A couple of weeks ago it was that annual rite of summer for band kids: MARCHING BAND CAMP WEEK. If you haven’t been in a marching band . . that means long days in the August heat learning music, learning drills, marching and sweating. To make things a little more fun this year, each day…
This is my third post relating to my eggplant colored bridesmaid dress. . . . today is “Historical Casual Friday”. Really, as nobility, it is a drag constantly walking around in a huge petticoat and formal clothes . .and . .maybe you just want to go to the market, or the local alehouse, or something…
Medieval? Renaissance? Elizabethan? Tudor? This is where you start to see the difference between the “just wanna have fun” crowd, and the true historical re-enactment crowd. If you “google” search “Medieval costume” you get pictures of all of the above, wrapped up with some fantasy (wings, anyone?), Southern Belle & modern Prom . . . .which…
I am almost done working my way through the costuming of “Beauty and the Beast”. Sewing and blogging have sort of taken back-seats to some other goings-on in my life . . gardening, moving kids to-and-from college & apartments, WORK, trying to move my sewing area, and some other volunteer commitments. I have a whole…
Shake, Rock ‘N Roll! Everyone in “Grease” wants to attend the big dance at Rydell High and dance in the Hand Jive Contest! Bring on the petticoats, tulle & “Away We Go!” This scene is BIG! This scene has ENERGY! This scene is HOPPIN’! And this scene requires A LOT of costumes! The guys aren’t so…
One of the questions I get asked the most is: “Where do you get your ideas?” And THAT is a question that is easier asked than answered . . . because there is no one good answer. I try to find inspiration somewhere . . . usually from a picture or a description. Once I…
So . . . I did go back and buy the rest of those white scrub pants. The bloomers I made last week were so much fun, and so quick, I just felt like doing a few more. This time, I picked up a white curtain with a ruffle around the bottom. The second curtain,…
In the production of “Cinderella” that I saw, one of the Villagers had an outfit on that intrigued me as it was a little different that the “typical” corset look. I liked it because I thought it had a lot of potential for versatility, and a mix-and-match approach with other skirts and peasant style shirts.…
Scrub Pants to Bloomers! I went to see a production of “Cinderella” this week . . . the music has been running through my head, and I’ve been thinking about their costumes (while I did gardening this week . . . girl can’t ALWAYS sew!). I had promised myself I wasn’t going to go buy…
Drop Waist 1950’s Look Upcycle Dress One of the most common styles of bridesmaid dress readily available at thrift stores is the strapless, wrapped-look bodice, with a floor length, flared skirt. There are variations on this theme . . how the wrap look is done, how flared the skirt is, the shape of the bodice…
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