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[Amulya]

Can you tell us how you make them? Do you cut the petals with heated scissors?

[Safran]

Amulya, first you'll just have to cut circles of different sizes with regular scissors. And then you'll have to burn the edges on a candle - this way you can "model" them a bit - let the edges curve up more or adjust the size of the circle if necessary. Just be careful - some types of organza are very quick to melt. Oh, and I suggest doing it in a place with good ventilation - the smell of burning organza can't be good for your lungs.

[Amulya]

That would be toxic I guess, better do it outside! Sounds like fun, I should try to make some too

[PracticalDancer]

Psst: Christina of Black Lotus Clothing taught me that flower technique. I haven't tied it yet . . . tempted now, from seeing Safran's work; but, Christina uses it a bit on her pieces!

Gorgeous flowers Safran!

[Shanazel]

Okay, needing inspiration here! I bought Gia's tiered skirt and harem pants, black with green, red, gold threads running through the fabric. I need to spice up my black stretch velvet 3/4 length sleeve top to go with it. I'd like to avoid trim around the bottom of the top; I have a black powernet bodysuit to wear with it and as I am shotwaisted (hah! such a good Freudian slip I'm going to leave it in though I mean SHORTwaisted) anyway, since I am shortwaisted I don't want to break up the line of my body above the hip band. Any good suggestions for decoration?

[Amulya]

I'd decorate it at the top, like a nice embroidery like on that Hanan dress you posted in another thread

[Daimona]

Ok! I finished just resewing my blue and gold Golden Gala skirt. Waistline is now app. 120 cm, have got a new tunnel for the elastics and the front of the skirt is lifted so I won't trip on it when dancing in it.

Here are the pics of it, Gisela.

Waistline and upper tier before modification (4 m):


Waistline and upper tier after modification (1.2 m):


The darts go all the way down to next tier, ie. they stop app. 2 cm/1 inch from the top of the outer golden line in the pictures.

I also managed to finish of the other skirt that needed modification in time.
Now it is time to modify a third skirt, i.e. departing it from its sewn-in belt so the belt can be used with other skirts and vice versa.

[gisela]

What a pretty skirt! I love the gold and blue! And yeah, way less bulky at the waist. Clever fix.

[Daimona]

What a pretty skirt! I love the gold and blue! And yeah, way less bulky at the waist. Clever fix.

Thank you! I was planning to cut the darts, but the fabrics frays easily, and just ironing down the darts before sewing them flat at the waistline. Less work (no need to hem the new edges from the cutting), and still a good result.


Shanazel: How about embroidering matching vertical stripes on your top?

[Darshiva]

Old Version:



Ancient Version:

And after I performed in it, modified it again & put it up for sale, I took it off the market and this is what I'm doing to it now. I swear this is the last thing I will do to this costume!