Earlier this week I got a bit more work done on my alternative Wonder Woman Costume. I decided to go with the scraps of red and white polka dot fabric I had, and make a short summery top with a shirred back that I would get more wear out of after wonder woman. I used a pattern I had previously drafted (for the bodice of my wedding dress) and added extra fabric at the back for the shirring.
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| Trying to fit all the pieces I needed on the scraps |
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| Extra fabric on the back piece |
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| Narrow hemming the back piece |
I have never shirred before, but after seeing it done on an episode of the Great British Sewing Bee, and having a bit of a google, I thought it was something I could handle, so I had a go. Now I wouldn't say it was perfect, and I usually prefer a tighter firmer fit on my tops, so I'm not sure I'll do it a lot, but I can add it to my Sewing repertoire . But all I can say is, if you are going to try, make sure you have enough shirring elastic. I just had a little gutterman one, and didn't realise it was only 10m! Luckily, I had just enough, but if you were to shirr a larger area, you would definitely need multiple spools (or a large one, but i didn't see any bigger ones at spotlight)
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| My original plans for the accessories... this changed a bit to make sure I could fit all the pieces on my fabric scraps |
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| Roughly what the costume will look like |
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| the belt pieces cut out |
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| Zigzagging the edges, that gold stuff frays like you wouldnt believe! |
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| All the accessory peices ready for hemming |
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| The costume so far with the belt and headband pinned together. |
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| Hemming the belt edge, whilst wearing the cuffs. |
I luckily had some scraps of gold fabric from a christmas tree skirt I made last year. I had just enough for a belt, crown and cuffs. I sketched them out, cut, zigzagged, and hemmed. Then I added about 4-5 inches of wide elastic to the back of the crown piece, and 2 short pieces of elastic between 1 side of the front and back pieces of the belt. I then hand sewed snap fasteners to the other side of the belt, and to the cuffs, and the costume was done!
It was a hit at church, with all the kids recognising who I was supposed to be (and most of the adults...) bonus, I was the only wonder woman!
We were so busy, I forgot to get a photo of the complete costume all together, so I will have to post one a bit later, as right now, im outside helping my husband (who is on the roof) put up christmas lights, ready for December.
Dixie
I really like this outfit! I really like how you utilized what you had in your stash, and I think you looked marvelous in it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jen! I totally lucked out with having those gold remnants in my stash, otherwise I don't think I would have been able to pull it off so well. Bit bummed I never got a photo of the whole outfit together though.
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