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The Show Must Go On / Re: A couple of my latest costumes
« on: December 12, 2019, 19:31:40 PM »
So lovely @Lollipop ! I had the same question as @Marniesews , did you have a main base pattern for the black Leo you made a beautiful mashup of?? The inserts/appliqué? And stoning are so elegant!

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Strictly sewing
« on: November 22, 2019, 17:52:25 PM »
Would so love to tour the dressmaking workrooms!  Actually ladies from the uk who sew ballroom things, can you tell me the difference between "luxury crepe" and your normal spandex/lycra?   I should get swatches just to learn, but would appreciate your first hand knowledge!  what does it feel like? when would you use either? Thinner/ heavier/less stretch/more stretch -- What would you call it in a non-ballroom fabric place?

Any other comments on specialty fabrics would be helpful as well. Thx!





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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: November 19, 2019, 16:09:38 PM »
@Lollipop messaged you!  I wanted to add a hoop but in the end didn't find good instructions for building the casing. A project for next time -- I will have to get the next size up full tutu pattern i think!

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Strictly sewing
« on: November 19, 2019, 16:04:47 PM »
Thanks for these updates! looking forward to the photos. I am definitely in a psych-myself-up-to-make-my-own-standard-dress mode, and the more information I have the better! 

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: October 29, 2019, 16:40:40 PM »
if anyone is curious, I made 1 modification: both the top layer and bottom 2 layers are soft tulle, while the layers in between are stiff net. this is because she didn’t like the feeling of the net (scratchy) close to her skin.  The effect is nice, the top layer floats a bit more, and the skirt still seems stiff enough.  There were 7 layers total.

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: October 29, 2019, 16:33:28 PM »
Thank you!!

:) my grand plan was to try with no pressure, so in the future I would know whether I could / would want to make the real thing if she really needed one.  It is fun! This was just the “bones” of a tutu, the next step would be one with a bodice and plate.... how hard can that part be ;) ?

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: October 28, 2019, 16:26:10 PM »
Finished!

Thank you for everyone (especially @MitchOfTheNorth , @Lollipop, and @eclectic)  who contributed help for my first tutu skirt.  My daughter loves it.  She got to wear it to ballet class this week because they had a Halloween dress up day, complete with a headband and arm bands with some glued on white feathers she helped with, and a white leotard I had made much earlier.  After reading the tutu tacking website mentioned above, there was a big delay as school started, I hem-ed and hawed over buying a steamer (which I eventually did, and am so pleased with it for this and other projects), and then tacked it by hand over a few evenings. It took some practice to tie knots that did not slip. I did just the final layer while my daughter was wearing it, otherwise I borrowed one of her stuffed bears to "wear it" while I was working, as my dress form was way too big!    I used a 3" needle by dritz ("soft sculpture doll"), and single strands of white embroidery thread for the tacking. I learned so much with this project.   I changed my profile pic so you can see it on her! 

ps. I had worried that I would need a hoop, and was pleased to see that tacking alone made it stand up and out quite enough for this practice tutu! 

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: August 08, 2019, 03:10:01 AM »
Oh my that tutu tacking website is perfect! It definitely looks like this step will take a long time.....

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: August 08, 2019, 03:04:07 AM »
hi again and hank you for all the replies! I had to put the project down for a bit but am ready to tackle it again.  @MitchOfTheNorth I purchased the pattern from tutus that dance (I think it is Dani’s Pattern) and there are some instructions for tacking with a gun but I will probably try at least some by hand first.  Thank you for the resources I will be back again with my progress!

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The Show Must Go On / Steaming,tacking first tutu skirt
« on: August 01, 2019, 18:06:55 PM »
Hi! I just finished attaching all the net to my first tutu skirt for my daughter and it IS a big poofball as promised. The next step is supposed to be steaming and tacking . I don’t have a steamer, is that done with an iron? How? Any tips on the tacking would be really appreciated.  So glad to find this forum!

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