Hi 🙂 And thank you 🙂 

I’m actually a very long time sewer 🙂 And patterning is what I love the most. Long before I actually sewed it I even patterned the red dress from Dracula based only on what was available at the time (even the few exhibit photos aren’t completely illuminating (but helped solve the fastening issues 🙂

Anyway so I usually start with looking at basic shapes and all possible layer and fastening options. And compare that to what I have made or even worn before. From there I either take fabric and pin to the form (direct drape) or lay out and use a flat pattern from my personal pieces (I have a nice darted bodice with works well for both fitted and semi fitted items) and then start drawing all over to find the new seam placements. I di try and make them as functional as possible. So if there is piping I will cut the fabric and insert a casing with piping in it not just make a tuck- piping is a way of sabilising a seam so if it is there, that is what it is supposed to be fore.

Also I have a stupid amount of historical and modern pattern systems in my brain to pull from when something doesn’t make sense. I highly recommend having as vast a library to pull information from as possible. I also have books on arms and armour, as well as modern and historic figurative art.
Sorry I am about to pass out in to bed after a day of sewing but I hope that helped somewhat:) 

Hi 🙂 And thank you 🙂 

I’m actually a very long time sewer 🙂 And patterning is what I love the most. Long before I actually sewed it I even patterned the red dress from Dracula based only on what was available at the time (even the few exhibit photos aren’t completely illuminating (but helped solve the fastening issues 🙂

Anyway so I usually start with looking at basic shapes and all possible layer and fastening options. And compare that to what I have made or even worn before. From there I either take fabric and pin to the form (direct drape) or lay out and use a flat pattern from my personal pieces (I have a nice darted bodice with works well for both fitted and semi fitted items) and then start drawing all over to find the new seam placements. I di try and make them as functional as possible. So if there is piping I will cut the fabric and insert a casing with piping in it not just make a tuck- piping is a way of sabilising a seam so if it is there, that is what it is supposed to be fore.

Also I have a stupid amount of historical and modern pattern systems in my brain to pull from when something doesn’t make sense. I highly recommend having as vast a library to pull information from as possible. I also have books on arms and armour, as well as modern and historic figurative art.
Sorry I am about to pass out in to bed after a day of sewing but I hope that helped somewhat:) 

tittybasket:

redath:

Victorian – Christine Daae by ~glittersweet

It’s a Michaela!

Oh hey! Yes it’s a me! Sorry for tumblr name confusion- lots of people have since taken to using glittersweet as a brand since I registered my domain in 2003 so I have moved to using neimhaille more often again to actually be able to find my own stuff in search engines. A bit annoying? Yep.

Anyway, my Blue Dress from Phantom interpretation. Would like to have made it from more accurate fabrics but I rarely am able to afford fabric more than $10/m and this dress took.. umm.. 11? 12? I got it in Sweden though near where the “real” Christine grew up so…

funfrom4chan:

My whole life has been a lie!

My cat knows where the red dot comes from. I think that is a special kind of.. special.

That said I think he figured it out because he is getting older and really can’t be buggered running after the red dot on the wall vs attack my hand. But that’s just a theory.

cerberusia:

oldandnewfirm:

valerieparker:

zartlila:

#FYI these are cats that had just been sedated at the vet

I am a horrible human being

They’re trying so hard. 

I’m not sure if the sedation thing is right – I recall someone saying that these cats were moving like some of their cats which had some kind of genetic disorder which heavily impaired their coordination, but not necessarily their quality of life.

Either way, this is hilariously adorable.

The sedation story falls apart if you have ever picked up a cat from the vet. They wait for the worst of the sedation to be over. Or if you have ever fed a cat sedation medication in order to get them to the vet- they sleep, not wobble around. My baby boy Sam had to be sedated when our family moved from the South Island to the North. With another cat and an afghan hound. I think a budgie too… He resisted and had his nose pressed against the bar trying hard to stay awake.

Unlike with humans where you go home after say… having your wisdom teeth pulled and you talk utter garbage at your minder for the day then pass out with ice in a sling around your face and your minder takes photos. Sigh. You do have to have a minder of course.

