I wanted to get an idea of the finished gown, so pinned everything together. I love the colours. The next step is to hand-baste the sleeves into the bodice armholes, then stitch by machine. The armholes are so small that it helps considerably to first hand-sew everything into place - that way nothing moves when I struggle to sew it on the machine.
But first I have to address a tutorial. All I can say at this point is that it's for something my Isar borrowed from Aeran for her trip to the southwest, and it's time to make that fairy/warrior costume some accessories of it's own. Borrowing is all fine and good in a pinch, but I'd like all my costumes to be complete with all their own accessories. So, while I'm making it, I figured I'd do a tutorial on it at the same time. "Two birds with one stone".
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Pixi
2/4/2013 03:38:01 am
Godness, you're so talented! I'm really looking forward to the tutorials ;D and i just have to ask, those white sleevepuffs, are those an actual dress or is it sewn on for decoration? It looks amazing *_* <3
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Martha
2/4/2013 05:13:46 am
Historically, those puffs would be the lady's chemise puffing out between the bodice of her dress, and the sleeve parts, which would both have been separate and tied on over the chemise sleeves. To reduce bulk, and so it's easier to dress the doll, I just sew everything in one piece.
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AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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