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Cosplay-y 🧙♂️⚔️
Catty 🐈🐈⬛
Crafty 🧶✂️
Cosplay-y 🧙♂️⚔️
Catty 🐈🐈⬛
Happy to finally document the solstice dress properly, definitely one of my grandest makes to date 🌒
February 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Happy to finally document the solstice dress properly, definitely one of my grandest makes to date 🌒
Played in the snow with @joewoods.dev tonight ✨
February 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Played in the snow with @joewoods.dev tonight ✨
I also made a whole coat to wear over the dress, as a treat
February 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I also made a whole coat to wear over the dress, as a treat
Until I get better at documenting my finished sewing projects, here is one of 3 pics of me wearing the finished Sonnet dress at my friend’s wedding. It did not fall apart and was v comfortable, 10/10 recommend makin ur own formal gear!
#Dressmaking #DressHistory #VintageStyle #Crafting #Sewing
#Dressmaking #DressHistory #VintageStyle #Crafting #Sewing
February 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Until I get better at documenting my finished sewing projects, here is one of 3 pics of me wearing the finished Sonnet dress at my friend’s wedding. It did not fall apart and was v comfortable, 10/10 recommend makin ur own formal gear!
#Dressmaking #DressHistory #VintageStyle #Crafting #Sewing
#Dressmaking #DressHistory #VintageStyle #Crafting #Sewing
Sometimes, in the bleak midwinter, you have spend three weeks fashioning a prop fireplace out of trash (seriously, this is all cardboard and xps foam)
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#crafting #setdesign #propmaking
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#crafting #setdesign #propmaking
February 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sometimes, in the bleak midwinter, you have spend three weeks fashioning a prop fireplace out of trash (seriously, this is all cardboard and xps foam)
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#crafting #setdesign #propmaking
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#crafting #setdesign #propmaking
This was my first try at migrating darts quite so dramatically and I’m pretty pleased with what I learned here. With the mockup looking right, I cut out the fabric and lining and got to assembling my beautiful emerald green satin dress.
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This was my first try at migrating darts quite so dramatically and I’m pretty pleased with what I learned here. With the mockup looking right, I cut out the fabric and lining and got to assembling my beautiful emerald green satin dress.
The main issue was that the front darts on the bodice were too far forward and the seams for the gores were too far from the center. I did a bit of adjusting of my original pattern for the bodice and ended up with something that curved those seams in a much more sculptural way around the waist
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The main issue was that the front darts on the bodice were too far forward and the seams for the gores were too far from the center. I did a bit of adjusting of my original pattern for the bodice and ended up with something that curved those seams in a much more sculptural way around the waist
Once I assembled that bodice I also assembled the skirt, basing my design directly off the reference by sight and guesswork rather than using a pattern. This actually got me pretty dang close
January 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Once I assembled that bodice I also assembled the skirt, basing my design directly off the reference by sight and guesswork rather than using a pattern. This actually got me pretty dang close
I started off with the bodice because I knew the skirt was going to be two panels and two gores and that I needed the bodice seams finalized before I got that far.
I scrounged around my patterns and found this one which had darts that looked pretty similar to what I had seen in the original
I scrounged around my patterns and found this one which had darts that looked pretty similar to what I had seen in the original
January 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I started off with the bodice because I knew the skirt was going to be two panels and two gores and that I needed the bodice seams finalized before I got that far.
I scrounged around my patterns and found this one which had darts that looked pretty similar to what I had seen in the original
I scrounged around my patterns and found this one which had darts that looked pretty similar to what I had seen in the original
Dior Sonnet Dress update: Design
This is the final muslin mockup, getting here was actually much simpler than I thought it would be! But it did take some fiddling
#dressmaking #costumenaking #dresshistory #sewing #crafting
This is the final muslin mockup, getting here was actually much simpler than I thought it would be! But it did take some fiddling
#dressmaking #costumenaking #dresshistory #sewing #crafting
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Dior Sonnet Dress update: Design
This is the final muslin mockup, getting here was actually much simpler than I thought it would be! But it did take some fiddling
#dressmaking #costumenaking #dresshistory #sewing #crafting
This is the final muslin mockup, getting here was actually much simpler than I thought it would be! But it did take some fiddling
#dressmaking #costumenaking #dresshistory #sewing #crafting
2.5.1 gratuitous swoosh video
January 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
2.5.1 gratuitous swoosh video
2.5 after much pinning and repinning I have finished binding the hem of the petticoat please enjoy this very safe for work partial try on
January 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
2.5 after much pinning and repinning I have finished binding the hem of the petticoat please enjoy this very safe for work partial try on
2.4 the skirt was exactly as annoying as I thought it would be. I’m adding the final binding to both layers. It’s not beautiful, but it does its job and no one will ever see it but me. I am currently concerned the tulle isn’t stiff enough to support the skirt but I am past the point of caring.
January 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
2.4 the skirt was exactly as annoying as I thought it would be. I’m adding the final binding to both layers. It’s not beautiful, but it does its job and no one will ever see it but me. I am currently concerned the tulle isn’t stiff enough to support the skirt but I am past the point of caring.
2.3 learning from my mistakes on the solstice dress, I added a temporary zipper to the bodice for ease of try on during the whole process. Also I really just love all the lil marks on the exterior of the fabric. All my notes and registrations preserved for The Future™️
January 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
2.3 learning from my mistakes on the solstice dress, I added a temporary zipper to the bodice for ease of try on during the whole process. Also I really just love all the lil marks on the exterior of the fabric. All my notes and registrations preserved for The Future™️
2.2 I started with the construction of the bodice because I hate working with tulle. (It is deeply NSFW on the body so we will be skipping that here) I used my muslin mockup as the exterior since it will never be seen and used some scrap silk I had from making pillowcases years ago for the lining
January 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
2.2 I started with the construction of the bodice because I hate working with tulle. (It is deeply NSFW on the body so we will be skipping that here) I used my muslin mockup as the exterior since it will never be seen and used some scrap silk I had from making pillowcases years ago for the lining
2. Underpinnings
Now that I knew what the dress was I started thinking about what needed to go underneath to support the volume of the skirt. Which is where I currently am in the construction process. These two items from the Met's collection helped a lot (they're both slightly later in the decade)
Now that I knew what the dress was I started thinking about what needed to go underneath to support the volume of the skirt. Which is where I currently am in the construction process. These two items from the Met's collection helped a lot (they're both slightly later in the decade)
January 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2. Underpinnings
Now that I knew what the dress was I started thinking about what needed to go underneath to support the volume of the skirt. Which is where I currently am in the construction process. These two items from the Met's collection helped a lot (they're both slightly later in the decade)
Now that I knew what the dress was I started thinking about what needed to go underneath to support the volume of the skirt. Which is where I currently am in the construction process. These two items from the Met's collection helped a lot (they're both slightly later in the decade)
1.4
In my digging, Pinterest delivered me a better lit image where I could take note of the construction of the bodice and more details of the seaming in general. It continued to be perfect.
In my digging, Pinterest delivered me a better lit image where I could take note of the construction of the bodice and more details of the seaming in general. It continued to be perfect.
January 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
1.4
In my digging, Pinterest delivered me a better lit image where I could take note of the construction of the bodice and more details of the seaming in general. It continued to be perfect.
In my digging, Pinterest delivered me a better lit image where I could take note of the construction of the bodice and more details of the seaming in general. It continued to be perfect.
1.3
I finally came across the Dior Sonnet Dress from F/W 1952. It's perfect. It's strapless (I hate adding straps) the length is adorable, somewhere between tea and ballerina length and the gored panels in the skirt gave the body I was looking for without the need for bulky pleating at the waist.
I finally came across the Dior Sonnet Dress from F/W 1952. It's perfect. It's strapless (I hate adding straps) the length is adorable, somewhere between tea and ballerina length and the gored panels in the skirt gave the body I was looking for without the need for bulky pleating at the waist.
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1.3
I finally came across the Dior Sonnet Dress from F/W 1952. It's perfect. It's strapless (I hate adding straps) the length is adorable, somewhere between tea and ballerina length and the gored panels in the skirt gave the body I was looking for without the need for bulky pleating at the waist.
I finally came across the Dior Sonnet Dress from F/W 1952. It's perfect. It's strapless (I hate adding straps) the length is adorable, somewhere between tea and ballerina length and the gored panels in the skirt gave the body I was looking for without the need for bulky pleating at the waist.
1.2
So! I decided I wanted to design something. My initial inspiration was loosely a Dior New Look kind of vibe: I loved the structural skirts, the flattering waist and the open necklines.
So! I decided I wanted to design something. My initial inspiration was loosely a Dior New Look kind of vibe: I loved the structural skirts, the flattering waist and the open necklines.
January 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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So! I decided I wanted to design something. My initial inspiration was loosely a Dior New Look kind of vibe: I loved the structural skirts, the flattering waist and the open necklines.
So! I decided I wanted to design something. My initial inspiration was loosely a Dior New Look kind of vibe: I loved the structural skirts, the flattering waist and the open necklines.
Okay now that I’ve ✨nearly✨ finished the underpinnings for this dress, I can give a breakdown of this project. Let’s kick it off with inspo 🫡
#dressmaking #costumemaking #vintagesewing #vintagedesign #dresshistory
#dressmaking #costumemaking #vintagesewing #vintagedesign #dresshistory
January 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Okay now that I’ve ✨nearly✨ finished the underpinnings for this dress, I can give a breakdown of this project. Let’s kick it off with inspo 🫡
#dressmaking #costumemaking #vintagesewing #vintagedesign #dresshistory
#dressmaking #costumemaking #vintagesewing #vintagedesign #dresshistory
Our house is full of cryptids
January 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Our house is full of cryptids
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