Get A Wiggle On

For the back closure I knew three things. 1) No zippers. I dont have anything against them, as a whole, trust me. But in my costumes an obvious zipper just kinda sticks out badly. 2) No buttons. A thousand buttons like seed pearls swooping down the spine in a row looks gorgeous... but have you ever tried to sew those suckers on? omg. And image, getting INTO and OUT OF the dress!? So, no buttons. 3) Buttons and zippers are the only things I had experience with. There is a third option. But it involves... murder... DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUN No, I jest. it involves lacing. 

Wow, can't believed I actually am writing the second one! And so quickly to! And, more to the point, AT THE RIGHT TIME! Mainly I will write one part, then ignore it until I get the project done and do a rush post. Lookit me, being all numerical and in order! Woot!! Okay, as of right now the gown looks like this. (dont get excited, its still in pieces I just drape it up to keep myself interested.) Okay, so heres what I did so far. 

Okay. So. I know there's been some issue with Ariels pink dress. A lot of very influential bloggers have stated they dislike it. Red hair, it is commonly known, does not make good bed partners with the color pink. Brichan, my very favorite artist has even made a most amusing picture -> http://briannacherrygarcia.deviantart.com/art/pink-makes-ariel-cry-52697915 Which, by the by is HILARIOUS. So many cosplayers have seen and posed in this way because Bri is like a demi-god in the Disney world. She deserves that status believe you me. Anyway, for my part, I've never seen anything offensive about the gown. In fact, it is my favorite Disney Princess dress. I can recall the scene perfectly, where Ariel steps out from the shadows and into the light, modest and eager, and Erik is all like; DAYUM. Anyway, bottom line. I want to make some Princess getups for myself and this is at the top of my list for being my favorite Disney Dress. HERE BE THE TUTORIAL?WALKTHROUGH?...

Back from Disneyworld OMGITWASSOAMAZINGINEVERWANTEDTOLEAVE. Absolute best part was of course, dressing up for Mickey's not so scary Halloween Party. It BLEW MY MIND. I loved being my character, loved the people gasping when they saw me, and ABSOLUTELY ADORED hunting down little Mermaids to scare. Ahem. Me, last week Tuesday. Began with a pattern, of course, as I am a fish in the Sahara without one.  It was really easy, same with my Green sister up there, take the dress, cut it out in a nive poly-snakeskin like, then add tentacle cut outs! A colored skirt and a hoop skirt later and BOOM Instant sea witch!

Okay, stage two of my Princesses for Disney Funtimes. My Niece number Two is going as Cinderella, her favorite Princess. (Aside from Tinkerbelle, and Ive already ranted about revealing outfits enough). I decide to raid my pattern stash and see what I can do. VOILA!! Neckline not too reveling, nice historical background, and a parted 'top skirt' which brings to mind Cindy's Swags. The sleeves would have to go though. So first I picked my fabrics. If you'll recall... The shiny white stuff is for swags and sleeves, blue embroidered bit over white for the bodice and the blue satin is for the skirt. A note on that, by the by. The satin was originally off-white in color. I used an entire dye pot of navy to tint it blue and it came out remarkably well. So. The bodice. I placed the netting over the white, and then pinned it down firmly. Then I placed the pattern on it and cut that slippery mother out. Afterwards, I sewed each panel to its...

I want to document my thoughts and theories about my Snow White costume, because I'm one of those odd people who actually rationalize their choices. Its weird I know but oh well. Right? So, I mentioned in one of my posts that I am seeing her gown through a film of textures. I started thinking about what we know about Snow White from the cartoon. She's a servant who used to be a Princess in a castle which looks a little run down. There are also few servants around her. So Im thinking when she dresses up she has to make due with what shes got. Im positive Evil Queen isn't going give her a few yards of satin and a pat on the head. I see Snow finding some old curtains of yellow slightly bleached by the sun and makes a skirt. And maybe, an old dress of her mothers that she can salvage the bodice from. Maybe the sleeves came from a childhood skirt that survived. The cloak was an old bed hanging that was being thrown away. She pulled it all together and this becomes her spec...

I got one of these and its my new favorite toy. Really. I love it. Okay, so its not this cool looking one, it is one from Joanns, but seriously. I only ruined four making a line of eyelets down one side of my Snow White bodice. Thats like, 1/8th what I usually ruin making eyelets the ole fashioned way. Anyway, I'm making a ridiculous amount of eyelets down the back of my bodice for stability and also because I might not loose as much weight as I want to, so Im also making a modesty panel and relying on my cape to keep my lacing secrets.  Here's some in action shots. Truthfully I should've measure a little better but Im getting to the point of either I do it now, AT THIS VERY MINUTE OR CURSE IT ALL ITS NOT GETTING DONE.  The pile o fabrics for E and A's outfits are calling me and I NEED to finish this one or I really wont. 

Okay, so I'm using the pattern. Why not? Its perfect for my needs, aside from a few, minor issues. See, I don't like the skirt. Or the sleeves. But the bodice is right on target and the collar is perfect. So, why fix what ain't broken, am I right? Okay. So lets start.  First, find your fabrics. Now, Snow white's dress is pretty basic, so I decided to veer in on textures. Here is my selection.  Muslins are NOT my thing. I find them annoying and saddening creations which sap my dwindling time and engery. However, this is Srs Bsns Disney stuff. So I made a muslin of the bodice out of the fabric of the skirt. The skirt I made by making a circle skirt for the twirling. Whats the use of being a Princess if you can't get a respectable twirl? Anyway, it was the basic formula for a circle skirt found on a multitude of blogs by typing in How To Make A Circle Skirt.  I also bought the thickest interfacing I could find and cut out the basic collar.  ...