I started sewing in early 2017, and I got the bug. This is a personal record of my creations, designs and disasters.
Corness fitting
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Had a fitting with Mark (aka Cybil) today, and the corness isn't looking too bad. A few adjustments, I need to add the rivets and then it's finally done!
My friend Phill approached me to ask if I could recreate the headpiece worn by Verka Serduchka in the 2007 Eurovision song contest, and of course I said yes! (I do anything for a Chinese takeaway and some wine). I started by making the start out of mirrored cardboard. There are loads of templates online to use, so I chose one and scaled it to the size I needed. I then got Phill over and made a plaster cast of his head. Once that was done, I hot glue gunned strips of thin foam to the inside, so it sat a little more comfortable. I then stuck on mirror tiles (available from ebay) with a hot glue gun. And then finished the edges with some silver trimming with more mirror tiles stuck on top of that; It then made its way to Germany all in one piece for the Kölner Karneval in Cologne.
I decided to practice my tailoring skills again and make a new shirt. I got the material from Paris when I was there a few months ago. I was pretty impressed with the result, I still need to improve my collars, but practice makes perfect! I haven't added any buttons or buttonholes yet. It was the Friday before Christmas and the last thing I wanted to do was head to the shops just to buy buttons. I'll add these later.
The course quickly came about, and I enjoyed quite an intensive week learning professional sewing at Central Saint Martins, covering different topics. Collars - Cuffs - Sleeve openings; Pocket's along with zippers, hems and seams. I just wish I could have done the second part of the course. Maybe next year!
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