon.blogspot.com/2011/04/quick-and-dirty-steampunking-vest.html
And taking a sat-upon velvet hat from a thrift store and tricking it out into a lovely, louche lid:
http://steamwenchsalon.blogspot.com/2011/04/quick-and-dirty-plain-hat-to-steampunkd.html
From this plain but vest, I added a leather and metal hook and a kiltpin decoration of my own creation,
To come up with this:
I took this plain wonky hat, added white lace trim over the grosgrain ribbon, keeping the bow at the back,
And made an ornament from old watchparts, semiprecious beads I had to hand, and clock hands I found on sale, to make this: