Pattern Testing: Turn-of-the-Century costumes; Pink Ensemble (Meet Me in St Louis)
Overview of constructing an upcycled Turn-of-the-Century young woman’s costume for stage use.
Next steps . . .destash . . . looking for feedback!
So . . . my costuming life is going to be changing. I am officially “done” costuming for my local high school. My personal stuff is removed from the costume room . . . my school key is turned in . . . and I’m looking at what comes next. I will continue to make…
Dying a wedding dress: Fails (Kool-Aid, Tomato sauce & Coffee) & Thoughts
Wedding dresses are a great source of trim, fabric, petticoats and base garments for an upcycling costumer. The biggest drawback to these dresses is that they are WHITE. Unless you are Ella-going-to-the-ball, an “Addams Family” Ancestor, or perhaps Eliza Dolittle, a fancy white dress pretty much screams “BRIDE”. Most wedding dresses are made of…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #7
This costume was inspired by some fabric I found while helping with a youth sewing project this week. Our church makes school kits for refugees as a summer youth project. The quilting group saves donated fabric that is suitable for school bags throughout the year. I was helping trouble-shoot sewing machines for beginning sewers, and…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #6
Have I mentioned that I am having the BEST time making these costumes? Mixing and matching patterns, colors and prints is so much fun . . . and much more satisfying than breaking off weeds that won’t pull out of my sun-baked clay, or cleaning . . . although I DID do a deep clean…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #5
I am now moving into the “variations on a theme” sort of post. Shirt + skirt + linen = outfit. I have a few more ideas for different base garments, and hopefully I will get to those in the next couple of weeks. This is college-apartment moving season for daughters #3 & #4, and I…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant costume #4
I’m continuing to work on some potential chorus costumes for an upcoming production of “Fiddler on the Roof”. This project did not end up being one of my favorites, but the components have potential, even if the end outfit is lacking. I began with four pieces: a black/white stripe blouse, a cream knit peplum top,…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant costume #3 (navy blue)
My last project began with a woman’s blouse that was already fitted through the body, and I liked the shape of that shirt (see Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #2). So, for this project, I wanted to do a little remodeling with the shirt. I also liked the look of the blouse worn outside the…
