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[johnthestitcher]

John’s Wizard Costume - Completed! On Video!

Finally - a day without rain when I have someone to photograph me! After 30 years of use, my wizard costume had tarnished and faded bling, so I worked to retrofit, re-bead, re-work, re-embroider, and re-bling my costume (see my archive for some of the re-working in progress). I also made this non-pointy hat to wear; the pointy one always made my head sweat!. After 30 years, the collar is still standing! I posted this video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/i7_lXomqlcQ

Now to work on some wizard-appropriate footwear to go with it!

[johnthestitcher]

The Next Phase of Bling Starts

I probably just barely have enough gold gimp left to finish this one cuff; next delivery should be Monday or Tuesday. The design does not encircle the bottom since the other half of the frog and cuff would cover it. Once I finish the bottom of the cuff, I can always add more gimp pieces if there is too much of a gap.

[johnthestitcher]

Comparing the Bling

Top completed today; bottom yesterday I have to move one of the jewels and re-set another I had to move to use an embroidery hoop Each motif is approx 3″ wide X 2″ deep, and this represents about 10 hours worth of work. I only have about 4 feet of gold gimp left, but might still be able to complete the next section I have in mind; if not - order off eBay should be here by the end of the month. This was taken in natural, indirect sunlight - the background is navy.

[johnthestitcher]

Bling-a-ding-ding!

Just starting to play with some Zardozi stitching to embellish the cuffs of my wizard costume. Not exactly according to pattern (I only have a YouTube video to watch), and maybe not my best stitching so far - but it’s only my first afternoon working embellishment like this! Remember - these are cut snippets of coiled metal wire (French Wire, or Gimp), not bugle beads! What you are looking at is upside-down, because the cuffs turn up! More to come as this adventure rolls along ....

[johnthestitcher]

Wizard Costume Sleeve Bling

Top: un-blinged - Left; start of bling - Right

Bottom: Closer-up’

No - these are not bugle beads, they are ‘Gimp” - otherwise known as ‘French Wire”. It comes in long tube as a tightly-coiled spring, and you cut it to length, Some crafters use a super-fine tool that looks like an embroidery hook, but I am sewing it down with beading needles and beading thread. Search ‘Zardozi’ on YouTube and find videos of it being used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYhp6HkgKMM

Oh - this is just the base - it will be enlarged from here with heat-fix jewels and more gimp!

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