This past week I've been working on the costume for my Lily. I've decided to make her first outfit a 'Spring Goddess' costume. I designed her bodice pattern before she went away, and spent most of last week on the dagged velour strips that make up the overskirt. They were cut out of two different velours - a brown variegated, and an all-colour variegated. They were dyed with Phthallo green fluid acrylic, mixed with Fabric Medium, dried, then washed to remove any excess colour, and restore the softness of the velour. Next step is beading all the strips....
I seriously need to start planning what I need to make during the next couple of weeks, before we go on holidays. There's a couple of 'doll birthdays', which I had thought we'd be back for, but looks like we won't. Which means making the props and photographing the 'parties' before we leave. That's in addition to everything else that needs doing. I just wish this heat wave would end, because even with air conditioner, it's way too warm to work very hard.
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