But yeah, these have a genetic disorder. You can tell they are energetic, not sedated. I hope these little ones are still okay. Their video first made the rounds a while ago.

Woo! Finally got my pretties hanging up 🙂 a bit of swapsies so less pretty pretty costume parts are in the 24 drawers surrounding it. I may have issues with making stuff. Totally inspiring me to finish the Elissa gown 🙂

From left to right:
Lizzy Bennett stripy dress (when she see Pemberley)
Victorian hunting outfit (The basis for my Steampunk)
Imperial Officer
Reinette (Girl in the Fireplace)
Danielle (Ever After silver)
Regina
Christine’s Blue dress
Mina’s Absinthe dress
Satine’s Black Diamonds

And then my Talon lekku up top with my Shaak Ti lekku in the bag behind. In the 12 drawrs to the left are mainly SCA garb with a few cloaks (Shaak Ti and Talon) on the right 12 drawers are my various Sci Fi bits and my papery collections and then there is the china cabinet of accessories and tea trios and another box of goodies also on the floor.

Compare with the photo of 16 or so 50L containers of fabric and the wardrobe of molds and the furniture of tools…

I may just have a teeny tiny obsession with making stuff.

viscountess:

neimhaille:

viscountess:

JEREMY STOLLE DOING A PHANTOM COSTUME VIDEO WITH PHANTOM COSTUMES FEATURING PHANTOM COSTUMES.

Spazzing… see, see multiples of the Blue Dress bodices on top skirts on bottom. Just how it was backstage at Sydney 🙂 No-one ever believes me when I said there were at least three of each part of each costume and that they were bodice and skirt separates- I got sooo close to touching one of the wedding dress bodices… but we were being led to Rob’s dressing room so I didn’t get to play. The staff there were glad someone appreciated all the work thoughXD.
Also close up of SB’s Aminta dress? Love! Especially being able to see the alignment was not quite perfect- possibly a repair? Lace snags, and hand sewing snags. 
I will not make the Aminta dress, I will not…. *twitch* I still have my Elissa gown glaring at me as I work on all this sci-fi malarky.

I do think I was wrong about the Hannibal skirts though. I think they may have been done as per the US skirts, there is a fair bit of overlap of details between the two productions.

The next time someone doesn’t believe you, throw a shoe at them. It’s pretty much common sense considering there’s a principal, alternate, understudy, etc. Also for the US versions, if you get a look at the inside, you’ll see little elastic loops in the waistline and short laces on the waistband for quick and easy attachment and detachment. 

There were costumes for alts & understudies but also in case of emergencies. Easier to grab a new skirt if a hem tears than try and repair it! The Aussie bodices were all hooked up the back with pants/skirts hooks and eyes. Basically again for quick changes- they were so rigid with interlining and boning that you could hook at waist and neck and they’d be okayish to go on….

My website seems to have died (must tackle my hosts, it started with me not being able to access cPanel now the site itself) but:
From the Midday at The Phantom: (DH+ host, SS+ Suzy Strout)
DH: You have to have replicas of virtually all these major costumes in case something goes drastically wrong.

SS: That’s right. Um Blue Dress we’ve probably got about five full sets of that. Carlotta; all of her outfits- she has six fairly stunning outfits- there’d be probably about six of those that we’ve got back there.

Which part of the lace alignment are you talking about? The only thing I can think of is where the bottom of the bodice meets the first ruffle.

Circled in pink 🙂 Having now screen capped it looks like it was deliberate given there are at least three fairly obvious clips/joins in two rows. A few seconds later and you can see the same notch in the repeat to the LHS of that 2nd row. Just so nice to see it after all these years 🙂 I’ve already graphed up a single repeat of embroidery for the newer versions (a blend of styles), but I kind of dig the old version 🙂 Also I love the netting under the newer B’way ruffles. 

I grabbed a full screen cap of it as well…. let’s see if photobucket will keep the full size…

No idea if that is clickable or not, but it is a little smaller than on my computer. Ah well.