Finished corset!

I finished it this morning and tried it own. Yowza! What a difference straps make! Never going strapless again! It's a bit funky in the back because it needs to be relaced. And it is a bit tight, but that's why I made it back and front lacing. Hope to lose weight by Scarby!





Now on to the new noble gown!

Update!

Eep! I haven't posted in quite some time. Busy with internship and then school and life in general.

I'm in the planning stages of a new noble gown. I have this nice teal velveteen I got for like $3.50/yd. I got 3 yards of it at one Hancock's, and 9 yards at another... However, the 9 yard piece looks more like wale-less corduroy than velveteen... Even though it says it is velveteen... I'm suspicious. But despite what it is, it's still a very pretty color. I'm thinking teal body, black velveteen for the sleeves and I can use my black velveteen forepart from my other gown. Teal and black. Not what I had first planned with I bought the teal (I was hoping for a pink), however, I have decided I really like the way black and teal look together.


This is a little brighter than the actual shade, but you can get the idea.

Also working on a new corset using the Simplicity 2621, except I'm making it front and back closing, and without tabs. First toile was waaaaay big, so I re-cut the pieces two sizes smaller. Second toile is in process. I'll try to remember to get pictures of it when I try it on.

Update: Got the second mock-up done. Still a little big. And I remembered to take a picture. The toile isn't boned, but obviously the final product will be. If I was a good little seamstress, I would have boned the toile, too, but... well, I'm lazy.

Black(ish) chemise

So, back in like September of 2008 or so, I bought 12 yards of a cream crinkle cotton for $1/yd at Walmart. This is the first time I used it. But I wanted a black chemise, so I got to dye fabric for the first time!

The original fabric, almost spot on to the actual color.

While in the dye bath.

While in the sink being rinsed.

And the final product, courtesy of http://www.pbase.com/paul42/scarby09

Scarby cont. again

So what did I actually accomplish before Scarby? ...uhm... Not much else, heh. But this week I bought new fabric for a new forepart. I also have to redo my sister's bodice before I go home this weekend. And 4 papers due before then! Ack!

Scarborough cont.

Well, as of today, I have:

• Finished the forepart (though I want to just totally make a new one.  I do have time... but do I have the money?)
  
• Finished restringing the girdle (I put glue on all knots to hopefully keep it from unraveling *crosses fingers*)
  

And... that's about it.  Stop procrastinating self!

Scarborough Faire!

There's now less than two weeks till opening!  I still have soooo much left to do!

• Finish new chemise
  
• Fix new bodice so it actually fits
  
• Make sleeves for new bodice
  
• Redo waistband for underskirt
  
• Add guard to bottom of underskirt
  
• Fix girdle
  
• Add new feathers to feather headpiece
  

If I have time, I'd also like to add some more trim to my overskirt.  But I might wait to do that after opening weekend.

I think that's it...  I'll add to the list as it comes up.

I also wanted to make a new fantasy-belly dance-ish type outfit for when I'm going all weekend every weekend.  Luckily, being a belly dancer, I can use some of my old pieces.  For the new outfit, though I still need to do a lot.

• Make bodice.  Or turkish vest.  Probably bodice to hide more of the lumpy bits of my stomach.
  
• Make belt.
  
• Make chemise/tie shirt to wear under bodice
  

Not much on the list, but they will be time consuming (the bodice and belt, not so much the chemise or shirt or whatever, if I even decide to make it or not).  But now, to worry on my nobles to get it ready for opening weekend.

More new corset

Completely finished first half of it except for eyelets.  For the second half, I still didn't have new fabric, but my old corset's underside was black, so I cut one half of it down and rebound it.  Have to finish boning and binding that half.  This is a multi-colored corset because it's one of those "make it with what you have" deals and I didn't have enough bias tape in one color, so yay colors! Heh.  Again, sorry for poor quality picture, I think my camera may be in my car.  If not, it's home in Texas while I'm stuck up here in Oklahoma city.  *sigh*