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I've been trying to make a steampunk bellydance costume, which is way easier than it sounds. Or maybe it would be easier if I weren't the Pillsbury Dough Girl and things draped nicely on me like they do all the stick-thin models. But anyway, I've been sewing my heart out and have three skirts but nothing to show for it. I thought at least some of the other girls might be able to wear at least one of them, but our troupe leader, after first saying "all shades of brown" decided she hated everything* about the first skirt I make and is requiring cream and dark brown (which were my original colors, though I had also added black which she nixed - though I'm going to sneak some in on my costume somewhere!).
I started with some garage sale fabric I already had. I figured I'd test out some patterns and see how they worked. Unfortunately, some of the fabric was heavier than I would have liked, and while that would be very period-appropriate, it just didn't look good on me. The last thing I need is poofy bits added.
( Skirt 1 here )
( Skirt 2! I actually like this one... )
( Skirt 3 - sometimes, you just need to throw things away )
But I've learned a lot, even though I've also been hurt and frustrated and really, really tired. I think I'm going to make a tweedy bustle to go with the first skirt, and maybe a vest, and I could have a Sherlock Holmes-esq costume. It's not too bad if you only pull it up a little. And I like the second one, except when am I going to wear brown again?
* I do not expect people to like everything I make, and I know it wasn't perfect, but it wasn't that bad and if you're going to dislike it, at least try to say why in a somewhat tactful way and give me ways to improve it. Also, though I kept saying "this wasn't the fabric I was going to make your skirt out of" she kept flatly saying "I am NOT wearing that". No, no you weren't. So now I'm making my costume, and only my costume. And I promise to never be the one who has ideas** about what I want something to look like, and I'll just do what she says.
** This was my song, and I had a bit of a vision for it, but screw it, if I want something the way I want it, I'll do something on my own. But I'm still adding bits of black to my costume.
I started with some garage sale fabric I already had. I figured I'd test out some patterns and see how they worked. Unfortunately, some of the fabric was heavier than I would have liked, and while that would be very period-appropriate, it just didn't look good on me. The last thing I need is poofy bits added.
( Skirt 1 here )
( Skirt 2! I actually like this one... )
( Skirt 3 - sometimes, you just need to throw things away )
But I've learned a lot, even though I've also been hurt and frustrated and really, really tired. I think I'm going to make a tweedy bustle to go with the first skirt, and maybe a vest, and I could have a Sherlock Holmes-esq costume. It's not too bad if you only pull it up a little. And I like the second one, except when am I going to wear brown again?
* I do not expect people to like everything I make, and I know it wasn't perfect, but it wasn't that bad and if you're going to dislike it, at least try to say why in a somewhat tactful way and give me ways to improve it. Also, though I kept saying "this wasn't the fabric I was going to make your skirt out of" she kept flatly saying "I am NOT wearing that". No, no you weren't. So now I'm making my costume, and only my costume. And I promise to never be the one who has ideas** about what I want something to look like, and I'll just do what she says.
** This was my song, and I had a bit of a vision for it, but screw it, if I want something the way I want it, I'll do something on my own. But I'm still adding bits of black to my costume.