More Hocus Pocus Progress

Here’s what I’ve been working on!

My Hocus Pocus costume is coming along. I’m doing the Sarah Sanderson costume – my cousin is being Winnie and Ash is being Mary. I’m making all three; I’ve only done some research and scouting for fabric on the other two so far, but I’ve nearly got everything bought for mine, and a good chunk of progress made.

I started out on the bodice – dyed some silk and cotton for the lining, and I’ve got the pieces cut. I just pinned the outer layer on the dressform to see how it was looking – since this pic I’ve gotten the layers sewn together and the channels for the boning marked.
I made an underskirt of some leftover red material, and I’m going to layer that red eyelet material over the top. It’s a little long so I’m going to cut the top edge off and sew it on closer to the bottom. I found the green suede which I’m going to use for the side pieces – it’s just pinned on, haven’t cut it or anything yet.
I still need to find some red tassels for the bottom of the skirt, and purple fabric to add to the side pieces. I have my fabric for the sleeves (hopefully), I’m going to wait to make them after I finish the bodice. I think I’ve got enough embroidery thread to do the floral designs on there – and then I get to weather everything 🙂