Went downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon, to check out Designer Fabric Outlet and the other fabric stores on Queen Street. I wanted to look for metallic and brocade trims, and see if I could find a more "perfect" fabric for my Queen of the Night gown, even though I already have three tentative samples. Designer Fabric Outlet used to have the best trim and lace selection anywhere, but now they mostly have just upholstery trims. and a handful of metallic trims. I didn't find the one trim I was really looking for, but did stock up on some other nice ones. Then down on the strip near Spadina I found some more of the trims I was looking for, and bought several yards of those in colours I thought might be useful as well. A fourth meter of dark blue taffeta followed me home too - this one with black flocked designs - as well as some fine white cotton and cotton-silk blend gauzes. I had run out, and needed to restock. The cotton-silk blend is so incredibly soft, and perfect for very small clothes.
Designer Fabric Outlet was having a big clearance of their tiny ribbon roses and other tiny flower trims - at a mere 50 cents for a whole bag full! I totally stocked up on a lot of those as well. So when I got home I decided I needed to organize my messy, box full of tangled "Tiny Flowers" - sorting by size and colour into zip-lock baggies. That took all day yesterday, but now it's all nice and neat. Now to come up with costumes that need a lot of ribbon rose trim.
I finished and sent off my tutorial to BJDCollectasy, and will post it as soon as it goes online.
I'm thinking of doing another tutorial or two - one on Apoxy Sculpt masks. I still have my blank Narae and Narin. I was sick the first three weeks of January, then Charie came down with that nasty flu too, so I haven't been able to bring them away yet. I figure if I want to make masks for them, I should do so this week while they are both still blank, and I won't damage anything.
I'm also thinking of doing a free pattern for an Iplehouse KID. They are such a unique size and there's really nothing out there for that size doll, so I figure a pattern might be very welcome.
Today I'm tackling the trim on the front of the Renaissance gowns. The over-dress is now sewn together, and it still needs trim, beading and eyelets for lacing. That should take a couple of days since it all has to be done by hand.
I'm thinking of doing another tutorial or two - one on Apoxy Sculpt masks. I still have my blank Narae and Narin. I was sick the first three weeks of January, then Charie came down with that nasty flu too, so I haven't been able to bring them away yet. I figure if I want to make masks for them, I should do so this week while they are both still blank, and I won't damage anything.
I'm also thinking of doing a free pattern for an Iplehouse KID. They are such a unique size and there's really nothing out there for that size doll, so I figure a pattern might be very welcome.
Today I'm tackling the trim on the front of the Renaissance gowns. The over-dress is now sewn together, and it still needs trim, beading and eyelets for lacing. That should take a couple of days since it all has to be done by hand.
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