Thursday, 5 November 2020

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Hurley Burley Christmas 2019

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Hurley Burley Christmas 2019

If you are of a certain age you might remember a dress that took the world of Fashion by storm. Now I am no Versace but here is my effort to create Mademoiselle Marionette a ‘Hurley Burley; Gown

Evening Gown Material











I was given some Black Velvet style pleated material. I thought this would be ideal for making an Evening Gown. I cut this in half for the Front and Back.

Hurley Hem


















As always I start with a Hem. However in this case I am only Hemming one Side along the Length.

Shoulder Line Pinned


















Using the Rough Template of the Marionette that I have I Pinned the material. I am making this an off the Shoulder Gown.

Therefore when I made the Diagonal Line I did not start in the Corner but about a centimetre across.

Shoulder Line Hemmed


















Once I had the angle I wanted I then Hemmed all around the rest of the material. That done I repeated the process with the Back. I used the Front part as a guide.

The above photograph shows the Front piece on top of the other. If I used the Template for the Back the material would be sloping the wrong way.

Hurley Pin Gown


















The final part of making the Gown was to add the Safety Pins. This I did at roughly equal intervals. More can be added if required but as I do not have the actual Marionette I decided on caution.

Cape Hemmed











With all the gaps in the Gown I decided the Marionette would need a Cape otherwise she might get Frozen solid and not be able to get to bed. I took some more of the same material and this time Hemmed all the way around.

Cape Corded










After Hemming the material I Folded over the Top. I then Hemmed this making sure that there was a gap. I found a piece of nice Cord and threaded it through.

Hurley Ensemble


















I now have a lovely Evening Gown and Cape set for Mademoiselle that will cope with any kind of Hurley Burley Christmas Festivities.


If I am lucky my friend Cayt might take a photograph of the Marionette wearing the Outfit not just a Kitchen Roll with a face drawn on lol.

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