Thank you, Mel! Yeah, the underdress will be in the dupioni, and the over in the velvet... Only question here is whether I should do the collar (that I will...
Hi, I'd say step one is not to take shortcuts, not matter how much of a pain in the neck it is. You can take shortcuts when you are more advanced. The thing...
I met again with the Indy museum this Saturday and here is the latest (I'll post a more detailed report on the Gather Board) Note taking will be allowed. ...
I say do the collar in the dupioni to show off that silk weave a bit more. The velvet is lovely, but might be a tad too busy for the collar and might hide the...
I took a hoto of the sketch I had on the designs on the Victory jacket. The file's under Nelly's LOTR projects. Here are the notes: I sketched the design on a...
... Are you including commissions and thrift store ensembles in that? They are also not made by the wearer, but they aren't Rubies or MR. It's a tough call -...
... I think when you're doing contests and openings and things like that... it's should be much more an open free for all... open to all who provide "color". ...
... Did the wearer make the costume or not? This should determine what name goes with any prize or award. ... Virtue should go rewarded. So make up names for...
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To answer your question directly, ACS means the entire brooch Noble Collection sells is 2 inches wide where the real one is closer to 4. To be fair, NC says...
Well, there are two brands that I know of, PMC and ArtClay. I know for sure Fire Mountain Gems sells ArtClay: http://www.firemountaingems.com/artclay.asp ...
I think Atelier des Elfes or http://ambreagorn.free.fr/ or however you remember the site, is back in business. They sell the very close LotR ciclet replicas. ...
They give a price for shipping in France. They ask you to contact them for all other destinations. They make jewellery to order(in other words they can make...
Just found this pic of Gandalf reaching for his staff to depart after seeing Bilbo off to Rivendell. Look at those funny "dents" in the upper part of the...
... Ringwraith's horse A lot of that is budget and time. The real ringwraiths used over 40 yards of fabric and had huge specially engineered hoods over their...
... elastic or whatever that is holding the sleeve pleats in place? What do people think? ... Actually, it looks more like the wrinkles you get from having a...
... Jessi, if you can't get any of the folks from the horse pics in the scrapbook to pop up, you'll have to re-invent the wheel and see what you can do. I know...
... Joann's carries this really amazing poly fabric called micro-suede. It comes in shades of brown, has a nap like suede (is actually a cloth) and sometimes...
... really know where to go to. I don't really have any leather working experience, so what tools are needed and etc.? How much experience does it take to...
In a message dated 8/4/2005 10:06:23 PM Central Daylight Time, landsknecht_jim@... writes: I don't really have any leather working experience, so what...
... differences from the originals so that stolen props can be easily spotted from the reproductions. If that's the case it's another example of New Line's...
I received an email from Didier this morning, and he said he plans to have Paypal operating on his website this September. I asked him to let us know when it...
Fun Foam makes excellent bracers, cheap and good practice if you want to go on to the leather, I use fun foam for templates as well -check out Julia's site for...
Hi, that would be my pics. It's in Nelly's LOTR Projects under the Photo folder. However, the microsuede is just a chocolate brown that's been rinsed in dk....
Look for leather hide suppliers. Tandy Leather has a good selection of buckles, rivets, etc. as well as the tools to apply them. I don't remember seeing...
Well, I can say from personal experience that Dharma's silk fiber reactive "ecru" dye powder is very very strong... I'd water it down by 2-3 times if you don't...
... absolutely! There's so much going on in that crown. I think it's the same reason they never released a Arwen Coronation crown. They'd have to charge at ...
