#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
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.
