I wrote a nice long update on the fire yesterday and then somehow deleted it - moo. Anyway, we had guests for Father's day so while the hardwood floors were cat hair and dust free I laid out the dress on Narcissa to shape the train. I'm waiting to hem it until I finish the stenciling (the red glitter spray should arrive today - yay ( Read more... )

Progress on the Fire - yay! I went over to dancinseamstre house yesterday to barrow her serger. What with being sick last week I only had the inner sleeves cut out so Brooke kindly serged while I cut out the skirt, both chiffon & lining. She even let me chatter away and fed me Squirt and cookies. *throws kisses* Brooke you are fabulous ( Read more... )

Remember the glitter spray I used on my Fire linings? Well I was thinking it might add some "oomph" (and create a design for B to follow with the beading) if I added some Harley Flames (TM) to the orange fabric, at the hem and around the neckline. B liked to idea too but my Michaels is still out of stock, since I cleaned them out of gold glitter ( Read more... )

It's official - I have a cold. Bah! I didn't feel like doing much this evening so I pulled out the Fire and worked on it. Wow, two days in a row, I am on a roll! :> So all of the petty handwork is done. Everything is tied off, basting stitches removed, hook and eye on, zipper tacked down, slits reinforced etc ( Read more... )

Now don't faint - I actually worked on my Fire costume last night! I put in the zipper (only took two tries *sigh*) and sewed up the side seams and shoulders. Tried it on (forgot to take pics oops!) and success! Fits well, looks good - it's all starting to come together. While I had it on I had B mark the hem on the front panel then sewed that up. ( Read more... )

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*breathes sigh of relief* The power was only out for 20-30 minutes - yay! I spent the evening busily sewing and forgot to update my LJ with the good news - opps! All that flat lining was tedious but I like the end results. I stopped when I got to the side seams and center back (zipper) because it was really too late to be doing complicated things. ( Read more... )

Everything is cut out now, except for the silk chiffon and underskirt, 'cause I'm not sure about them yet. Finished tweaking the earrings and bodice jewelry - my new found jewelry making skills are definitely coming in handy. :> The fire stencil is cut out, for now anyway. I want to do some testing before I cut more ( Read more... )

It's very strange the way this costume has morphed as I've worked on it. It went from an inspired copy of Eowyn's Green Dress, to Eowyn's Funeral Dress, to bits and pieces I've always loved from fellow costumer's frocks and now it's starting to resemble Arwen's Mourning Dress. Weird! Of course I never claimed my designs were original. I pinch every ( Read more... )