Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 2

Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 2

The thing about making something new without a pattern is you are never quite sure what problems are going to crop up. If you have plenty of time you can make lots of templates or rough practise pieces.

The one thing you can guarantee with me is that I never have enough time and consequently I often have to tackle problems as they occur. Therefore if you ever want to copy what I make read all the way through first.

Fold and Pin

I took both cut out Bodies and laid one on top of another. Then I folded and pinned along the Centre fold.

Body Detail Drawn

I roughly drew any sections I wished to remove.

Pinned Cut Out

I carefully cut out the shape. I have used extra pins to secure it.

Two Rough Body Shapes

I removed the pins and unfolded the material with one Body shape beneath the other.

Pin Bodies Flat

I pinned the two shapes together to avoid movement.

Beginning to Pin Hem

Warning - This is when I had a change of plan. I decided I didn’t like the Body shape and with the time restriction I needed to hem quickly.

First Body - Part Hemmed

I pinned and hemmed the Body Part only using straight lines instead of curved. I have also snipped both sides of the neck at the shoulder and where it meets the Head.

Matching Hems Pinned

I copied the shape I now had and folded down the 2^nd Body’s edges to match.

Bodies Part Hemmed

I have now finished hemming the Body sections. I continued by pinning and hemming the Heads.

Two Hemmed Bodies and Heads

I realise that the Bodies look massive in proportion to the Heads but it is not a mistake there is a reason for this which I will get to another time.