Comments | steamfashion: Latest ensemble - learning to use my sewing machine.

was_a_gooze in steamfashion

Latest ensemble - learning to use my sewing machine.

Feb 10, 2013 16:48

Last year I reworked my wedding dress into part of a Steampunk ensemble ( Read more... )

outfits, bustles, aprons, ladies, steampunk

Comments 8

Beautiful goddess_becca February 27 2013, 13:27:16 UTC

Looking wonderful!

I love recycling things for steampunk. I have so many hobbies so I have bits and bobs of stuff everywhere.

Keep on sewing!

camilleyun February 27 2013, 15:48:10 UTC

I love it!

Another easy way to make a bustle is to take a little girl's fancy dress that has a ribbon tie around the waist, fold the shirt part of the dress so it cannot be seen, and tie the skirt part of the dress as a bustle using the ribbon waist tie of the dress around your own waist. Does that make sense? I hope I explained it well enough.

unowncafe February 27 2013, 16:17:52 UTC

Wow The outfit is beautiful. I love the bustle. (and the Jacket and the skirt and everything.)

elf_amazon February 27 2013, 16:37:03 UTC

Ooo! That's really pretty! What an excellent way to recycle that thrifted material. I'll have to look into that myself.

was_a_gooze February 27 2013, 17:27:03 UTC

Thanks!
I just realized I should add that I used Simplicity #1819 for the apron, but for the bustle, I used the pattern as a fabric length guide and used a great youtube tutorial for the actual construction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW0M4h0HnAI

I've decided on a person now as well - Steampunk Entomologist/Naturalist - so lots of mechanical bugs, a steampunked butterfly net, some sort of beekeeper's hat, etc.