A Tale of Two Masks 2020

A Tale of Two Masks 2020 

This time I am trying something a little more complicated. I am going to try and make One Mask into Two

Lucky Circles

 

I was sorting through my bags for some Black material when lo and behold I found Two Circles already Cut out. That’s a Lucky start.

Match Hem

 

I Hemmed One Circle and proceeded to start the other. Now I do generally like to try and get things roughly equal but in this case I need to be more precise. Therefore I Pinned the Circles together so I could Match up the Hems correctly.

Orange

 

Next I needed to make an Orange Circle. For once I didn’t have any material handy so I have had to nip to the market to pick up some Orange Felt. I tried drawing a Circle in Chalk but it wouldn’t show up. Therefore I have used a Biro instead. 

Orange Snip

 

Once I had my Orange Circle I Folded in Half and Pinned it. I Snipped a Triangle out of the Centre. This is going to be a Nose. 

Eye Opener

 

I am having real trouble trying to get things equal. The Felt is a little thick and the Cutting isn’t getting through evenly. I had to do a lot of reshaping on the Mouth.

The Eyes are awkward to do because of not being central. I decided to Fold over the Top of the Circle so I could Snip there.

Yellow Backing

 

Sometimes I can be too frugal with my material. I wanted a Yellow Backing but every time I sewed I found that it was either too small or the Stitching showed through.

Yellow Circle

 

After several attempts I gave up and Cut out and Sewed a Large Yellow Circle.

Perfect Pumpkin

This is much better. The Yellow shows through correctly after I have placed the Orange on top. A pretty Perfect Pumpkin.

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Comfy Christmas 2019 Part 2

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Comfy Christmas 2019 Part 2

On to adding the Pyjama Shoulders

Part Sew to Shoulders

I first made sure that the Press Studs were fastened. I then positioned the Body exactly in the Centre of the Shoulders. Next I part Sewed the Body to the Shoulders.

I left approximately one fingers width of the Body Unsewn. This is so there was movability for the Marionette.

Bend Top Corners

 

I took the two Corners of the Body and Bent them back on themselves and Sewed in place. This gave the look of a Collar.

Add Press Studs

 

Once the Collar was made I could add Press Studs to the Side of it. I added the other part of the Studs to the Corners of the Shoulder part.

Fold Corners

All I had to do next was simply Fold the Corners and Hey Presto there are the Shoulders.

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Comfy Christmas 2019 Part 1

Mademoiselle Marionette’s Comfy Christmas 2019 Part 1

Mademoiselle Marionette has some nice attire but for Christmas I thought she should be able to unwrap her presents in Comfort like everybody else.

Length of Pyjama Top

Starting the Pyjama Top I need to get some measurements. I found out my Template and measured the material against it. After Hemming it came to about 4.5 Inches in length.

Press Studs on PJ Top

I added Press Studs on the Outside of the Top

Press Studs on Inner

I matched up the Press Stud Parts and Sewed them in place on the Inner Part of the Pyjama Top.

6 Inch Shoulders

Next I needed to make the Shoulders. I made another Rectangle which was 6 Inches after Hemming.

Shoulders Pinned

Now I had the main Body of the Pyjama Top and the Shoulder Part I Pinned them together ready for Sewing.

More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

In the last blog I had made a peculiar Shaped Face Mask. So what was I going to do with it?

Rough Drawing

First I drew a Rough Drawing on the Mask

Grey Felt

Next I selected some Grey Felt and Pinned it in Half.

Cut and Curve

I carefully cut a Curve at the Top and Bottom of the Felt. I then snipped a small Triangle out of the Centre then opened it up. I Trimmed the Centre and Edges until I had the shape outlined in the Rough Drawing.

Circular Red

 

I haven’t Sewn the Grey Felt as yet as I want to slip material underneath it. I started adding Red Felt to the Centre. I Sewed it on in a Circular Pattern. This was to give the impression of a Tube or in this case a Throat .

Add Teeth

I took three strips of White Felt and cut a zig-zag Pattern into them forming irregular shaped Triangular Teeth. I slipped these strips under the Grey Felt and Sewed in place.

Fins and Eyes

Once the Triangles were Sewn I then Sewed around all the Grey. I then added a slightly Curved Triangle to the Top forming a Fin. I added a Fin either side of what you probably now recognise as a Shark. I also Embroidered the Sharks Eyes.

Gills and White

After Embroidering the Black Eyes I added a touch of White as when Sharks attack their Eyes roll back. In addition to this I Sewed on some Gills either side.

Next I Sewed White Felt underneath the Grey Felt. This gave the characteristic colouring of the Great White Shark.

Press Stud

I hadn’t quite finished with my Shark. I Sewed a Press Stud In the Sharks Mouth.

Oxygen Tank

 

This was definitely the fiddliest and time consuming part of the Mask. I had to do some research to find the Iconic Oxygen Tank.

I cut out the Shape of the Tank and it took quite a few hours of Embroidery to give the semblance of the Logo. Due to the small size I had to omit the writing.

Be Afraid

Here I am wearing the Jaw (or should I say Jaws) dropping Mask. I felt it was well worth the effort I put into it.

More Face Masks 2020

More Face Masks 2020

Now that Lock Down is easing and we are able to go about more I realised that two Face Masks were not enough. Having failed dismally the first time as shown in my blog Dis-Mask-Trophy I was ready to try again.

Fold & Pin Mask

Starting with my default Mask Shape and Ties I did the usual thing of finding the Centre by Folding and Pinning.

Fold Tie Under

This time in order to change the Shape of the Mask I decided to try Folding the Tie Under itself.

Pin Tie Under

By Folding the Tie Under on both Sides it created this Shape.

Stitch Edge

Once I was satisfied that the Sections were equal I Blanket Stitched them. Note that I am only doing the Edges and not the other Side of the Ties.

Sewn Edges

 

By not Sewing the other Side of the Ties it gives the material more movement. Thus you are not losing Depth at the Centre only at the Edges.

Pin Diagonals

As shown in the previous photograph this has created a Pyramid Shape formed by two Diagonals. I have smoothed and Pinned these ready for Sewing.

Sew Diagonals

I have Sewn the Diagonals but I have not gone right up to the Centre. This allows room for my Nose.

Mask so Far

As you can see in the above photography that it has completely altered the Shape of the Mask