Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 6

 Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 6

After winding the Yarn around the Circle I had an idea. Since it reminded me of a Vine I decided to make some Ivy to add to it.

Ivy Template

 

First of all I needed to find a suitable Ivy. There are many different types. I settled upon Hedra Helix also known as English Ivy.

I drew a rough design to use as a Template. I wasn’t sure about the Size I needed so I made it slightly larger and could Trim later if necessary.

Ivy Test Piece

 

After I had my Template cut out I decided to try it out first on some scrap material. I used some of the Rib although I did know that this would slightly alter the outcome.

White Ribbon Disaster

My initial idea was to use some White Ribbon that I had as Edging. It was a complete Disaster. It was not only difficult to manoeuvre it around the corners but also distorted the Shape.

White Paint Trial

 

Next I tried using White Paint to Edge the Ivy. Although this was more successful than the Ribbon I still wasn’t entirely happy with the result.

Chalked Design

 

I decided to put it to one side for now and using the Template Chalk out the Shape.

Chalk Design Flipped

 

As the Ivy does change direction I Flipped the Template over and drew some Shapes with that Design

Roughly Cut Ivy

Once I had Chalked out all the Designs I roughly Cut them out.

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.