lordofhaladin

I am seriously thinking ofre doing all my zippers, just going out buying all the invis zips I can find ripping them all out of my costumes and seeing what happens.. however the onlything tht keeps me from doing so is the fact taht the vevlet is very fragile.....  btu my zipper sewing is appaling... :(

okay here are the stamps....

but first, how I did them. from some pics you can see that the leaves are about as long as Miranda smiddle finger so I printed up this



see?





then I chose 6 leaves i liked (3 filled 3 lines) you can see where I numbered them on the first pic.

then I drew them out on cardbaord (making sure to number them so I know whats what (lined filled) then used my exacto knife and cut them out. these were going to be my stencils.

the after figuring out that they wouldn't stand up to paint, I got fun faom nad ct out the shape



and see thire color coded ;p

then since they were the right shape and size I cut out backs and super glued them to the backs keping the number wih them. and here they are with the orig cut outs too..



f I had to do it again I wold make two stamp parts so the design is deeper, as it is it works BUT if you pressed down too hard, the leaf wouldn't have veins or whatever was the "empty' part. but as it was it worked fine, but since it was shallow, I had to paint on the paint then stamps so as not to get too much paint on it. and here is the finished results



it took me all of 30 mins to make the stamps and about 3 hours to stamp about 14 yards of fabric.

yes, anotehr one (gearing up for the next week) I just finished doing all I can do on the GG till I get back... the side seams need to have about 1/4" taken in at boht sides toward the arm scye, but I think that can wait. but it would help with the pulling, on me it looks better, (I'm more plyable then my dummy) but thats going to bug me so..... anyways.. I cut out and sewed the top of the sleeves (I'm cheating, perhaps not later, depends on how tight I'm going to b on the fabric.) like the coronation dress of Eówyns, the top is a nice sheer soft cotton (the same I lined my hope sleeves with, I'm going to miss that stuff! I used the last of it) to my elbow, and I think I will cheap out and line the skirt with cotton and then put strips of the whatever where you can see it, but not sure... are we sure that there are two skirts? or is it a front panel the sides attacthed at the lining of the over skrit?

anyways... since I had to dig out my phone to call my G-ma then i just took pics of what I've been doing, (oh, and yuo can see the shape I think I'm going to have my front panel be. also, I don't think you can see it but I put a line (basted it) around 1"below where i'm attaching the skirts... here are some pics.. (the full lenght one on the right side of the dress (left side of pic) i have the sleeve muslin pinned on so I don't lose it. and on the opisite side I have the yoke pinned on.)





here you can see the under top sleeves.

redid the yoke on the gg, wasn't happy, and since when has any LOTR muslin been right on the first try?

I keep thinking these are perfect for the GG! if only they would be avalible!

http://www.reproduction-vintage-shoes.com/sneakpreview.html

scroll down, its the "dainty" shoe...

working on the GG muslin, since I have no money to start on anything till I get back, thats what I'll do, or at least till I run out of fabric... ;)

hmmm.... while I was looking at some pics of the GG, I realised taht there are belt loops on the dress, see here?



see the loops on the sides at the seam? now look here



you can see them here too, with the belt through them... perhaps I'm the only one who didn't know this? ;)
also, is it just me who thinks that in this picture



it looks like the cushed imprint of the waist cincher? (see here



just look at the angles of the two backs. what do you think?

and as a memo, the neck trim first row the bottom of it is at the seam for the yoke. see



also, how fitted is this dress? I mean obviousely the modle is a tad more curvy then Miranda is see



and the above back pic. there are pulls and the arm scye looks like they made it more fitted to the bodice and a smaller arm scye, more movement but if your the wrong size, its just not gonna work.

and is this dress like the br dress in that the trim covers the "strap"? and the strap is very thin? thick enough to have the sleeves and the yoke in it but not much more then 1 1/2- 2" wide? b/c the bottom row of trim looks like its (almost) sew on to the sleeve cap.

hmmm... also looking at the side veiw of the GG

http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gg094us.jpg

and the concept art for this dress, is it supposed to be tighish?



hmmm.. food for thought for tonight at work.... any thoughts?

okay, just got this in the e-mial its the trim thats being custom done for me, here ae the pics she sent me. (I hope I got enough of it....)



