Hi!
My toddler size dummy is wearing a Christmas Fairy costume; I just need to cut
out 200 holly leaves!! I wonder if my 3 year old daughter will appreciate all
the hard work?!!
All the best
Jayne
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In a message dated 11/15/2005 4:53:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just need to cut out 200 holly leaves!! I wonder if my 3 year old
daughter will appreciate all the hard work?!!
I appreciate it! I would never do it--I would use ready-made leaves, myself.
Muppet Fur is what I call the currently popular Acrylic furlike fiber.
Some folks call it Teddy Bear, some folks call it eyelash.
LONG URL... but this gives the texture. The lining I used is in black.
Got the fabric for a steal from my local shop.
The texture approximates the look in the
Hi! Ann
I did look into getting ready made holly leaves, but the ones I have come
across come in packets of six leaves at £3.00 a packet (sorry, I don't know
what that is in dollars!), and I have to budget for gift shopping for Santa
(I'm one of his elves in disguise!! lol), so the DIY option
Marie Stewart wrote:
Muppet Fur is what I call the currently popular Acrylic furlike fiber.
Some folks call it Teddy Bear, some folks call it eyelash.
LONG URL... but this gives the texture. The lining I used is in black.
Got the fabric for a steal from my local shop.
The texture approximates
This is the painting which inspired me. Holbein before England ... I
misremembered the date.
Portrait of Young Woman
Artist: Hans Holbein
1517
http://www.wga.hu/art/h/holbein/hans_y/1518/5wife.jpg
On 11/15/05, Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marie Stewart wrote:
Muppet Fur is
Hi,
Now we are talking about fur. Yesterday they had a bargain in my Mall. I
could get a silverfox with head, legs and tails, you know how these looks
like, for a bargain. Very fine quality.
Could i use such a fox and sew on my 18th century cloak?
I would consider it a shame to remove the
Mine is wearing a draping of a black wool skirt with an overlay of
silver/grey burnout velvet (black background) in a cool scrollie
pattern. I'm not sure what it will be yet. I am just playing with
fabric at the moment.
Sg
Other than that it periodically holds my new ruff for the upcoming
Muppet fur is what you get when you skin a dead muppet! Preferrably a prime
pelt like Cookie Monster, Elmo or Snuffalupagus. Kermit and the Count never
have prime pelts, so not worth the bother.
Is Sesame Street old enough to be on-topic for a historical costuming list?
grin
Denise B
It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company
dinners, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be
planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason,
costumers are probably making something. So, what's your dressmaker's
dummy wearing today?
one's wearing the fabric for a coat I'm making the other half for christmas -
one's wearing a victorian corset (or the beginnings of it anyway - one (child
sized) is wearing a part made British army Crimean uniform (child sized,
obv.), and the other is naked, but soon to be wearing an 18th
Hi,
I am a little embarrased to ask, because i really aught to know and have
made this before, but actually i never made a chemise before because i
always just edged my dresses with lace.
But i want to construkt after Jean Hunniset's chemise.
My lady meassures 21 inches from under the arms and
Hi,
Thanks for taking the time for this.
I also have ben thinking it would be silly to add the engageantes to the
chemise, as it always is going to be washed after each use, and therefore
would be more labout to iron the laces of the sleaves.
I want to make a casing for a drawstring along the
Unfortunately, I have nothing coming up that I can play dress-up at. I'm in
a bit of a no-man's land by way of costuming, and any Christmas parties
coming up are very informal. *Sigh*
So instead I'm using the time to repair and update some of my dance
costumes. Presently my dummy is looking all
Mine's just wearing the canvas cover since I never got her to remotely
resemble me...with an instructor's help. How do you model rounded shoulders
and a hollow chest?
A friend and I are planning on making duct tape doubles. Any better
suggestions? I know that pinning will be more difficult
At 16:14 15/11/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
I am a little embarrased to ask, because i really aught to know and
have made this before, but actually i never made a chemise before
because i always just edged my dresses with lace.
But i want to construkt after Jean Hunniset's chemise.
My lady meassures
Bjarne, my reply about the lace frills is from a costumer and considers
practicality rather than necessarily being authentic, but for what it's worth:
I always edge the chemise in lace rather than sewing the lace to the dress,
because the chemise is much easier to launder. With the actresses in
I am assuming that this is a 1700s outfit. (got in the topic late)a
suggestion and not this is how it's done. If you have a double row of
lace/ruffle on the sleeve, you could have the lace/ruffle that is near the
skin sewn to the chemise and the top lace/ruffle sewn to the dress.
-Original
Bless you! You had better get lots of photos, to be sure your daughter
remembers!
Absolute must - my Nana spent hours making me a medieval princess dress when
I
was little, but we didn't get any pics - all I can remember is that it was
gorgeous, purple,
and had a big pointy henin!
The last time I did this sort of project, after cutting the first 10
leaves, I began to cut the rest free-hand. This made the chore more
interesting (as to repeating the shapes from a given piece of felt), The
assembly thereafter was Much more interesting.
Pick your best flick and enjoy the
On Tuesday 15 November 2005 7:50 am, Marie Stewart wrote:
Muppet Fur is what I call the currently popular Acrylic furlike fiber.
Some folks call it Teddy Bear, some folks call it eyelash.
LONG URL... but this gives the texture. The lining I used is in black.
Got the fabric for a steal from
That's what I was going to suggest - getting a
large 'silk' holly garland and peeling off the
leaves. They usually come off very easily. This
is how we did the angel wings from one of our
painting reproductions (fantasy) - got every bit
of silk greenery from the local craft store that
had
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