Corsets

New seams discovered. New ways of doing the same method. Giving you different options depending on the fabric, style of corset and shape.

Complete Tutu

Hamlet Changes

Now there are two costumes of each Ophelia type. The normal, the mad and the completely crazy so we've had to pull together something similar from stock for the costume parade of Wednesday. Always be prepared for change and know how to compromise and when to say it can't be done.

Step by step Tutu part 4 Bottom Tutu Layer Construction

• Stitch back and gusset together with a French seam. Use pins to hold back layers while trying to sew them together. Put pants elastic through before closing the bias binding edges.

• Stitch layers of toille together for each layer with French seams. Leave the top 3 layers without being sewn together so the dancer can get in. Fold edges in and sew so there are no raw edges.

• Press tutu under a table overnight to flatten the tutu further.

• String layers together 3 at a time with a loose tack to help hold they layers together.

• Make up over lay by drawing round the flat tutu, leaving a hole in the middle with a split. Cut to the right size and make up in the fabric required and add embellishment. Hem the edge Fabric can be attached to the net for extra support if fabric is too soft. Fabric can also be gathered like the tutu layer before it.

• Stitch over lay to the top layer of toille.

• Make up bastque or york from calico if it's not seen and in the same fabric as the bodice if seen. Attach petarsham to the top of the bastque and attach piping to the bottom.

• Attach hanging loops to the top of the bastque.
• Attach piping at the bottom of the bastque to the tutu skirt.

•  Attach bodice to the bastque lining up the front of the york with the bottom of the bodice. Stitch in the line of the pipping. Attach hook and bars to the york waist band as required.
• Thread iron boning or rigilene boning doubled up through the 5th layer channel to make the hoop. Make sure to make the hoop flat with the gathers spread evenly over the hoop. After it's through tape or tack the ends together so there over lapping and seal inside the channel.

• Tutu Complete!!! :) What an experience. 

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Hamlet Fittings

Knowing  your schedule is vital for when you are planning your time.Worse comes to work think of your worse case time scanario and work from there. Then any extra time is a bonus.

1-2/5/2014
You need to be so on the ball for fittings. Different options for if something works, knowing the store. It went better than I thought it was going to though. It was really interesting to see the actors in puts on the costumes. trying to keep to the time allocated was challenging as some characters needed more time than others. very happy with how the Ophelia's turned out though. Great things for my management project.