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Annoucement!

Sat Nov 8, 2008, 9:18 PM
IF anybody is interested, I've posted a ton of my jewelry designs and other bits and pieces at my etsy shop.

This stuff is more or less priced to sell, I'm not looking to make a huge profit, just get this stuff out of my way and make a bit of pocket change along the way!

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Thanks!
SW2

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~CiorS:iconCiorS: 4 days 6 hours ago
Hi ShadowWingLG! I'm about to make the Simplicity 3782 dress and I found yours. It looks amazing, you did a great job. I love the fabric choice! I've read lots of reviews of the pattern and everyone seems to be having trouble sewing the waist to the bodice because of the thickness of the fabric. Did you have that problem? Any tips for me? Thanks!
~ShadowWingLG:iconShadowWingLG: 4 days 4 hours ago
Depends on the view, there are two views one closes in the front the other in the back. Mine is the version that closes in the front. So I wasn't sewing a circular waist band it was a straight seam...more or less.

The both skirts (underskirt and the dress) are VERY full and the gathers must be small and tight to get the skirt to fit on the bodice properly, I used a lightweight duponi silk (for the dress) and lightweight quilters cotton (for the underskirt) so it gathered well and I was able to easily pull the gathers tight enough to fit to the bodice easily.

I have NO idea how they used mid to heavy brocade in the example views of the pattern envelope, they would have had to alter the skirt patterns or use darts/pleats to get it to fit with little fuss.

So my advice is to go with lighter weight fabrics if you don't want to alter the pattern at all. Good luck!

SW2

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~CiorS:iconCiorS: 2 days 23 hours ago
Thanks so much for the reply! I'm going to take your advice and use a lighter weight fabric... I think my sewing machine will have a conniption fit if I try to use a brocade. I'm making view A (the one that closes at the back) so it's a little different from yours, but that pattern looks fairly similar. I've got a small hoop that should help the lighter fabric hold it's shape, although I'm not sure how necessary it will be. Yours seems to look great without the hoop.

Once again, thanks for the advice!

Cior
~ShadowWingLG:iconShadowWingLG: 2 days 18 hours ago
My Roommate wants View A as her noble gown and asked me to make it for her (I'm nuts) and yes other than the neckline they are pretty much the same dress.

Actually the hoop is a VERY good idea, I have a bridal petticoat under mine, which has about 2-3 flounces of stiff tulle on it about 3 feet across (I think) and it's just about right. With out that the skirt will hang straight down look really silly.

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~CiorS:iconCiorS: 1 day 18 hours ago
I started the dress today. It took me almost all day just to cut it out! I've got the bodice in fairly good shape but I want to fit it to the actor to make sure that the sleeves fit correctly. We'll have to swap photos when they're all done! (And yes, you are nuts for doing that a second time!)

You used a bridal petticoat? That's a good idea, maybe I'll try that instead of a hoop. This is a costume for a play and the actor who is going to be wearing it isn't really used to dresses, never mind hoops! A petticoat might be a little easier for her to move in. I wore a 4' hoop in a show once and while I was safe in my giant bubble, I took out set pieces and actors like there was no tomorrow!
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~ShadowWingLG:iconShadowWingLG: Jun 28, 2009, 10:12:17 PM
Welcome!

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~theblindalley:icontheblindalley: Jun 24, 2009, 11:20:15 AM
thanks for the favs :heart:

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~ShadowWingLG:iconShadowWingLG: Jun 24, 2009, 10:28:25 PM
Welcome!

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