no, it's leather but it would be easy enough to fake metal with paint, and fun foam as well with some sort of backing to give it more weight, and using the...
... Hmmmmm...so in order to create it, one have to do a very wide Bias Tape like piece, and sew it to the cuff of the sleeves like how we do with Bias Tape,...
... like piece, and sew it to the cuff of the sleeves like how we do with Bias Tape, except not binding the "raw edges" completely like how we usually do with...
Hi all! I'm new here. :) Glad to see the discussion about Stardust. I've been trying to find some good picture of the coat Tristan wears after he leaves the...
We've all admired this! :) Look back in the messages, it won't be that far. I know folks found pix and had pattern ideas. welcome! S ... I've ... after he...
I am looking to make a costume this year that has to look like it has been made from gossamer (spider-web thread) ... the costume design is very loose so far...
How about silk tulle? it has the same honeycomb texture as nylon tulle, but is soft and drapey like silk. I have seen it in black and white/off white, and...
You might want to consider using FOSSHAPE, the felt like fabric that you heat activate with a costume steamer and or steam iron which will provide some added...
... I was thinking of two fabrics, a silk or satin under (a dark color) with the white tulle over. Or there are still some holoween fabrics at discount out...
Hello out there...Happy New Year to all! As it is day 2 of the New Year, I am getting organized and trying to get my materials and projects in order so all I...
Victorian Children's clothing is very specific to the age of the child. The skirt lengths change according to how old the child is. Floor length skirts, I...
... Truely Victorian has a young girl's victorian dress pattern: http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/600.html I've never used the pattern, so I can't comment on...
"Victorian" encompasses a wide ranges of fashions. Are you talking hoop era, bustle, before, after? There are several patterns I've seen out there for girls...
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I've always loved Victorian fashions! This book is a great visual help. It features surviving pieces from the Victorian era. If you can find it at your local...
Try Truly Victorian, Past Patterns (Attic Copies) and Folkwear - all have varying degrees of childrens' Victorian patterns. Note Folkwear pattern had some...
Where would be the best place to get clothes for my two boys for a Retro-Event coming up this summer. They're 5 and 3. Ideas? Eric "Renderking" Fisk The Fedora...
Hey guys, Just letting you know... our costumer's host company is still doing recovery on our server. (They got it fixed, they though anyway and then one of...
Thank you to everyone for the suggestions, I am still perusing over all of the information. Most of the dresses seem too young for her. I need to look at a...
... help. It ... it at your ... 1919/dp/0764315 ... 1919/dp/0764315773) ... I was looking at this book also and it is very informative breaking each period...
I'm going to need to find an inexpensive version of my scottish dirk. The one I have I recently had appraised, and well, I may be taking it to the next...
... [snipped] ... Hvae you googled on 'sgian dubh' to see who's selling them and the cost? <http://www.harpanddragon.com/sgiandhu.htm> has some inexpensive...
If you do go back to that pawnshop, DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT tell the proprietor the value of that piece, otherwise he/she will try to gouge you out of your...
... being of a fantasy race of spider-worshipping dark elves. It depends on how literal you want to be about the "spiderweb-ness"--Joann's had several...
Y'know, this list can be a treasure trove of info, imho. It might be even more helpful, though, for the list to be helpful if we knew which Victorian period...
... I was looking for Post-Civil War, so about 1880-1900...I have found several resources, but nothing has smacked me upside the head yet. I was hoping for a...
... head yet. I was hoping for a teenage girl's party dress, not the little girl dolly type dress You may need to work on your own pattern then, because there...
Have you checked the Burda line of patterns? I recall seeing a new 1890's bustle type dress in their costume section. it is shown made up in a cotton fabric,...
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