Sewing Rambles

I'm mere steps away from being finished with the wedding dress, more or less. I have a wig that I need to make from scratch, don't know how that will go seen as I have never made one before. I had bought a wig cap that I hadn't once tried on his head and, I suppose, I was quit naive when I thought it would fit - surprise, it didn't. So having to rethink I settled for making a hard cap instead. Have found some tulle I can use for the purpose, now I just need to sit down and actually get to work. The wefts are already sewn together so will have to cut off the hemming and glue the ends. I really hope I can make something that's at least decent, I know I can't expect wonders when it's my first ever try, but if I take it slow I should be able to not entirely mess it up. I hope.
Still waiting on a pair of hh-feet to be able starting on a pair of shoes. Have an idea using filigree leafs and fold them to the shape of the foot, use hot-glue to put it all together. Going to decorate it with satin roses and montees, make them all glittery and much like a Cinderella kind of shoe.
Also waiting on some soft tulle for the veil, going to decorate it with little glittery rhinestones, perhaps a few roses here and there and some of that leaf trim I've got. Not entirely sure of all this, but I will figure it out in time.

This project kind of wont be finished there, have a spouse to dress afterwards. Need him to look just as spiffy! Going to make him an entire outfit as well; tailcoat, waistcoat, shirt, trousers, and a nice cravat. Had thought of a bow tie, but it just seemed, off? Plus if I go for something 1860s inspired men didn't wear bow ties before the 1880s, so there was that. Will be making little cuff links and studs for the shirt, going to be using montees and some headpins used for jewellery making to make these tiny things.
The tailcoat and waistcoat I will see to use what is left of the fabric used for the dress. I should have enough, I hope. I will find out once I get all the patterns properly fitted and cut out to lay down. I will make it happen somehow! Both will be lined, not sure of which colour yet. Have bought home some satin in both navy blue, pale blue and cream white, then I can decide when the time comes, and will have some for the cravat as well.
Have the nicest cotton blend fabric for the trousers with some stripes going down it in dark grey and a dark blue, will match the jacket and waistcoat very nicely.
So far the only thing I've gotten done on this new project is finding all the patterns I need and cutting them out. Will have to do some revisions here and there, but having the base pattern makes everything easy-peasy.

Before even starting on any of all this I have a commission I need to finish sewing, already got the design down. Going to go with just about same design as I did with a dress I finished back in early spring, so already have patterns for the skirt and found that another pattern I have I can use for the top piece as it will fit the measurements I've been given. All I need done is getting the pieces cut out, sewn together, decorate it all nicely and have it packaged and shipped off to the owner so that I can get my lovely little DF-H Kalesi home as payment!

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Startup One Two

Elliptical Cage Crinoline One Two

Undergarments

Corset One Two Three

Petticoat

Main Skirt One Two

Jacket

Decor One Two Three

Jewellery

The odd ramble in between

Wig One Two Three Four

Shoes

Wedding Bouquet

Veil

I should get sewing again

I did contemplate whether or not Riku should have a corset with his wedding dress, but the thought was dismissed until today. He will have a corset.
I want it to have two part boning in front so that you won't always have to unlace the back entirely to pull the arms and head through and lace the entire thing up again. I looked around and didn't really see anyone making such corsets really, well, Oasisdoll I saw one. But everywhere else it's a closed front. So what do you do when you can't really work in metal, as you'd wish to for the front boning, and can't exactly make the entire thing out of plastic? You buy some snap fastening clasps! Yes, you heard me right. I went on a hunt for clasps at eBay, searching for something of use when I stumbled across these:

Wicked awesome, and should be just small enough that it will be perfect for SD. (click on picture to be taken to its sales page on ebay if you should be interested in acquiring these yourself)

Going to use the same fabric as will be used for his dress and then I'll see if I have some satin or other for lining. Going to be using plastic for the boning from ice boxes as I saw a tutorial on DoA where that was being used and found it brilliant! Going to start out with making the pattern and cutting out some of the pieces along with figuring out how wide the boning are to be. Will be fun!

Also received his socks from CoolCat and they fit absolutely perfectly! They have just about the same pattern as the fabric of the dress, how lucky can you get?

And they are so very gorgeous! Definitely going to be buying more socks from there in the future along with a lot more kips at some point.

Going to finish up on the crinoline cage tomorrow as I have a feeling the white cotton is going to arrive here any moment now and I'd rather have the cronoline all done before then than having this half arsed thing laying around where it looks like I gave up just as it was about done. And then, well, think it'll get to be the corset before I sit down and work all too much on the petticoat. Then perhaps I can be lucky enough that most of the remaining 8 packages of bits and pieces needed for this project has arrived once I finish the corset and start up on the petticoat. You never know.