Evening Masks 2020

Evening Masks 2020

It was not until my Birthday was due and I was going out to a restaurant that I realised that I had no Masks for Evening.

Hanger Curve

Evening Masks needed to be more delicate and therefore have less material. I decided this time to take material way from the Top of the Mask. I selected Black material for a change. I Pinned the material in Half then drew around the Curve of a Hanger.

Centre and Sides

Now I had the Centre piece to work from I Chalked out where the Sides would be. I Pinned the material to stop it moving before doing so.

I wasn’t entirely happy with the result so I rubbed out the Chalk and got the Sides more equal.

Pinned to Cut

I now Pinned the material ready for Cutting. You can see in the above picture that I have Folded the material in Half to get a more accurate Cut.

Hem Room

I quickly spotted that I had forgotten about the Hem so I added that before I moved on.

Pin Hem

After cutting I Pinned the Hem at the along the Top. I did this on both Sides of the Centre. I had to tweak it a little in places to make sure that it was equal.

Sewn Hem

Since I have Folded and Sewn the Hem I realised that I have slighted altered the shape make a less drastic Curve.

Flatten Curve

I tried the Mask against my Face and decided that I didn’t like the Shape. Therefore on the Bottom I Flattened the Curve prior to Sewing. I then Hemmed the Sides. Thus completing the basic design.

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Crimson Christmas 2019 Part 2

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Crimson Christmas 2019 Part 2

I am now going to move on to the Bottom half of the Gown

Pin Markers

First of all I need to Mark out what I am going to do. I did this by placing Pins in the Material.

Pin and Cut

I am making the Gown Bottom Open in Sections. Therefore I need to Make 4 Slits.

Part Hemmed

In the photograph above you can see that I have Part Hemmed the Bottom.

Gown Press Studs

Once all the Bottom has been cut and Hemmed I can now add the Press Studs. I want 2 Press Studs. One at the Top and One at the Middle of the Gown.

Press Stud Doll

In this photograph you can see that the Gown has been Press Studded up the Front. The Ribbon is around the Rough Doll’s Neck. Obviously it will Fall better on the Marionette.

Gown On Doll

Here is a different view of the Rough Doll. In this photograph you can see the way the Bottom of the Gown Splits. I have made the Gown like this so the Marionette can move her Legs easily.

The Marionette’s Arms are not impeded as the Band will go around its Chest and there is no Shoulder Material.

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Crimson Christmas 2019

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Crimson Christmas 2019

Apologies - this should have been posted prior to the Hurley Burley Blog.

One thing that Mademoiselle Marionette does not have at present is some Evening Gowns. I am about to correct that.

Crimson Material

I wanted something Festive and found some Crimson Sequin Material with a Sparkly Band

Which Way Up

After much deliberation I decided that I would swap the Material around so I had the Band at the Top of the Gown.

Hemmed

I then Hemmed the Material on Three Sides. This is because I knew what I was going to do with the Top but not sure what I was going to do at the Bottom. I did trim the Bottom though.

Ribbon

I wanted Crimson Ribbon but couldn’t find any so I sent Boyfriend off to the Market to find some bless him. He came back with exactly what I wanted so I placed it on the Material and Measured the Length.

Ribbon Hemmed

The Length was important as I was going to use the Ribbon to make a Cross Over. Therefore it had to be long enough to Cross Over the Chest area. Then it had to go around the Neck and have enough to tie.

Once I was satisfied that I had enough Ribbon to do this I cut it and Hemmed both Ends. I then Folded the Material over the Ribbon and Hemmed it securely.

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.