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A bride recently asked me to make her a necklace for her wedding that looked like a fancy throat slash. This was a really fun project.

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here we are with the results from last nights stripe-athon! (and the bit id already done)

150+ metres of tape, an obnoxious number of stripes (you can count, if you want. i refuse to) and around 18 hours of work, we are finally ready to start sewing these pants!

hopefully that part should take... less time.....

#i do think the first piece i did looks darker which is. Frustrating but i am Not Looking #im hoping theres enough general colour variation going on it wont stand out tooooo much #this time calculation doesn't even include wash dyeing the base fabric. or all the shenanigans that were ultimately pointless #ha. #anne bonny cosplay

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#oh fuuuck i should make smthn like this. so cool

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My Dragon Age Inquisition character card embroideries all together! Each is 11.5x19.5 cm. Dorian took 73 hours, Cassandra took 89 hours, and Sera took 75 hours.

I wonder which character I'll do next...

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[Image descriptions: Embroidered versions of the Dorian, Cassandra and Sera character selection card from Dragon Age Inquisition.

Dorian holds a book under his left arm while casting magic with his right. There are white glyphs in the air and a white snake running under his cloak and under his arm.

Cassandra sits atop a war horse with Inquisition soldiers behind her. She wears black armour with a gold-trimmed cloak, and the Seeker flag and he cloak stream behind her.

Sera stands atop a slanted tree trunk with her bow held suggestively between her legs, looking at the Skyhold tower in the distance, where the tiny figure of the inquisitor is present in the window. Mountains and turrets make up the background behind her.]

#i dont even go here i just love the embroidery

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Anne pants to do list (for motivation)

First coat of paint on left back leg ✓

Second coat of paint on left back leg ✓

Tape on right front leg ✓

First coat of paint on right front leg ✓

Second coat of paint on right front leg ✓

Tape on left front leg ✓

First coat of paint on left front leg ✓

Second coat of paint on left front leg ✓

Trim pieces to size? ✓

Sew front crotch seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Sew back crotch seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Sew inside leg seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

↳↳ topsew? faux flat felled seam, as on jeans

Sew right outside leg seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Overlock left outside leg edges singularly ✓

Baste left outside leg closed for fitting ✓

↳tack zip in while closed? ✓

Sew back darts, adjusting positions to form a fake fall back ✓?

Sew in invisible zip to left outside leg ✓

Close up remainder of the seam ✓

Cut out Waist Facing

↳Interface if necessary

↳↳Elastic?

Join Sections of Waist facing

↳Overlock

Sew to Waistband

↳Overlock

Understitch Waist Seam

Sew facing down round zip (possibly before the previous step?)

Hem trouser leg (cuffs? if im feeling fun about it)

Sew buttons to back darts for the (fake) fall

Any finishing touches i mightve missed

#left all overlock as seperate steps bc i might not do it in the same session #and pressing has gone unmentioned but PRESS UR SEAMS KIDS #can you tell im super unsure about the waist facing also? ha ill figure it out as i go #i know mostly what im doing its just. vibes! #the painting is also not done in that specific order thats jst. all the things to tick off #im planning on having two legs on the go today :) #it looks like a lot! but i think i can get it done this week #addition: i know thats a weird place to do the dart buuuuut. im not sure its exactly where i want it or the perfect size #so i need to check that in the fitting #its ok!!! should be easy enough to do still

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here she is!!!!! anne pant leg piece number one :D

#cant express how stressful removing the tape was #and now im stressed about going for the wrong scale #and whether i used the right paint #but fuck the stripes are sharp :) #anne bonny cosplay #i think on the scale its important to remember i have. big ass thighs

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sneak peak at the stripes!!!

#gotta. do a second coat on all of them but THEN

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details of dakota johnson’s look at the baile da vogue in rio de janeiro

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ok you see now i look at this i do feel like this may be a little over kill

forest reckons this took me 2h 15m and i wouldn't say i got tooooo distracted at any point here so. thats fun to know! im gonna paint this one first so if it goes disastrously wrong then i haven't done that for all the pieces 😅😅 not that i have a back up plan....

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first piece of tape is being laid....

i am so nervous about this! i really want to get all these stripes straight, so the tape is gonna be suuuuper important. but it does mean i cant see if the stripes are bleeding until i remove it ;;;; ha this is stressful

im starting with a back leg in hopes if it goes a little awry its not tooo much of an issue but!!! we will see

#the tape is so narrow n flexible that im checking all the way across im not taping with a curve fkdhjd #the way it bends is useful for what i usually want. but not now

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hi. am i being absolutely just. the most stupid person ever making my anne stripes 6mm wide?

