Marietta is back! Remember she has a very interesting sewing background which included a lot of theatrical costume. Read about her background here.
She did a really great and creative fabrication of one of my patterns. I know you are going to want to see this so .... take it away Marietta!
She did a really great and creative fabrication of one of my patterns. I know you are going to want to see this so .... take it away Marietta!
For this Halloween, my son said the sweetest thing to me:
"Mom, I am going to wear what I wire last year since we are at a new school and a new neighborhood. BUT FOR NEXT YEAR, I have lots of ideas!"
Why is this the sweetest thing, you might ask? It meant I got to make a costume for me! My son went out as a Cyborg and I (almost) went out as Snow White.
My goal was to create a costume that was relatively age and body type appropriate, something that I could possibly wear again AND something which had the potential of stash-busting and be a pattern already in existence. So I went with Simplicity 1773 – Andrea’s version of Snow White and the Huntsman.
"Mom, I am going to wear what I wire last year since we are at a new school and a new neighborhood. BUT FOR NEXT YEAR, I have lots of ideas!"
Why is this the sweetest thing, you might ask? It meant I got to make a costume for me! My son went out as a Cyborg and I (almost) went out as Snow White.
My goal was to create a costume that was relatively age and body type appropriate, something that I could possibly wear again AND something which had the potential of stash-busting and be a pattern already in existence. So I went with Simplicity 1773 – Andrea’s version of Snow White and the Huntsman.
This pattern was a lovely way for me to get my Dirndl fix (sort of), cater to my love of Grimm Fairy Tales (preferably in the original German) and something with a few historical costuming details - not necessarily dead accurate to a particular period – all the while stash busting. (Although the Grimm’s published in the early 1800’s, many historians believe the story of Snow White was based on a noble woman living in the 1500’s)
This was my original plan. The print intended for the skirt is an Alexander Henry print that I purchased 8 or more years ago. (It is called JUGENDSTIL - the name of and based on my favorite moment in Art History – which is also specific to Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Notice a theme in my life?) There wasn’t enough of the fabric so I thought that I would get creative with it and piece it with the brown “suede” leftover from a cut up skirt ruffle. The husband vetoed this plan. I don’t normally listen to the husband, but he felt it just want quite right for this project…and he was right.
So I headed to my local JoAnn’s and picked up a lovely home deco fabric for the bodice, a bit of gold crepe back satin from the remnant pile, for the overdress sleeve lining, and a couple of necessary notions.
There are many challenges to stash busting - such as not having the exact amount of fabric required for a garment, not having matching threads, and not having all of the important notions.
Next time I will go through what I changed, what I forgot and how I put it all together.
Andrea again ... come back Wednesday to see this costume take shape.
There are many challenges to stash busting - such as not having the exact amount of fabric required for a garment, not having matching threads, and not having all of the important notions.
Next time I will go through what I changed, what I forgot and how I put it all together.
Andrea again ... come back Wednesday to see this costume take shape.
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