My new bonnet!!!!!
Aug. 4th, 2009 08:56 pmWell, as you can tell from the subject, I decided I had been a good enough girl yesterday :p I did sort out both Clare's petticoat and skirt hems, and sorted out her mannequin, which took forever, she's so tiny!! So now I can start to sort out her cream silk dress :(
Anyway, onto my bonnet! I had a tiny piece of the lovely minty green silk taffeta from my pet en l'air left in my stash, but not quite enough to do my usual plain covered bonnet. There wasn't a piece big enough to cut out the brim pattern, but there was a long thin bit, so I decided to try to work out how to do a drawn bonnet, or at least, a drawn brim bonnet, there wasn't a bit big enough to draw the crown side too!! I also pleated the tip covering for a bit more interest.
Any way, enough waffle, I know you want to see the photos!! The green is much bluer in real life, quite minty not at all lime, those of you at CosCol last year might remember it! So, since there are many ( the photos are under here! )
I suppose I really shouldn't be sat here doing this right now, I need to work on Clare's dress, so off I go like a good little girl!!
Anyway, onto my bonnet! I had a tiny piece of the lovely minty green silk taffeta from my pet en l'air left in my stash, but not quite enough to do my usual plain covered bonnet. There wasn't a piece big enough to cut out the brim pattern, but there was a long thin bit, so I decided to try to work out how to do a drawn bonnet, or at least, a drawn brim bonnet, there wasn't a bit big enough to draw the crown side too!! I also pleated the tip covering for a bit more interest.
Any way, enough waffle, I know you want to see the photos!! The green is much bluer in real life, quite minty not at all lime, those of you at CosCol last year might remember it! So, since there are many ( the photos are under here! )
I suppose I really shouldn't be sat here doing this right now, I need to work on Clare's dress, so off I go like a good little girl!!