Seryn , Kellys and Serenity's corset, Tshirt and costume talky thread - drooling only upon application

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CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:27 PM

Well, somebody has to wear red! We can't be a band of pirates and not have red. Mai wants purple, Kelly wants green, I have my heart set on blue for some reason.

We're so silly.

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SERYN

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 4:55 PM

ofcourse,I didn't think of it like that. hmmmmm, will have to go look harder at red fabrics.

I got some sample peices of your fabrics, I found another suede, but I don't think its quite the right colour, got some of that dupion stuff I was telling you about, and one that I can't decribe colour wise, its actually woven with almost violet threads, but still comes out at your duck egg bluey kind of colour, a bit more towards the grey. But it was only £2.99 and went lovely with the sample trims I picked up, so I got a meter, reasoning that if you didn't like it I could find something else to do with it.

Sop, there you go, i'll get them put to together and try and put them in the post soon.

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CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:56 PM

ooh, this is so very exciting. Do you need my address? I'll email it to you if you need it.

I'm just sorry I'm on the wrong continent so you couldn't drag me fabric shopping with you. That would have been fun.

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SERYN

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:56 PM

yup, that would be helpful.

There must be a fabric store somewhere in Atlanta, last day we'll take half an hour out and go coo over purty fabrics just for the hell of it.

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CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:59 PM

I have no idea where to find a fabric store in Atlanta, but I can look.

Did you ever get my email with my measurements? That made me think of it somehow.

I'm emailing you my addy now.

Ooh, bought the pirate costume above. I think it's definitely doable. With a few minor adjustments.

You know, now that I think about it, I don't think I EVER do a pattern the way it says to. I always change things up a bit. Redo the sleeves or the length of the skirt. Maybe I SHOULD have gone into costuming.....

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SERYN

Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:15 AM

its never to late to start, yes I did I just totally forgot to go through and check and answer your questions, sorry, I will do that.

I think I'm going to get started on the first one asap, get the pattern drawn out and the toile made up at least, hopefully post some pictures of progress (after the boring cotton stage, once I start working in the fabrics.

I started one of those blog things, when I have pictures I'll put them up there and post a link.

If you find fabric that you love, absolutely adore, if you want to, get it and post it to me, I'm not sure of the costs, but if you think its worth it then its always an option.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:35 AM

I can be red. I usually go for green, but I can be red at S3. Hrm.

*must find second job*

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CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:33 PM

Well, finding quality fabric at Walmart just isn't gonna happen. Nice cottons and muslins and whatnot I can find, maybe a cute print for the skirt, but nothing quality for the corset.

We have another craft store that sells more fabrics. If I swing by there anytime soon (it's where I get my Jayne Hat yarns) I'll check the fabrics. I like to walk by all the upholstery fabrics nice and slow and mentally put the fabrics on chairs and curtains and whatnot.

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CALLMESERENITY

Friday, February 24, 2006 6:36 PM

Seryn. I have some questions for you. I'm concerned about the corset that I'm making for Kelly and Mai, that the straps will be too long, as they tend to be on me. I want to measure the girls and the pattern to make sure it'll fit right by I'm not sure how to goa bout that. So, there are two things I ask of you:

1)Which measurements I need to ask from the girls and then

2)How to translate that to the pattern.

Make sense?

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SERYN

Friday, February 24, 2006 11:07 PM

you would normally ask for the arm-hole depth, which is, starting from the nape of your neck, the distance down to the seam of your sleeve.

Probably the best think to get them to do is to find a t-shirt like so-

that fits them and where the fabric underneath their arm sits at a comfortable level (not too high up into their arm pit or close around their shoulders, but not so low that if it were a tight top there would be 'bulging') then starting with the end of the tape measure on the little bump at the nape measure down the spine to the bottom of the arm hole (where the fabric starts on a top like the above)

I once knew someone who found the t-shirt that fitted her and adjusted the armhole to fit perfectly and took her measurements from the armhole, which might be help full, as it give an indication of where you want the 'strap' part to start and finish.

In that case, adjust the strap of the t-shirt to how they want it, then use the measurement of the t-shirt strap for the corset strap.

I am so crap at describing things! I will attempt to draw diagrams and then post them, that might help.

As for incorporating it into your pattern, it depends entirely on the shape of the straps. If the pattern has a shoulder seam, then its much easiers, if not, then using the t-shirt strap measurement as a guide is probably the best.

Will draw out a very shoddy diagram for you an post it on here this weekend.

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