... it's possible. I've emailed one of the staff and asked if thre were plans for another one. She said that the guy in charge hasn't said anything, I don't...
... It sounds like you're just planning on doing feather tips. You can just stitch around the shafts between the feathers in a couple places and knot before...
... By hand, so your sewing machine doesn't chew them up. ... Vinyl, like fabrics, is sold by the linear yard, or linear fraction thereof. A square yard is 9...
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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Jan 1, 2005 9:04 pm
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If it's garment leather you are sewing, just use regular cotton or cotton/poly thread. DO NOT use silamide or silk or nylon or other very strong thread,...
... If the garment is being made to last a while, use all-poly. Gutermann's is 100% poly and is the weight of regular cotton. Tanned leather has chemicals...
... I too wear plus sizes, and never make patterns from scratch if I can help it. I buy patterns, on sale, and modify them. If they're multi-size and don't...
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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Jan 2, 2005 9:21 am
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... One book on alterations is by Sandra Betzina and called 'Fast Fit' ...
... Yeah, and have a friend fit it for you, once you have it sized up just by what the pattern did and made your first muslin. For historical costumes, like...
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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Jan 2, 2005 4:17 pm
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... a "heavy jacard patterned material" but I've got some stills from the ROTK EE which suggest otherwise... ( http://lucyinthesky.me.uk/GandalfWhite.htm - my...
... I know there is another pattern program out there, my friend has both of them. She was really impressed that Living Soft was much more intuitive and easier...
... A couple of suggestions (or 3): use padded hangers. put in those hanging straps that you see on ballgowns, you know- those long loops that don't seem to...
Marla- How "streachy" is the fabric? Are you going to have dress sag if it hangs for a long time? I have in the past for costumes that have larger necklines,...
Hi, My 2 cents would be to see what Ngila has done. Used big heavyduty hangars and duct taped thick foam around 'em. You can cover this with muslin or...
... [snip] ... [snip] I would put a set of loops in side the shoulders, just the right length to keep the shoulders of the dress on the hanger, and another set...
hello, I finally got pics up, (they're not very good I took them from my cell) (they are in the folder lordofhaladin) I don't want to put too may pics up yet...
one more thing, the color is off in the pics so, the drape is a touch darker then the original (from costume stills) and the tunic is lighter then in the pics...
Well I managed to get my sketches up today, so if any one is interested they can be found at: http://www.homepage-host.uni.cc/p/lavenda/exhibit.html X Lavs ...
Underdress: *3 yds black silk habotai (www.dharmatrading.com) *4 yds red silk velvet for sleeves (www.silkconnection.com) *4 yds red silk habotai for sleeve...
The Duct Tape Dummy is finished! :) Well, sort of finished. I haven't taped up the bottom of it, due to a desire to see how it "settles" and whether or not I...
Hi Michelle! I sewed the beads in after I flatlined the lining and outer layers together, and after I attached the bias tape to the outer layer... I attached...
The best closeup pictures in my stash are from the Neiman Marcus display, which were posted at The One Ring.net a while back. When I saved them they were...
... didn't really shrink lengthwise, but the crinkles (which run lengthwise) tightened up, causing it to become 1/2 the size in width. After ironing, it...
Thanks Nikki! Katrin! Chris! Jess! Cassandra! Eruwestial! And Sara! For all your very kind comments! Jess: I started by studying Cat's Galadriel Prologue Page...
... finally found a project to use it in. I've found I'm unable to unwrinkle it, ironing nor hot shower steam have worked, so I think the metallic content has...
Hi Sara! Well... Let me try this again... ! Third try! I don't mind sharing how I did the sleeves... So, here goes... I haven't photographed the pattern for...
Hi, I don't know to much about them, but I just bought 7yds of (I hope) really dark midnight velvet from this ebay seller:swordsnsilk and she's got great...
... it. I want it to come to a rounded point at center front so that the weight of the tail won't pull it out of shape and so that it lays flat against the...
... message related to Gimli. The basic info is over on our website: http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Dwarf/Gimli.htm For the insane details, head over to...
... I'm not sure what shape it should be (or even where to start with drafting it). Should it be kind of a ellipse shape instead of just straight around? OH,...
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