Today's Progress

Custom Lolita:

The muslin on the bottom half of the form is the basic pattern for the bodice. It looks really odd, but making a rough draft to mark and cut up in muslin first is always the best step :3 

Thank you! 

Progress photos!

Here are a few photos from tonights work ~!

Simon: 

Your Pants <3! The waist band was not placed yet when the photo was taken :3 

The sash here is wrapped around the mannequin twice. You may wrap it any way you would like :3 I've done it here the way I believe Simon does it. There is enough fabric to make it more loose as well. 

Custom Lolita: 

The top of the bodice consists of three layers. One regular lining, one under-lining and one "over-lay", which is just a fancy word for the gathered material on the bust. This is a photo of the two linings being basted together, because they are sewn with the rest of the garment as if they were one layer ~

More to come tomorrow! Thank you!  :3 

Back on Track

So everything is still running smoothly with the costumes since I got back from Raleigh :3

I will be staying late into the evening in the costume shop, listening to K-pop and continuing my work on these lovelies ~! If I am able to hold a steady internet connection in the basement (where the shop it located) I may upload photos of the works in progress!

- And since I do not mention names in my blog.... to the Simon cosplayer... It all all YOUR fault if I end up liking and watching this whole series x3 Darn yyyooouuuu!!! /fist shake

Returned from Raleigh!

So last night I returned from Raleigh ~ The results....

I made it back with 2.625 yards of Royal blue Gabardine (SCORE!)

However, I did NOT make it back with the black cotton trim I wanted for the Custom Lolita. No one seems to carry it anymore... so... What does this mean? I will be making the trim by hand. It will not be eyelet, however it will all be hand gathered. I have considered dyeing lace (which I do have the facilities to do - as we have a professional dye bin in the shop)but with most laces being 35% cotton, and 65% Polyester, this may or may not work. The only way to tell will be by testing a sample, and I have little hope in the fact that such a high portion of polyester will capture the dye for as much black as I wish for. For this reason, hand made trim will be the best option. That, and it comes along with a healthy dose of character building delicate work x3 None the less, this is still an exciting process!! Thank you to the commissioner for the opportunity to make such an elegant piece!

~ Despite the fail-hard time-stamp on the post, At 3:11 am, I will call this a day :P

As always,
Thank you all! 

Traveling to Raleigh

Hello everyone ~ !

          Tomorrow I will be traveling to Raleigh in order to pick up my trim - I've given up on my gabardine coming in when I want it so, for Simon, I will be picking up the material for his blue coat there (buying it in Raleigh, instead). I will also be picking up the black cotton lace for the Custom Lolita. Because of where the lace is embedded in the seams, the lack of lace has halted me as far as sewing (I need to do one thing before I can do another - I work my way down the dress, especially since it it layered- and so on and so forth). These past two weeks have reminded me of the saying...

        "If anything can go wrong, it WILL go wrong."

Thank you "Irony" xD I get it already, can I have my good luck with material back?

I will be reporting in with everyone after I return from Raleigh ~ Thank you all!

Updates for "Custom Lolita" and Gurran Lagann

     Today I sent out a special order for the blue gabardine for time skip Simon. I'm not willing to back down on getting my Gabardine D<! RAWR All the materials are here and waiting - and I can begin construction on the Skirt and pants.
     Additionally, I've been working on the Custom Lolita recently; however, today the employees at the same fabric store told me they cannot order my trim.... why???? Because the company will now allow them to order one style at a time... they have to order the WHOLE SHELF. .... Granted, I used to work there, but back then we could order anything someone needed, as long as it wasn't discontinued. To fix this issue, I will be traveling to Raleigh this week in order to get my cotton eyelet trim. If you guys can't already tell, I'm a little picky about my materials. I don't like to settle. If my special order for the Royal blue Gabardine doesn't come in by the day I leave for the trim, I'll just pick that up in Raleigh too.

No, I am not happy with you, Hancock Fabrics... stDKFG;LFGK G   ;A; !! GR. ;DFGDFG RAWR. .......... there. A portion of my anger is out... now to beat out the rest of it with my sewing machine.

Current Events and Progress

New:
           This week two costumes were shipped out: Mizure and Lightning! Thank you both for your patronage! It was a great pleasure working with such kind people ~


Events: 
         Last Week marked the last day of the production of Tennessee Williams "Orpheus Decending". I had been working on the show for nearly two months straight, every day of the week (Weekends do not really exist in the theatre.... did you know that? ;A; ). The closing of the show now leaves me open to work on my two current Commissions: Guran Lagan, and a Custom Lolita. I am also still in negotiations with a group about a Full Moon wo Sagashite set .... of which I am INSANO-EXCITED D< !!!!!!! (I'm a big Full Moon fan! )
      I will still be making costumes for a production of "Brigadoon" as well as Designing and stitching (full creation) of a set of costumes for an upcoming University dance production, so my regular update/mail check times still remain. I check mail most Regularly on Friday, though. As for costume updates, please email me on Fridays, so that I can have a photo ready for you by Saturday should there be any updates :3

As always
       Thank you!!!!