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The Show Must Go On / Photos
« on: February 22, 2019, 12:57:03 PM »
Thought I would post some recent costume photos.  I have had a mad couple of months to get them ready for the festival this half term, but finally got there!

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Dolls and Toys / First attempt!
« on: January 06, 2019, 14:18:22 PM »
My son came home from uni just before Christmas, and asked me if I would make him something to give to his girlfriend for a present.  How hard can that be???  "What would she like?" I stupidly asked.  "Well she asked for a stuffed toy version of a character in one of the computer games she plays" he says.  Well, never having heard of said computer game, let alone the character in question, I had to rely on Google images, which helped a bit.  Anyway, there was no way I could do it before Christmas day, but had a go in the days after, and sent a photo of it to my son, (who has very helpfully gone back to uni!).  He is pleased with it, so just waiting to see what the girlfriend thinks! (lots of nail biting). :S

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Patterns Discussion / 1940s style
« on: September 22, 2018, 10:29:13 AM »
I am going to a quiz evening next Saturday with a war time theme.  I was thinking of making a 1940s style dress to wear, but I am struggling to find a pattern or a starting point to draft one from.  Also, not really sure what kind of fabric to use, I am not massively bothered about it being authentic, just needs to look the part.  any ideas?????

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The Show Must Go On / Finally, a photo!
« on: September 22, 2018, 09:22:09 AM »
I always ask if I can have a photo of the child in the costume I have made, but very rarely get any.  This mum did remember, and sent me a lovely picture.

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The Show Must Go On / costumes costumes everywhere!!
« on: April 12, 2018, 12:46:15 PM »
I have been asked to make costumes for one of our local dance schools again this year, so far I think it is approx 80, not sure about the boys costumes yet.  There is four group dances, so four different costumes.  It has taken ages to sort out the fabrics and colours, only for the courier to loose one of my parcels containing 3 rolls of fabric! (how is that even possible, it must be huge!).  Fabric company is replacing the lost fabric, so hopefully that should be here today/tomorrow.

I have cut out two costumes, one each from two of the groups, as I do like to make sure the dance teacher is happy before I cut all of them, been caught out with that before!  It also allows any possible costume malfunctions to hopefully come to light before they are an issue.   I am hoping to get one of the girls around to try them on, maybe with the dance teacher present, so any alterations can be decided on, otherwise I am expected to fit/discuss during a dance class, which is near on impossible!!

I have to make a HUGE skirt for one of the girls, which will pull out from underneath a tutu, as she walks towards the back of the stage, to form a very large triangle from her to the stage front corners.  The dance teacher has bought habutae fabric which is lovely and thin, but not sure how I am going to achieve what she is looking for, so any suggestions gratefully received.

Fingers crossed the rest of the fabric turns up, and dance teacher is happy with the costumes so far!

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The Show Must Go On / Bra shelf versus cups
« on: September 19, 2017, 05:40:51 AM »
I have just started making a tutu for a teenager.  She has a stretch velvet bodice, which is just not giving her enough support in the bust.  So I had planned on putting in a bra shelf, but I am debating whether it would give her better support sewing in bra cups, or even the whole bra, just without the shoulder straps.
Anyone done either option???

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The Show Must Go On / slightly panicking!
« on: June 17, 2017, 07:42:31 AM »
i am so glad to have finally found you all again!  i was really starting to miss TSF, and the advice and encouragement.
i have been super busy with making a load of costumes for a dance school show.  it always starts out as "can you just
do ....."  and then seems to evolve into me doing so many costumes.  this year i started off with one group of 10 adults doing a tap routine, needing a sailor costume.   No problem, just a tunic with a sailor collar and a pair of trousers with elastic waist, lots of different sizes (I feel your pain Catlar!) but not to fitted, so not much of an issue. 
The next "Oh and can you just ..." was another adult group of 12 doing a tap routine to Siamsa, so a kind of hash up of Irish dancing and tap dance.  OK, i have made Irish dance dresses for girls, but for adults????  anyway, not the full blown Irish dance dress thank goodness, but a kind of fitted and flared dress with some applique on - Oh so a nice and easy one then!  so this group goes from very short and rather large, to really tall, and a couple of really skinny ladies, and the dance teacher wants it to be in crushed velour! nasty horrible stuff.  I had to cut each piece out individually, as i couldn't risk mixing up the direction of the grain, and label each dress as i did it, it took me a whole day to do.
The next time i go to the dance school, "Can you just ..."  This time it is a group of 11 children, with a National costume,  which has to look vaguely Polish.  No idea what a Polish National Costume looks like, so Google becomes my best friend. So that is a flowery skirt with a waistcoat and blouse, oh and bloomers, so when they spin, they don't show their knickers! 
i did short cut that costume a bit, with a fake waistcoat/blouse and attached the skirt to the top, so there will be no bits to get lost in the dressing room, but still had to cut out a gazzillion flowers from the skirt fabric and bondaweb them to the neckline.
i have got all these almost ready, as there is a rehearsal tomorrow, i can take the costumes and fit them all in one go, and then i got a text yesterday, Oh, Can you just...  AAAGGGHHH!!!!   now i have 4 boy fairy costumes to make and get ready to fit for tomorrows rehearsal!  Who needs a life??????


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Hi, I'm new... / Found you!
« on: June 01, 2017, 15:27:02 PM »
Hi, this is Yellowfeather, and I was a member of TSF.  Very happy to have found you all again, I had been checking TSF occasionally, and finally this link came up.  Looking forward to catching up with all the old and new members.
Julie
Xx

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