Busy day! November 14, 2014 admin Hospital appointment, cortisol test and xrays of feet and hands, done! So I also went to Spotlight, got more lining for dress two. Got thread for dress shell, dress lining and sewing sequins. Got sequins to test dye and also glitter in two shades of pearl. To match the…
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FINALLY! TESTED WHITE AND TRANSLUCENT SEQUINS
FINALLY! TESTED WHITE AND TRANSLUCENT SEQUINS by admin, November 14, 2014 Top; Athena Bead cornflower blue, cornflower blue Josey Rose sequin film, aqua green Athena Bead, ditto overdyed with iDye poly Turquoise. Middle; Sullivan’s (29032- 9mm cup ivory with coating) dyed ditto, Maria George clear with coating 20mm sequin dyed ditto. Bottom; Sullivan’s cup undyed,…
Elsa pattern base!
Elsa pattern base! Novembr 8, 2014 admin Luckily I have had heaps of experience with both parts in terms of drafting and draping 🙂 Key things to note are: Most commercial patterns are a good start, however they almost universally make backs too deep. It looks lovely on a dress form but on a human it winds…
Elsa lining cut
Elsa lining cut November 1, 2014 admin Found royal blue satin to line my fabric and boy does it make the sequins pop green! But of course this is only seen at the hem, so i will need to still get the green on the sequins as per my vidéo in Feb.
ELSA SEQUINS, SAME LIGHT DIFFERENT ANGLES
ELSA SEQUINS, SAME LIGHT DIFFERENT ANGLES by michaela de bruce, August 17, 2014 How the same light but different angles affect the colour. First is with main light source directly behind me (green, tinted turquoise, blue) Second is with main source of light behind the sequins (bue, tinted turquoise, green) Third is at 90…
FIRST TEST PATTERN OF SEQUIN OVERLAY
FIRST TEST PATTERN OF SEQUIN OVERLAY by admin, December 8, 2014 I’ll need to tint a few more of the paler ones a touch darker so i can have a more gradual change. Will follow this pattern of overlay though, and then overlap from top to bust point as well. I do need to stabilise…
ELSA AND MALEY UPDATES NOW :)
ELSA AND MALEY UPDATES NOW 🙂 by michaela de bruce, August 11, 2014 I managed to snaggle some Madonna blue Dylon. They have the tiny pots again! Well not as pots but as sachets. So like the old silver top with colour sun packs, not the cold water dyes. Technically this is the right warm…
ELSA SEQUIN UPDATE, WHOOPS!
ELSA SEQUIN UPDATE, WHOOPS! by admin, July 13, 2014 Top: Shimmer Sheetz turquoise, Shimmer Sheets iris blue, Josey Rose cornflower blue sequin film. Middle: Athena aqua green, Athena cornflower blue? Bottom: turquoise 3mm sequin fabric. With duo blue/green on left, plain on right. So I appear to have gotten the cornflower blue by…
Elsa Sequin testing
Elsa Sequin testing Small problem with trying to get photos, the sequins flash green mostly when vertical, when flat they look really purple. But in scale they are a nice match to the sequined fabric and do indeed blend in between the other sequins. So these are the Athena “green aqua” cornflower blue which…
Quickie update, state of the Elsa, Maleficent and me.
Quickie update, state of the Elsa, Maleficent and me. I need to leave soon to get the final of a three step vaccine. And next week have to go to hospital for a blood test (to make sure my body has not gone a bit skewy with the old cortisol and not producing any) which…