Icing the Cupcake
Mar. 17th, 2008 06:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kambrielI just completed an outfit for Jillian to wear to the Vampire Ball in Portland, Oregon. To say she loves her pink wardrobe accents (and stripes, and bats, and whimsical scrolls) is a vast understatement, so of course I wanted to incorporate these as much as possible into her customized Cabaret Bustle Jacket (made from that lovely velvet flocked material I posted a while back) and the spiderweb embroidered Scylla Skirt she'll be wearing with it. So what does this translate into beyond trimming it in pink ribbons and hand-cut lace?
I decided the black/ivory stripes of the fabric alone just would not do for our dear Cupcake, so I took it upon myself to add rows of *pink* decorative stitching outlining both sides of each and every black stripe, for the full length of every piece of the jacket! Did this take a while? Did I feel like I've driven for hours on a road where you can't waver even 1/8 of an inch? Did thread run out in very inconvenient places? Did my sewing machine try it's hardest to stage a coup? Oh yes... And you know, the majority of people may either not notice such a subtle detail, or just assume the fabric came that way, but the important thing is Jilli will know and truly feel it's *hers*. :)
Here you can see a close-up of the edge stitching:
The front and back lower edges of the jacket are done in a stylized batwing design:
On this one, if you look to the far right, you can catch a glimpse of how I embellished the decorative spiderweb embroidery on the front of her skirt with tiny organza flowers:
I decided the black/ivory stripes of the fabric alone just would not do for our dear Cupcake, so I took it upon myself to add rows of *pink* decorative stitching outlining both sides of each and every black stripe, for the full length of every piece of the jacket! Did this take a while? Did I feel like I've driven for hours on a road where you can't waver even 1/8 of an inch? Did thread run out in very inconvenient places? Did my sewing machine try it's hardest to stage a coup? Oh yes... And you know, the majority of people may either not notice such a subtle detail, or just assume the fabric came that way, but the important thing is Jilli will know and truly feel it's *hers*. :)
Here you can see a close-up of the edge stitching:
The front and back lower edges of the jacket are done in a stylized batwing design:
On this one, if you look to the far right, you can catch a glimpse of how I embellished the decorative spiderweb embroidery on the front of her skirt with tiny organza flowers:
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Date: 2008-03-17 10:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-17 10:57 pm (UTC)::awakens and makes giddy squeaky noises::
It's GORGEOUS. I ... I ... nope, I have no words. Just inarticulate sounds of glee. Thank you so much for all the work you put into it!
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:06 pm (UTC)You're an inspiration, what can I say? :)
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-17 11:09 pm (UTC)What a lovely job!
And I can proudly declare that I will get to see it on her in person at the VMB!
Hooray!
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:10 pm (UTC)-- A ^_^
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:17 pm (UTC)seriously, i thought i would die of excitement when i saw photos of the ensemble Kambriel made for me last year... and then it arrived and i opened the box and didn't stop running around/squealing/flouncing for a good half an hour straight!
lucky woman, you are. :)
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:23 pm (UTC)I really do love that jacket in that material. I assume it's all used by now, but if not, I just might have to buy myself a birthday present. I had it slotted into my budget a couple of months ago, but I decided at the last minute that I'd better apply the funds towards more everyday useful things. Oh, but I'll miss it every time I see someone wearing it.
Can't wait to see pics of Jilli wearing it. ^_^
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:23 pm (UTC)*total love*
Okay, I'm partial to stripes as you well know.
I think it's time to post something more... upbeat in my journal as well.
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-17 11:35 pm (UTC)And that makes me beyond gleeful at your reaction to the outfit when you received it!!! Making that one for you, was in a way a lot like this one, since I really wanted it to be special, just for *you*!
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:38 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:42 pm (UTC)Lovely, incomparable! And it's true -- this outfit could be no one else's. I hope I catch a glimpse of
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Date: 2008-03-17 11:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-17 11:52 pm (UTC)Ah, you'd love the skirt I made for Kara of Reliquary (http://www.reliquary.org) then! I'll have to post pictures of her sometime soon :)
Yes, I could still make a jacket from this material for you, but are you ~really~ going to want me to outline all the stripes in red? ;) If you're interested though, perhaps I could add some red accents to the skirt and/or jacket... Just so you know this fabric is quite a bit denser weave than the cotton version, so it's not going to be so much of a Summertime piece, but would make an excellent jacket :)
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