A two weeks old dress

[frualeydis]

My latest sewing (and painting) project before I went to England was this dress. As you can clearly see it  doesn't belong in any historical period, except for maybe the 1970s. One of the reasons for making it is that I have started to collect images with fantasy dress, LARP-costumes, historically inspired, but not correct, movie costumes etc, the result can be seen in this Pinterest album. So, one thing led to another: My friend Caroline and I talked about how cool it would be with full circle skirts with patterns painted on, and the next thing I bought lots of cotton broadcloth and textile paint and started painting. Then I realised that I would have enough fabric to make a bodice too and ended up with this dress.







The photos were taken on the 30th of April before I went out to celebrate Walpurgis Night by dancing with Reclaim the City. I haven't danced this much this millenium, it was great fun. 

Comments

[sabine791110.livejournal.com]

Did you stamp the flowers or free-hand the whole thing? Either way, it's incredibly lovely.

Also, I love your Pinterest boards.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thank you. On the skirt I had a paper in which I had cut out the green vines and painted with a brush, and those on the bodice were painted freehand. Then I filled in all the details with darker green paint and a finer brush. Likewise the flowers were two different sizes of the same flower cut out in paper and painted with a brush. And the owl, which got details in grey with freehand painted with a finer brush. On the bodice the flowers also got some details painted in pink.

/Eva

[merastra.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'm a fan of circle skirts too and the whole dress is a great idea. I bet you had fun twirling in it. :-)

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Now I am determined to make a Mary of Habsburg dress, wit a full circle skirt, though that will be very expensive since I can't use cotton broadcloth for it.

/Eva

[merastra.livejournal.com]

Egads, yes, that will be expensive. But woah, it'll be wicked cool too.

[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Pinterest ... I know you're at Double Wars right now (and I'm jealous ... but it's a long way to come from Canada), but I was wondering if when you get back I could send you an email and pick your brain about something I found on Pinterest? Thanks.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yes of course, do you have my e-mail?

/Eva

[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

Is it still eva DOT andersson AT comhem DOT se ?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yep, still the same.

/Eva