#HolidayPhotoHop2020 Day 1: Red
Hi, everyone! I'm Brooke and I'm a professional costumer and seamstress. Over my almost 20-year career, I've sewn more Christmas (often in the summer) than even I realized until I looked through all my old photos!
Six or seven years ago (it doesn't seem that long ago!), I was hired to build some costumes for an outdoor Christmas display that were inspired by the classic movie White Christmas. Sewing for mannequins can be a challenge and outdoor fabric doesn't behave like silk (what the movie dresses were made from), but I was pleased with how it all turned out and the client was thrilled. I hear they have held up at least through last year, with the need for only minor repairs. (Some critter apparently chewed on one of the skirts while it was in storage.)
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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
51 of 226 equilateral triangles made. I got a little more fabric because I want to add a more mid-tone pink to the pink triangles I laid out originally. So I'll be basting a few more new pieces, then swapping some old pieces, and finishing those pinks ones.
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We ran a little late on the annual tie dye day this year, which ended up not being the worst thing because it wasn’t boiling hot! I dyed four things this year. The first two were thrifted garments. The denim shorts, originally white, were dyed with a special ice dye blend called Northern Lights.
The shorter dress was originally a light peach, and my inspiration photo for the color scheme had more of the peach showing, but I’m not at all mad that this turned out darker. It was a little too sheer for my comfort before. I used a navy, a purple (grape, I think?), and another ice dye blend called Rattlesnake.
The lace was a random spool of 100% cotton crocheted that I found in my stash, and I also did the Northern Lights on that. I thought the teal would pop out more, and I was originally thinking this for a top pattern I’ve had for years, the fabric I already have is a plain teal so I was thinking of embellishing for more interest. I may need to rethink that plan, depending on how this...
