So, over the last two years, I have acquired a TROVE of different Steamy patterns, fabrics and other odds and ends. While some of them have a specific purpose, others... Well, they're not so lucky.
SO!
I have come to the conclusion that I am going to as YOU, my fellow guild-mates, to help me decide what I should do with each of these pieces. Just drop a comment giving me your ideas. (Which I really need. Please. cry )
I might also be willing to part with some of them at minimal cost. (I'm seriously starting to run out of room.)
So, without further ado, let the flaunting of material possessions BEGIN!
SO!
I have come to the conclusion that I am going to as YOU, my fellow guild-mates, to help me decide what I should do with each of these pieces. Just drop a comment giving me your ideas. (Which I really need. Please. cry )
I might also be willing to part with some of them at minimal cost. (I'm seriously starting to run out of room.)
So, without further ado, let the flaunting of material possessions BEGIN!
Exhibit A
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: Scrap pieces
Some of you might recognize this from various corsets and bodices around the interwebs, including my own. It's mostly scrap now, but there is a substantial amount to do something small with (like bracer accents, or little odds and ends)
Exhibit B
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 1.5-2.5
Not very steampunk, but very Victorian, if I do say so myself. Has a nice wallpaper look to it. If someone was going for perhaps a loli-punk look, or maybe just wanted some really cutesy undergarments, this would be the way to go.
Exhibit C
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 1.5
Once again, not really steampunk, but certainly cool. I have no idea what to do with this, seeing as I've seen it EVERYWHERE at conventions being turned into lolita gear.
Exhibit D
Fiber: Polyester (Brocade)
Yardage: 3
This was one of those 'OMG I TOTALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT' buys. I'm making a fitted vest for my doctor costume from it, but I seriously bought way too much. And by way too much, I mean enough to make three damn vests. But who needs that many identical vests?
Exhibit E
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 3
This actually has a specific purpose (a corset), but there's so much here I could do insane things with it. Problem is, I have no idea.
Exhibit F
Fiber: Polyester (taffeta)
Yardage: 2.5
This is a great taffeta. Red and copper stripes, nice and little on the heavy side, and surprisingly it doesn't make a lot of noise like some taffeta's do when they rub against one another. I bought it for the sake of having something that looks so reminiscent of the Reve Rouille.
Exhibit G
Fiber: Polyester (Satin)
Yardage: 8
If any of you are familiar with Jo Ann stores and their fabric, this is a light gold Casa satin. It's heavy but not stiff, and would probably make a fantastic gown from 'Beauty And The Beast'. But that's not what I'm going for. I have so much of this crap, I don't know what to do with it. A friend of mine bought it in hopes of using it for his Handfasting, but his partner hates gold. So now I'm stuck with it.
Exhibit H
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 2
You ever buy something because it's ridiculously cheap? Yeah... Me too. This was 90 cents a yard, and I couldn't pass it up. The pictures really don't do it justice. It's a nice rich and dark yellow color, almost bordering on copper. I really like the texture to it, too, but still at a loss for what to do with it.
Exhibit I
Fabric: Cotton/Poly Blend
Yardage: 6, in two 3 yard pieces.
This is one of my 'potential' steampunk pieces. I've had it for SO LONG and had SO MUCH of it, it's just been sitting around. I was going to use it for a Renaissance costume, but alas, there was not enough. So, now it's up to you to give me an idea for it.
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: Scrap pieces
Some of you might recognize this from various corsets and bodices around the interwebs, including my own. It's mostly scrap now, but there is a substantial amount to do something small with (like bracer accents, or little odds and ends)
Exhibit B
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 1.5-2.5
Not very steampunk, but very Victorian, if I do say so myself. Has a nice wallpaper look to it. If someone was going for perhaps a loli-punk look, or maybe just wanted some really cutesy undergarments, this would be the way to go.
Exhibit C
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 1.5
Once again, not really steampunk, but certainly cool. I have no idea what to do with this, seeing as I've seen it EVERYWHERE at conventions being turned into lolita gear.
Exhibit D
Fiber: Polyester (Brocade)
Yardage: 3
This was one of those 'OMG I TOTALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT' buys. I'm making a fitted vest for my doctor costume from it, but I seriously bought way too much. And by way too much, I mean enough to make three damn vests. But who needs that many identical vests?
Exhibit E
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 3
This actually has a specific purpose (a corset), but there's so much here I could do insane things with it. Problem is, I have no idea.
Exhibit F
Fiber: Polyester (taffeta)
Yardage: 2.5
This is a great taffeta. Red and copper stripes, nice and little on the heavy side, and surprisingly it doesn't make a lot of noise like some taffeta's do when they rub against one another. I bought it for the sake of having something that looks so reminiscent of the Reve Rouille.
Exhibit G
Fiber: Polyester (Satin)
Yardage: 8
If any of you are familiar with Jo Ann stores and their fabric, this is a light gold Casa satin. It's heavy but not stiff, and would probably make a fantastic gown from 'Beauty And The Beast'. But that's not what I'm going for. I have so much of this crap, I don't know what to do with it. A friend of mine bought it in hopes of using it for his Handfasting, but his partner hates gold. So now I'm stuck with it.
Exhibit H
Fiber: Cotton
Yardage: 2
You ever buy something because it's ridiculously cheap? Yeah... Me too. This was 90 cents a yard, and I couldn't pass it up. The pictures really don't do it justice. It's a nice rich and dark yellow color, almost bordering on copper. I really like the texture to it, too, but still at a loss for what to do with it.
Exhibit I
Fabric: Cotton/Poly Blend
Yardage: 6, in two 3 yard pieces.
This is one of my 'potential' steampunk pieces. I've had it for SO LONG and had SO MUCH of it, it's just been sitting around. I was going to use it for a Renaissance costume, but alas, there was not enough. So, now it's up to you to give me an idea for it.
