Another great starter

There is a young lady that has started blogging and she is also a Costume lady in Australia.

She is still unsure and hasn't quite figured all the things out yet but you can see by her photos she makes some amazing stuff.

Check her out and leave a encouraging comment or hint.

http://april-richards.blogspot.com.au/

and hopefully she will find her little niche and flourish 

:)

Lady A

More Recycled fashion

The tubes I got given have been cut up and are being worked into the corset and the head piece.

I have a feeling to be able to make the jacket I will have to find more.

The costruction of the corset had to be done in a specific way, so that it can still be laced without it spliting or tearing.

So the tubes were sewn onto a fabric that just floats over the corset, sort of like a floating lining. Meaning the top layer is a few millimeters larger than the actual corset.

They are bound together top and bottom and the extra is eased in. (easier said than done with rubber)

the front piece was a bit more tricky to line up but it works okay.

 This is the top layer nearly there

As sewing the tubes has gone reasonably easy I am finding the head piece a little more challenging, mainly because the hand sewing of the tubes isn't that easy.
But I will get there in the end.  

just the front in the image I am yet to finish the base which will be holding it to the head.

The jacket is still in the drafting stage, but the unitard is going to be re modelled. I have found large amount of scraps in our scrap bin at work. So since I have decided to try and make this with the least amount of purchased materials as possible it was only fitting to make the flesh part of the unitrad a patch work bit. 
I am hoping it wont destract from the tube corset and coat, making the whole outfit too much patch and mix.

I need to have a bit of a fitting with a model before I can finish that but it seems to all be coming along smoothly.

I hope I didn't jinx myself there, but I would like to finish this by the end of November.

we will see how I go.

Lady A 

:D

A recycling style

As I said I was working on a exhibition, I decided to start with the bicycle tubes

I was very lucky to get a whole lot from a friend who cycles a lot.

Sewing the material seems reasonably simple, I did some samples and now I know what it will look like.

I started finding the right type of patterns and I have received the Coutil to start the bases with.

This is one of the first patterns, its a bit more modern.

The dummy needs some wadding to look more shapely.

the second one is a 50's pattern, I like it I am even thinking of making the bust more pointy to try and give a bustier look.

either way I can't wait to start with the tubes, its a bit exciting.

:D

Lady A