hair practice, etc.
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elizabeth_mnSpent some time playing with my hair this morning. This is the least embarrassing picture that resulted.
The part on top is all mine, braided and loosely arranged. The curls are fake. I set them the other day from a piece of straight hair on a weft.
I was inspired by this image and this one for the headband + curls look. The headband nicely covers the additional hair's weft, plus it is cute. I have some pink silk I might use, or I might use some of the green dress fabric.
After I got it on I realized the curls need to be much tighter and shorter. I'm going to set another piece with smaller sections and smaller rollers.
And here is the progress on the bright green dress. I now have the sleeves hemmed and skirt attached as well.
I kind of dove into this dress without a plan. It's the first time I'm doing Regency, so there is a lot more information than I can soak up in one project. Meaning, I'm doing this by the seat of my pants and I know there are parts of it that are not right, but I'm not going to rip and re-do forever to try to make it perfect. It's my first one and there are going to be mistakes.
That being said, here's the dress non-plan so far: it closes in back with hooks and has drawstrings in casings at the neckline and waist to snug it up and create the full gathered front. The skirt is gathered all around, with the most fabric concentrated in back. I'm handsewing everything that shows on the bodice, but I will probably machine-hem the skirt, simply for speed.
Hopefully I can get the dress done today. I plan to leave it plain so I can use the next few days to focus on accessories.
The part on top is all mine, braided and loosely arranged. The curls are fake. I set them the other day from a piece of straight hair on a weft.
I was inspired by this image and this one for the headband + curls look. The headband nicely covers the additional hair's weft, plus it is cute. I have some pink silk I might use, or I might use some of the green dress fabric.
After I got it on I realized the curls need to be much tighter and shorter. I'm going to set another piece with smaller sections and smaller rollers.
And here is the progress on the bright green dress. I now have the sleeves hemmed and skirt attached as well.
I kind of dove into this dress without a plan. It's the first time I'm doing Regency, so there is a lot more information than I can soak up in one project. Meaning, I'm doing this by the seat of my pants and I know there are parts of it that are not right, but I'm not going to rip and re-do forever to try to make it perfect. It's my first one and there are going to be mistakes.
That being said, here's the dress non-plan so far: it closes in back with hooks and has drawstrings in casings at the neckline and waist to snug it up and create the full gathered front. The skirt is gathered all around, with the most fabric concentrated in back. I'm handsewing everything that shows on the bodice, but I will probably machine-hem the skirt, simply for speed.
Hopefully I can get the dress done today. I plan to leave it plain so I can use the next few days to focus on accessories.
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