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craftgrrlhi everyone - i've been a member of this group for a long time and never posted anything, but i have enjoyed seeing everyone's creations. recently i put together a portfolio for my grad school interview (i'm starting on an MA in theatre this fall with a costuming assistantship), and decided it was about time that i posted some of my own pictures to craftgrrl. enjoy!
the corset and the shirt were for my undergrad advanced costuming class. both were constructed from period patterns, reproduced in historical fashion books.
the corset was done by machine except for the arrows over the boning, which i did by hand. the blouse took forever - i had no idea how labor intensive gathered pleats was going to be before i started!
this is the purse that i made for my wedding - it was from a butterick pattern. i had to sew it all by hand because it was a sheer fabric with glued beading that jammed my old sewing machine every time i tried to use it. my favorite part of this was the trim and the hand-sewn button holes for the gathering ribbon.
next is my current wallet - i adjusted the design from a tutorial on craftster. the original design wasn't long enough to allow for two credit cards side by side on the front, and i wanted more card space behind the pocket for paper money. the embroidery on the corduroy was part of the fabric, not my own.
and last are two messenger bags that i've made for myself since graduating - the red one is of a denim fabric, and large/sturdy enough to hold a couple of full 1.5" binders. the basic shape was from a butterick pattern, but it was a plain front so i added the decoration. it's lined with the flower fabric and has a couple of pockets inside. the grey bag is slightly smaller than the other and is from a vogue pattern. it is constructed from wool suiting, a charcoal pinstripe for the outside and a lighter grey for the inside. i love that the lines on this one are more angular than the other bag.
the corset and the shirt were for my undergrad advanced costuming class. both were constructed from period patterns, reproduced in historical fashion books.
the corset was done by machine except for the arrows over the boning, which i did by hand. the blouse took forever - i had no idea how labor intensive gathered pleats was going to be before i started!
this is the purse that i made for my wedding - it was from a butterick pattern. i had to sew it all by hand because it was a sheer fabric with glued beading that jammed my old sewing machine every time i tried to use it. my favorite part of this was the trim and the hand-sewn button holes for the gathering ribbon.
next is my current wallet - i adjusted the design from a tutorial on craftster. the original design wasn't long enough to allow for two credit cards side by side on the front, and i wanted more card space behind the pocket for paper money. the embroidery on the corduroy was part of the fabric, not my own.
and last are two messenger bags that i've made for myself since graduating - the red one is of a denim fabric, and large/sturdy enough to hold a couple of full 1.5" binders. the basic shape was from a butterick pattern, but it was a plain front so i added the decoration. it's lined with the flower fabric and has a couple of pockets inside. the grey bag is slightly smaller than the other and is from a vogue pattern. it is constructed from wool suiting, a charcoal pinstripe for the outside and a lighter grey for the inside. i love that the lines on this one are more angular than the other bag.
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