Well, I'm running out of time if I want to get this dress done for comic con, so I had to make some decisions based on recent debate. I went down to look at...
Thank you so much. That information has helped me a great deal as now I can put together a list of the typical elements of Eowyn's clothing using what you have...
In Victorian/Edwardian times, when ladies wore long skirts all the time, hems were often faced rather than just turned up, and the facing could be as much as...
Not sure if this will be of interest to anyone, but thought I'd post my results of a dye test on crushed panne fabric that I'm planning to use for Arwen's...
Just to give you some ideas on your headdress so you don't have to take expensive classes to learn how to work in metal. I found that you can buy inexpensive...
Lately, I've been using these plastic hanging dress forms to store my costumes - they give better support than hangers, but won't crease velvet or anything...
I saw that great site that did this similar thing for arwen's coroantion gown, so I figured i could do this for Eowyn's gown too. This drees looks (in most...
... OMG! I totally forgot to post this: When I went to the FIDM exhibit on opening day, I actually took a BEHR paint color fan with me and matched the Eowyn...
... shoulders? Funeral mantle is pinned with two clips... but I wouldn't suggest wearing it that way for anything other than posing for pictures unless you put...
Ahhhh thank you for the lovely compliment Barb, Well,all I can really say is I’ve never tackled anything like this before( I haven’t even ever used a...
Just a thought, but there's a product called "Tack It" (Aleene's) - which might work to keep the mantle on the shoulders. It's a *repositionable* fabric...
... Eowyn has? Just small/medium braids all over, then wet them and hang to dry? How well would that last? This is synthetic hair, not human hair. Get wig...
I took a synthetic hair workshop a few months ago. First off, be sure not to use any styling product with alcohol in it. Also, be careful about what hairprays...
... it weighs the fabric down too much, plus makes it ripply, which I can't stand Well, you've got the same options that they had. It's probably too late to...
... anyone tried whipstitching stretch velvet for a finish? How does it look? Ack... well try a blanket edge stitch instead. (like on Leggy's tunic.) Pick a...
I have used the Procion fiber reactive dyes from Dharma to dye silk velvet with a rayon pile. The only potential down side is that sometimes the silk backing...
Really quick site update.... but I needed to correct mistakes both little and big Lots of typo corrections, thank you everyone... even if you did not get...
To get some kink in my synthetic Galadriel wig, I braided it, wet it, and air-dryed it (Don't "hang" to dry, dry flat or the cap will stretch out.). Drying...
Ooohhh Melody, You’re right I am 5ft 10”…..hehehhe Ummnn yes I am a newbie in the sense that I have never used a sewing machine in my life and most I did...
Your costume is looking great! This is a good site that I used to get the pattern for my boots off of, and with a little effort and fiddling it works pretty...
Hey all, I finally got around to upload (more) parts of my website ,and I wanted you to know that the URLs for the White WETA study page and the Noble...
<<<<I was wondering if anyone knew what the shoes that arwen wore with the coronation gown looked like, on the ring styles site he lists a pair of elven queen...
... the coronation gown looked like, on the ring styles site he lists a pair of elven queen boots but I wasnt sure if those were what she wore of not. any...
I'm moving this up to announce so that everyone catches it. Simplicity has a couple new patterns... This will replace 9891 as the base.. and hopefully they...
... going ... He made them. He can even get the same velvet,but the suppliers will only sell him 2 metre pieces so that you have to for pay the surplus fabric...
I posted some a while back. I just found them again in my Photobucket (glad too, didn't want to ask for you to wait till monday when I get my comp back.) ...
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