How to Draft a Custom Hoop Skirt Pattern With the Exact Shape You Want We're going to make our drawing to scale; that is, it will be drawn to the exact measurements we need, only smaller. For instance, you could draw it so that 1" = 1/4". If I am 65" tall and want to draw my figure in 1/4" scale I would draw it 16 1/4" tall. Choose the largest scale that will allow you to fit a figure your height on your paper. You'll be taking measurements later, and it's harder to take accurate measurements off a tiny drawing. I've already got my figure drawn to scale, but here's how I got there- To begin with, draw a line at the bottom of your page to indicate the floor. Make another mark where your waist will be using your waist to floor measurement. You can guestimate the diameter of your waist by dividing your corseted waist measurement by π (3.14). At this point I sketched in my figure from the waist up to that mark I made for the top of the head.
Inspired Stays: Sleeping with History in Bologna words by Silvia Donati Imagine sleeping in a 900-year-old tower in the heart of a medieval town in Italy. You can fulfill this fantasy in Bologna, where the Prendiparte Tower, one of the few remaining towers in town, has been converted into a bed & breakfast consisting of one multi-level suite. It sleeps up to four people but it is generally reserved by couples, especially to celebrate an anniversary or a birthday or simply to spend a romantic night in a magical building suffused with history. “It is a place that emphasizes feelings, that allows you to dream, to test the sensitivity of your partner, his or her attention to the peculiar, the historical, the beautiful,” says the tower's owner, Matteo Giovanardi, a jovial Bolognese man who inherited the tower in 1972 from his father, who had bought it both to make an investment and to fulfill his passion for historical buildings. The tower sits right in the centre of town, in the small Sant'Alò square.
64 Things Every Geek Should Know - laptoplogic.com The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. 1. USB – Universal Serial Bus GPU – Graphics Processing Unit CPU – Central Processing Unit SATA – Serial ATA HTML – Hyper-text Markup Language HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol FTP – File Transfer Protocol P2P – Person to Person data sharing 2. 3. Here’s what one looks like: 4.
Spats Tutorial Hello world, Upon a few requests over at Threadbanger, I've decided to put together a quick tutorial for the spats I made to match my she-tails: Apologies that I don't have pictures of the first couple of steps - I began making this pair before I decided to make a tutorial! :) Materials and tools Main fabric - at least 1x0.5mLining fabric - at least 1x0.5mMatching cotton threadIron-on interfacing Elastic - 2x 10-12cm lengths; use thin elastic, like 5-10mm width Method 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Baste your elastic in place on the main fabric. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Et voila! Alright. As a side note, I decided I will give this tutorial's pair away to the first person who leaves a comment saying they're interested and with a way for me to contact them. [EDIT] Congrats Allegra, you will be seeing some spats in the mail shortly. ~Jessica
Princess Leia Hooded Tank Top This easy top is simple enough for beginners sew but looks cool enough to wear to a con. The top has one seam going down the back, a keyhole opening with hook closures at the back of the neck (authentic to the actual dress worn by Carrie Fisher in the films) and the signature waist-length hood. The fabric I used for mine was crushed panne velvet in white. You will need: -white, stretchy knit fabric - the yardage depends on how big you're making your top. Helpful Resources: -reference pictures -hood help -tips for handling stretch fabrics Before we start: Before I go on I want to clarify my own measurements, which I'll be using as we go along: Height: 5"11 Bust: 40" Waist: 31" Hip: 43" As you can see I'm 5'11 tall, so if you follow my measurements and are 5'7, the shirt will be too long/big on you. Side note: because this is white it IS a bit see-through unless you use a thick fabric, so you may want to use an undershirt when wearing it ;)
