over-complicating costumes since forever ago
I have started my new cape so I thought I’d quickly set out the measurements of dye needed. For a 2.5m long cape (2 1/2y+10″, 1m is 1y+4″): Do this in two batches, do not be tempted to do it all in one go unless you have an industrial sized pot and oven! …
Also a good guide to how very flared her gown is! Official source too 🙂 You can download the free, official papercraft doll of Elsa here: https://family.disney.com/craft/elsa-papercraft/ But this is why my gown really works so well. I zoomed the PDF to grab this little corner: What you are seeing is a fabric with vertical…
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…
ELSA, CAPE DRAPED TO SHOW DEPTH by admin, January 30, 2015 Cat is just reacting to the heat. I am back in bed trying to play “stay ahead of the fatigue.”
JUST ONE WASH, HOORAY 🙂 by admin, January 20, 2015 Much much better 🙂
ELSA 🙂 by admin, January 5, 2015 Cape will be replaced, the shirt screen printed (sequins rat up the plait!!!!) And I am kicking myself I didn’t put horsehair braid along the top edge like I wanted. The colours are fairly true though 🙂 My dress is baby blue in one direction, turquoise in another and the…
ELSA TOO 🙂 by admin, January 5, 2015 Already wilting, so I have Plans 🙂 That hem swishes like the swishiest thing 🙂 I was going to redo it but I like the effect. It will need some pressing though.
HEMMING by amin, January 3, 2015 It looks too green on my phone so it should be about right on my comp
ELSA SHIRT SEQUINS by admin, January 2, 2015 Off centre but this was the first pass. Tomorrow is when I hope to sew like the wind 🙂 I’ve been distracting meself as I am worried about it all. So I’ll pin the zip in so tomorrow can be all machine and a little handsewing.
ELSA- THE BASIC DRESS IS NEARLY THERE 🙂 by admin, January 1, 2015 The dress as of a few hours ago after a ridiculous “tidy”. Wherein I actually start splashing latex and realising I can’t sew pretty stuff with magenta latex uncured around the place….P Possible the most true to life ombre effect. The cape…