I'm making a silk velvet dress with a sizeable train. The excess fabric looks great pooled on the floor, but I noticed that the dress does not trail behind...
... looks great pooled on the floor, but I noticed that the dress does not trail behind properly as I walk (looks like a lopsided slug). Ok... couple of...
its the prologue gown, love it, and I LOVE the sleeves, so pretty. I attempted to make this dress and I got tired of emb the fabric so just the bodice is...
I was looking online at fabric, and found fabric that could possibly be somewhat of a match for one of Galadriel's gown ... probably not her mirror gown, which...
Ok... couple of question... when you're you're saying "lopsided slug" do you mean that when you walk the fabric is pulling to the back and one side???? or just...
I haven't done a lot of stuff with trains, but I wonder if the problem isn't just how very soft the silk velvet is? there isn't any body or crispness to it, to...
... correct itself afterwards. That's standard. Even with old dresses with well behaved train, you have to position the train first. My sister's wedding...
Hi all, While searching for fabric for a different costume I came across a company that sells the platinum silk dupioni worn by Legolas in Return of the King....
Ok, sorry it took so long but real life has a way of interfering... The product I was talking about is Dragonskin. You can get a sample kit direct from the...
... direct from the manufacturer (one time deal) at this web site: Smooth-On Dragonskin Trail Package However, you can get the same smaller sizes at high end...
Hi, All! Judy and I had quite a discussion some time ago about the outfit, shown for only an instant in *Return of the King,* that Sam wears while returning to...
Thanks Daniel and Cat, for the information about "Dragonskin." I've been wanting to make myself a new pair of pointy ears, and this time I'd like to try...
... a kit from the manufacturer, or get smaller quantities from an art supply store. The trick is to call the art suplie stores first. In LA, Pearl Art Supply...
Hello Debbie, As far as Tim's experience shows this type of silicone is extremely tough and durable, he was even able to keep the ears on 3 days strait at ...
Actually it was version 4, but I now got 7 with a new DVD drive and it works even better than 4. Version 6 had a lot of bugs it it. Version 7 also plays DTS...
Hi everybody, I have finished my Éowyn Riding outfit today and I would like to show you some photos. I'm going to wear that outfit at RingCon here in Germany....
Judy & Daniel – OK, I managed to find PowerDVD 5.3 on my ‘puter by checking “Add/Remove hardware” in Control Panel. I have started the Photo Gallery...
OK, I was going to "reply via web post" to Johanne's last query on the Sam's velvet discussion, but that email looks different and doesn't have that link, so,...
(reminder, please crop you posts.... especially when they're OT. Don't torture the folks on digest mode.) ... copy, displayed it and then pushed “c” like...
To add a bit of my experience with grey and black dyes. . . I was trying to get a charcoal grey on silk velvet, used what I thought was plenty of Dharma...
(this isn't really so OT, think of it as a research skill, like how to look at a picture or do a burn test, for example) OK, so I poked around in my Power dvd...
good point, most dyes are a mix of colors, which respond differently to the fibers in the dye process, and to the weathering techniqes later on. I had some...
^.^ It's almost done!!! I just have to wait for some Swarovski teardrop crystals to arrive by snail mail to complete the beading process. But... for now, I...
Hello Johanne, I was waiting to see Cat's reaction before delving into details. I gather now that the subject is no longer taboo, or not as sensitive as it...
... and costumes in museum-curation conditions, but of course didn't have that capacity to begin with, so some of the old stuff has deteriorated, never having...
for warmth, you might make the lining or an interlining out of something cozy like flannel or waffle-weave, or just an under dress (then you can wear the...
Neume <sailingwest111@...> wrote: Thank you and thanks everyone for your help. I have some and those are really great ears. In fact I send everyone I...
Excuse me for the little OT. The Noble Collection no more to produce the Staff of Gandalf the Grey? I am trying it, but he is missing, ghost!! You you know...
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