It's Shilyn Joy!

Terpmode showcase! Me and my models wearing Cersei and Daenerys inspired spring dresses!

# Game of thrones

# Sewing

I have decided my theme for the showcase

Game of Thrones! Now to find threw models to be Daenerys, Cersei, and Sansa!

Does anyone know where I can find a good tutorial for making pockets to add to women’s clothes that do not have them?

classywoman:

Thanks, guys.

Here’s a really simple one using side seams (like on a jacket, skirt, etc).

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Can someone who’s familiar with sewing patterns tell me whether this looks good or not?

The sleeve pattern is definitely really weird/funky. The way you have it, it seems like you’ll have the seam on the outside (shoulder to wrist) where everyone can see, instead of on the inside (armpit to wrist). Sleeve patterns generally look more like this. You can make it two pieces, to better fit yourself, and it’ll look more like this.

Now, the cuff. Do you want it to actually fold up, or just look like it’s folded up? If you want it to fold up, then keep that the same. Otherwise, if it’s permanently “folded” up, you can get away with making a separate piece for it. It might make fitting a little easier, but I’m not familiar with it.

Now, the front pieces won’t actually be the exact measurements as the back pieces. If you have it that way, it’ll actually overlap all the way across instead of ~3/4. Since your front measurements don’t always match your back measurements anyway (chest, movement for the back, and what-not), you’ll want to measure those independently anyway (note: you don’t have to, but it’ll make it more fitted to you). Also, there’ll be more than 2 pieces for the front. This tutorial is probably one of the best ones I’ve seen for the military-style pieces. Look at how she does measurements for a better idea. :)

Collars are gonna need 2 identical pieces (since you’ll see both sides).

I hope that helped!!

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PEOPLE WITH SEWING EXPERIENCE!

aliceinnappyland:

Do you think it’s possible for someone with limited to no sewing skills (aka me) to make a tulle skirt in about…Oh 10 days?

Definitely. You don’t even need a sewing machine, for certain kinds of tulle skirts! I’ve linked a few tutorials for you:

This is a tulle tutu. You’re basically knotting tulle around a ribbon over and over.
This is a layered tulle skirt (layered in a way that would allow you to not nee a slip underneath the skirt).
This one’s another layered (tiered) tulle skirt. You’d be using stretch material (very forgiving) and layers of tulle.

Have fun!

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This is the kinda stuff that I did when I first started sewing, and exactly the kinda stuff I need to start doing again, cause it’s awesome :)

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I’m venting..

My school just changed the grading to the +/- system (which means a B+ is actually better than a B, and an A- isn’t as great as an A).

I’m not sure if I’ve ever vented about my costume construction teacher before, but I will again. She gave me an A- in the class, when I finished all my projects, actually turned them in early, and did all my shop hours.

First of all, I apparently didn’t “work” hard enough. Excuse me?!

The laundry bag project was a joke. The Frankendress wasn’t hard either (and she said my princess seam was probably the most perfect seam she’s seen). The button up shirt was a little harder, and I asked her a TON of questions about it (pride aside, right?). Oh, but the final project? “Anything”, this woman said…..until I asked about what I wanted to do - lined jacket, pants with a proper zipper, something boned like a proper corset. “That’s too advanced”, she claimed.

But now I have an A- (3.75) after dealing with her telling me WHY I’m not good at sewing. But because I didn’t WORK hard enough? Excuse me, while I show you what I’ve done to teach myself, thus why you didn’t “teach” me a lot of the techniques taught in class. Excuse me, for listening to you when you TOLD me I cut something wrong, only to have to REDO THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE DRESS cause YOU were wrong!! Excuse me, for not working hard enough, because it would be “too advanced”.

I should be studying…instead I’m making initial pillows. Hehe :)

Yerp. Letter Pillows. The letter “S” is a pain.

Also, I need a cutting table…

words-and-whispers asked

Can't tell you how jealous I am of your sewing skills! How long did it take you to get where you are now?

That’s an awesome compliment from anyone really :D

I started sewing 4 years ago in high school, but on and off. I wanna say that I’ve actually only really sewn for about a year, since I kept stopping (life happens, no money, etc, haha).

I think the biggest reason I am where I am now is how stubborn I am. For the longest time, I refused to use patterns. I was determined to learn how to do everything without patterns. I deconstructed shirts and pants to figure out how it was put together. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve messed up on an idea, and had to figure out some other way to fix it = the best way to get a cool design, I tell ya!!!

I didn’t make anything from scratch, except for my prom dresses. Looking back, I wish I made my prom dresses from thrifted things, too!

I would look at clothes from a technical perspective (looking at the seams, lines, etc). Honestly, I only used 3 patterns so far, and that was most recently… but I wanna say, since I started from taking things apart, it makes everything so much easier in terms of not needing directions, or if I wanna change something, I don’t have to plan as much ahead.

Just jump into it! That’s essentially what I did :P