Steampunk

Steampunk Goggles: A Tutorial by ~FenrisDesigns on deviantART. Steampunk Airship Goggles. Steampunk - men's fashion. Random Adventure Generator. Steampunk Things - Part 2. [+] CLOCKWORK -> Useful Generators. So!

I find that generators can be a fantastic ways to get little prompts and bits of inspiration for worldbuilding and content creation - and there are a lot of great ones out there! So let's have this thread be a directory of generators that might be useful for Clockwork content and character creation. If you know any good ones, throw them at me! At this point I've pretty much just raided Seventh Sanctum - I know there's other awesome stuff out there. Simplicity Steampunk Pattern, and LOADS more patterns with potential. First of all, there's a really exciting new pattern from Simplicity.

It's a new steampunk pattern! It's really an attractive outfit with some nice pieces. The bolero jacket is really lovely, in both its variations. If I hadn't already made a bolero, I'd probably use this pattern to make one. The overskirt is also really nice, thought I'm not sure how the bustling is done in the back. Steampunk Sewing Patterns. I have taken several costuming classes and have made clothing without patterns before.

It is a pain let me tell you. Victorian. Home | Log In Shopping basket now in your basket 0 items habithat sewing patterns.

Tutorials. Tutorials. The Steampunk Coat « StitchPunk. I’m so excited to finally be able to share with you my super-secret steampunk project!

If you follow us on facebook or twitter, you got a sneak peek at this coat last week, and here it is in all its gear covered glory… The project idea for this was to take our designs and see how well we could incorporate them into a full fashion jacket, and somehow (not surprisingly) that turned into a full-on heavy stitched steampunk project! The coat itself is handmade, though not by me. I actually picked it up at a clothing swap, so I’m afraid to say I don’t know who made it. Should someone spot their masterpiece do let me know, they did a fabulous job. Everything from planning the designs to get everything to work well with the make of the coat, to figuring out which designs, where, and what colors took a a few hours of fiddling with templates.

I topped it off with some new copper buttons, my trusty old top hat, and some steampunk-y accessories. How to Disassemble a Mechanical Clock. Steampunk: 20 Core Titles. By John Klima Featuring H.G.

Wells, Neal Barrett & Cherie Priest By John Klima — Library Journal, 03/04/2010 Steampunk is everywhere, from movies like Sherlock Holmes and Howl’s Moving Castle to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and an art exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, England. A subgenre of science fiction, it typically (but not always) employs a Victorian setting where steam power and advanced technologies like computers coexist and often features themes, such as secret societies, found in mystery novels. A little background: The subgenre has its origins in the 1980s with writers such as Tim Powers, James Blaylock, and K.W.

Here are ten classic steampunk works and ten more recent titles for a well-rounded collection. The Classics | Recent Works Barrett, Neal, Jr. Blaylock, James P. Di Filippo, Paul. Gibson, William & Bruce Sterling. DIY Steampunk Fashion: Costume and Accessory Tutorials and Patterns. Steampunk is a visual style based largely on the Victorian era.

It takes a specualtive look at what might be if the past was set in the future. The term was coined in the 1980s, created to define a genre of novels and a small subculture growing around the idea. For example, one common theme in Steampunk is the development of steam (rather than electicity) as our primary form of power. Steampunk Leather Top Hat Tutorial.

I have received several requests for a tutorial on making my steampunk leather top hat, shown above, and so, here it is. The first drawing shows the three pattern pieces (not to scale). The wave on the bottom of the crown is what gives the brim its distinctive curve. The pattern below is the one that I used to make my top hat. For a size large, the width of the crown (from side to side) should measure 23.8". You can print it out and enlarge it to get it to lifesize. The crown joins at the back with a butt seam. You should use a lightweight but firm vegetable tanned leather. See the diagram at the lower right for construction details. This is the partially made hat. Steampunk Goggles tutorial : Steampunkr. Gears for the Industrious by ~dinn on deviantART. Steampunk Tutorials! 15 useful steampunk tutorials and resources.

Steampunk illustrations show us a victorian retro-future.

They are inspired by steampunk litterature, a sub-genre of science-fiction that involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them.