Monday, August 31, 2009

One done, one (or two) to go...

I finished the under petticoat last Thursday, it's completely hand sewn and are made of a fine linen.
Here it is , worn over my pocket hoops:

I beg you pardon for the bad hair day and the strange facial expression :P
It's a bit funny, when I first made the hoops I thought I've might made them too small. Now I think they look freaking huge :P

I also put the buckles on my shoes just to get a feel for them and I'm quite happy with the look:

I still need to get some suede to make fake lapels and to cover the double straps and buttons but the overall look it's OK. (I have to tell you a secret, the buckles are made of 100% plastic which I discovered when I got them home but I think they look so good so I decided to stick with them anyway.)

/L

6 comments:

  1. The shoes look fantastic with blue! I'm so glad you didn't change the colour!

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  2. Nice one. Now hurry up and finish the dress...;p Says me who takes weeks to make a petti and I'm using a machine.

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  3. Ah, blue linen! There's nothing lovelier! And the shoes look yummy too - mmm...

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  4. AlohaAroha >>
    I'm really glad to. Now when I look at the pictures i think that blue shoes would have been a bit...boring :D

    Clara Florence >>
    I'm working on it, but first I need to fix my poor stays :P

    Yes, I really liked this shade. Too bad that I didn't buy more because now the store has sold out :/
    But I made the finish on this one really nice so I can use it as an outer layer if I want to.

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  5. I like the way you think Lithia, getting as much mileage out of every garment possible. It's very cool...and yeah those shoes rock that colour.

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  6. LOL, and when you have worn them and got used to have your "hips" bumped into everything- then you will think they are small again. ;-)

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