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Hello, this is the sewing journal of harlequin_elf, and open to the public. I'm only posting sewing, or sewing related stuff here. Feel free to friend this journal, if that's what you're interested in. I will not be updating this journal daily, so if it seem that its inactive for long periods of time, I'm in between projects. For a look at past works, please visit my deviantArt page.
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The Masters Coat 3 by =FrockTarts on deviantART A female version of the velvet coat worn by Anthony Ainley in the Doctor Who series as "The Master". Black velveteen. Skirt instead of pants. All the embroidery on the collar was done by the wonderful Inky, as well as the photography. Self covered buttons, long skirt pleated in the front and back, and a tall stand up collar.( for photos of the original, go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/g
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So, This has been beating around in my head for a bit, but. |
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Two shirts done for a trad for winneganfake Made from Folkwear pattern 116 Russian and Ukrainian shirt... I did a wee bit of modifying on them though.. I made the collor taller, took about four inchs out of the puff on the sleaves, made the whloe thing longer, and made the side panles a bit large... I really think the "large" size sould be a bit larger myself, bro found that size a bit tight and he isn't a huge guy. I really need to do a review on tha pattern. Winneganfake shirt 2 by =FrockTarts on deviantART</lj-embed> Cross posted to my privet journal. |
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A recently finished custom wedding jabot... Click on pic for more info and pictures.  The fabric and the buttons were picked out by the customer
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Now FrockTarts has an Esty Shop! www.FrockTarts.etsy.com Check it out! :) |
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My apologies to my friends who seen these pictures over in my private journal already, I'll put them behind a cut so as not to spam your friends page. But here are our Halloween costumes for this year. :) obviously, I did not get to finish my Dark Harlequin costume, so instead I went as a Demented Little Red Riding Hood.  In other news, I now have an Etsy accont, and will be selling all Items that I make that are for sale there. :) All I have up right now is my red cloak (yes, it's the same one I'm wearing in my little red outfit) I hope to get more stuff up listed here very soon... (I would have had more stuff listed sooner, but we've been playing musical computers lately. Grrrrr) And I want to thank those who have friended me since my last post. :D I do notice, I just have gotten around to post lately. |
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Cross posted to my public sewing journal. . solan_t did for her wounderful Lilith costume, here's what I'm talking about. I'm woundering if I did that in alternating black and white on what ever skirt design I use, if that wouldn't translate nicely in to the Harlequin theme. Only other draw back is I'm not sure this pattern would lend its self well to the Laughing Moon's undrebust corset (view b) I want to use. I'd try and do a traditional jester/Harlequin hat for this too, though I'm going to have to find a pattern for that... I have absolutely no idea how to even begin construction! The con on the pattern is it uses a lot of fabric, and I'd probably end up having to buy what ever I needed fabric wise, as I don't think I have enough matching fabric in my stash for this. I'd like to keep the fabrice theam black and white, with either strips or solids being acceptable, and of coures the classic checkered pattern, preferably on the bodice or corset.
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*sigh* I have to remamber to cross post this stuff to my public journal. Sorry for those who've seen this already, please ignore. So, of my Harlequin designs this one has gotten the most positive feedback, and it's the one I'm most pleased with (minus the stupid mask I have on it, I'd do the more traditional jesters hat like this drawing I did.) . But I haven't settled on a 100% yet. I'm just about 100% sure I'm doing an under bust corset, and will definitely be done in either harlequin print fabric, or have the harlequin print painted onto it if I can't get the prints to line up well at the seams. We'll see when we get there.. In facted I was looking at Laughing Moon's under bust corset.( I'd do view B.) But here's why I'm not 100% settled on my drawling yet (other than the corset) I stumble across this pattern, and started thinking "Wouldn't that be funky done up as the harlequin?" Now I'm torn... the last couple years I've been planning on doing a magnificent, regal, royal looking harlequin, and then I stumble across this and all of a sudden I want to do it more like a saucy dancer! I really plan on doing both one day, but I'm tempering myself, and going to focus on one design for now, (I don't have the money to indulge in all my sewing fantasys) So, what do you guy think? Dark Queen Harlequin, or Saucy Dancer Harlequin? As for the other costuming bits, inkibus is planning on doing a Mordor belly dancer this year, so I'm researching sewing traditional bellydancer costumes. Here's her first conceptual drawling of the costume she wants. I really don't think I'm going to need a pattern for this one. In fact,I think other than a little bit this sewing mycontribution to this costume news going to be minimal. Any armor bit are Inkys territory. ;-)
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Sorry for theose who have seen this on harlequin_elf, I'm just cross posting to my sewing journal, so you don't have to comment agine. ;-) I'm linking from my deviant Art page sice that was the onlu place I could get them tp upload to tonight. The fabric I have currently in my stash. Please note, that blue looking stuff is really a nice deep purple, other than that everything else is true color. I have about 8 yards of the black striped fabric, 8 yards of the white fabric that's right beside it, 5 yards of the red stripe fabric (which is very sheer and see-through) 6 yards with a grayish striped fabric and 5 yards of the purple fabric, plus some various graphs of white satin that you see. The black fabric to stripes run up and down it, while the gray and white fabric had stripes running across it.... (boy, I hope that made sense, I think I just confused myself .) Now, for some of the dawlings have been working on for design ideas.... these were really quick, and not based entirely on any era, or theme other than Harlequin. Some of them are really rather silly looking, now that I look at them. Drawing one This one is rather... punkish looking. I was thinking of useing the black striped fabric for the skirt, and may be getting some striped stretch knit for the arms and legs. This is probably my least favorite of all the designs I did. Drawing two I like this one alot, and it's probably the most traditional looking, as far as what most people think of when they think of a Harlequin, if it's not the man in tights design. Again, is thinking using the black striped fabric, and perhaps the red striped fabric. Drawing three this looks more like something a rodeo clown would wear, now that I look at it.... :-/ Drawing four this is kind of a cross between drawling number two and drawling number five... I was wondering if I took black fishnet stockings, and layered them over white stockings if I could get an interesting diamond pattern or not. Drawing five I did this when thinking of perhaps the "Dark Queen of Harlequins"... Oh, please ignore the mask, it totally did not come out how I wanted it to. Alright, what do you guys think? (other then I can't draw! ;P )
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