Since @thesciwriter recently brought up the question about what costume shops (or professional seamstresses) do with the muslin mockups after a fitting, I thought some of you might find this story interesting.
Eric Winterling's shop in NYC is where they build the costumes for the Mrs. Maisel series. TV shows have the most ridiculous scheduling, often with only a few days allowed for a full build. For such a costume heavy and costume focused show, I'm sure Mrs. Maisel has a little more prep time but it's still really necessary to work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Swipe to see the details about this dress and mockup according to Eric.
When we had some fabric pleated for a dress when I worked at the opera a few years ago, we held onto that pleated paper it came in for a while until one of my coworkers claimed it for some outside project. Things like that are way too cool to just throw away! (And anyone who works as a costumer tends to be at least a little bit of a pack rat when it comes to supplies and things that have potential future usefulness.)
#lifeasacostumer
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!
I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.
#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp
A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!
Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.
I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.
#derbydress
Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.
This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.
