edith
Below you'll find posts related to my Edith Cushing nightgown from Crimson Peak, which I made for Megacon in 2016.
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looks like somebody has a case of the mondays
Good grief I can’t remember what I posted last week except that sad dog, I’m going to have to go back and look to see where I left off…. Ok. Now I’m on track. Last week I said I was going to dye that silk on thursday well I did it Monday night. I put both my excess fabric (meant…
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Finding Tobey, more pics
Another busy weekend!! Friday night we had the Indie Memphis red carpet event! So Thursday night I washed my hair and put it up in curlers. Got up the next morning and it was rainy and humid and I knew if I took them down before work, my curls would be GONE by that night. So I left my curlers…
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Halloween weekend!!
IT’S HALLOWEEN YALL! We had a really fun weekend. Friday night started with cooking dinner and settling in on the couch to start watching Stranger Things 2. We got through 2 episodes that night. Saturday morning we slept in a bit, and then I started getting ready. (How to tell a photoshoot is happening at my house) We had very…
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More Disney photos, and Edith sleeves
First up, Chase gave me the photos he took of my Tightrope Walker last weekend! Had to go get pics with my alligator buddies before we left the hotel for the party. I love these guys. And then over at Magic Kingdom… I also got these added to my Tightrope Walker portfolio page along with parasol construction info. Speaking of…
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Edith Photoshoot
I’m really very happy with how the photos turned out! My aunt had one huge candle holder that would have been great… if it didn’t weigh like 20 lbs! I couldn’t it up. But the ones I could pick up looked nice too. This next picture is not my favourite – the flash didn’t go off correctly – but it’s…
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Edith photoshoot!!
Sorry I haven’t posted in (checks) 10 days! My website’s server has been up and down… looks like it’s finally stable again now. Plus I haven’t really had much to post; haven’t sewn much in the past 2 weeks. I’m hoping to finish cleaning up my sewing room this weekend and get back to work. So let’s see, what has…
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Last round of Photos!
I’ve gotten my portfolio updated — I added Disneybound Leia and Edith! And I got Chase’s photos uploaded! Brainfreeze: Me & Kev Me and Kev Part 2 Walking thru Hollywood Studios Oddly enough, this is now the 2nd photo we have of Kevin being menaced by a blow-up Stay Puft Marshmellow Man. This Guardian of the Galaxy group was one…
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Disney and Megacon Photos – Part 3!
I downloaded our Photopass pictures last night! We used it a lot more this trip than last trip, got a lot of good stuff. On Main Street the first night there… Mine Train… Meeting Cinderella… and Rapunzel… Anna… And Elsa… Also I forgot to say I bought this shirt, I’m wearing it today! Hollywood Studios! Mike! Meeting Olaf… Heading to…
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Disney Trip w/Kevin – Part 2, plus Megacon!
Saturday morning I was up and getting in costume, while Chase got Kevin into his Luke costume. Thankfully, Edith was easy to get into. Like I (think I) mentioned the other day, I decided to forego the wound prosthetics, which made getting ready much faster. We got to the convention center early, and….. parked in the wrong parking lot. We…
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A madhouse
This weekend was a madhouse! Thursday the last of my fabric came, so I got my dress panels sewn together, pleated, and attached to the yoke that night. Friday I got it hemmed and discovered my two front panels were a bit too short. At this point I didn’t even had time to freak out, just took some of my…
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Disneybounding Leia Progress
Since I’m stuck waiting on my last bit of fabric for the dress, I did some prep work last night on Edith: -Got the other 4 panels sewn together -sewed the pearl buttons on the sleeves and neckline -finished gathering the sleeves And I finished up my Leia shirt. Got it pressed and as much of the thread from the…
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blaaaaaah
So I got my new fabric last night, started cutting and realized I was 2 yards short. So ordered 2 more yards this morning and LORD I am done spending money on this costume.
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after the weekend…
First up, let’s talk Edith… Didn’t do much on it this weekend. I DID get my leotard made (for wearing underneath it, it can still be somewhat see-through especially when walking or seen under a bright light). Nothing fancy, just used some leftover nude spandex, didn’t hem or it finish the edges or anything and it pulls on so no…
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I did it
I looked over my budget. Found I’d gotten about $25 in overtime on my paycheck yesterday. Plus $30 for a couple of alterations. That was close enough. I pulled the trigger and bought new fabric. I just wasn’t ever going to be happy with it like this — and I figured out another use for the already dyed panels I’ll…
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I give up
I soaked the upper part of the dress in a full box of dye remover last night. When I didn’t see much of a change, but I let it dry overnight. And all I’ve done is cause the discolouration to move higher up on the side that was good. At this point I know it’s the orange/yellow tones from the…
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A giant mess
Well on the good news side, my spoonflower fabric decided it’d had enough of vacationing in the north and is finally at the local post office. Whew! Next, I dug in and got the yoke pieces sewn together and attached. They weren’t attached yet here, just sewn together: I ended up having to make a small extension for the back.…
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I hate you USPS
Last night I finally got into the groove of pleating those yoke pieces and actually knocked out the last two pieces. HOORAY! But I don’t have a picture of it. Instead I’m just here to update you on my spoonflower fabric’s journey across the United States. Yesterday it left Wisconsin and arrived in Cleveland, OH in the afternoon. It left…
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argh
My spoonflower fabric was supposed to be here yesterday but apparently decided to take a detour and go to Wisconsin instead. The wrong end of the country. So since I didn’t get to work on my shirt last night, back to Edith. Got the other side of the yoke piece finished. It’s just pinned on at the moment and I…
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post-weekend… 2 weeks to go
Friday night and Saturday day I did my best to sew as much as possible. I did finally conquer the dress portion of the costume: I got the top portion cartridge pleated and then sewn onto my yoke piece. I had to go back and fix some problems on the yoke that were causing a fit issue – that took…
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More Edith progress + Jackson Generals pics
Had a fun and busy weekend. We went up to Jackson Friday night to stay with my grandparents, had dinner at Cracker Barrel and drove Mema crazy with Snapchat. Catty Bob Saturday morning we did a bit of shopping. I got some fabric. Then it was time to head over to the ballpark for Star Wars night. The weather cleared…
