Updates
Well I found out recently I can't go dor Dragon*Con, so that means less of a rush to get my costumes done which is always nice. I also just received my Phoenix fabric yesterday from Denver Fabric. http://www.denverfabrics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=26355&Product_Count=&Category_Code= This is what I ordered, for most of it. It's a crinkled red/black taffeta. I also ordered burgundy/black iridescent chiffon for the elastic top. Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to have pictures of anything until I've dug out my camera from wherever it's hiding after my move.I've also gotten my Bespin Leia tunic and belt fabric from Jo-Anns. It's 100% cotton, technically in the quilter's section, but I've been assured that it's wearable as well. I bought the last of what they had, which was about 7 yards. Since it's cotton, I have to wash it first to pre-shrink. I've also been given a template for the embroidery, from a NYC costumer named Jennifer, who snagged it from Surlygirl (I know the name is spelled wrong, I keep forgetting) from Theforce.net Costuming Forum. It was scanned in kinda crooked and needs to be overlapped when taping it together, but the problem so far has been that my printer doesn't want to print it out all the same size...there's only 1 section that doesn't match up, the top, so after discovering that I actually have photoshop on this computer (it's a hand me down from my dad's company) I'm going to see if I can fiddle around with it on there to get it to print out right so I can start the embroidery on the chiffon I got. It's just a plain white chiffon, 45" from Wal-Mart. First thing I'm going to do is Fray check the ends of it because chiffon is a pain in the butt like that.
Before I do any actual sewing, I'm waiting for my Brother 1034D serger to arrive for my birthday :) It's a basic serger, but it'll do the job and I'm THRILLED about having one finally, especially for all the chiffon I'm going to be working with. In the mean time, I have to finish clearing out my sewing room (that's where all the moving boxes were put) and start cutting out and altering my patterns.
posted by Sarah @ 12:25 AM
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