and

well so i could'nt find the exact date (I haven't started keeping a log till recently so sorry about that) but heres waht I could gather

Elrond aug 21 04 - 1/31/05 (inc the belt I had to wait for and the emb and everything else, I actlually finishe in dec, the first date i posted)

Battle dress (I'm still not too happy about it but it's done for now, perhaps if I have a sword I'll be happir with it ;)) 2/27 (or earlier I couldn't find the exact date I started studying it) well not just looked through the archives at ACS and I remember starting studying this dress during Elrond so I'm going with the earliest post there- sept 20 04 - (till I had the Vambraces done) 6/25/05

br trim dyed the fabric 3/5/05 (can't find the date on this one, I'll try the archives again well can't find it but I know for a fact I posted there, and I finished fast in about two months so) 5 somthing
started on the mock 11/23/05
finished dress in about 4 days... (after long hietus) finished 2/7/06

meanwhile 3 Jedi costumes made in one day each about a week before SW ep 3

hope dress start 6/29/05 (all but sleeves form that point on. done is a week from there) - 11/10/05

GG. velvet and trims gotten around 11/27/05 mock strated 11/27/05 finished 1/10/06 (took a break for Disney)

Victory dress started on mock 11/11/05
"finished" the jacket (aside from beads) 11/23/05 (took a break for Disney and money purposes)
dyed the matelasse 1/9/06 finished under dress 1/13/06
finished everything 1/17/06

secret started 1/25/06 finished 6/7/06 must get pics of this

skirt, about 2 days includ embelishments. (can't find dates)  must get pics

fukuhara's shirt about two weeks this thing was a pain! drafting, buyinf, dyeing etc. (too lazy to find dates)

door thing fro DT (not looking for dates) about 4 hours. incl shopping. ;p

mirror. muslin (sometime before march 21st) lining march 26th (cut sewn)
dress fabric ordered march 17th got it april 14th dress cut and sewn april 16th finihed april 19th 2006

mourning gown trim started I don't know, can't find the dates.... possibly feb or march. worked on it on and off. ttrim and dress done 6/21/06 (dress started 6/19/06?) no true mock done. used battle dress "pattern"  need pics of this as well

cranberry started 6/24/06 took break and finished 8/20/06

gwen started 6/14/06 finished (dress and loops) 7/5/06 finished belt 8/20/06

started on dorme belt buckle 8/24/06 dorme mock made sometime 10/05 put up till I started cutting and sewing the jacket 10/21/06 just need to get the fabric and dye for the dress, but the jacket and everything is doen on the 10/25 or so...)  finished dorme (finnally) 4/22/07 but to give myself credit, I did just get the fabric on friday 4/20/07

PR LJ dress.. done in three days at most.. 8 hours will find dates later

headless horseman.. will find date later finished 10/15/06

shield maiden started officialy 10/13/06 underdress(started not done) vest and corset and trim done on 11/12/06 finished everything on 12/16/06 (had to wait for fabric and money though.... so small break)

arya, started on corset 11/12/06 finished corset 11/18/06 finished all

lucius malfoy started 11/26/06 (spent so far 61 bucks, just got beaver fur fomr ebay, for 10 bucks will take some time later to make the clasps and brooch and by the walking stick...) finished the coat, (12/20/06)now I just need to make te clasps and buy the walking stick.. forget the hat... too much fuzz. ;p finished everything except one small detail including gettign the wand and teh belt done I am done 12/29/06

coronation sleeves started somtime in november.... I think... finished both pper sleeves 1/1/07 starting on neckline design same day. (call it boredom. ;p finished the emb n sleeves and underdress, need t add beads and start on the faux trim 1/25/07

random dress

started on mock for POTC wedding on 1/8/07 remocked fabric ordered looked at more, forgot about and started the skirt applique by hand 2/28/07 finished this dress emb etc on 3/30/07  now all I have left to do is the veil and crown thingy and the shoes. shoes and veil done 4/2/07

redheaded wench 2/10/07 finished all but the roses and the accssories like fishnets wig and pumps. but "all" done on 2/15/07

sometime in all this, I also finished Lucius Malfoy deatheater and started on a wedding dress  I really need to update this more often