#doxiequeen1

[jancola]

Some in progress shots of my autumn leaves skirt. Inspired by:

Posts about sewing the making of written by Angela Clayton

I wasn’t sure where she kept her batteries, but for me they were so heavy they had to be stored in a pocket at the waist. Any lower and the skirt collapsed.

[topknots-trunk]

Via doxiequeen1.

[angelacostumery]

More photos of the finished 1890s ensemble! I’m so happy with how this looks and photographs. It turned out exactly I wanted it to, which is the most wonderful feeling!

This costume consists of four main pieces - a skirt, blouse, jacket, and hat. I used faux wool flannel and silk for the vast majority of the ensemble and It was designed, drafted, and made entirely by me.

This project wasn’t difficult, but it did test my patience at times. I’ve never done this much pattern matching before and it was more time consuming than I had expected. I also ran into some road blocks with skills I was unfamiliar with...like making the collar, and designing soutache patterns. But I got it all figured out in the end!

I’ve documented the process in great detail on my blog, those posts can be read here. More photos are posted here, and a video that shows the details and process of getting into this costume is posted here! 

[angelacostumery]

It took me a while but I got this dress finished and I really like how it turned out!!

I had some ups and downs with this project. Mainly because it didn’t turn out as planned. But I think it ended up turning out better than I had planned,  just in a different way. 

Made from four yards of point d'esprit netting, three yards of lace, 400 swarovski crystals, and two yards of polyester shantung. I draped, drafted, made, and wore the dress. It has less than sixty dollars of materials in it and was made over a two week period.

A write up on how I made it can be found here, and video logs about it are here.

[agaucu]

Trader Joe's melodious blend (lentils, tomatoes, chickpeas, olive oil, salt) cooked with baby lettuces, garbanzos, frozen and fresh basil, crushed garlic, and some more olive oil. Sorry for the lack of photos recently. Working on planning our move and diligently trying to tie up loose ends. I promise next week will bring more photos. Currently watching and rewatching Angela Clayton's videos and reading her blog. Her immense talent and INCREDIBLE dedication are very inspiring to me. If there's one thing I absolutely need to work on, it's discipline. Check her out at doxiequeen1.wordpress.com.

[angelacostumery]

Finally some pictures of this worn! Sure took me long enough. This piece came to life because I wanted to make a dress with a lot of texture that still managed to feel light and airy. I was a bit inspired by Marchesa dresses!

I made it from many things I had in my stash (ruffled jersey, bits of lace, feathered patches, ivory jacquard, vintage sequins) and some floral mesh I got from Joanns. It was drafted, designed, made, and worn by me! And it took around a week.

I have three blogs posts about making this ensemble, they can be read here! I also have videos that show the process, and they are posted here! 

[xpinkneko]

When you get this, you must publicly post something nice about at least 5 different people you follow, then copy and paste this in each of their ask boxes (check my blog and see what i said about you!)

Awww you're so sweet!!! <3 *mega blush*

I don't really talk to people so it's kinda hard to choose because there's so many i enjoy! but i really love the people i did talk to so :p

aishite-angel because you're always so nice with me and you're adorable!! i should really talk to you more!!!

atelierevzimus because he's probably not only my best friend here but also better than my real life friends and he's always there for me <3

the-cutest-badass we started talking not long ago and i really enjoy it :) you're really sweet!!

tadash1hamada we did talk a little and you we're really nice! and i really like your blog!

And lastly i never talked to her but doxiequeen1 because i love sewing and her blog and her talent is to die for! she's crazy talented i'm speachless

[angelacostumery]

Here are some pictures of my "Fluffy and Feathered" dress! My goal was to create a dress that had a lot of texture but still looked light and airy. I'm really happy with it!

I used a lot of different materials - lace scraps, sequins, jersey, feathers, jacquard, and mesh all went into the bodice. I've also created a mesh overlay with sleeves that can be worn over it, which i'll post about on friday.

I have two blog posts about making it posted here, and two videos here!