This weekend I got a LOT done on Peggy. I jumped in and cut out my actual fabric, got the lining put together, and then the front side put together: Another shot: I did a test run of a attempting a double welted pocket. And then a quick test fit of the jacket with the skirt. And then I attempted the pocket on my jacket..... and didn't like how it ...
Yall can probably expect me to actually update on costumes on a pretty regular basis this summer; I've been in a posty mood and I don't see it fading. Here's my 2nd jacket mockup I put together last night. I just put the pieces together and left it - tonight I need to press the seams and play with the collar and the fit. I used this high quality felt ...
On Saturday, I jumped in and dyed my wool. Just as reminder, here's what it looked like originally along with my dye tests: Chase helped me fill up one of our big bins with hot water. Then we took it outside for the actual dyeing: Here it is drying: And then we went to see X-Men, which I enjoyed very much. Yesterday, I jumped right in. Started on a mock-up ...
Dye tests on my Peggy Carter fabric:
I picked up fabric for Peggy while in Atlanta this weekend! Color is not 100% - but it matches up pretty well, both in texture and weight, to the actual fabric of my grandfather's WWII jacket, and since that's my main inspiration, I'm very pleased with it. Will probably do a test dye sometime soon and see if I can edge it a little bit greener. When my grandfather showed me ...
A lot of thoughts, discussions, and purchases this weekend. Here's a breakdown of everything I have going on. 1. Meg - still sewing pleats. Good grief. I took my dress, my pins, needle & thread, scissors and my ironing board and dressform to my grandma's this weekend. I got out of my car and warned her, "You're going to think I'm crazy when you see all that I've brought," and she ...
I've been entranced by WWII uniforms ever since I tried my grandfather's Air Force uniform jacket on several, several years ago. The construction of it was just so beautiful. So, I thought this would be fun to do. I've got a wig picked out. And I've been hunting fabric. The problem with the fabric, though, is cost. I found something very nice but it was going to be way way ...