Steampunk Lady's Apron
I made this based off something that I had seen on another post.
I finally managed to take some images of the Lady's Apron that I worked on just before WesterCon, and have finished the "last" touches last week.
This is one of those fun costumes you just have to continue "tweaking". It will be a while before I truly finish it.
The Complete Outfit
Front View: I decided on overall closures, and found some nice brassy ones at JoAnn's. Part of a filagree clasp was sewn into the patch pocket for things such as eyeglasses or maybe a monacle chain.
The cogs were originally sculpted in separately clay, fired, then resin-cast. The castings were painted gold, sealed, then "antiqued". I glued three cogs together to form the triad. I might get around to actually posting how to make them.
Side Views: The silver cylinder thing is a drinking flask, because it's socially acceptable to have a nip every now and then. There is another resin-casted cog on the pocket, which also serves a nifty place to hang my pocket watch chain.
Also, the tabs holding the D-rings, which are nice places to hook other things, such as tools or keys.
Two patch pockets complete the front. I took the reverse side of the apron fabric to make the pockets. Because I was running out of enough usable pieces of fabric, I sewed together smaller pieces to make the pocket (literally a "patch pocket"). It worked out quite nicely.
Back View: A black 2" clip painted gold then antiqued, served as the closure.
I finally managed to take some images of the Lady's Apron that I worked on just before WesterCon, and have finished the "last" touches last week.
This is one of those fun costumes you just have to continue "tweaking". It will be a while before I truly finish it.
The Complete Outfit
Front View: I decided on overall closures, and found some nice brassy ones at JoAnn's. Part of a filagree clasp was sewn into the patch pocket for things such as eyeglasses or maybe a monacle chain.
The cogs were originally sculpted in separately clay, fired, then resin-cast. The castings were painted gold, sealed, then "antiqued". I glued three cogs together to form the triad. I might get around to actually posting how to make them.
Side Views: The silver cylinder thing is a drinking flask, because it's socially acceptable to have a nip every now and then. There is another resin-casted cog on the pocket, which also serves a nifty place to hang my pocket watch chain.
Also, the tabs holding the D-rings, which are nice places to hook other things, such as tools or keys.
Two patch pockets complete the front. I took the reverse side of the apron fabric to make the pockets. Because I was running out of enough usable pieces of fabric, I sewed together smaller pieces to make the pocket (literally a "patch pocket"). It worked out quite nicely.
Back View: A black 2" clip painted gold then antiqued, served as the closure.