Behind the scenes again!

[labricoleuse]

Last night was photo call, and the show opens Saturday here at work. We're generally busy so i've not got much time for a long post on it yet (i'll make one when i have the photo CD in-hand). I did go around and take some "behind the scenes" photographs of some of the period-pattern half-form projects and some hats in-progress to share. According to the cliche, this is at least as good as me writing several thousand words... :)




Half-form projects in Period Pattern


Another view of same


Here's a hat i began making this summer--feathers and fabric are vintage, hatbody is new.


Finished hat i illustrated blocking in a previous post


Back view of hat with snood-like veil


Spiral braid hat with potential decor pinned on


Rear view of same hat


Detail of straw feather manufacture technique


Front of theatre--check out my parasols on the banners!

Comments

[labricoleuse.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Are y'all going to do custom covers on the Second Line parasols for your sister's wedding? Or trim them out matching, etc?

I have a fair number of good posts on parasols, all tagged:

http://labricoleuse.livejournal.com/tag/parasols

...as well as having literally written the book on parasol canopy construction:

http://www.lulu.com/content/1745945

(Not to blow my own horn or be all salesy, of course, just sayin' if you are planning to recover a bunch of parasols for a wedding, might be a good reference!)

[anabeig.livejournal.com]

I'm going to add that book to my "for presents!" wishlist!

Not sure exactly what the plan was - I was initially seeing if I could find a crochet pattern for a parasol (I crochet, my sister knits (http://flickr.com/photos/64141303@N00/2385865337/)). But I sew better than I crochet... Maybe I'll do a set of wedding party parasols in the wedding colours as a wedding gift.

(toot your horn all you want! you deserve it!)

[bluekitsune.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought that far, says the sister! It looks like it might be in my best interest to make this book arrive at my sister's doorstep, hm? ;) I was thinking about knitting them myself, but I am trying not to take on way too many projects in the next year.

I've gone back through your parasol tags -- oh my goodness gracious, they're gorgeous. Gorgeous!