(ignore the messiness, ive been testing different application methods. hand for scale)

i did the maths. id have to paint approximately 150 stripes (i say approximately because they range from the full length of the leg to maybe 5cm in the crotch seam so mileage varies)

please. tell me if my suffering is worth it?

#i just. think this looks like the right scale ok? #if you are interested i think my winner on the paint tests is stripes 3-6 from the top (near my hand) #any water seemed to just. completely eat the dye #ngl i have no idea what i did that got a different intensity on the dye than the bottom section but u know what #thats future mes issue #also my nail is green again. i think the fabric dye is not properly sealed. that is also future mes issue #i did take a picture w the strip wrapped around my leg but then i let the brain demons win fjdjnd

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“Temporary stitches” all stitches are temporary if you have a pair of scissors and aren’t a coward

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Sunday spring (?) date with a friend

We went to Café Olimpico, a café opened since 1970, which was so crowded that we ended up eating on a bench outside. Then, we visited the Mordecai-Richler public library, an old church turned into a library, and finally, we ended up at Limoo, a juice and tea house on Parc avenue (pictures on Instagram).

Outfit rundown Book skirt: second-hand Innocent World Cardigan: second-hand Axes Femme Blouse: old 1861 Coat: second-hand Mary Magdalene (with bow coming from the skirt's waist) Hat: vintage Boots: old Fluevog Bag: second-hand Jean Paul Gaultier Gloves: Innocent World Ribbon on blouse: Second-hand Métamorphose temps de fille Book brooch and earrings: Design Festa (from 2 different artists I cannot remember) Harp brooch: Zack Zack Seiffen

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not so much an anne update buuuuut ive been searching for a while for how to build her necklace- ive had a hell of a time finding oval shaped pieces At All, let alone something that i like / i think fits the costume

but at last! i found this vintage bracelet on ebay and i think the design is just perfect for what im going for- now i just have to. find the other two connectors i need in styles that match this ;;;;

#this bit was the most important to me because i really feel like its The Centrepiece of the necklace #but i do gotta. have the other bits in style too #ha #i would say this is a peak at my pants fabric as the background but the colour here is nowhere near accurate so for now it remains a mystery #also yea. this has 6 pieces n hers has 7 but also. this was the only thing i saw and immediately went !!! so #also the rings r in the wrong place and blah blah blah #fucking around and finding out is the name of the game

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To everyone losing their mind over this picture of the Dior artisans making Natalie Portman’s golden globes dress:

This is basically a visual representation of what couture means. Every one of those heavily detailed/embroidered/beaded couture gowns you see during haute couture fashion week is made this way. In order to be considered couture they have to be, but that’s a separate post.

I feel like the work is more visible here because of the effect of the pattern, but pretty much every couture gown is made with this absolutely insane level of work and detail

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Waistcoat

c. 1830s

Silk satin, embroidered with silk and chenille thread

The John Bright Collection

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Things I wish I had read in "beginner" sewing tutorials/people had told me before I started getting into sewing

You have to hem *everything* eventually. Hemming isn't optional. (If you don't hem your cloth, it will start to thread. There are exceptions to this, like felt, but most cloth will.)

The type of cloth you choose for your project matters very much. Your clothing won't "fall right" if it's not the kind of stretchy/heavy/stiff as the one the tutorial assumes you will use.

Some types of cloth are very chill about threading, some are very much not. Linen doesn't really give a fuck as long as you don't, like, throw it into the washing machine unhemmed (see below), whereas brocade yearns for entropy so, so much.

On that note: if you get new cloth: 1. hem its borders (or use a ripple stitch) 2. throw it in the washing machine on the setting that you plan to wash it going forward 3. iron it. You'll regret it, if you don't do it. If you don't hem, it'll thread. If you don't wash beforehand, the finished piece might warp in the first wash. If you don't iron it, it won't be nice and flat and all of your measuring and sewing will be off.

Sewing's first virtue is diligence, followed closely by patience. Measure three times before cutting. Check the symmetry every once in a while. If you can't concentrate anymore, stop. Yes, even if you're almost done.

The order in which you sew your garment's parts matters very much. Stick to the plan, but think ahead.

You'll probably be fine if you sew something on wrong - you can undo it with a seam ripper (get a seam ripper, they're cheap!)

You can use chalk to draw and write on the cloth.

Pick something made out of rectangles for your first project.

I recommend making something out of linen as a beginner project. It's nearly indestructible, barely threads and folds very neatly.

Collars are going to suck.

The sewing machine can't hurt you (probably). There is a guard for a reason and while the needle is very scary at first, if you do it right, your hands will be away from it at least 5 cm at any given time. Also the spoils of learning machine sewing are not to be underestimated. You will be SO fast.

I believe that's all - feel free to add unto it.