Gold Beads and Sequins

Here is the most recent finished dress. This time I decided to do something with sleeves (are they still called sleeves if they aren't actually attached to the dress?). I even made a little beaded headpiece. 

Another silver dress...

I just finished this dress, and it was quite a learning experience. I made mistakes with the pattern, construction and beading... Oh well, better luck next time.

Draped Dress

I wanted to make a dress with a lot of draping detail... Unfortunately I discovered that I wasn't very skilled at it. I probably used the wrong fabric too.

Anyway, it turned out ok in the end.

I thought it would be a good idea to create a corseted understructure and then drape the fabric over it to create the dress. Sewing the outer layer turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be, but you have to make mistakes to learn and grow.

In the end it looks nice, not the way I thought it would turn out, but still a pretty dress.

The Silver Corset

I finally finished the silver corset to match the boots in the previous post. I had a really hard time with this one, made quite a few mistakes, and didn't end up with what I was expecting... I'm ready to consider it done and move on to the next project.

Silver Boots

I decided to try and create footwear for the first time... It turned out ok, but I still have a lot to learn. I decided to go with a simple pair of boots for my first attempt. I think I am going to make a matching corset out of the same silver material.

Drafted a pattern and cut the pieces from more of the Crayola craft scraps I have.

started sewing.

More sewing, I think they are coming along nicely.

Finally done! They look much better from the front than the side.

The Silver Sequin Corset (part 3)

I finished sewing the layers together, punched in the eyelets, and added a few extra sequins here and there (I may add more in the future, but for now I am done).

Inside and outside views of the finished piece.

A quick shot of Grace wearing the corset/bustier (I'm not sure which to call it). Grace is a S.I.S. Grace head on a Kendra Fashion Madness body.

Well, It is finally finished! I'm really happy with how it turned out, it looks better than I thought it would.

The Silver Sequin Corset (part 2)

Well, it is starting to look more like a bustier than a corset, as there are only two strips of boning in the whole thing.

Here is the fabric cut for part of the outer layer. As I mentioned in the last post, it is cheap fabric from a Crayola craft set...

Here are the two layers on top of each other. I've sewn extra sequins to the outer layer... now it doesn't look quite so cheap.

Almost finished sewing the lining to the outer layer.

Overall I think this project is coming together nicely. It is actually looking better than I had expected.