Showing posts with label Alice in Wonderland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alice in Wonderland. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Mad Hatter's cravat and hankie

The school already had a set of tails for the Mad Hatter, but they wanted to titivate it up with a cravat and a pocket handkerchief.

The brief was to make it out of some bright and cheerful fabric...




Easy peasy!  And he looked great too!

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Thursday, 11 December 2014

Alice in Wonderland

Would I mind making an Alice in Wonderland costume for the local dance company?

Absolute no brainer - of course I would!

It began with a circular skirt...




I added a top (which had to be taken in a little with darts)...





Next I added a Peter Pan collar (this photo was taken pre-pressing - top tip - ALWAYS press your work LOL!)...




Puffy sleeves with a little gather...





Acres of Broderie Anglaise...  Always buy more lace/Broderie Anglaise than you think you will need, because you will need loads and loads of it, especially with a circular skirt!





All topped off with an apron...









I love how the more that I sew, the more that I know :)  All of the above costume was made with no pattern, just a few measurements from the dancer.

The dancer looked, and danced, beautifully!

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