A couple of early samples of my costumes

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Wool Serge Uniform

#sergeant # WW1 #British Army

Sorry been missing for a while, here's a few new creations

Tailoring project

#1950,s #jacket #tailoring

Tailoring

#jacket #1950 #jacket

Tailoring back view

#jacket#1950#tailoring

Tailored Jacket

#tailoring #jacket #1950

Monday, 24 February 2014

Turquoise straw hat

Straw after being stretched and stiffened, added wire petersham ribbon &
bias binding

turquoise &black feather mount attached

Front View

Side view

My little feather number!!

completed feather cocktail headpiece made with black coque feathers

Side view

Here's another hat, first #cloche #felt

Good stretch over the block

Mark out duchess satin for ribbon trim and matching bias binding#ribbontrim #hats

Flower made up with seed bead centre

all done

Front view of hat

Side view of hat

Coolie wide brimmed hat

Blocked crown made from two layers of black buckram

Underside of brim covered with 4 way stretch black velvet,
the crown was made from three layers of black buckram, all painstakingly
pinned and hand stitched into place.

Top of brim, again lots of hand stitching to hold everything in place

Crown covered in same black velvet

Red/black taffeta marked out to make bias binding., ribbon and flower

All chalked out into even strips

Binding added over millinery wire, hand stitched underneath

Hole cut in brim ready to attach petersham ribbon and crown

Completed hat with chrysanthemum flower all hand made

front view, I was really pleased with this hat considering it was my first attempt
maybe should have left this one for later as it was quite difficult, but got there in the end.

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Millinery survey

Hi all I would be most grateful if all you lovely bloggers could spare 30 seconds and complete my survey...Thanks

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BJKWXQM

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Sarah Cant Hats !!

Hats!: Make Classic Hats and Headpieces in Fabric, Felt, and Straw, Cant, Sarah: Home, Hobbies & Garden : Walmart.com - $14.99

Wish I had a hatty head !

Hats!: Make Classic Hats and Headpieces in Fabric, Felt, and Straw - Sarah Cant - Google Search

Mmmmm these are a bit different

Just embarking on a Millinery assignment !!!!

Love this hopefully will have time to give it a go

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cloche hat 1920s vintage style by aspherical121

Here are a few hats I've chosen to re-create a few hats for latest assignmentI'm sure mine might not turn out exactly like these, but they have given me some fabulous inspiration

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Please feel free to leave comments

Hi guys, been missing for a while so busy with Uni hand ins, but would love to have some comments on what you all think of my costumes, positive or negative, ALL welcome...look forward to hearing from you fellow bloggers....

Sunday, 21 July 2013

My last uni assignment "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"

This is my end result with my lovely hubby who had agreed (maybe foolishly) to be my model

Needed to have a fiddle round with the many ostrich feathers in headdress, after all this was my first attempt at millinery!

Close up of cupie dolls attached to skirt and also has one on hat.

Huge feather bustle with over 60 feathers in

This is the original Priscilla Queen of the Desert which I decided to interpretate my costume on.

After completing this assignment my first year at uni is complete with 5 distinctions, thats one for each assignment set. Considering I have been out of education for over 30 years I feel quite proud of myself, so more hard work to follow over next years.