Vendors « Piece by Amy Rosentha, picture by Babs of Eventography! Wicked Faire is known for many things, and among them is the size and assortment of its vendor offerings. We can say with some confidence that you could go to three or four other events and not see the range and breadth of vending available at Wicked Faire. Vending hours: Friday: 4pm-midnight Saturday: 11am-midnight Sunday: 11am- 6pmClick here to see the full list of vendors organized by location at the event! Agreeable Agony Toys for pleasure, and toys for pain… Agreeable Agony is a collective of crafters/artisans and kinksters from the east coast who make beautiful handmade floggers, candles, claws, pretty colored bondage rope, and other kinky toys, and have a passion for sex education! Akima Botanicals Akima Botanicals: Eco-friendly Bath & Body products from Mother Earth, hand-crafted in small batches with the finest quality ingredients. The Bee Folks Belethil Belethil brings fantasy to life. Big Circle Jewelry & Steampunk Emporium
The Featured Creature : Showcasing Unique and Unusual Wildlife How to Convert an Ordinary Suit Coat into a Tail Coat Materials: Suit Coat Piece of Chalk Scissors Pins and/or Safetypins Needle & Thread or Fabric Glue Step I: Finding a Coat Finding a suit coat free or for cheap is quite easy. Before you go shopping for one, ask your parents, friends and family if they have any sitting around that you can have. Often, relatives will have a lot of them, so pick through what they have to find one you like. If you are not so lucky as to get a coat for free, look through thrift stores, ideally the Salvation Army or, failing that, Goodwill. Step II: Choosing a Coat Choosing a coat is also easy, and your primary concern is that your coat is comfortable and looks the way you like; although remember that you can always change or customize the color of the coat and buttons. If you want to dye or bleach the coat, make sure you do this before you begin cutting. Step IV: Cutting Before you cut, you will need to loosen the lining for when you start cutting. Now you can begin cutting. With that, you are finished.
DIY Lingerie To make all of these Instructables, download this collection of How To’s as an ebook. Download » "DIY Lingerie" is a collection of the sexiest how-to-lingerie projects. Instructables is the most popular project-sharing community on the Internet. Steampunk Threads Steampunk fashion has a definite Victorian look and feel, often embellished with wildly creative bits of hardware or technology that might have been conceived by a Victorian mind. While wearing something off-the-rack might be the antithesis of the underlying thrust of dressing in Steampunk attire, the fact is the favored style of clothing is at heart Victorian, and not everyone has the skill or inclination to create these types of garments. This makes Steampunk Threads the ideal place to start creating your own unique wardrobe. Here, you will be able to find all of the basics – like lovely corsets and uber-feminine skirts and bodices for the ladies, or an elegant frock coat or period-inspired timepiece for the gents – that will provide a foundation upon which you can create your own personal style. We have also done some serious hunting to gather must-have accessories, like those ubiquitous eye-loupe goggles with copper frames and tinted lenses, and period timepieces and parasols.
Realistic Lateral Thinking Puzzles Lateral Thinking Puzzles, unlike most puzzles, are inexact. In a sense, they are a hybrid between puzzles and storytelling. In each puzzle, some clues to a scenario are given, but the clues don't tell the full story. Your job is to fill in the details and complete the story. Obviously, there is usually more than one answer to any given puzzle, but, in general, only one solution is truly satisfying. You can try solving these puzzles on your own -- that's certainly a legitimate way to go about this -- but usually you can have more fun if you involve other people. Warning: For some reason, these puzzles have a tendency to be rather morbid. The scenarios given on this page are realistic, if unlikely.
Bias Tape Breakthrough! I have bias tape on the brain because our next Sis Boom pattern requires significant amounts of it :) . I'm not ready to spill the design details yet, but I will share my recent personal progress in bias tape making. Generally, when a pattern calls for bias tape, I just run out and buy it. Most fabric stores carry an array of colors and widths, and I can usually find something that works for the project. A few months ago, one of my sewing friends mentioned that I needed a bias tape maker. I'm going to take you through the bias tape making process from start to finish...don't worry, it won't take that long! Fold one of the short edges up to meet one of the long edges. Next, bring the top and bottom corners together as shown in the pic above. Now, place this most recent fold on your cutting board (which is hopefully larger and less defaced than mine). Use a rotary cutter and a clear ruler to cut off 1/4" beyond the fold. 1 cut = 71"2 cuts = 139"3 cuts = 203"4 cuts = 263"