Didn’t anyone ever tell you, there’s one thing you never put in a trap if you’re smart? If you value your continued existence. If you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there’s one thing you never, ever put in a trap. Me.
Category: projects: media recreations
Recreations and original costumes not bound by historical fashion.
still no photos
Also today was spent mainly reorganising. I have a bee in my bonnet to make a particular frock and I realised I have tossed the very helpful strip of saree border that would have helped. Anyway. I am dedicated to this project! But I have also made huge headway elsewhere- the Ahsoka cast is not…
A very good day
Today was actually quite magnificent really. Found another big pink storage container- slowly getting a few as my bucket system is great for trims etc but most projects atm are BIG! So after that I picked up two pairs of shoes from savemart as well as a sofa cover in faux suede, but the satinbacked…
form and function
Over the years I have come to the conclusion I have a very distinct style, even across multiple eras and genres. There is a very obvious pattern to what appeals when one is a maker first, fan second. I am a fan of when function meets form. So working out a puzzle of construction is…
Bizarre jetpack issue resolved
Lj went down (502 error) and Jetpack’s “Publicize” went weird. Kept telling me to refresh connections. Seems to be okay now. My PC also crashed the other day. I think it’s my UEFI setting- has legacy bios compatability mode for some boot types and given I get the classic BIOS screen and text type I think…
this year, the reproductions
It’s at LACMA. It was being restored for display in a travelling exhibit but I’ve not been able to figure out where/when. But LACMA is a place I’ve wanted to go for a long time. The blue satin mantua is one reason 🙂 Anyway, lots of room for interpretation based on patterning in the 1930s,…
elsa cape dye success!
ELSA CAPE DYE SUCCESS! by admin, January 30, 2015 Confession, the old colour looked way too deep in shadow so I removed the colour. But the fabric went a blotchy silver with a few blue patches. So to the shame pile it went. I finally used a tiny tiny tiny amount of turquoise iDye…
madame vastra side two
MADAME VASTRA SIDE TWO by admin, January 29, 2015 Yep, masking tape to help measure 🙂 The tape is now gone. The lines are balanced but definitely individual on each side 🙂 hoping to get this back half done this week. But I am permanently fatigues and this is making time management difficult.
madame vastra side
MADAME VASTRA SIDE by admin, January 28, 2015 Need to push the side fins up but the side scales at least fit 🙂
love these so much!
LOVE THESE SO MUCH! by admin, January 25, 2015 We have very directional low light but here, wig sewn around the horns 🙂 they really do stay on just with the wig combs 🙂