What follows is a rather image-heavy summation of the construction of the elegant punk rock wedding dress. Total, I would estimate I spent about 120 hours working on this dress, from the initial pattern drafting and mock-up, to the creation of the final pattern and completed dress. This gown project included a lot of new
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This is a on-of-a-kind wedding dress, fusing the aesthetics of both punk rock and traditional ellegance. It was made custom for http://tuffycuddles.deviantart.com/, based mostly on her own concept drawings. The dress is made with a satin outer, on a foundation of coutil in the bodice and tulle in the skirt. It is lined with white
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As far as sewing projects, I have been working on two main projects in the last couple weeks. First is a Victorian overbust corset which will have a dual-cover, satin and lace. The customer has tried on the mock-up and I plan to begin work on the final corset next week. The other main project
Read MoreOne of the interesting things about being entirely self-taught is that I learn things all out of order. During the last couple days I did a lot of pattern drafting, including finally sitting down and figuring out how to make from measurements a standard body block for pattern-drafting. It’s been on my to-do list for
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I finally finished the 1880’s overbust wedding corset. It has two core layers of coutil, a cream dupioni silk cover, and plain cotton lining. The 14″ busk is backed with a 1/2″ wide spring steel flat. All of the boning is 1/4″ wide spring steel flats or spirals. I used four spiral steels on each side, for the
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Originally posted April 8, 2010. Concept sketch #1 for a wedding gown for ~tuffycuddles. The inspiration is drawn from her own concept sketch, various fashion images, and a mash-up between punk rock and traditional elegance. Fun! Quick and dirty sketch with graphite on paper. Oogle at my anatomical flaws!
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