Gray & Peach Edwardian Costume Part 1 (Meet Me in St. Louis)
Peach turn-of-the-century blouse DIY upcycled from man’s shirt and doily.
Ruffled Turn-of-the-Century Inspired Skirt (Meet Me in St Louis)
Ideas on how to make a ruffled turn-of-the-century inspired skirt from a bed skirt.
Blue plaid Edwardian Upcycle Blouse (Meet Me in St. Louis)
Example of upcycling a man’s dress shirt and a doily to make an Edwardian blouse.
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.
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #2
I’m continuing in my exploration on different ways to upcycle thrifted garments and lines to create the peasant/villager outfits for an upcoming production of “Fiddler on the Roof”. I am continuing to work with combining different patterns and textures, and hoping to end up with an Eastern European feel. In my first costume, I ended…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Dress #1
One of my friends is costuming “Fiddler on the Roof” this fall. This is a new musical for me (well, to costume . . . my kids were chorus members years ago 10-12 years ago). I began by doing an image search of the costumes, as well as looking for costume plots. I also…
Blue Edwardian-inspired “Fun Fair” Costume: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
This project began with the need for a costume in a specific size. I didn’t have anything good for a base dress in my stash, so I went on a quick thrift-store run. I did not have anything specific in mind other than I thought I would like to start with a dress. I found…
1900’s inspired Women’s costume: Green two piece suit
Creating a two piece early Edwardian inspired costume from a woman’s suit
Turn-of-the-Century Inspired outfit: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I have a new project starting . . costumes for a production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. My sister is costuming this show and was planning on renting costumes. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out for her, so instead, it’s into the sewing room. The show hasn’t been cast yet, but in the meantime, it seemed…
A Victorian-inspired Steampunk Blouse Remodel.
My costuming life has been revolving around red and white these days . . hopefully finishing up “High School Musical” soon so I can move on without guilt! At some point I will share what I did . . . but I regret it is nothing too inspired. Anyone can order red & white uniforms…
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