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The Emporia => The Show Must Go On => Current Projects => Topic started by: Oakmaiden on March 14, 2017, 17:41:09 PM
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Very pleased with myself. It is FAR from perfect, but it is my first ever tutu, and it has taken me ages to summon up the courage to actually got for it... I still need to tack it so it is less fluffy, and possibly decorate it, but I am just going to admire it as it is for a while first.
Using Dani's pattern.
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Wow Oakmaiden that's lovely! Well done ! :toast:
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That looks great :)
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It's lovely Oakmaiden! Well done! I'm very impressed with people who can sew special garments! :)
L X
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That's lovely Oakmaiden and what a gorgeous colour! Its a very satisfying feeling making a tutu isn't it. ;)
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Wow! That looks great, such a vibrant colour too
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That's great and I love that colour - teal is one of my favourite blues. :)
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Well it looks pretty perfick to me. Well done!
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Well done, it looks great.
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In honesty, I have just about wrenched my shoulder from patting myself on the back! Despite the imperfections (which are obvious up close, but not from photo distance!) I am blooming pleased with it. :)
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Well I reckon that's a candidate for your avatar picture Oakmaiden.... fabulous colour
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Looks pretty good to me. I've sewn lycra OK before, but yards and yards of tulle netting 0_0
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Good idea, Vege. Wish I had tidied the room first, though!
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Gorgeous!! :)
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Looks fantastic ! I have everything ready for my first one, also using danis pattern. I did a trial with cheap Lycra and hit a few hurdles, just the simplest of things. Just got to get the corsage to start this one xxxx
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That's lovely OakMaiden. :) :D 0_0 I'm another fan of the colour too and I think the floatiness of the skirt is really pretty although I understand why it needs to be held together with tacks for performance. Will you be adding any embellishments?
I'm rather pleased that our ballroom & latin juveniles (under 12) aren't allowed embellishments like stoning for competitions. Of course, they can wear whatever for shows but lots of parents just can't afford many different outfits. Are there similar regulations for ballet?
I've got a couple of adult dresses coming up in a few months with big net ballroom skirts but it's much softer floaty stuff so very different technique although I won't feel that lucky when I'm trying to cut lots of 200cm circles out of 300cm wide net!!! -<
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Oh wow!! That's beautiful :flower:
Well done you, you should be very proud of yourself!
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Your dressform has an amazing six pack Oakmaiden !
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Lollypop - I know! It is an age 10-12 mannikin, but a very oddly shaped one... Does the job, though!
Marniesews - there are no "rules" about ballet tutus in the same way there are for ballroom dresses, but the All England Dance Festival advises that simple is preferable to over-elaborate. I have, however, bought a piece of embroidered lace I am going to use as an overskirt/plate, and I will probably add a few flowers to the bodice centre. When I finally work out how to put the skirt bit on neatly.
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Right - I have decorated it now. I am happy with how it looks, but somehow, in the course of my tacking it and putting on the decoration, it seems to have gone even more bell shaped. I am not certain why... I guess either I need stiffer net (this was 27g - the only stiffer one I could find was white only), to use more net in my layers, or to tack more tightly. Or maybe a combination.
Anyway. I still think it looks really pretty, so I am happy as a first try.
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Looks Awesome!
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I'm impressed. It looks lovely!
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I can't see any problem with the shape at all Oakmaden....but then I'm not a ballerina, desperate to flash her knickers!
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Beautiful! Whoever the young lady who will wear this is, is very very lucky! :)