... of ... Okay then. -__^ Guess if no new info pop up by the time I get this dress done, will have the sleeves self-lined. Anyway, I'm planning to have the...
So, for Halloween, I subjected my 11 month old son to my twisted will of dressing him up as David the Gnome. It's a really simple costume, most of the parts...
I am sure we've had the discussion here about fast, cheap, good: pick two. Here's an actual web poll: http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/polls/poll0262.html with...
... I don't sew for money nor have I paid anyone to sew for me, but I'd bet people would change their minds if they had to wait months and months for a project...
... bet people would change their minds if they had to wait months and months for a project to be completed. Most of us wait till the last minute so option #2...
... a ... medieval ... Just noticed this question when I try to trace the gores on some of the photos of the costume. Are they just located between the...
http://www.costumersguide.com/stardust/silver2.jpg If you look at the same picture just noted about the gores, you can see that the lower sleeve as actually a...
How does one go about doing the shirring or gathering on this skirt? http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Goddess/images/198515~1.L.jpg Whenever I try just doing...
... http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Goddess/images/198515~1.L.jpg <http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Goddess/images/198515%7E1.L.jpg> Whenever I try just doing...
... need ... the ... That is a gore alright placed in the princess seam. Hard to tell the shap of the gore, but since it is going into two straight seams the ...
Thanks for the help. I'm pretty new at gathering... what is the broom stick skirt treatment? I've been trying to gather this by hand (it's much less fabric)...
... broom stick skirt treatment? I've been trying to gather this by hand (it's much less fabric) because I'm making a dress using this type of gathering but...
... and back without a CF or CB seam. Even so, one has to be very careful at the very top to get everything lined up just right. I find hand sewing give me...
Hi Everyone I just finished making a Captain Sheridan costume from Babylon 5. Because of work kids and grandkids and lets not forget time with my wife it took...
Well the Hand Link communicator is not hard to make. I made about 5 and those were puppet sizes. 2 were out of sculpy and 3 were out of thick foam core board...
To Kath the Puppeteer. Thank you very much for your guidence. the hints on the how to for the link, and the where for for the PPG also great extra with the...
yes, that photo shows a pretty big gore set into the side seam. Because of the way the dress is arranged, it's hard to see if there is also a gore in the...
I must be weird, because I don't have that much trouble with gores... it's always easier to set them into a seam than a slit, but... a little planning is...
... Oh! The Princess Seam Gore can be seen here -__^ http://www.costumersguide.com/stardust/silver1.jpg I think it can also be seen here, right beside her Left...
... It sure is! that's a great picture, you can also see how the center front panel is on the bias, while the side fronts are on the straight grain. I do not...
I just bought one of those inexpensive adjustable dress forms and I was wondering how to find where the princess seam lines are and what to mark those lines...
Excuse the dual post.... but this is just in time for you to give yourself a nice little present. November 21, 22, and 23, 25% off trim and rhinestones. BUT,...
I have a request for some Anime costumes & thought someone could help me decide what kinds of fabrics to use. The characters are Queen Nehellenia (or...
... Woh! Like that I wonder how much of cloths I should be getting cause it won't be me sewing it (not yet but hopefully after this gown, I can start sewing my...
The best way to do a yardage estimate for something like this is really to do the test garment first, using something similar to the fashion fabric but really...
Then leave the fabric so ... And if your pattern paper and bottom paper are thin enough, I would actually keep it on while sewing and you can just rip it off...
that's a great point, especially if you've cut single layers and it's stuff that you need to keep in shape (like sleeves and bodices) If it's the long skirt...
Hello, I purchased a 100% silk crinkle skirt for a Star Wars costume and dyed it in Rit Dye. The color took great, but all of my crinkles fell out. Is there an...
Hello everyone! For those of you that recall the question I posted about two months back regarding a reinforced keyhole cut out on a skirt, I wanted to share...
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